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Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?
News2
It‘srespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood。
Thefirewasreportedat9：
26pmatanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt。
Mary’sChurch。
Sixfireengines，twotrucksandtwochiefs
respondedtothescene。
Crewshadthefireundercontrolin
about45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin。
Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhen
thefirebrokeoutbuttherewerenoreportsofany
injuries。
Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire。
Firefighters
willremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn‘tstartupagain。
Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002。
In2014CityHalldevelopeda
plantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing。
Howevertheplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds。
Question3：
Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?
Question4：
WhathadCityHallplannedtodo?
News3
PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6Xtheirnormalprice。
Thisisafterthecountry‘smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage。
Stormsandfloods
anditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades。
Localmediareportssuggest
CalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products。
“Wedon‘tknowwhenwe’llbeabletorestart”，acompanyspokesmansaid。
Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare。
Japaneselawslimitthe
amountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts。
Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports。
Itstillonlyallowspotatoesfrom
selectedUSstates。
Thisisonlyatcertaintimesandon
conditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports。
Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften。
Question5：
WhatproblemisJapanfacing?
Question6：
WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes?
Question7：
WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce?
Conversation1
M：
Mr。
Brown‘slecturesaresoboring。
W：
Yes，heisnotaveryexcitingspeaker。
Butthesubjectisinteresting。
Duringeveryoneofhislectures，ItrytolistenIreallytry。
Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderandIloseconcentration。
ButIseethatyouseemtobeOK。
Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?
Well，whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving。
Whatdoyoumean?
It‘samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout。
Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown。
Butithastobedonebyhand，not
typingonakeyboard。
Youseewritingbyhandforcesyouto
actuallyengagewithwhatyou’relearninginamorephysicalway。
Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?
Sometimesbutthat‘snotimportant。
Mynotesmay
ormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr。
BrandsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily。
Infact，sometimesIdrawalittletoo。
Youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention?
Yes，honestlyitworksforme。
Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally。
ItwasalsointhatarticleIread。
Itcankeepthemindactive，preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate。
Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving。
IfI‘mathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadoutloud。
Ithasasimilareffecttowritingbyhand。
Ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway。
Question8。
WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr。
Brown‘slectures?
Question9。
WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr。
Question10。
Whydoesthewomandrawinclass?
Question11。
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingout
loud?
Conversation2
Andwhereisthis?
F：
ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia。
Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon。
Wasitromantic。
F：
Yeah。
TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace。
The
guidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool。
Ithinkitwas
duringthe1600andtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thchild。
TheEmperorlovedthe
princesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor。
Wow!
Thatsoundsveryromantic。
Itlooksamazing。
Yesit‘sgorgeous。
It’salsolargerinreallife
thanitlooksinthephotos。
Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall。
It‘sallbuilt
inthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels。
M：
Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere。
Yesit‘saveryfamoustouristdestination。
So
therearethousandsofvisitorseveryday。
WastherestofIndiacrowded?
Yes，verycrowdedinmanycities。
Itwassometimes
socrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreetsespeciallythroughbusymarkets。
Andtherearesomanycars。
Trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly。
Thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime。
Whataboutthefood?
theIndianfoodisgreat。
Therearelotsof
differentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood。
Question12。
ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia?
Question13。
WhywastheTajMahalbuilt?
Question14。
WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahal?
Question15whatisthewoman‘simpressionofIndiancities?
Passage1
APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000AmericansconductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpubliclibraries。
Forinstancearoundthree
quarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand66percentsaytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity。
Althoughnotablyjust33percentsaythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily。
A
majorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallagesandroughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies。
AsinpastPewResearch
CentersurveysoflibraryusetheApril2016surveyalso
measuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries。
Overall，53percentofAmericansages16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwiththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusingalibraryWebsite
some48percentofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months。
Amodestincreasefromthe44percentwhosaidthatinlate2015。
Question16：
WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries?
Question17：
howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople?
Question18：
whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers?
Passage2
ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal。
unusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s。
Andin2001，theInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed。
Thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms，
makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown。
Theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge。
Theyarealso
commonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyaltyandcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch，andoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability。
Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets。
Somecanleapabout2.5metreshighfromastandingposition。
Cats
aretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannahs。
Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsand
cupboards。
ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowater。
SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahCats，presentingawaterbowltoSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge，assomewillpromptly
begintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws。
Question19。
Whatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcat?
Question20。
WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?
Question21WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannah
cats?
Passage3
Whenchildrenstartschoolforthevery1sttimeparentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera。
Thisisthestartofanew
adventureforchildrenplayingandinteractingwithnewfriendssharing，takingturnsandsettlingintoane
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