There are two ways to save money traveling. The first way is to get the best deals on the specific things you want. There is a limitation to this type of approach (途徑，方法) though. If you find the lowest price on the best hotel in Honolulu at the height of the season, you will save money, but still have a very expensive vacation. Trying to get exactly what you want will generally be an expensive proposition, in travel and in life.
The other approach is to be a true opportunist. This will be difficult for some of you, and entirely unacceptable to others. Nonetheless (盡管如此)，the travelers who get to travel the most, go to the widest variety of places, learn the most and do the most, are the opportunists. This will be true until you are so wealthy that you have no monetary (貨幣的；錢的)limits.
The first time I went to Ecuador, I went there because it was cheap. If it wasn’t, I would have had a great time—somewhere else. The trip lasted a month, and cost $1045, which included airfare and even the $130 fee for a guide to take me to the top or glacier (冰川) covered Mount Chimborazo.
I cut the cost by taking a bus from my home in Michigan to Miami, and back again when I returned from Ecuador. The round-trip ticket cost $158. The round-trip flight to Quito from Miami was only $256, because it was a courier (信使，通訊員) flight, which meant I signed for some luggage(car parts), and  could only take carry-on luggage.
Never did I feel deprived, or bored. I had a great time, eating wherever it was cheap and clean, doing all sorts of inexpensive, but interesting things, and traveling across the country to climb Chimborazo. I also met and fell in love with my wife Ana.
Being an opportunist means you’ll have just as much variety, and probably almost everything you want—eventually. You just have to stop trying to get exactly what you want exactly when you want it. If the guide that took me up Chimborazo hadn’t dropped his price from $200 to $130, I would have spent $2 for a bus and gone hiking on EI Altar, another great Andean mountain. That would have left me with enough money for several other minor adventures.
小題1:The underlined phrase “the best deals” in the first paragraph probably refers to ______.

A．the best service	B． the lowest price
C．the cheapest goods	D． the best approaches

小題2:The return tickets from his hometown to Quito cost the author ______.

A．$128

B． $256

C． $207

D． $414

小題3:The last paragraph was to tell us how to ______.

A．save money for minor adventures

B．cut down traveling costs.

C．deal with different situations

D．become opportunist travelers

小題4:It’s suggested that the author _____.

A．went hiking on El Altar

B．traveled with his wife in Ecuador

C．is an opportunist traveler

D．likes traveling around the world

小題5:Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

A．Cheap Travel Secrets	B． Travel Secrets
C．A Travel Opportunist	D． Travel Tips

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job．In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand．I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled．After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
小題1:In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _____.

A．develop closer relations

B．share the same culture

C．get to know each other

D．keep each other company

小題2:The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.

A．the English prefer to make long speeches

B．too many words are of no use

C．people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

D．even talk and silence can be culturally different

小題3:According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A．By sharing different ways of life.

B．By accepting different habits.

C．By recognizing different values.

D．By speaking each other' s languages.

小題4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Multicultural Environment.

B．Cross-Cultural Differences.

C．How to Understand Each Other.

D．How to Build Up a Relationship.

Today, over six billion people live on the planet. This means that there are very few places on Earth with no people. One place that has very few people is at the bottom of the Earth. In Antarctica, the icy continent surrounding the South Pole, you will not find anyone who lives there all the time.
First, Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. For example, it can be –l30℃ in the winter. Humans cannot live in this kind of environment. Because it is so cold, very few plants or animals live there. This means there are no farms and no places to find wild plants or animals to eat.
Second, Antarctica can be dangerous. Many people think that it is safe to travel to Antarctica in the summer months when it is warmer. However, Antarctica is mostly ice, so when it’s summer, the ice melts. When the ice melts, the ice can break. So, people cannot travel around Antarctica during the summer. If the ice breaks, they could fall into the water and die.
Another serious problem in Antarctica is the sun. Because Antarctica is mostly ice, there are no trees so there is no shade. Also, the ground is mostly white ice so the sun bounces off (反射) it. The light from the sky and the light from the ground can burn people’s skin and hurt their eyes. People must be very careful in this situation. For example, they must wear sunglasses to protect their eyes. They must also cover their hands and faces all the time.
Although Antarctica is a tough place to live, explorers have discovered coal in Antarctica. This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swam (沼澤) and forests.
小題1:This text is mainly about _____.

A．the discovery of Antarctica

B．how people travel around Antarctica

C．different animals found in Antarctica

D．why it is difficult to live in Antarctica

小題2:We can learn from the text that _____.

A．Antarctica is a place with no animals

B．no people can survive in Antarctica

C．Antarctica is colder than any other continent on Earth

D．the temperature in Antarctica is below zero all the time

小題3:When is the most dangerous time to travel around Antarctica?

A．In spring.

B．In summer.

C．In autumn.

D．In winter.

