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_________speaking，I think spiders are indeed disgusting．（　　）

Please tell me what happened________． Don't go into details．（　　）

He founded the charity （慈善机构）______ his wife．（　　）

Victorian times started in 1837 and ended in 1901．Toys and games children played at that time were very different from those of today．
During the 19th century，rich children had more factory-made toys to choose from：dolls and doll's houses，tea-sets and toy shops with toy fruit，vegetables，
meat，hats and medicines．Other popular toys were sailing boats and Noah's Arks．
Many children from poor families lived in poor conditions，but there were still simple ways of having fun．In poor families，most toys were made of wood，paper or metal．There were no plastic toys．Poor children usually played with homemade toys．A clothes peg（晾衣夹） might be turned into a doll，and a piece of wood might become a toy boat．As a treat，families sometimes bought cheap factory-made toys from a "penny stall" in the market．
The Victorians were fond of outdoor games，such as football．Schools encouraged team games to "build character"．The Victorians made up rules for many games we still play．An example is badminton，which developed from an old game called battledore and shuttlecock．
Indoors，children played board games，such as Snakes and card games．A popular card game was Happy Families，introduced in the middle of the Victorian period．There were also pencil and paper games，such as Noughts and Crosses，which we still play today．Children played table games，such as Tiddlywinks，a popular game in the 1890s，and Shove Halfpenny and Bagatelle．At parties，children played traditional "ring" games like Oranges and Lemons and Kiss in the Ring．



What do we know about poor children in Victorian times？ ______

A. They admired children from rich families．
B. They liked playing with clothes pegs best．
C. They had their own fun in spite of being poor．
D. They were good at making toys by themselves．

Children were encouraged to play team games in schools in order to ______ ．

A. live a colorful life
B. build their characters
C. develop their teamwork
D. improve their physical fitness

It can be concluded from the text that ______ ．

A. some Victorian games have been passed down
B. Victorian children played novel games at parties
C. home-made toys were popular in Victorian times
D. poor children were treated badly in Victorian times

Which of the following best shows the structure of the text？ ______

A.
B.
C.
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The traffic accident _________all his life． After that he was limited to a wheelchair．（　　）

Happy International Women's Day! It's Sophia again．I'm going to be speaking to you guys today about "pink tax"， otherwise known as gender tax．What is gender tax？ Gender tax is basically the idea that women have to pay more for certain products because they're marketed at women and not men．
Now you might be thinking， "How is this possible？" You may think if women across the globe realised that they were being charged more than men， they would be angry and they wouldn't buy the products．Unfortunately， no! Gender tax has sneaked （溜） into many everyday products that women and men aren't even aware of! We might be familiar with the classic examples of women's deodorants （除臭剂） or razors costing more than men's， but have you ever thought about something as simple as a plain Tshirt or a yoghurt？
Since her teens， Muriel Vega， now 29， of Atlanta， has bought men's razors and shaving cream．It's partly a costsaving strategy passed down from her mother， but she's also found that men's razors work better than women's．
A report by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs found on average that products geared （适合） towards women cost more than similar products geared towards men 42 percent of the time．But it doesn't just stop there．Even children are affected by gender tax．In the same report， they found that between two similar scooters （踏板车） from the same company - one was targeted at girls and one was targeted at boys - the one that was targeted at girls cost ￡16 more than that one targeted at boys．So girls and boys， men and women， people of all ages are affected by pink tax or gender tax．
So， what can we take from all of this？ Well， I think that the very first important step is to be aware of gender tax， to be aware of the products we're buying and to question whether one product is more expensive because it's for a woman or less expensive because it's for a man．You can help to raise awareness by sharing this video with all your family and friends．



Why is a Tshirt mentioned in Paragraph 2？ ______

A. To prove gender tax is avoidable．
B. To show gender tax is pretty low．
C. To prove gender tax is reasonable．
D. To show gender tax is everywhere．

Which moneysaving method is used by Muriel Vega？ ______

A. Purchasing less．
B. Buying men's products．
C. Sharing with her mother．
D. Using everlasting products．

What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？ ______

A. Why there is gender tax．
B. How to fight against gender tax．
C. Gender tax affecting almost everyone．
D. Women earning less and paying more．

