---Can students go online during lessons?

---They can’t ________ it is for that lesson.

A. if B. unless C. until D. while

---Be careful when you are riding, ________ in a rainstorm like this.

---Thanks. I will.

A. nearly B. probably C. especially D. hardly

---It’s not good for students to study all day long.

---They should give more attention to proper exercise and enough sleep, ________health always come first.

A. so far B. for example C. after all D. at all

---What would you like, coffee or cola?

---_______, thanks. I’d like a cup of tea.

A. None B. Both C. Either D. Neither

---You never feel worried before an exam, do you?

---Well, I work hard all the time. I’m _______ any exam.

A. busy with B. afraid of C. ready for D. interested in

---Dad, I’m sure I will have a special experience in the summer camp.

---You bet! _______ I like you to try new things.

A. I’m not sure. B. I’m really sorry.

C. I don’t think so. D. That’s the point.

In our family, we have a special way of telling our sons about Santa without lies. It involves both good acts and Christmas spirit.

When they are 6 or 7, I take ______“for milkshakes” at the local______. We get a table, order our drinks, and the following speech is made:

“You sure have_______a lot this year. Not only are you taller, but I can see that your______ has been stronger as well. In fact, I think you are ready to ______ a Santa Claus yourself.”

“You have probably found that most of the Santas that you see are people ______ like him. Well, now you are ready to do your first job______ a Santa.”

The children usually pick someone they know. They choose to find something that the person really needs, and ______ let them know where it comes from.

My oldest son chose the old lady next door. He______that she came out every morning to get her paper in bare feet, ______ he realized she needed slippers. We went to the supermarket and a warm pair of slippers for her. He wrote on a card, “Merry Christmas from Santa”, then put the ______ under her gate. The next morning, she was out getting her paper, wearing the slippers. You can imagine how ______he was at that moment.

Over the years, he chose a good number of neighbors and friends, always coming up with special presents just for them. One year, he polished up his bike and gave it to one of our friend’s daughters. This family is too ______to get a new one for the girl. When she saw the bike in the yard with a big bow on it, the look on her face was almost as ______ as the one on my son’s.

When the time came for my next son to join the “Santa club”, my oldest came along to help with the speech. ______ of the club’s members have ever felt that they had been lied to --- because they were let in on the Secret of Being a Santa.

1.A. him B. her C. me D. them

2.A. hotel B. bookstore C. supermarket D. cafe

3.A. grown B. seen C. developed D. improved

4.A. body B. heart C. face D. skill

5.A. meet B. find C. become D. change

6.A. dressed up B. looked up C. put up D. took up

7.A. as B. for C. with D. to

8.A. never B. seldom C. often D. usually

9.A. understood B. accepted C. regarded D. noticed

10.A. or B. so C. but D. because

11.A. box B. note C. card D. paper

12.A. relaxed B. nervous C. excited D. peaceful

13.A. poor B. rich C. common D. funny

14.A. shy B. good C. afraid D. strange

15.A. None B. Each C. Most D. All

Beijing’s two sessions are being widely discussed across China. During the sessions, many proposals and suggestions were put forward. Here are three proposals that were discussed during the sessions that might interest you.

1.Lei Yanqin thinks that smartphones _______.

A. are necessary in schools B. should be banned in schools worldwide

C. can help students take notes quickly D. are causing lots of trouble in schools

2.Some deputies advised to ________.

A. let students design their own uniforms

B. make online games more competitive

C. improve the quality of school uniforms

D. stop teenagers from playing online games

3.According to the passage, we know deputies cared about_______.

A. the old B. the young C. the poor D. the rich

You’re chatting with friends on the phone, but you can’t help looking through shopping websites in the meantime. You’re having lunch alone in the dining hall, but it only feels right when you start playing a show on your phone ---as if it’s a necessary “side dish”.

We’re now living in a world that is filled with information. It seems unnatural to do only one thing at a time. It’s as if we’re all suffering from a recent article called “multitasking OCD”.

“With news reduced to 140 characters and communication increasingly by emojis, we have developed the ability to focus our attention on several activities and devices at once,” Sabry Otmani, founder of Pulpix website, once wrote. “We need something exciting to keep us interested and to fight off boredom.”

But perhaps “fighting off boredom” is not the only reason.

My own obsession with multitasking mainly comes from the fact that everyone around me seems to study all the time. Each minute I’m not taking in something new feels like a waste of time. So I always have my headphones on, whether I’m commuting, exercising or walking in the park. I’m forever listening to something---a course on classical music, or on new media management, and heaven knows what else---just so I can keep up with the world.

People who can’t stay away from social media are known by “FOMO” (fear of missing out): They have to be updated about what their friends are doing and saying. But I’d guess that “FOFO” better describes me – “fear of falling out”.

No matter what reason you’re doing it for, “multitasking” is already a part of the modern lifestyle. Just make sure you make the most out of it.

1.In the first paragraph, the author wants to ______.

A. show how busy today’s life is

B. show that people today often feel lost

C. explain what “multitasking OCD” is like

D. say people like to compare with each other

2.According to Sabry Otmani people today like multitasking because _______.

A. it can help them to communicate their ideas

B. it can help them out of being bored

C. they are impatient to finish one thing at a time

D. they are more able than the past generations

3.The underlined word “obsession” may mean “_______”.

A. interest B. knowledge C. understanding D. worry

4.Which of the following is correct about the writer?

A. She wants to stay ahead of her friends.

B. She wants to have something to show off.

C. She doesn’t want to get left behind by others.

D. She thinks it is boring to do one thing at a time.

They say music is universal, and it seems to be true since wherever we go, we see people listening, playing or dancing to it. We tend to think that music is larger than our cultural differences and shows the deeper connections between us.

But according to a recent study published in the Current Biology, music doesn’t speak to everyone. There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition may have few abilities to experience pleasure from music.

For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of feelings.

According to the researchers, most of the people in the study got pleasure from the music. They had a quicker heartbeat and sweatedmore. However, a small number of them had very little and even no pleasant feeling while they were listening to the music. These people had none or very few of the physical signs which the others in the study experienced.

The researchers say that this means people have different abilities to enjoy music and that “there are people who specifically can’t enjoy music at all”

To study the condition more deeply, another group of scientists, at Columbia University, US, researched brain activities. They found that the key is the blood flow to the reward system in the brain. People who got less pleasure from music had comparatively lower blood flow to areas involved in the reward system of the brain when they were listening to music.

The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will be inactive. And it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music.

If the research is correct, according to National Public Radio, there are simply people who just don’t get music. They may get pleasure from many things, but a good tune isn’t one of them.

1.The people who is called musical anhedonia _______.

A. avoid listening to music

B. like to listen to certain types of music.

C. can’t feel the pleasure that music brings to others.

D. believe cultural differences are larger than music.

2.What was the purpose of the study mentioned in Current Biology ?

A. To learn what music people love the most.

B. To learn how music influences people’s feelings.

C. To understand the relationship between music and the body.

D. To see whether music works in the same way for all people.

3.What happened in the study when people listened to music?

A. All of them had faster heartbeat and sweated more.

B. Those who enjoyed music had slower blood flow.

C. They showed different physical signs as the music changed.

D. Those who enjoyed music had more dopamine produced.

4.Which part of a magazine may the article appear in?

A. Science. B. Sports. C. Health. D. Fashion.