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　　In the world today, an often heard term is “team work”, which is regarded as something utmost important for any companies, schools, businesses or whatever related to human work．So true is it that almost none would say anything against it once there are things, especially those we call hard nuts to be cracked that need to be done on a large scale．

　　Take, for example, a can-only-be-worked-out-by-at-least-8-people software program．No matter how talented any of the eight advanced software engineers is, he or she is only part of the team who cannot, for one thing or another, complete the whole program alone whatever efforts he/she makes or however diligent he/she is, for, a software program, often needed badly and calling for lots of time and extremely pains-taking efforts of a programmer, ________．Time, as everyone who keeps in mind that this is a world of fierce competition knows, is money! Days’, even minutes’ delay would cause a business to lose thousands, even millions of dollars．From this point of view, the example tells everything－team work!

　　A recent survey done by WEIO, shortened form of the Working Efficiency Investigation Organization, of University of Detroit, shows that all over the world 95％ of work needs team work in one way or another unless it is completely personal－say, brushing one’s teeth．The organization concludes that team work stands for unity of a team and efficiency of human abilities．“Have you heard that ancient Chinese story of ‘One Chopstick and Nine Chopsticks’?”, says the director of WEIO smilingly, “besides unity, it has a spirit of team work in it!”

1．What’s the main idea of the passage?

2．What does the proverb “One Chopstick and Nine Chopsticks” mean?(Please answer within ten words．)

3．What’s the purpose of the second paragraph?(Please answer within ten words．)

4．Please fill the blanks in the second paragraph in proper words and phrases．

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Nowadays, everyone tends to use EZ-link card for transportation．

　　Normally, when you get on board the bus, you flash your EZ-link card and move in and when you get down the bus, you flash your card again at the exit door(located at the middle of the bus)．We all know that if we forget to flash the card, full fare will be deducted(扣除)from the card．

　　Below is something not known to the public：

　　If you get off from the entrance door and you flash your card, the card will capture another entrance fare instead of exit fare．That means that two full fares will be deducted from the card as no exit was being captured for the two entrances．For example, you board a crowded bus at Pasir Ris(where it stops at Jurong East)and decided to get down ten stops later from the door you had entered．If you flash your card at the entrance door without informing the busdriver, a second entrance fare will be captured instead of exit fare thus you are paying two full fares(2×1.90＝＄3.80)instead of one fare．This is a piece of useful information．

　　Here’s the solution：

　　Go to the “big” machine(i．e．machine for you to top up the card)located at the MRT stations．

　　1)Insert your EZ-link card

　　2)Press the function key “Check card”

　　3)Press “more”

　　The above function will show you information of the last 20 transactions(交易)on the screen．Please pass this e-mail to people you know so that they will not pay extra charges for nothing and burn a big hole in their pockets．

　　Last but not least, call the hotline：1800 767 4333 when the incorrect fares are deducted．

1．If a passenger had flashed his EZ card twice in one bus ride and it later showed that he had paid twice as much as he actually should, it suggested that ________．

(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Why does the author ask readers to pass on this e-mail to their friends?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．What’s the best title of this passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What does the underlined words “top up” mean?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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　　A common concern we often hear with regard to single children is whether one child necessarily means a lonely child．Many single-child parents feel a dilemma associated with their decision to have only one child．There are no other children in the family for the child to associate with, and this may lead to the child feeling lonely at times, especially during vacations．

　　Another common argument against having just one child is that an only child may be more spoiled than one with brothers or sisters．Many people believe that a single child will not have learned to negotiate with others, and respect the give-and-take involved in many relationships．Some think this may leave the child less able to interact well with people at his or her own age than one who has been raised with brothers or sisters．

　　However, for some single-child parents, particularly those with busy careers, the pressures of giving time and energy to a second child can seem too great, resulting in them electing to have no more children．For other parents, the financial burden of having a second child may be the prime consideration．Still others believe that, ________, the parents can give, and the child can receive, more quality time and attention．This often leads to increased self-respect, which combined with increased independence, can lead to the child being more confident．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Many single-child parents feel it hard to decide whether to have only one child．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Would you like to have a brother or sister in your family? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest．In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny character were less likely to fall ill．

　　The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive feeling style” can help get rid of the common cold and other illnesses．Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness improving immune(免疫)function and subjective as in happy people being less troubled by a throat ache or runny nose．

　　“People with a positive feeling style may have different immune responses to the virus,” explained Dr Sheldon Cohen．“And when they do get a cold, they may stop their illness from being more severe．”

　　Cohen had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less easy to catch a cold．However, some questions remained as to whether the feeling itself had the effect．

　　For the new study, the researchers ask 193 healthy adults to complete some standard measures of personalities and feeling styles．Those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive feeling style, while those ________ had a negative style．

　　The researchers gave them some drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus．Over the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, or sneezing they had, while the researchers collected objective data, like daily mucus(黏液)production．Cohen and his partners found that warm people were likely to keep cold at bay．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

But it is not certain that the feeling is able to keep people away from cold．

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3．Fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Why do happy people are more likely to get rid of some common illness?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

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　　One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of the thousands of pubs across the country．

　　Pubs play an important part in the social structure of the country．They are places where all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening．

　　There are many different types of beer available in pubs．Traditional British beer is called bitter, or ale, and is usually served at room temperature．As a result, the British are famous for their“warm beer”!If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager．This beer is a light yellow in colour whereas bitter is usually a darker brown．All beers are served as pints(500 ml)or halves(250 ml)．To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and then name the beer．So, you could say “________．”

　　Wine, red or white, is normally available in all pubs, as are spirits such as whisky, gin or vodka．

　　It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol．Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks．You can have juice, lemonade or cola, among others．

　　If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your ‘round’．This means that you buy a drink for everyone in your group．Not buying your round is a big social mistake!Remember that you need to order and pay for your drinks at the bar．

　　So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and, “cheers!”

