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Activities in Connecticut
Northeast Camping Show
Northeast Camping Show is the ideal place for camping families who are wanting to purchase
their first camper( ), or wanting to update their present camper to explore new camping
adventures. Representatives from the Connecticut Campground Owners Association will teach
attendees to make their camping trips more enjoyable.
Location: Connecticut Convention Center
Stay with Penguins
Enjoy beautiful underwater views as you visit one of Mystic Aquarium’s most popular
animals. Held in the Aquarium’s Main Gallery, the activity will offer you the chance to enjoy the
peaceful surroundings. Take a moment to meet an African penguin between 7 pm and 8 pm to
learn about this great animal from an aquarium trainer.
Location: Mystic Aquarium 2 10
Family Ice Fishing Day
Families are welcome to attend this unique event which is a part of the CARE (Connecticut
Aquatic Resources Education) program. The program is taught by certified volunteer instructors
and it’s fun. All fishing equipment and course materials are provided for free. Bring a lunch.
Program: 9:30 am—11:30 am, ice fishing (weather permitting): noon—3 pm. Pre-registration is
required.
Location: Memorial Conservation Center
Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes
Families are invited to come to The Last Green Valley to experience how big a bald eagle’s
wings and eyes are compared to the size of their heads and other fun acts. The group will also
search for eagles at his popular spot for these incredible birds of prey. Enthusiasm and a desire to
learn about these beautiful birds are essential.
Location: The Last Green Valley
1. What can you do in Northeast Camping Show?
A. Help design a new camper. B. Learn some camping knowledge.
C. Explore an outside adventure. D. Drive a camper with the representatives.
2. Which activity should be signed up in advance?
A. Northeast Camping Show. B. Stay with Penguins.
C. Family Ice Fishing Day. D. Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes.
3. What do we know about The Last Green Valley?
A. It is available to go camping. B. It is an ideal place to observe bald eagles.
C. It sets up fishing programs. D. It provides diving courses with penguin.
B
John Robertson had been working at the Sav-On drugstore at the Albertsons in Ramona,
California for ten months when he first met Murray Frankel. The 88-year-old had just dropped off
several prescriptions after a hospital stay, and said he would come by in a day or two to pick up
his medicine.
Robertson offered to drop by Frankel’s home that evening and deliver one of his prescriptions
that had already been filled. Grateful, Frankel invited him in. “We chatted for a while and I got to
know him, and he’s an amazing guy,” Robertson says. He was particularly attracted by Frankel’s 3 10
impressive work on his model trains. “He can make these steam engines out of almost nothing. It
was really awesome.”
The following Monday, Robertson was expecting to see his new friend when his remaining
prescriptions were filled, but he never showed. The medicine was extremely necessary for him to
continue taking, so he called several times, but no one answered.
“I developed this sinking feeling that something’s not right,” he recalls. “I had trouble
sleeping and was worried about him. He lives alone; I wasn’t sure if anyone checks on him.”
Tuesday morning, Robertson went to Frankel’s house. When he saw the Sunday morning
paper still outside his door, he knew something was wrong. He called the police to investigate,
and when they did a forced entry, they found Frankel on his bathroom floor, injured and dehydrated
( ).
The elderly man is currently recovering in the hospital, and Robertson has visited him there
as well.
The chemist was recently honored as a “Real Hometown Hero” and awarded a certificate by
the Ramona Senior Center, thankful that someone was willing to look out for a senior citizen in
need.
