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1.This picture is probably from _______.
A.a wall of a cinema B.a notice board in a college
C.a display window of a supermarket D.an exercise book
2.The owner of this room is looking for ______.
A.a male roommate only B.a female roommate only
C.a male or female roommate D.a room cleaner
3.If you live with the owner of the room, you will pay _____ a month.
A.$697 B.$ 80 C.$777 D.$597
4.______ isn't available for free if you live in the room.
A.Surf the Internet B.Swimming
C.Watching TV D.Visiting a coffee house
5.______ isn’t suitable for living in the room.
A.A kind person B.A quiet person
C.A lazy person D.A caring person
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During my first two weeks at the University of California, Berkeley, I experienced some unexpected, funny, and sometimes embarrassing situations. Allow me to share some with you.
But first, let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States. Check the weather before coming! I was very sure that California was sunny all year around so I left all my jackets and sweaters in Paris. It was a huge mistake! It rained almost every day during the first week in Berkeley.
I have to say that I quickly forgot these unlucky events. Life in Berkeley is very pleasant and everything is so easy compared to Paris. For example, in only 24 hours I bought a mobile phone and rent a flat. What’s more, almost all the shops are open on Sunday.
The first thing that surprised me is that students may come late to class. They freely enter and leave the classroom many times during class. In France, students respect the teacher’s lesson, so they are never late and they leave the classroom only at the end of the class.
The local people in California are in general very nice, open and active. However, I am not totally used to their habits yet. Indeed, I was used to shaking my friends’ hands every day in France. During my second day at Berkeley, I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me “I think we already met!”
I live a great experience at present, and I would just encourage any student to become a member in a program at UC, Berkeley.
1.The writer comes from ______.
A.Japan B.China C.England D.France
2.The writer made a huge mistake because ______.
A.he didn’t check the weather before coming
B.the weather in California was changeable
C.he brought a lot of clothes with him
D.he didn’t take a mobile phone
3.When the writer’s classmate said “I think we already met!”, he meant .
A.they were old friends
B.Americans needn’t shake hands when they meet again
C.he was not used to shaking hands with others
D.the writer might forget about their last meeting
4.We can learn that ________ according to the passage.
A.California was sunny all year around
B.students in America are never late for class
C.life in Berkeley is enjoyable for the writer
D.people in California are not so friendly
5.According to the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us ______.
A.his experience at UC, Berkeley B.the relationship between classmates
C.his advice on studying abroad D.the difference in attending a class
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Andrew was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken notes, but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.
He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favorite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom?” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!
His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan（扫描） made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(恶性脑肿瘤) . It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!
Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.
“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school,” Andrew said. “I wanted to get my memory back.”
Andrew began by auditing(旁听) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.
1.The underlined sentence “…, but nothing was familiar.” means “______” in this passage.
A.he didn’t work hard B.he couldn’t remember anything
C.his schoolwork was too difficult D.he couldn’t hear his classmates
2.Andrew’s strange behavior(行为) including all the following except ______.
A.having no idea what the other students were talking about
B.getting lost on his way to his favorite cinema
C.having trouble finding the right words when speaking
D.not knowing who he was
3.The underlined word "removed" in the fourth paragraph means “______”.
A.moved to another place B.looked for
C.took away D.shook off
4.Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because _______.
A.he wanted to realize his dream B.he liked to stay with other students
C.he wanted to forget his illness D.his parents asked him to do so
5.The best possible title for this passage should be “______”.
A.A man with an amazing brain
B.An unusual story of memory lost and found
C.How to improve your memory
D.Never lose your memory
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