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If you don’t buy a drink for everyone in your group, you are socially wrong．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．If you are in a pub, what would you like to drink? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can’t be avoided．The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress．

　　◆Try physical activity

　　When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity．Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try．

　　◆Take care of yourself

　　You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest．If you easily get angry and cannot sleep well enough, or if you’re not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations．If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor．

　　◆Make time for yourself

　　Schedule time for both work and entertainment．Don’t forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work．You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun．Go window-shopping or work on a hobby．Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy．

　　◆ Make a list of things to do

　　Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “there’s so much to do, and not enough time”．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything．Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then ________, checking off each task as it is completed．Set out to do the most important tasks first．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

You might feel stressed as a result of bad temper, poor quality of sleep or diet．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Recently, two professors of the University of Nebraska made a weekly television programme in which they discussed worthwhile books．Even primary school graduates watched, listened and learned．Therefore, it is not true that ETV has not been taught in the United States．I doubt the statement that “programmes which inform and enrich the mind in a general manner are wasted in schools”．There is a need to teach directly by television if we take teaching in the broad sense of the term．

　　Direct teaching by television has been explained as a series of television lessons directly related to a particular classroom textbook to satisfy the needs of pupils and teachers in a particular subject．Each lesson will be prepared by a teacher who also knows television production techniques and uses the modern technology in a television studio to put across his subject．

　　Will such TV lessons do without the services of a classroom teacher? In fact, without the classroom teacher to review the material and answer questions that such TV lessons would to be of very great value．

　　The children who watch ETV do so with different results－from very good to fair．Possibly, the programmes are too similar or too serious．Generally, they are not too long．Very likely, the children who benefit least are the slow learners．However, it is believed that there is a bright future for ETV inside and outside the classroom．The time may come when bigger and clearer screens will be used in the classroom, bigger and better programs will be exchanged between countries and more foreign experts will be brought in, listened to and followed by newcomers in the ETV field．

1．What’s the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

It is probable that ETV isn’t useful to the slow students．

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3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What advantages does ETV have?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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　　Signs in Chinese will be set up in public areas, such as airports, to benefit Chinese travelers, the Italian government announced in late February, 2005．Now many European countries are expected to follow this example．

　　In spite of the different languages, traveling across Europe has never been so simple．Just five years ago, if you wanted to visit Germany in the north and Spain in the south in one trip, you had to wait for weeks to ________ different visas from the two countries．You also needed a calculator because

　　both countries had different money．

　　Today, with a Schengen Visa issued by any member countries, you can travel across 15 European countries without stopping．Since 2002, within most of the EU, there is now just one type of money called the euro．The euro was designed to be the only money in the EU, and already makes it easier to shop around．If you drive, your driving license and car insurance policy are valid in the other countries．And you can use your mobile phone everywhere．

　　All the countries in the continent are melting into a united Europe under the EU．For Europeans and visitors the result is that it is more convenient to travel back and forth between the different countries．

1．What’s the best title of the whole passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Some western countries will set up signs in public areas．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Do you think traveling in Europe becomes easier or harder compared to five years ago? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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请同学们阅读下面短文，然后完成后面的阅读任务。

　　With the development of society, there are more and more problems brought to our attention, one of which is that wild animals have no place to survive in the 21st century．Some people think that the protection is a waste of resource．From my point of view, I disagree with this statement for some reasons below．

　　Firstly, the animals and human beings are creatures created by God．Although as Darwin said, “Survival is the fittest．” we are human beings who have thought．We can’t behave like barbarians(野蛮人)and destroy the environment where animals live．We need places to survive and so do animals．Therefore, we ought to give them a wonderful and natural place to live in．

　　Secondly, there are a lot of species of animals on the earth．They are just like our neighbors．For example, in my childhood, I went to my grandparents’ home in the countryside every weekend．Not far away from the house, there was a forest．Sometimes, I went there with my cousins and brothers．We met a lot of little wild animals there such as, monkeys, snakes and rabbits．

　　However, there are a lot of people who have their own opinions concerning this case．From my angle(角度),we, human beings, can’t deprive(剥夺)animals of the survival rights．On the contrary, we have to protect them from extinction(绝灭)．Just imagine how horrible the world would be if human is the only creature in the world．Hence(因此),the government should educate people to preserve and protect our neighbors, natural wild animals．

Question：

Why are the animals endangered?

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　　More than 30 000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year．Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half．

　　Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt．If you do not, you could be fined up to ￡ 50．It is the driver’s responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind．

　　However, ________ if you are reversing(倒开)your vehicle; or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid(有效)medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it．Make sure these facts request you before you decide not to wear your seat belt．Remember you may be taken to count for not doing so, and you may be fined if．

1．What’s the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Complete the first sentence of the 3rd paragraph in your own words．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．Are you in favor of the law or against the law? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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4．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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5．Complete the last sentence of the passage in your own words．(Please answer 20 words．)

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