4. For what purpose did Murray Frankel go to the drugstore?
A. To pay a visit to Robertson. B. To have a physical examination.
C. To get his prescriptions filled. D. To consult Robertson about his health.
5. What did Robertson think of Frankel when he saw the model trains?
A. Talented. B. Energetic. C. Lonely. D. Helpful.
6. Robertson was sure something wrong had happened when _______.
A. Frankel didn’t come for the medicine
B. Frankel didn’t answer his phone calls
C. he had some trouble in sleeping at night
D. he saw the morning paper outside the door
7. The writer wrote the passage to _______.
A. tell about a chemist’s good deed B. warn seniors not to live alone
C. describe a chemist’s daily work D. call on people to care for seniors
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On a recent day, Katie Baldwin took a break from work to talk about moving from a wealthy
neighborhood near New York City to an organic farm on Long Island. “Farming for where I grew
up was a very unusual career choice,” said the 32-year-old American, “but everybody belongs to
the land in their own way. None of us should feel separate from it.”
Katie was raised in an upper middle class town outside New York, where most people never
thought about working on a farm. Today, Katie grows potatoes, wheat and other crops at Quail
Hill, a property in Amagansett, New York.
In the United States, organic farming is a growing industry. Women operate some of the best-
known organic farms on Long Island. Women make up a little more than 37 percent of all farmers
nationwide. That information comes from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Experts
predict women’s share in farming is likely to continue to grow.
“The new young farmers choose organic farming with their desire to have an influence on
society,” Katie and several farmers said. She said, “They are choosing it to protect natural
resources for future generations, to fight climate change, to feed their community good and healthy
food.”
New York has about 1,000 certified organic farms, making it the third largest in the country,
and California and Wisconsin are the first and second, the USDA says. These farms make up nearly
four percent of the state’s farmland, compared with a national average of around 0.6 percent.
Although organic farming is growing quickly, it comes with high labor costs and sometimes
smaller harvests than commercial farming. So it can be a difficult business for new farmers. “When
I look now at the starting of the farm, it seems really audacious,” Katie Baldwin said. “But in that
environment, in 2008, everybody has lost their jobs and there weren’t jobs. So, it didn’t feel strange
to start something,” she said.
8. What does Katie think of working at the organic farm?
A. It’s unacceptable. B. It’s worthwhile.
C. It’s unforgettable. D. It’s challenging.
9. Why do the young people want to work as farmer?
A. To find a suitable job. B. To earn healthy food.
C. To stop climate change. D. To help the society develop. 5 10
10. Which can replace the underlined word “audacious” in the last paragraph?
A. hopeful. B. dangerous. C. daring. D. reasonable.
11. What can be inferred from the text?
A. American women are good at organic farming.
B. Organic farming will become a good employment.
C. Many American communities lack abundant food.
D. Starting organic farming needs careful consideration.
D
UK supermarkets are producing more plastic waste despite promises to cut down, new
research suggests, as sales of bags for life increase to 1.5 billion.
Retailers( ) were responsible for more than 900,000 tons of plastic waste in 2018,
according to a report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released Thursday.
Seven of the 10 largest supermarket chains reported a higher plastic packaging tonnage in 2019
compared to last year, although exact figures for this year have not been released.
Compared to 2018, this year the number of sold eco-friendly bags for life rose by about 25%,
the report stated. Campaigners said the rise showed that the bags are now being used by many as
a replacement for single-use carrier bags.
Campaigners recommend that supermarkets increase the price of bags for life to 70 pence
($ 0.9). They point to the 90% reduction in bags for life sales in Ireland, where prices are set at 70
cents ($ 0.77). However, in an ideal world bags for life would be removed completely, enforced
by a government ban, said campaigners.
“It’s shocking to see that despite unprecedented( ) awareness of the pollution crisis,
the amount of single-use plastic used by the UK’s biggest supermarkets has actually increased in
the past year,” said Juliet Phillips, EIA ocean campaigner. He added, “Our survey shows that
grocery retailers need to tighten up targets to drive real reductions in single-use packaging and
items. We need to address our throwaway culture at its root through systems change, not materials
change. Substituting one single use material for another is not the solution.”
The report reveals that plastic use among suppliers is also to blame, and supermarkets have
failed to make them reduce plastic packaging, Tesco has led the way in this area, threatening to
delist( ) products for suppliers who fail to cut excessive plastic. Campaigners are urging other 6 10
supermarkets to do the same.
