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Running is undoubtedly one of the best ways to keep fit. And it always helps if you are a member of a group to keep you motivated. Whether you want to train for a marathon or simply draw yourself off from the couch to get some fresh air and gentle exercise there's a running group for you. We have regular runs across the city with leaders to motivate you to achieve your goals.
To check out if there is run near you，visit this site. If you can't find event near you，then here is our guide to Run England running clubs across Birmingham that you can join for free now.
1.What's the purpose of the author in writing the text
A. To introduce Run England running clubs.
B. To tell people how to join running clubs.
C. To guide people how to do jogging and running.
D. To advise women to do more jogging and running.
2.What will Mike do as a running beginner
A. He will join Handsworth Parkrun.
B. He will contact his group leader Sajida Somani.
C. He will go to Cannon Hill Park，Parkrun on Saturdays.
D. He will take up jogging every Wednesday 7:15 -8:15 pm.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People in Birmingham are good at jogging and running.
B. Both men and women in Birmingham can join a marathon each year.
C. Only female people in Birmingham can join the running clubs for free.
D. It's convenient to be a member of a running group across Birmingham.
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Sometimes life trips you up，but knowing how to approach failure can be the first step to success. When author J. K. Bowling addressed the graduating class at Harvard last June，she didn't focus on success. Instead，she spoke about failure. She related a story about a young woman who gave up her dream of writing novels to study something more practical. However，she ended up as an unemployed single mom. But during this hard time，she realized she still had a wonderful daughter，an old typewriter，and an idea that would become the foundation for rebuilding her life.“Perhaps you've heard of Harry Pottery You might never fail on the scale I did，” Bowling told the audience.“But it is impossible to live without failing at something，unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. You will never truly know yourself , or the strength of your relationships，until both have been tested by hardships. Such knowledge is a true gift， for it is painfully won，and it has been worth more to me than any qualification I ever earned.”
Lots of Americans are tasting failure for the first time now and immediately trying to spit it out. Whether it's unemployment, or the evaporation(消失)of hard-earned savings, the have-it- all generation suddenly lose everything they own. But in the bitterness that accompanies hardships are lessons worth savoring-and，if you look hard enough，sweet opportunity.
Next，you'll learn how the brain responds to failure and how it can be reprogrammed for success using some simple tricks. You'll also find advice from a successful entrepreneur(企业家)who claims that times like these are actually among the best for launching dreams. But most valuable，you'll meet some ordinary people who were in some tough situations. A few cheered up; others got depressed. But even though their stories are quite different，the outcomes are the same. They all bounced back. And you can too.
As Bowling herself would admit, it doesn't take a wizard(奇才)to do it.
1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that .
A. college students have never suffered a defeat
B. it is normal for you to fail at something in life
C. if you are very cautious，you can enjoy your life
D. you need a daughter and a typewriter to succeed
2.Which of the following statements would J. K. Bowling agree toy
A. The knowledge we accumulate is a true gift for us.
B. Our experience is more valuable than qualifications.
C. We can understand ourselves better in time of danger.
D. Our bitter experience helps us to realize our strength.
3.The underlined word “savoring" in Paragraph 3 probably means .
A. learning B. enjoying
C. experiencing D. absorbing
4.What did some ordinary people do in some tough situations according to the text
A. They remained in high spirits. B. They took their fate lying down.
C. They decided to give up and quit. D. They insisted until succeeded.
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Golden lion tamarins (GLT) are among the most endangered animals on earth. They have fur which ranges in color from reddish orange to golden brown. They are the smallest monkeys in the world，and they weigh only half a kilogram. They move quickly through the forest. Each group of these delightful creatures needs a living space of about two square kilometres of thick forest. They are named after lions because of the ring of fur around their faces. Their only natural habitat(栖息地)is the Atlantic forest in Brazil.
Sadly，it is unusual to see a GLT nowadays，and there are very few of them left because they are hunted for the pet trade. In addition，the rapid expansion in the human population has resulted in the need for more land to grow crops，leaving them homeless.
GLTs live in close family groups. In the1970s，the Brazilian scientist，Eduardo Figueiro， realized what was happening to this rare animal，and began trying to save them，which has been supported by the government. He said，“It's so important to protect the animal，who evolved more than 20 million years ago. The worst problem is that the monkeys cannot travel without tree cover. It is trees that connect these groups. In this way，the monkeys can meet and socialize with each other. " Meanwhile , special patrols(巡逻) have been organized by government in the reserves to prevent hunting and forest fires.
As a result of these actions，the number of GLTs has grown to about 1500. There are also another 450 living in zoos throughout the world. Here they can be seen living in happy and close family groups，with the male gently taking much of the responsibility for the young.
1.The main idea of Paragraph 1 is GLTs' .
A. main characteristics B. present situations
C. value D. habitat
2.According to Figueiro，to save GLTs the most important thing is to .
A. prevent forest fires B. keep as many trees as possible
C. educate people to stop hunting them D. make them live in close family groups
3.What can be inferred from the text
A. GLTs are dying out nowadays.
B. Some GLTs feed on tree leaves.
C. Some GLTs are living in the Atlantic forest.
D. Brazil has been taking active actions to save GLTs.
4.We can conclude from the text that zoos
A. keep GLTs to separate them from each other
B. have taken a key role in the pet trade of GLTs
C. are helping raise GLTs to increase their population
D. catch GLTs and kill them cruelly to get their fur
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Steven Jobs，who passed away on October 5 ,2011，was an American computer enterpriser and inventor. He was co-founder，chairman，and CEO of Apple Corporation. Jobs also previously served as CEO of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of the Walt Disney Company in 2006，following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney.
In the late 1970s，Jobs-along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak，Mike Markkula and others-designed，developed，and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers，the Apple II series. In the early 1980s，Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface(界面),which led to the creation of the Macintosh. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985，Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT，a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. Apple's 1996 buyout(收购)of NeXT brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded，and he served as its CEO from 1997 until August 2011. In 1986，he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd，which was turned out as Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50. 1 percent until its acquisition by the Walt Disney Company in 2006.Consequently Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder at 7 percent and a member of Disney's Board of Directors. On August 24 ,2011 ,Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apple's CEO. Jobs died in California at age 56，seven years after being diagnosed with cancer. At the time of his resignation，and again after his death，he was widely described as a pioneer and genius-perhaps one of the foremost-in the field of business，innovation，and product design， and a man who had“deeply" changed the face of the modern world，revolutionized at least six different industries，and an“exemplar for all CEOs”.His death was widely mourned and considered a loss to the world by reviewers across the globe.
1.Why did Steve Jobs leave Apple Corporation in 1985?
A. He found it was hard to work with his partners.
B. He was defeated in the attempt of controlling Apple Corporation.
C. He wanted to found another company.
D. Apple Corporation will soon be defeated by another company.
2.We can know from this passage that .
A. People all over the world think highly of Steve Jobs.
B. Steve Jobs was CEO of Pixar Animation Studios in 2007.
C. Steve Jobs retired at the age of 50 because of cancer.
D. Steve Jobs is the Einstein of our times.
3.What does the underlined word "exemplar" in the last paragraph mean
A. Companion. B. Model.
C. Friend. D. Inventor.
4.The best title of this passage can be ·
A. Stories of Steve Jobs B. Background of Steve Jobs
C. Life of Steve Jobs D. Death of Steve Jobs
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