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lt was very fine when 1 got up early on last sunday morningsOI decided to go fora walk. and took some photos in thebeautitul country. After breakiast,i carried my camera withme and set oft. Everything went smooth.i enjoyed my tripSO much thatl diantrealize the weather had been turnedbad.ln beganto run and it was too late.n was caughtanlby the rain and was wet through. l kept on running unti LL get to a bus stop. I stood there waiting a long time for the busshivering( UTr in cold. Shortly after I got home ,lhad high fever, which made me stay in bed for a whole week .

Fill in the blanks with the words you hear.[音频]As an economist, Kathy is responsiblefor financial development programs in many parts of the world, sowhatshe does is forecasting 1. ______ _____ ________ andmaking2.__________ onthe basis of present evidenceis.Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying to explain the3. __________ ofthe planets and the changes in4. _____________ conditions. Both ofthesethings are also about making5. ___________________onthe basis of present evidence.›An increasingnumber of economists beganto look at chaos theory as a way of providing6. ________ forforecasting.The basic idea of chaos theory is that there aren't any "models" as such—there aren't7. _______________ forms, but rather patterns of change in development.Mandell Braud, who did the experiment with 8._________ ___________ prices, for example, noted that although the outcomes were variable, there were in fact certain 9._______________. What we have to do is make sure we know what these are and take into account all the possible variables.Economics and finance do not work quite in the same way as weather conditions or the movement of planets, but there are certain underlying 10. ________________.

Text 3 My interest in Chinese food started years a90，when l was a young reporter for the Washington Post．Our office Wasn’t far from Chinatown，where Ifound some very good Chinese restaurants． The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it．I noticed the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables．When I learned more about the food，I beganto understand why it has this special feature． Many years ago，China had an energycrisis(危机)because it lost much of its wood due to over populationand poor management of its forests．This loss was verybad for the country，of course，butit turned out to be very good for the food．Wood becamevery expensive and hard to get，so the Chinese had toeither find a substitute(替代物)for their valuable wood，or learn how to use it better．There weren’tany substitutes so people found ways to—economize． In order to economize in cookin9，they had touse very little wood．So they started cutting their meatand vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil．That way，the food cooked faster and theysaved their fuel。The food prepared in this way kept its fresh flavor(味道)一and it’s thisflavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking． According to the text，what makes Chinese food attractive to foreigners（） A: Its way of cooking B: Its long history C: Its special taste D: Its lovely look

Text 3 My interest in Chinese food started years a90，when l was a young reporter for the Washington Post．Our office Wasn’t far from Chinatown，where Ifound some very good Chinese restaurants． The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it．I noticed the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables．When I learned more about the food，I beganto understand why it has this special feature． Many years ago，China had an energycrisis(危机)because it lost much of its wood due to over populationand poor management of its forests．This loss was verybad for the country，of course，butit turned out to be very good for the food．Wood becamevery expensive and hard to get，so the Chinese had toeither find a substitute(替代物)for their valuable wood，or learn how to use it better．There weren’tany substitutes so people found ways to—economize． In order to economize in cookin9，they had touse very little wood．So they started cutting their meatand vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil．That way，the food cooked faster and theysaved their fuel。The food prepared in this way kept its fresh flavor(味道)一and it’s thisflavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking． The underlined word“economize”in paragraph 3 means（） A: to meet energy crisis B: to find other forms of fuel C: to improve cooking methods D: to use carefully without waste

Text 3 My interest in Chinese food started years a90，when l was a young reporter for the Washington Post．Our office Wasn’t far from Chinatown，where Ifound some very good Chinese restaurants． The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it．I noticed the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables．When I learned more about the food，I beganto understand why it has this special feature． Many years ago，China had an energycrisis(危机)because it lost much of its wood due to over populationand poor management of its forests．This loss was verybad for the country，of course，butit turned out to be very good for the food．Wood becamevery expensive and hard to get，so the Chinese had toeither find a substitute(替代物)for their valuable wood，or learn how to use it better．There weren’tany substitutes so people found ways to—economize． In order to economize in cookin9，they had touse very little wood．So they started cutting their meatand vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil．That way，the food cooked faster and theysaved their fuel。The food prepared in this way kept its fresh flavor(味道)一and it’s thisflavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking． It can beinferred from the text that before the energy crisis Chinese food（） A: was cooked in rather large pieces B: was cooked in water but not oil C: didn’t taste good D: didn’t look fresh

请阅读Passage One，完成第21—25小题。 Passage One Years ago，I lived in a building in a large city.The buildin9’S next door was only a few feetaway from mine.There was a woman who lived there，whom I had never met，yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon，sewing or readin9.After several months had gone by，I beganto notice that her window was dirty.Everything was unclear through the dirty window.1 would say tomyself：“l wonder why that wonlan doesn’t wash her window.It really looks terrible.” One bright morning I decided to clean my flat.including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleanin9.I sat down by the window with a cup of cof-fee for a rest.What a surprise!Across the way，the woman sitting by her window was clearly visi-ble.Her window was clean! Then it dawned on me.I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window，but all the time l waswatching hers through my own dirty window. That was quite an important lesson for me.How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart，through my own shortcomings Since then，whenever l wanted to judge(评判)someone，I asked myself first，“Am I lookingat him through my own dirty window”Then I try to clean the window of my Own world SO that I may see the world about me more clearly. The writer was surprised that__________. A: the woman was sitting by her window B: the woman’s window was clean C: the woman did cleaning in the afternoon D: the woman’s window was still terrible

请阅读Passage One，完成第21—25小题。 Passage One Years ago，I lived in a building in a large city.The buildin9’S next door was only a few feetaway from mine.There was a woman who lived there，whom I had never met，yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon，sewing or readin9.After several months had gone by，I beganto notice that her window was dirty.Everything was unclear through the dirty window.1 would say tomyself：“l wonder why that wonlan doesn’t wash her window.It really looks terrible.” One bright morning I decided to clean my flat.including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleanin9.I sat down by the window with a cup of cof-fee for a rest.What a surprise!Across the way，the woman sitting by her window was clearly visi-ble.Her window was clean! Then it dawned on me.I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window，but all the time l waswatching hers through my own dirty window. That was quite an important lesson for me.How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart，through my own shortcomings Since then，whenever l wanted to judge(评判)someone，I asked myself first，“Am I lookingat him through my own dirty window”Then I try to clean the window of my Own world SO that I may see the world about me more clearly. “It dawned on me”probably means“__________”. A: I began to understand it B: it cheered me up C: I knew it grew light D: it began to get dark

请阅读Passage One，完成第21—25小题。 Passage One Years ago，I lived in a building in a large city.The buildin9’S next door was only a few feetaway from mine.There was a woman who lived there，whom I had never met，yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon，sewing or readin9.After several months had gone by，I beganto notice that her window was dirty.Everything was unclear through the dirty window.1 would say tomyself：“l wonder why that wonlan doesn’t wash her window.It really looks terrible.” One bright morning I decided to clean my flat.including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleanin9.I sat down by the window with a cup of cof-fee for a rest.What a surprise!Across the way，the woman sitting by her window was clearly visi-ble.Her window was clean! Then it dawned on me.I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window，but all the time l waswatching hers through my own dirty window. That was quite an important lesson for me.How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart，through my own shortcomings Since then，whenever l wanted to judge(评判)someone，I asked myself first，“Am I lookingat him through my own dirty window”Then I try to clean the window of my Own world SO that I may see the world about me more clearly. From the passage，we can learn__________. A: one shouldn’t criticize others very often B: one should often make his windoWS cleaIl C: one must judge himself before he judges others D: one must look at others through his dirty window