Plastic waste is a global issue and various countries have taken action to reduce its impact.
12. What does the new research in the UK find?
A. What results in more plastic waste.
B. Why customers use more bags for life.
C. How many plastic bags have been used now.
D. How UK supermarkets cut down plastic waste.
13. What do we know about the plastic waste in the UK in 2019?
A. It decreased slightly. B. It became more serious.
C. It got controlled well. D. It was out of control.
14. What’s Juliet Phillips’s suggestion for the UK’s supermarkets?
A. Banning the use of bags for life.
B. Charging more for producing plastic bags.
C. Taking practical steps to reduce plastic waste.
D. Changing the material to make plastic bags.
15. What did Tesco do to cut down the use of plastic?
A. It required suppliers to cut down plastic packaging.
B. It found out a replacement for single-use carrier bags.
C. It called on consumers to use fewer plastic bags.
D. It forced supermarkets to fight against plastic pollution.
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Making Ice Cream
Nothing tastes better in the middle of summer than cool and sweet ice cream. 16 You
can make your own ice cream at your home or campsite with very little time and effort. In fact,
making ice cream is so easy, you might soon leave plain vanilla( ) behind and put into your
own specialty flavors.
To make ice cream, you can of course use a churn style( ) ice cream maker. Churns
produce very creamy, delicious ice cream, but they take up a lot space and can be time-consuming 7 10
to use. Alternately, you can make smaller ice cream with less investment cost by using the plastic-
bag method or the coffee-can method. 17
Follow the plastic bag method by gathering the following ingredients: 1 pint-sized plastic
bag; ice cubes; 6 tablespoons of salt; 1 tablespoon of sugar; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
18 To make more, try doubling the recipe.
Take the 1-gallon bag and fill it about half full of ice, and then add the rock salt. Seal this bag.
Take the smaller bag and pour the milk, sugar, and vanilla into it. Seal this bag very carefully. Put
the small bag inside the big bag and seal it. Shake the bag for about five minutes. 19
The coffee-can method is very similar. But it uses a 1-pint coffee can nested inside a 3-pound
coffee can. Whichever method you use, you can adjust the recipe, making it richer by adding eggs,
or bits of candy or chocolate. A couple of tablespoons of chocolate syrup( ) will give you
chocolate ice cream. 20
A. Remove small bag, open it carefully, and enjoy it.
B. And it’s much better if that ice cream is home made.
C. Besides, a cup of fruit juice makes a nice fruit flavor.
D. These are easy ways to make ice cream at your home.
E. If you’re in a campsite, you can make ice cream easily.
F. Note that this will only make ice cream for one or two persons.
G. The repeated usage will make smoother and creamier ice cream.
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High in a tree, a cat was stuck in a tree near Kolb’s house. And it took Kolb two days to find
someone who could 21 . When he did, Kolb paid close attention.
“When I watched him do it, I was 22 with how easy it was to climb the tree,” Kolb said.
“I thought that was going to be the 23 part. I decided to 24 how to do that.” Kolb, 64, found
people to teach him the 25 skills, and he has bought equipment designed to 26 cats so he
can safely bring them to the ground.
Kolb brings 27 , which often is so attractive that cats will walk into the cat carrier to get it. 8 10
The carrier is of his own 28 . Kolb cut a hole in the bottom of a laundry bag and sewed it on a
glove.
The cat 29 how long a rescue can take. Kolb said with set-up time, about the fastest, it
would last 30 30 . “It can take hours,” he said. “I’ve had 31 that have gone on for hours.
Sometimes, I may not have any good 32 except to wait for the cat to relax and see I’m not a
33 , and then I can get the cat to come to me.”
“People ask me sometimes, isn’t it 34 doing this?” Kolb said. “I think yeah, it is. Driving
over there is dangerous and driving home is dangerous, but the part in the 35 is pretty good. I
feel a lot less safe on the highway than I do on the tree.”
