French people pride themselves on their delicious foods, such as cheese, baguettes and croissants (two kinds of food). In fact, food is an important part of French culture. Families and friends spend hours over the dinner table each night. It is the opposite of the fast – food habit common in other parts of the West.
It’s the reason why the French are very angry that a McDonald’s is opening beneath Paris’s most famous museum: the Louvre (盧浮宮). The mew restaurant will be the 1,142 nd McDonald’s in France, and will open in the underground approach to the museum. But many French people can’t understand why this American chain is opening in the heart of French culture.
However, McDonald’s is paying no notice to the complaint. McDonald’s now has 31,000 chains worldwide. Tourists are hungry, and opening chains in tourist spots pays well.
There is another chain threatening France’s heritage. This time it is coffee rather than burgers. As more and more Starbucks open in Paris, traditional French cafes are forced to close.
The trouble with American companies opening chains throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country’s culture. How can a small, independent coffee shop compete with the multi – billion dollar chain? You can go to a Starbucks in any city in the world, but you can only go to a Parisian café in France.
Responsibility is with the tourists. A McDonald’s wouldn’t open so near the Louvre if it weren’t not going to make money. Similarly, a Pizza Hut wouldn’t overlook (俯瞰) Egypt’s Great Pyramid if no one wants to sit in it. Maybe next time you visit the Great Wall, you should think twice before ordering a Cappuccino in the Starbucks.

  1. 1.

    Why are the French very angry when a McDonald’s is opening beneath the Louvre?

    1. A.
      Because they will spend many hours in McDonald’s.
    2. B.
      Because French food culture is very impressive.
    3. C.
      Because they also have the fast – food habit.
    4. D.
      Because they are proud of their own food.
  2. 2.

    The McDonald’s will be located in the underground approach to the museum because_______.

    1. A.
      the complaints of the French are useless
    2. B.
      opening a chain in tourist spot is rewarding
    3. C.
      McDonald’s tends to be in the heart of culture
    4. D.
      it will help to attract more tourists for the museum
  3. 3.

    What is the trouble with American companies opening chains all over the world?

    1. A.
      The traditional stores of a country are forced to fight back.
    2. B.
      The traditional stores of a country become dependant.
    3. C.
      They have negative effect on a country’s culture.
    4. D.
      The multi – billion dollar chain can’t be matched.
  4. 4.

    The author suggests that the tourists can_______.

    1. A.
      decide whether the multiple stores of America are successful or not
    2. B.
      order a Cappuccino in the Starbucks when they visit the Great Wall
    3. C.
      sit in a Pizza Hut when they visit Egypt’s Great Pyramid
    4. D.
      enter the McDonald’s when they visit the Louvre
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Being content with yourself and optimistic about your future is not difficult. Whatever is in the past is1. Learn from it and move on. When you are enough2to do this, you will see that moving ahead is the best definition of3.
What can you do now? Sure it is4 for me to tell you to forget the past,5 it is a whole different6 to actually do it. Life is a complex set of events much of which7 is real, but a large amount is just your8 of what really happened.
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  1. 1.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      out
    3. C.
      down
    4. D.
      over
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      ambitious
    2. B.
      bitter
    3. C.
      sad
    4. D.
      desperate
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      life
    3. C.
      death
    4. D.
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  4. 4.
    1. A.
      boring
    2. B.
      surprising
    3. C.
      easy
    4. D.
      hard
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      as
    3. C.
      yet
    4. D.
      after
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      practice
    2. B.
      theory
    3. C.
      order
    4. D.
      pleasure
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      in all
    2. B.
      of course
    3. C.
      on time
    4. D.
      at last
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      mind
    2. B.
      plan
    3. C.
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    4. D.
      view
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      explain
    2. B.
      deny
    3. C.
      admit
    4. D.
      prove
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      deciding
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    3. C.
      noticing
    4. D.
      guessing
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      none
    2. B.
      all
    3. C.
      part
    4. D.
      series
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      studied
    2. B.
      played
    3. C.
      wanted
    4. D.
      sold
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      doubtful
    2. B.
      unsure
    3. C.
      conscious
    4. D.
      certain
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      passing
    2. B.
      catching
    3. C.
      getting
    4. D.
      breaking
  15. 15.
    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    2. B.
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    4. D.
      get
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      well
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  19. 19.
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    1. A.
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  3. 3.

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    What is special about the battery?

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  1. 1.

    How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names?

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  2. 2.

    If you can’t remember someone’s name, you may ________.

    1. A.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember ________.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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Cnr. Greek && Queen Sts ……………… 228 3228
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229 Elizabeth Street ……………………  229 3122
Commonwealth Banking Group
240 Queen Street ………………………  237 3111
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225 Adelaide Street ……………………  221 6422
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  1. 1.

    You can find ANZ Banking Group on ______.

    1. A.
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    4. D.
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    ______ seems to be the most important street in  Brisbane.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
      Queen Street
    4. D.
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    On Saturdays, you can go to ______ to put your money in or take your money out.

    1. A.
      ANZ Banking Group
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  1. 1.

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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    The words “ Be alive to” in the last sentence of this passage most probably means________.

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  1. 1.

    What is the main idea of paragraph 4？

    1. A.
      Why Microsoft fell behind others.
    2. B.
      How to use Windows Phone7.
    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  2. 2.

    What does the underlined phrase“screwed up”in the 2nd paragraph probably mean？

    1. A.
      To make a bad mistake.
    2. B.
      To make big progress.
    3. C.
      To achieve main goals.
    4. D.
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    Which of the following phones will NOT use Windows Phone 7 operating system？

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    Why did Microsoft see a drop in market share last year？

    1. A.
      Because its operating system didn’t catch up with changes.
    2. B.
      Because its phones can’t show videos from YouTube.
    3. C.
      Because it was inconvenient to take photos using its phones.
    4. D.
      Because its system was based only on Microsoft soft wares.
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    1. A.
      Smartphone Market Welcomes New Giant
    2. B.
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    3. C.
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Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working harder than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comfort and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics(批評家). They fear that “assembly line(裝配線)life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance(優(yōu)雅), and the cultivation of the good things in life to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a walk by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the achievements of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. At times, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.
In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is not given as a feature(特色) of the old French way of life?

    1. A.
      Leisure.          
    2. B.
      Taste.          
    3. C.
      Elegance          
    4. D.
      Efficiency.
  2. 2.

    The passage suggests that _________.

    1. A.
      the smell of freshly picked apples is no more popular with the French
    2. B.
      it’s now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a walk by the river
    3. C.
      in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere
    4. D.
      student critics are great in number than the people enjoying the new lifestyle
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen?

    1. A.
      Many of them prefer the modern life style.
    2. B.
      They actually enjoy working at the assembly line.
    3. C.
      They are more concerned with money than before.
    4. D.
      They are more competitive than the old generation.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Great changes have occurred in the French way of Life.
    2. B.
      The new life style in France is facing serious criticism.
    3. C.
      France has been pushed in the forefront of the world economy.
    4. D.
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