Where is the text most probably taken from？ ______

A. A lesson plan．
B. An advertisement．
C. A business magazine．
D. A written text of a speech．

Once Chinese students in American schools were largely limited to graduate students．Gradually that trend shifted，with more students coming from China to earn bachelor's degrees at American institutions．Now，the population is widening once again，with many Chinese students studying in the U，S．from ever-younger ages．
Bill Zhou，a resident of California，though born in Shenzhen，and his wife are currently housing just such a student：Hsu，also from Shenzhen，who is living with Zhou （a paid arrangement） while he attends a private，religious institution．．
Although Zhou is caring，he knows there are many people taking advantage of the trend who lack conscience．In a Lost Angeles Times article，Zhou described his reservations about the current system．"They don't know if the school is good．They don't know if the home stay is good．But everyone else is doing it，so they do it，too，"Zhou said，addressing the parents of so-called parachute（降落伞）children，who earn the nickname by"parachuting"into the U．S．by themselves，unaccompanied by family．
Based on statistics，Zhou has reason to be concerned．A recent article in Sixth Tone"，stated that the number of Chinese students enrolled at U．S．secondary schools increased from just 647 in 2006 to more than 46，000 in 2016．Those numbers are reflected in Chinese society and even popular culture，where a new television drama titled"A Love for Separation"was released several months ago．
"It is a common misunderstanding that studying in a private American high school is easier than in China，a mother told．"My son is under enormous pressure to compete with accomplished peers．He was very lonely during his first year of high school，and found it hard to assimilate into an unfamiliar environment．"
Chinese parents send their teenagers abroad for varieties of reasons．For some students，it is to escape the strict Chinese education system； for others，it is a second chance to recover from bad grades or a low score on China's college entrance exam．For still others，it is simply a lifelong dream．



What's Bill Zhou's attitude towards the trend of growing parachute children？ ______

A. Positive"．
B. Indifferent
C. Concerned
D：Opposed

What does the underlined phrase"assimilate into"in Paragraph 5 mean？ ______

A. show respect to
B. get rid of
C. take advantage of
D. fit in with

Which is not the reason why increasing parents send their little children abroad？ ______

A. They just follow the crowd．
B. They just show off their large treasure．
C. They want their children to break away from Chinese education system．
D. They want to give their children with poor grades another chance to succeed．

What's the author's purpose in writing the text？ ______

A. To help these parents to choose a reliable home stay．
B. To remove these parents doubts about studying abroad．
C. To encourage these parents to send their kids abroad as early as possible．
D. To remind these parents to be more sensible before sending their kids abroad..

The scientist was so ________in the research that he didn't notice what was happening then．

Princess quiz time! How did Snow White survive？ How did Cinderella （《灰姑娘》） leave her evil stepmother？ How did Sleeping Beauty finally wake up？
A kind-hearted person always comes to save the princess， like a prince or a godmother． Princesses cannot protect themselves， though they are very pretty and nice． They always need the help of others．
However， in fact， women can't put their life in the hands of a prince-like man． They need to work and even fight for their own happiness． The traditional image（形象） of a princess is getting out of date．
Recently， Disney， a company famous for its princess movies， posted the "top 10 rules for being a modern princess"． You will not find any rules related to beauty or looks． The rules focus on loyalty， honesty and other moral values． The rules say princesses need to believe in themselves and try their best to get out of trouble， instead of waiting for a prince's help．
It's not the first time Disney princesses have caught up with society's development． In 1950， when people's hearts were broken by World War II， Disney created Cinderella． In 1990， Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast （《美女与野兽》） loved reading when education was a man's special right in the past． Belle showed the improvement of women's position in society． Now is Elsa from the film Frozen （《冰雪奇缘》）， a symbol of modern princess．
"This is brilliant - ‘The top 10 rules of being a modern princess" - （it's） about time，" a group named Confidently Mom said on social media website Twitter． Princesses are still very beautiful， but inner character is the key to being a princess．



What does the story think modern women should be like？ ______

A. They should turn to others for help．
B. They should depend on men to do most things．
C. They don't need to care about their appearances．
D. They should depend on themselves for their own happiness．

Disney's rules for being a modern princess focus on a girl's ______ ．

A. looks
B. education
C. moral values
D. position in society

The images were created in order to catch up with the society's development except ______ ．

A. Godmother
B. Cinderella
C. Belle
D. Elsa

What does the group Confidently Mom think of the rules？ ______

A. Meaningless
B. Fantastic
C. Historic
D. Social

—Why will you hang that photograph on the wall？
—__________ visitors of the memorial days of the Long March，Sir．（　　）