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DearJohn,

MynameisAmberandIwanttosharemystorywithyoubecausewhatyou'

vesharedaboutlifeandpositiveenergyhaschangedmylife.Thispastyearhasbeenoneofthehardestforme.IfeltIwasstuckinapositionthathadnothingtodowithwhatIwantedtodowithmylife.InJanuary,aftertwoyearsofbeingtogether,myboyfriendleftme.

IreadyourblogeverymorningasIdrinkmycoffeeatwork,butitwasn'

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mthefirstfacetheysee,soIsmilebigwhenIsay"

goodmorning"

tothem,especiallyonMondays.Insteadofwaitingforsomeonetoaskmeforhelp,Iofferitwithanopenmind.TheCEOnoticedmychangeandofferedmetheexecutiveassistantpositionthatIwanted.

OneofthebiggestthingsI'

vetakentoheartfromyourblogischangingmyopinionsonmyjob.Yes,itwasnotanimportantposition,butwhenIwaspassionate（热情的）aboutit,Icouldmakemylifefulfilling.

Allinall,Ihavetothankyousomehowforhavingthepassiontohelpothersbecauseittrulyisinspiringtome.Sothankyousomuch,John.Mylifehaschangedbecauseyourwordspointedmeintherightdirection,Takecare!

Sincerely,

Amber

1.Amberwrotethelettermainlyto______

A.introduceherselftoJohnB.talkaboutherbadyear

C.askforsomeadviceD.expressherthanks

2.WecaninferfromthepassagethatAmber______

A.didn'

tlikeherboyfriendB.spentalotoftimeonline

C.wasn'

tsatisfiedwithherjobD.receivedverygoodeducation

3.WhatisimpliedaboutJohnintheletter?

A.Heisaveryfamouswriter.

B.Heusedtoliveaverynegativelife.

C.Hedoesn'

tlikesharinghislifestories.

D.Helikeshelpingothersthroughwritingpositiveblogs.

4..WhatdoesAmber'

schangetellus?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Badluckdoesn'

texistlong.

C.Apositiveattitudeisrewarding.D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

B

Foundedin1764byFrenchtraders,St.LouistodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates.Therearemanyattractivedestinationsfortourists.

AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog

DogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon’twanttomissthis14,000-square-footmuseum.Insideareover500paintings,prints,watercolors,andavarietyofotherdogartobjects.

TheMuseumisopenyearround,TuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PM,andSunday1PMto5PM.Admissionis＄1forchildrenupto13,＄2.50forseniorcitizens,and＄5forothers.

AnheuserBuschBrewery

TheAnheuserBuxchBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHouse.ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables.Thetoursarealwaysfree.

GatewayArch

DesignedbyEeroSarinenandHannskariBandel,ittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuild.Itisthetallestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.TheArchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial.AboutonemilionpeopleperyearcometothetopoftheArch,wherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity.

St.LouisZoo

FirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld’sFair,butinthecenturysinceithasgrownintooneoftheforemostzoosintheworld.TheZoolineRailoadpassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundtheZoo,whichcontainsover9,000animalsofover800species.

TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYear,withsummerhoursof8AMto7PM,andhourstherestoftheyearof9AMto5PM.AdmissiontotheZooisfree.

5.IfaseniorhighschoolstudentplanstovisitAmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogwithhisparentsandhisfive-year-oldbrother,hehastopay______.

A.＄8.5B.＄12C.＄13.5D.＄16

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGatewayArchisTRUE?

A.Itwasbuiltinthreeyears.

B.YoucanseethecityclearlyonthetopoftheArch.

C.Itisthelargestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.

D.PresidentJeffersonwasburiedthere.

7.IfyouplantovisitSt.LouisZoo,youcangothere______.

A.at8:

30aminsummerB.at5:

30pminautumn

C.onChristmasD.onNewYear

C

FromJapantoIndonesia,acertainkindofpopcultureisveryhot.Butitdoesn’tcomefromHollywood—it’sHallyu（韩流）,thewaveofKoreanpopculturethathaswashedoverAsia.Ithasinfluencedeverythingfrommusictotelevision.AndthankstotheInternetandsocialmedia,it’snowspreadingworldwide.

SouthKoreaproducesalltypesofentertainment,themostpopularbeingmusic,soapoperasandfilms.WhatmakesHallyusohotinAsia?

Onereasonisthatitsproductsareofhighqualityandmuchcheaperthanwesternproducts.Anotherreasonisthateasternculturesaresimilartoeachother,althoughtherearelanguagedifferences.

Koreanpopmusic,or“K-pop”,ranksthefirsteverywhere.Fanslovethesongsandtheattractivestars.CompanieslikeSMEntertainment,JYPEntertainmentandYGEntertainmenthelpmanyK-popstars,suchasSuperJunior,BigBangandRain,tosucceed.TheyarenotonlypopularinAsiabutalsoenjoypopularityintheWest.In2011,BigBang’smini-albumTonightreachedthetop10onU.S.TunesTopPopAlbums.WhenSMEntertainmenttooktheir2010worldtourtoLosAngeles,only30percentofthe15,000fanswereKorean.Halfoftheaudiencewasn’tevenAsian!

OneimportantreasonforthesuccessofHallyuissimplytheInternet.Alittlemorethan10yearsago,Koreansoapoperas,moviesandmusicreachedtheoutsideworldquiteslowly.TheybeganinKorea,andthengraduallyspreadoutward,appearinginitsneighboringcountrieswherelocalTVandradiocompanieswouldplaythem.Nowtheyareplayedaroundtheworldonlineatthesametime.

YouTubeisanothermajorwaytogetKoreanentertainmenttofanseverywhere.Itisaninexpensiveandvalidwayforartiststointroducetheirworktoalargeraudience.In2010theYouTubechannelsforthetopthreeKoreanentertainmentgroupstogetherhadnearly800millionviewsfrom225differentcountries.

8.HallyuisveryhotinAsiapartlybecause________.

A.thequalityofSouthKorea’sproductsishigh

B.thecultureisthemostfashionableintheworld

C.languagesinAsiaaresimilartoeachother

D.SouthKorea’sproductsarethecheapestinAsia

9.TheauthorshowsthepopularityofK-popintheWest_______.

A.inorderofspaceB.bylistingreasons

C.bygivingexamplesD.inorderoftime

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“valid”（inPara.5）mean?

A.slowB.necessaryC.uselessD.successful

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.K-popRankstheFirstEverywhere

B.YouTubeHelpsKoreanCulturesSpread

C.HallyuMakesWavesacrosstheWorld

D.KoreanSoapOperasAreGrowinginPopularity

D

Thebiggestdangerfacingairlinesnowadaysmaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwithportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast16years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference（电磁干扰）.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsnotproved,butincreasingly,expertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.

RTC.A,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation（航空）industry,hassuggestedthatallairlinesbansuchdevicesfrombeingusedduring"

critical"

stagesofflightparticularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegonefurther,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinespreventpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostareunwillingtocarryoutatotalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflight.

Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft'

scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicessendoutradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory.theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbe.dangerousornot.

Thefactthataircraftmaybefragiletointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan'

theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'

stooloud.

12.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast16years?

A.Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamageto-theradiosystems.

B.Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengersportablecomputers.

C.Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference.

D.Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.

13.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplane'

scomputers?

A.Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchonanairplane.

B.Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.

C.Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.D.Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.

14.Fewairlineswanttoperformatotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause_______

A.theydon'

tbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerference

B.theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeproved

C.mostpassengersrefusedtotakeaplane,