Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort-and at maximum speed. That 1 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 2 :to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to 3 what I do ,like so many who come to a new country .” she said , “I 4 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 5 myself properly.”
Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 6 meant going to school to get the 7 education and certification, “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 8 in my abilities but I couldn’t speak the language and I had to 9 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 10 all over again ,” said Diana.
11 , she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新开张) 12 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 13 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Images Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 14 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 15 while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 16 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 17 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Centre. She was on the fast-track to 18 .
Looking back, Diana, a fashion (时装) designer, 19 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 20 ,the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.
小题1: | A．requires | B．encourages | C．include | D．advises |
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小题5: | A．teach | B．prepare | C．enjoy | D．persuade |
| 小题6: | | A．reality | B．fact | C．challenge | D．wonder |
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小题9: | A．put away | B．depend on | C．learn about | D．look into |
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小题12: | A．through | B．for | C．before | D．with |
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小题14: | A．Though | B．As | C．Since | D．Once |
小题15: | A．around | B．back | C．ahead | D．out |
小题16: | A．adventure | B．arrival | C．performance | D．journey |
小题17: | A．original | B．common | C．another | D．distant |
| 小题18: | | A．success | B．wealth | C．glory | D．happiness |
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For five days, Edmonton"s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves .Since is beginning in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(纪念）the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that"s the traditional togetherness(友爱）that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.
This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation." Riedel said. "It"s really easy to relax, and it"s great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone"s musical interests.
With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地)for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.
The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time .But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jacob Dylan, it’s easy to see how that was going to happen. The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time, so using the same Park and Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended .A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.
The Edmond Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug 4 with Van Morrison plaything the special donation fund concert, and will finish up on Sunday,Aug 8.
小题1: The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ___________| A．gather people with different musical tastes. | | B．remind people of the real sense of folk music. | | C．exhibit the good voices of great talent in folk music. | | D．collect old stories of folk music. |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passenger?| A．Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least developed 5 years. | | B．It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues. | | C．It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water station. | | D．People have to pay a visit to for a plate of food. |
小题3:We can learn from passage that| A．people can get tickets easily for the festival. | | B．the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized . | | C．driving one ‘s own car to the festival is highly recommended. | | D．bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday. |
小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?| A．Folk Music of Blues. | | B．One Festival for All. | | C．Festival for Family Gathering. | | D．Edmonton’s Downtown Park |
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed（展现）herself as she did nowhere else.
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate（巨头）Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline’s close friend and former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career（职业）in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some idea about how to live her own life. She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher’s editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyer’s and Jose Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book, The Power of Myth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography（自传）, Moonwalk.
Jacqueline may have been hired for name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First Lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline _________| A．because fond of reading after working as an editor | | B．was in charge of publishing 100 books | | C．promoted her books through social relations | | D．gained a lot from her career as an editor |
小题2:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that_________| A．Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather as First Lady | | B．Jacqueline’s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editor | | C．Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First Lady | | D．Jacqueline’s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor |
小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?| A．Jacqueline’s two marriages lasted more than 20 years | | B．Jacqueline’s own publishing firm was set up eventually | | C．Jacqueline’s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited | | D．Jacqueline’s achievements were widely known. |
小题4:The passage is mainly______________| A．an introduction of Jacqueline’s life both as First Lady and as an editor | | B．a brief description of Jacqueline’s lifelong experiences | | C．a brief account of Jacqueline’s career as an editor in her last 20 years | | D．an analysis of Jacqueline’s social relations in publishing |
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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 6 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8
the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 9 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 13 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 16 — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “18” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19
raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
小题1: | A．as | B．until | C．unless | D．though |
小题2: | A．hoped | B．agreed | C．meant | D．chose |
小题3: | A．continued | B．changed | C．settled | D．started |
小题4: | A．idea | B．plan | C．belief | D．saying |
| 小题5: | | A．right | B．chance | C．ability | D．patience |
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小题7: | A．point | B．half | C．rest | D．basis |
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| 小题10: | | A．committed | B．motivated | C．embarrassed | D．confused |
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小题14: | A．steps | B．orders | C．rules | D．games |
小题15: | A．roles | B．part | C．mind | D．value |
小题16: | A．process | B．operation | C．movement | D．situation |
| 小题17: | | A．expressed | B．improved | C．preserved | D．recognized |
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“I Went Skydiving at 84!”
As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me me ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time ,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community（社区）announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.
In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it.
One june 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reachen 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward fo zhout five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air ballon. I was just enjoying it.
Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.
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What happened to the auther in 2001?| A．She flew an airplane | | B．She entered a competition | | C．She went on a hot air balloon ride | | D．She moved into a retirement community |
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The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .| A．build up her own reputation | | B．show her admiration for him | | C．compare their health conditon | | D．make her argument persuasive |
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How did the authou feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?| A．Excited | B．Scared | C．Nervous | D．Regretful |
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What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?| A．The beautiful clouds | B．The wonderful view | | C．The company of Jay | D．The one-minute free fall |
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___1____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___2____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____3___ for performance. However, at the last minute, once of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __4_____ me the ticket. I was really ___5___!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __6____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___7____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___8____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___9____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____10___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____11___ a jet engine. I could ___12____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __13_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 14_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 15_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 16_from a long sleep. My ears were still 17 _with the beat of the last song.
After the 18 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 19_, I listen to one of their songs and 20_I’m back at that first show.
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| 小题16: | | A．escaped | B．traveled | C．benefited | D．woken |
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| 小题19: | | A．through | B．otherwise | C．instead | D．besides |
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