21. A. help B. leave C. observe D. consider
22. A. satisfied B. impressed C. popular D. honest
23. A. necessary B. urgent C. common D. hard
24. A. record B. define C. learn D. express
25. A. climbing B. living C. painting D. running
26. A. frighten B. secure C. reserve D. distinguish
27. A. energy B. liberty C. knowledge D. food
28. A. strength B. intonation C. invention D. virtue
29. A. determines B. remembers C. mentions D. represent
30. A. years B. months C. hours D. minutes
31. A. travels B. comments C. rescues D. points
32. A. regulation B. version C. motivation D. options
33. A. stranger B. witness C. suspect D. threat
34. A. meaningful B. dangerous C. funny D. significant
35. A. middle B. front C. queue D. row
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As massive wildfires destroy lots of 36 (area) of Australia and accelerate the debate over
the impact of climate change, government data show 37 nation has never suffered a hotter
or drier year than 2019.
The average temperature of last year was about 1.5°C above the 30-year average, according 9 10
to the data from the Bureau of Meteorology, 38 goes back to 1910. Meanwhile, rainfall
dropped to the 39 (low) figure back to 1900. The government agency plans 40 (release)
final figures and its annual climate report next week.
Weather conditions have been 41 (particular) severe in recent weeks, with December
more than 3 degrees warmer than normal and rainfall at a paltry( ) 15.4 millers (0.61 inches),
less than a 42 (three) of the normal level for the month.
The country saw average rainfall totals of just 277.63 millimeters in 2019, 43 (beat) the
previous low of 314.46 millimeters in 1902 and compared with an average of 465.2 millimeters
over the 1961 1990 reference period.
A strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole, a measure of the difference between sea surface
temperatures in the tropical western and eastern Indian Ocean, 44 (reduce) rainfall across
Australia and contributed to the heat 45 dryness in the past weeks.
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Ten-year-old Sami loved to visit his grandfather’s house. The house was near the beautiful
blue sea. At the seaside stood thick and tall palm trees with green coconuts hanging from them.
When the coconuts fell down, Sami would break them open and drink the coconut water. Sami
liked to play under the trees. It was always great fun to spend the holidays at Grandpa’s place.
This winter vacation, Sami was surprised when he came to his grandfather’s village. There
were hardly any trees left. He saw houses built near the sea. People had cut down many palm trees
and there was hardly any greenery left.
Grandpa’s house was different. He never allowed his trees to be cut. He hugged each palm
tree in his courtyard. He also named the two big trees near the front door—one was Petu, and the
other Betu. He had planted them with his own hands and today they had become large, massive
trees with thick trunks. They were tall and green and gave the sweetest, juiciest coconuts.
One night, Sami was awakened by a strange sound. He could not sleep. He tossed( ) and
turned in bed. Suddenly, the ground shook as if the earth was splitting. He sat up straight and then
ran to Grandpa. He clung( ) to his grandpa tightly. Grandpa cried out, “It’s an earthquake! It’s
an earthquake!” They ran outside the house. They thought that would be safe.
Suddenly, there was a loud sound; the earth was not splitting but the sea was roaring. People
were shouting, screaming and crying, “The sea is rising! The sea is rising.” The villagers started
running away from the beach. Sami watched dumbstruck( ).
The waves were rising higher and higher. Sami thought, “How big the waves are!” He went
into the house again and saw water coming in from all sides. He was scared.
Sami remembered his mother telling him long ago, “You must always get out of the house if
the floods come too near.” He ran outside the house with Grandpa. But the water came surging(
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Waves about twelve meters high came rushing in, drowning everything. Water was all around
and everywhere.
Paragraph 1:
Grandpa held Sami's hand tightly but a huge wave separated them. ___________________
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Paragraph 2:
“Sami, Sami!” Grandpa cried. “Don’t be scared, little one, come to me, quickly.”________
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