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The greatest sales woman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews made more than $80,000 by selling cookies when she was 13 years old.

Andrews and her mother shared a dream of traveling around the world. Once while reading a magazine ad, Andrews found that the person who sold the most cookies could win a free trip for two around the world. She decided to give it a try.

To make her dream come true, Andrews went door to door every day after school and repeated, “Hi, I have a dream. I’m earning a trip around the world for my mom and me by selling cookies. ” Then she asked,” Would you like to buy one or two dozen boxes of cookies?”

Andrews kept asking for a whole year, no matter how heavily it was raining or snowing outside. Her hard work paid off. She sold 42,000 boxes of cookies that year and she won her trip around the world.

Andrews is no smarter than thousands of other people. The key to her success is that she has found the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they even begin because they fail to ask for what they want.

It takes courage to ask for what you want. And , as Andrews has discovered, the more you ask, the easier ( and more fun) it gets.

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1.How old was Andrews when she made more than $80,000?

A. She was 13 years old then.

B. After she and mother travelled around the world.

C. Before she sold cookies.

D. When she was making cookies in the street.

2._______ gave Andrews the idea to sell cookies.

A. An advertisement in the magazine

B. Her dream to travel around the world

C. Her mother

D. Her friends

3.According to the passage, what does the underlined phrase “paid off” mean?

A.努力工作　　　　　　　 B.为……付款

C.全部还清　　　　　　　 D.带来好结果，成功

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Andrew and her mother had a same dream.

B. According to the ad, two people could tour the world.

C. Andrews sold 42,000 cookies.

D. Andrews kept working even though it was raining heavily outside.

5. How did Andrew succeed?

A. Because she was young when she started doing things.

B. Because she knew how to sell well and she worked really hard at it.

C. Because her mother helped her a lot.

D. Because she wanted to travel around the world.

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The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.

Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo（高手）.

It starts with great wish.

For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”

So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout（童子军）who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.

Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.

“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”

Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.

Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.

Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear（恐惧）that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.

“It takes courage（勇气）to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”.

1.From the passage we learn that ________.

A．a good planning is the most important in the job of selling

B．Markita took the free trip around the world herself

C．Markita has a full-time selling job now

D．to do something successfully, we should do what is needed

2.Markita ________.

A．started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old

B．has only one parent

C．whose parents are rich, went to college

D．sold cookies in different shops

3.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Greatest Saleswoman in the World.

B．A Successful Girl in Selling.

C．The Secret of Selling.

D．Girl Scout Cookies.

4.The main reason for Markita’s success is that ________.

A．she asks for what she wants before she is refused

B．she isn’t afraid to be refused

C．her aunt has told her how to sell things

D．she has a good wish

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There are many serious problems in the world today. One of the greatest problems is ____ the population problem. The world's population is growing _____. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 ____ people in the world. One thousand ,six hundred years later, the number was over 500 million. In 2000, there were over six billion. In 2013, the world's population passed 6 billion.　 ___ it has reached 6.8 billion.

___ the large population, there will be ____ living space for people. And it's very hard for so_____people to find　 jobs. What's_____,large population will cause many difficulties for the whole world. For example, we will ______ energy and water. Most cities will be more crowded than before , and the traffic will be much heavier. So lots of countries are taking more_____to control the population now.

1.A. probably　　 B. must　　 C. may be　　 D. may

2.A. fastest　　 B. more fast　　 C. the faster and the faster　　 D. faster and faster

3.A. thousand of　　 B. thousand　　 C. million　　 D. millions of

4.A. So far　　 B. From now on　　 C. At that time　　 D. At times

5.A. As　　 B. Because　　 C. Because of　　 D. Since

6.A. less　　 B. more　　 C. little　　 D. much

7.A. many　　 B. a number of　　 C. few　　 D. little

8.A. bad　　 B. better　　 C. worse　　 D. good

9.A. be short of　　 B. be more of　　 C. lose　　 D. lost

10.A. ways　　 B. methods　　 C. measures　　 D. policies

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Finding information in today’s world is easy. The 　　　　　 is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.

A. ability　　 　　　　　 B. competition

C. challenge　 　 　　 D. knowledge

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The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. The world’s population is growing faster and faster. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million. But at the beginning of the 20th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, the number was3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A UN report said that the world population had passed six billion by the end of the 20th century. This was just ten years after it reached five billion. By October 31, 2011, with a new baby’s birth, the world’s population has reached 7 billion. But another billion is coming by 2025, and the total will reach 10 billion before the end of the century.

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Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?

If only we could answer that question as quickly as the magic mirror in Snow White, since there is ______ a fixed definition of beauty.

But People has been trying to ______ that tough question since 1990. And this year’s top choice was 49-year-old US actress Julia Roberts. This was her ______ time to win the title.

While Roberts is perhaps not the perfect choice in everyone’s mind. People has its own ______, and it’s not just about her looks. The beauty of Roberts also ______ in her confidence and smarts and good humor.

The choice for 2014 was Nyong’o. She ______ feel very “unbeautiful”. She even prayed to God that she could wake up one day ______ lighter skin － something that, as an African girl, she would never have. But that was ______ 2014 when Nyong’o impressed the world with her Oscar-winning performance in the movie 12 Years a Slave.

“I think happiness is what makes you ______.” Barrymore told People. “If somebody walks into the room and they’re gorgeous (美艳的) and sexy, it’s really fun to look at. But if someone makes you laugh and feel good, that’s a whole other level of beauty.”

Perhaps this is what Australian writer Markus Zusak meant ______ he wrote in one of his books: “Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.”

1.A. never　　 B. usually　　 C. often

2.A. accept　　 B. answer　　 C. catch

3.A. nineth　　 B. five　　 C. fifth

4.A. conversations　　 B. questions　　 C. reasons

5.A. forms　　 B. lies　　 C. focuses

6.A. used to　　 B. had to　　 C. would like

7.A. with　　 B. in　　 C. together

8.A. up　　 B. at　　 C. until

9.A. pretty　　 B. sad　　 C. proud

10.A. before　　 B. after　　 C. when

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Finding information in today’s world is easy．The 　　　　　 is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not．

A．ability    B．competition

C．challenge    D．knowledge

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-- Finding information in today’s world is easy.

-- That’s right. The ____ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful.

A. ability　　　　 B. competition

C. challenge 　 　 D. Knowledge

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Finding information in today’s world is easy. The __________is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.

A. ability　　 B. competition　　 C. challenge　　 D. knowledge

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In the world today, all of the people need recreation(消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.

Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form(形式) is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and soccer. There are also individual(独立的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoors.（户外）

Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, （室内消遣）such as watching TV, singing and dancing.

It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.

1.Which is the most popular form of recreation?

A.Sports. B.Watching TV.

C.Sleeping. D.Singing and dancing.

2.People want to take part in sports in order to __________.

A.keep healthy and enjoy life B.make friends

C.find a good job D.make money

3.Outdoor sports include(包括) __________.

A.watching TV

B.singing and dancing

C.listening to the radio

D.skating and mountain climbing

4.Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A.Because they like sports but don’t like to take part in them.

B.Because they don’t enjoy sports.

C.Because they don’t enjoy life.

D.Because they don’t need recreation.

5.The passage mainly(主要) tells us that__________.

A.basketball is a kind of team sport

B.everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

C.different people have different ways of relaxing

D.indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports

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