When foreigners come to Chengdu, a good alternative is to get around by taking the bus. Once getting used to going by bus, you will discover that it is actually not that bad.
Although a ride usually covers two or twenty stops, a bus ride costs RMB 2 in Chengdu. It is important to carry enough small money with you, because it is not usual to get back changes. Even though it is cheap, you can pay less and save some trouble if you get a RMB 25 bus card at your local pharmacy, Hongqi Chain Store or bus station terminal office—note that personal identification is needed. Explain to the worker that you want to purchase a bus card.
With this card, one bus drive costs only RMB 1 if you use a card based on frequency of your ride. If your card is based on the so called E-purse, you pay each time RMB 1.80 for the bus. If you require the use of subway, you can ask the cashier at the Hongqi Chain Store to activate the metro. After having your bus card, you can store money on your travel card. The fees for bus and metro have to be stored separately.
It is important to keep in mind that the money on the card does not overlap. For example, you charge 40 bus rides on the card, but you only used 20 during the month, the rest 20 will be invalid at the beginning of the next month and you have to recharge the card. Therefore, it is important to calculate the exact numbers of bus rides you will have to take.
After you have your own bus card, one swipe is only needed when you get on the bus at the front door. If you only manage to get on the bus at the back door, just ask the passengers to pass your card to the front and swipe it for you. With the bus card, you can transfer buses for fee if the travel time is within two hours.
Furthermore, it is to stress that you should keep an eye on your belongings while being on the bus. Generally, Chengdu is a safe place but most of the thefts are occurring on buses, at train stations or crowded large area, like the shopping street Chunxi Road.
Due to the fact that the place names are announced in Chinese, it is better to know the Chinese name of your destination. Even though there are announcements in English, they will sound like the following: “The next stop is Jinjiang Binguan (Jinjiang Hotel)”
小題1:Which of the following statements is true when taking the bus in Chengdu?

A．It’s always important to carry enough small money with you every day.

B．It only costs RMB 25 to get around in Chengdu by bus per month.

C．Personal identification is not essential when applying for a bus card for locals.

D．RMB 0.2 will be saved each time if you use E-purse rather than cash on the bus.

小題2:Why are the readers reminded to pay close attention to their personal possessions?

A．Because Chengdu is not a safe place.

B．Because some thieves like stealing things in crowded buses.

C．Because people can transfer buses for fee within two hours.

D．Because the bus card must be swiped at the front door.

小題3:Why does the author suggest the Chinese name of the destination be learnt?

A．Because it helps know clearly where to get off the bus.

B．Because it can prevent people from missing the bus they want to board.

C．Because the place names are merely announced in Chinese.

D．Because it prevents the passengers getting off at the next stop on time.

小題4:The author might write this passage specially for ________.

A．The local Chengdu people who are interested in traveling by bus

B．Regular bus riders in Chengdu who fails to manage their bus cards properly.

C．New foreigners in Chengdu who want to get around by bus.

D．Pedestrians in Chengdu who are considering choosing to take the bus.

Traditional fairytales(童話) are being given up by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found．
Research uncovered that one in five parents has got rid of old literature such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favor of more modern books．One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood．And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplesliltshin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and killing．Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it forgives stealing．
The survey of 2,000 adults was completed to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM （ 格林童話�。� , which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six drama series based on traditional fairytales．
The survey found a quarter of parents questioned wouldn’t consider reading fairytales to their kids．And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn’t send a good message to their children as it describes a young woman doing housework all day．
Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: "Bedtime stories are supposed to calm children down and send them off to sleep soundly．But as we see in GMMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic so it’s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children．As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five - year - old child could take them too literally．Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales as we see in GRIMM, good will defeat evil and there is always a moral to the story．"
The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares．The most popular book read at bedtime is now 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle.
However half of parents said traditional tales are "more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids' books, such as The Gruffato, The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr. Men books．
小題1:Classical works for children are being avoided by parents they think           .

A．they contain unmoral themes

B．they are terrifying

C．they encourage stealing, kidnapping and killing

D．they are tired of answering questions

小題2:What does the underlined word "gruesome" mean?

A．Very horrible	B．Very amusing
C．Very disappointing	D．Very amazing

小題3:Which stories are the popular bedtime stories that parents like to tell their children now?

A．Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Cinderella

B．The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Red Riding Hood.

C．The Very Hungry Caterpillar andMr. Men

D．Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Cinderella

小題4:According to Steve Hornsey , adults can see innocence in a fairy tale but a 5-year-old child might ______．

A．think it is different from the reality

B．dislike it because it is scary

C．believe exactly what the tale says

D．feel there is a moral to the story

The best way of learning a language is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is _26__in English as much as possible. Sometimes you‘ll get your words __27__up and people will not __28_ you. Sometimes people will _29__things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But __30__ you keep your sense of humor， you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you __31__. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing __32__ your mistakes. It’s __33__ for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you， _34_ they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is： “Don’t be __35_ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

小題1:	A．listening B．talking C．reading D．writing

小題2:	A．mix B．mixing C．to mix D．mixed

小題3:	A．like B．know C．help D．understand

小題4:	A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak

小題5:	A．if B．when C．since D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題6:	A．have B．make C．take D．product

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)t B．on C．in D．for

小題8:	A．good B．better C．best D．well

小題9:	A．unless B．because C．a(chǎn)s soon as D．a(chǎn)s long as

小題10:

A．sad B．worry C．a(chǎn)fraid D．Unhappy

Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum (論壇) asking what "PK" meant.
"My family has been watching the 'Super Girl' singing competition TV programme. My little daughter asked me what 'PK' meant, but I had no idea," explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, "PK" is short for "Player Kill", in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the "Super Girl" singing competition, "PK" was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students' compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn't understand.
"My 'GG' came back this summer from college. He told me I've grown up to be a 'PLMM'. I loved to 'FB' with him together; he always took me to the 'KPM'," went one composition.
"GG" means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). "PLMM" refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). "FB" means Fu Bai (corruption). "KPM" is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald's.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
小題1:By writing the article, the writer tries to  ________ .

