One bag, that’s it.

The importance of packing light cannot be overemphasized(过度强调). Limit yourself to 20 pounds in a carry-on bag. A 9’× 22’ ×14’ bag fits under most airplane seats. And after you enjoy that sweet mobility and freedom, you’ll never go any other way.
You’ll walk with your luggage(行李) more than you think you will. Before leaving home, give yourself a test. Pack up completely, and practice being a tourist for an hour. Fully loaded, you should enjoy window-shopping. If you can’t, go home and thin things out.
Packing light isn’t just about the trip over and back—it’s about your traveling lifestyle. Too much luggage marks you as a typical tourist. It slams the back door shut. Changing locations becomes an important operation. With only one bag, you’re mobile and in control. Take this piece of advice seriously. Pack light, and pack smart. These days, you can’t bring anything possibly dangerous—such as knives, lighters or large amounts of liquid (液体)—in your bag.
What to bring?
How do you fit a whole trip’s worth of luggage into a small backpack or suitcase(衣箱)? The answer is simple: bring very little.
Bring out everything you think you might need on the floor. Pick up one item(件) at a time and check it. Ask yourself—not “Will I use it?”, but—“Will I use it enough to feel good about carrying it all the way? The world is getting really small—you can buy Colgate toothpaste, Nivea cream and Gillette razors in almost every country.
Think about what you can do without—not what will be convenient on your trip. When in doubt, leave it out.
【小题1】What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about?

A．Packing light is a kind of travelling lifestyle.

B．Packing light can give you mobility and freedom.

C．How to find out what to take and what not to take on a trip.

D．How to find out if your luggage is too heavy.

【小题2】You are allowed to take _______with you when you travel according to the passage.

A．Colgate toothpaste

B．Lighters

C．Knives

D．a great deal of liquid

【小题3】The underlined part “thin things out” possibly means________.

A．make things thin to bring

B．make your luggage lighter

C．take out dangerous things

D．throw useless things away

【小题4】The author seems to believe that _________.

A．people had better bring nothing when they travel

B．people can use Nivea cream only in their home town

C．the importance of packing light is overemphasized now

D．you will be easily seen as a tourist with a lot of luggage

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Dying for a trip

B．Things to take on a trip

C．Pack light and pack right

D．Travelling: a typical way of life

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     The verb “chat” means to talk (to someone) in a friendly, informal (非正式的) way. Today there are many【小题1】 on the Internet where you can chat. You can chat with people all over the world, in many languages and about many subjects. These places are 【小题2】 called “chat room”. Sometimes you need to register (注册) to enter a chat room. This means that you need to offer a usename (用户名) and possibly your e-mail 【小题3】 .Your usename doesn’t have to be your 【小题4】 name. It can be any name you want. When you have your username, other people in the chat room will call you by that name and【小题5】 else can use it.
Chatting is a good way to 【小题6】 your informal English, Messages in a chat room are usually short sentences. Sometimes 【小题7】 are not even sentences, 【小题8】 just a few words that are not really grammatically (语法) correct. It’s a typical way in which we 【小题9】in a quick conversation with friends. To save time, people often use abbreviations (缩写形式) like TTYL (talk to you later) or IDK (I don’t know). So don’t go to a chat room to practice “perfect English”. Go to a chat room to practice informal English and find new 【小题10】 You can even use a chat room to help improve your typing skills if you want.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?
Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 2l years. Harrison’s job has been responsible for approving（批准）large numbers of the sweet ice cream – as well as for developing over 15 flavors（味道）.
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No – there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a job in this “cool field”.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and grades 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12^oF. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”
While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the colour expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy – working at one cool job.
【小题1】What is John Harrison’s job?

A．An officer.	B．An ice-cream taster.
C．A chemist.	D．An ice-cream producer.

【小题2】According to John Harrison, what is useful to get a job in “cool field”?

A．To just like ice cream.

B．To find out new flavors each day.

C．To have new ideas every day.

D．To have a degree in food-science.

【小题3】What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?

A．He smells it.	B．He lets it warm up.
C．He tastes its flavor.	D．He examines its colour.