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[1]Ashley Power’s mother bought a computer for her when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she couldn’t find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And one day she thought, “If I had my own website, I’d make it a really interesting site for teenagers.”

[2]So, when Ashley was sixteen, she launched her own website, called GooseHead. She had no idea how big a success it would be, but three years later, the site was the most successful teen site in the USA! It was getting 100,000 hits every day, and Ashley had about 30 employees.

[3]After a few years, the website closed down. Then Ashley, who lives in Los Angeles, was asked to write a book called The GooseHead Guide to Life. The book is about how to design a website and start a business. It begins with a section called “All About Ashley,” where Ashley tells readers what it is like to be the boss of a company when you are only sixteen. “I was so happy. But it was crazy in a lot of ways. I got very stressed. I mean, I was only sixteen—I didn’t even have a car! If you were sixteen and you had your own company, you’d be stressed, too!”

[4]In an interview Ashley gave advice to teenagers who wanted to start their own business, “Just be strong and have your dreams and work hard at them. And don’t listen when  , because I heard ‘no’ a lot. Just keep going until you hear ‘yes’!”

1.For what purpose did Ashley create GooseHead? (within 10 words)

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2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? (within 6 words)

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3.According to Paragraph 3, what did Ashley do after GooseHead closed down?(within 10 words)

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4.How did Ashley feel as a young boss of a company?(within 5 words)

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5.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.

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In today's world of cell phones, mini laptops and MP3 players, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these devices are so common, is time running out for the 500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is "an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function." Many young adults agree ─ and use their cell phones to tell time. Louis Galie, a senior vice president at Timex, said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago. As a result, some people claim that the watch industry is at a crossroads.
However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches regain popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality timepiece that doesn't just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers boasted(自夸) about their products' accuracy. But in recent years, the watch industry has transformed itself into an accessory(附件，配件) business. And for many today, the image(外形) a watch communicates has become more important than the time it tells.
"Complications" ─ features that go beyond simple timekeeping ─ are an important part of a watch's image. Today's watches offer a host of features that suit almost any personality. These features include altitude trackers(追踪器), compasses(指南针), lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the effectiveness of golf swings!
Creativity is also a key element in today's watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don't even look like watches. The company's popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell the time. It looks more like a futuristic bracelet(手镯) than a watch. Another Japanese watchmaker, EleeNo, makes a "handless" watch. Using a ring of circles to keep time, this watch makes an excellent conversation piece.
Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative flair or a love of sports, consumers want their timepieces to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget in their bags, so people want to make a statement with what's on their wrists(手腕). Will this interest in wrist fashion last? Only time will tell!
【小题1】Why aren’t watches popular with young people as before?

A．Because watches cannot keep good time as cell phones, mini laptops and MP3 players.

B．Because watches are featured by the disadvantages of simple function

C．Because watches are too expensive to afford.

D．Because watches don’t have beautiful appearance as other modern time telling tools.

【小题2】 What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Watching-making is facing a survival crisis challenge.

B．Watching-making is faced with the developing opportunity.

C．Watching-making becomes the sun rising industry.

D．Watching-making has a specific development target.

【小题3】 It can be implied that ____________________.

A．people will gradually lose interest in watches as they grow older

B．watchmakers hardly change the development strategy for watches

C．today’s watches are better than those in the past in quality

D．customers used to be more concerned with the quality of a watch than with its image.

【小题4】The following qualities can make a watch popular EXCEPT _________.

A．multifunction

B．accuracy

C．nice design

D．low price

【小题5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Watches and Teenagers	B．The History of Watches
C．The Accuracy of Watches	D．Watches Tell More Than Time

For many people – especially those juggling (兼顾) family and work at the same time --- it can be difficult to stick with a college degree. Kathy Bitzthum thought many times about dropping out of her accounting program at Iowa State University: She had two children and a job at Electronic Technology Corp. She’d only enrolled in the first place because her boss would offer her a promotion if she took a few accounting courses.

Because she only had enough time to take one class at a time, it took her seven years to complete the courses her boss asked her to take on. She received the promotion as her boss promised and wasn’t planning to continue a degree. But a request from her father, who was dying of cancer, made her think twice. He said to her, “Kathy, why don’t you just keep going and get your degree?”

Before he passed away, he made her promise that she would finish it. And he made her a promise in turn. Vitzthum’s parents had agreed to give each of their children a valuable gift when they graduated from college, and Vitzthum was obsessed with an antique she’d come across and knew that she couldn’t afford. After she promised to graduate from college, her parents bought her the antique. Her father told her, “I’m not going to be around when you graduate, so I’ll give this to you now. But it doesn’t _________ until you graduate from college.”

Since then, Vitzthum has looked at that antique every day and remembered the promise she had made to her father. Despite a hectic life as a wife, mother and full-time employee, she’s taken one course every semester for the last 19 years. And finally, at the age of 48, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting --- and she was excited to accept full ownership (所有权) of the antique that she’d borrowed for more than a decade.

1.What had contributed to Kathy’s studying the accounting program at Iowa State University?

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2.Why did it take Kathy seven years to finish the accounting program?(no more than 10 words)

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3.What did Kathy’s father make her promise to do before he died?(no more than 10 words)

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4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words.(no more than 3 words)

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5.What does the passage mainly talk about?(no more than 12 words)

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把下列单词填入每个句子的空白处（注意所填单词的形式变化）：

hero  quality  willing  active  republic  principle  fight  prison  period  advise  continue  youth  league  stage  vote  position  accept  violence peaceful  blanket  degree  guard  educated  terror  fear  cruelty   reward   criminal   president   sincerely

1 The Society for the Prevention of _________ to Animals (SPCA 动物保护协会) is a well known organization in the world.

2 The girl wrapped herself with a _________ to keep herself warm.

3 The famous actress first appeared on the _________ only in her teens.

4 The two boys who were _________ in the playground were ordered to stop.

5 People regarded him as a ________, for he saved a drowning 8-year-old boy out of a freezing lake.

6 You really deserve a _________ for being so helpful.

7 My uncle received a doctor’s _________of medicine in America in 1998 and returned to China the following year.

8 He obtained 89% of the __________ and was elected president of the Party.

9 Nelson Mandela was put in ________ a few times.

10 People often value the _________ of a product rather than its packaging.

11 The _________ was charged with robbing a bank and sentenced to death.

12 Two soliders _________ the government office building all the time.

13 My father was promoted to a higher _________ for his achievements.

14 I stayed in Japan for only a short _________ of time.

15 Those boys are so helpful that they are always ________ to help others.

16 George Bush was elected _________ of the USA a second time in 2004.

17 All my family are well _________, of whom my brother studied in Harvard University.

18 I am a Party member and never ________any bribe(贿赂) from others.

19 The doctor _________ me to take more exercise so that I can keep fit.

20 Some students are very ________ in answering teachers’ questions while others just keep silent when asked any question.

21 I _________ hope that you won’t let me down.

22 To his ________, he found a figure coming towards him in the darkness.

23 What really worries those parents is that there is too much sex and _______ on TV.

24 The rain ________ falling all afternoon. But it came to a stop by dark.

25 PRC is short for the People’s _________ of China.

26 His son has been missing for five days and now police are beginning to _______ the worst.

27 After retirement she moved to the country and lived a ________ life.

28 The _________ play an important role in building our country.

29 I have been a ________ member for 3 years.

30 Stick to your ________ and tell him that you won’t do it.