A．explain some Internet language

B．suggest common Internet language

C．laugh at the Beijing father

D．draw our attention to Internet language

小題2:What does the writer think about the term "PK"?

A．Fathers can't possibly know it.

B．The daughter should understand it.

C．Online game players may know it.

D．"Super Girl" shouldn't have used it.

小題3:The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ________ .

A．a(chǎn)re used not only online

B．can be understood very well

C．a(chǎn)re welcomed by all the people

D．cause trouble to our mother tongue

小題4:The underlined word "jargons" means " ________ " in Chinese.

A．行話

B．粗口

C．歌詞

D．趨勢

As soon as you meet, or even see, a person, you form an impression of him based on his posture, gestures and facial expressions. This is why it is important to make a good first impression on the person who will be interviewing you. Within the first 60 seconds of meeting you, the interviewer will have formed an impression about what type of person you are and what kind of employee you would become, and 55% of this will be based only on your body language. Here are some tips to make that impression a good one.
First of all, relax. Think positive thoughts and you are more likely to come across as a positive, confident person during the interview. Dress smartly, as your appearance is one of the first things an interviewer will notice you. Stand up straight, and walk in with your shoulders back and your head up. Try to avoid slowing down as you walk into the room because this suggests fear and uncertainty. Shake hands with the interviewer firmly. You should have a positive handshake and a warm smile. Opening your coat or jacket as you sit down shows that you, too, are open.
Posture is important. You should be sitting well back in your seat. Sit up straight and lean forward slightly, but not too much. Sitting at too much of an angle (角度) expresses discomfort and distrust. Tow of the most common defensive (防衛(wèi)的) signals are crossing your arms and legs, so try to avoid them.
Another important issue is eye contact. Looking someone in the eye shows confidence in yourself and trust in the other person. However, don’t overdo it, as too much eye contact or staring will make the other person uncomfortable. Use more eye contact when listening than when talking, and when you look away, look down. Looking up at the ceiling will make you seem bored or rude.
小題1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to tell readers      .

A．what a good first impression is

B．how to make a good first impression

C．how long it takes to make a first impression

D．the importance of making a good first impression

小題2:Which of the following does the author advise you to do when you are being interviewed?

A．Cross your arms or legs.

B．Open your coat or jacket when sitting down.

C．Go into the room more slowly than usual.

D．Avoid looking at the eyes of the interviewer directly.

小題3:If you lean forward too much, it means      .

A．you are very bored	B．you are too nervous
C．you don’t have confidence	D．you don’t trust others

小題4:What is the best title for the text?

A．How to use body language to win an interview

B．How to answer questions in an interview

C．How to understand body language

D．How to deal with an interviewer

You need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅電影公司)．For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets.
In its golden time, MGM stood for something．If Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasy．This business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals of the post-war era．It also featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.
But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attract．From the time MGM became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.
For 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed Hollywood．MGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift away．Throughout the sixties, MGM's decline set in．Things went from bad to worse．In 1973, MGM stopped distributing its own films．Since then, the Lion's roar has been reduced to a whimper (嗚咽).
How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releases．This was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class films．Yet last year its total output was three．To make it worse, all were co-produced with other studios．And this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.
What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.
小題1:MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _______．

A．has more supporters	B．has produced good films
C．might be closed down	D．has lost all its assets

小題2:What can we learn about MGM from the text?

A．It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion.

B．The Internet was a factor causing its decline.

C．It only produced three films by itself last year.

D．It made a wrong decision for its development.

小題3:What's the main idea of the text?

A．The past glories of MGM．	B．The musicals made by MGM.
C．The decline of MGM．	D．A historical decision by MGM

Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade.
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）.
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!
小題1:In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that in western Canada.

A．four and a half hours behind	B．four hours ahead of
C．three hours ahead of	D．the same as

小題2:While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are _____.

A．sleeping

B．going home

C．a(chǎn)t school

D．having supper

小題3:It’s midday in the capital of _____ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.

A．Japan

B．Canada

C．New Zealand

D．Scotland

小題4:Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand _____.

A．it’s midnight and most people are asleep

B．it’s noon and many people are having lunch

C．it’s the morning and many people are working

D．it’s the afternoon and most people are playing computer games

小題5:What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan?

A．1:15 p.m.

B．2:15 p.m.

C．1:15 a.m.

D．2:15 a.m.