（1）While adults need to eat breakfast each day to perform their best, kids need it even more． Their growing bodies and developing brain rely heavily on the regular intake of food． When kids skip breakfast , they can end up going for as long as eighteen hours without food． This period of semi-starvation can create a lot of physical, intellectual, and behavioral problems for them．

（2）If you and your kids regularly skip breakfast to save time or to get a few more minutes of sleep, remember that eating a healthy morning meal will probably save your time in the long run． By recharging your brain and your body, you’ll be more efficient in just about everything you do．

（3）Interestingly, studies show that kids who skip breakfast are late for and absent from school more often than children who eat breakfast on a regular basis． Time invested in breakfast is much more valuable than the few extra minutes of sleep you might get by skipping the morning meal． If you and your kids seem unable to make time for breakfast, consider enrolling your children in a school breakfast program． If possible, pack a breakfast brown-bag the night before so that you and your kids can eat on the way to school and work．

（4）Some people skip breakfast in an effort to lose weight, but actually it is more likely to cause weight gain rather than weight loss． Skipping breakfast is strongly linked to the development of obesity． According to research, skipping meals, especially breakfast, can actually make weight control _______________． Breakfast skippers tend to eat more food than usual at the next meal or eat high-calorie snacks to get rid of hunger．

（5）To teens, especially teenage girls, skipping breakfast may seem like a perfect way to lose weight． It’s important for moms to educate their kids about the importance of the morning meal and role it plays in maintaining good health and preventing obesity．

76． What is mainly discussed in the passage? （no more than 6 words）

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77． Complete the following statement with proper words． （no more than 3 words）

   Sparing some time ______________ is more beneficial to you than skipping it for more sleep．

78． List three reasons why many kids and adults skip breakfast． （no more than 10 words）

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79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words． （no more than 4 words）

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80． What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refer to? （no more than 3 words）

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Put your finger into the water. If it ________ (feel) too hot, pour some cold water in it.

So absorbed           in the work that she didn't realize it was time that she picked up her daughter.

A. she was     B. was she     C. did she     D. she did

 A short time before she______, the old lady _______ a will, leaving all her money to her brother.

 A. died; has written                                  B. has died; wrote

C. had died; wrote                                     D. died; had written

Dubai

    Dubai 61 (be) a 6,000-person fishing village half a century ago. Since 1966, when oil was discovered there, the population of Dubai has grown to 2.6 million. Over the years, it has become a well-known tourist destination.

     62  attracts tourists to Dubai are tax-free shopping, dry weather, excellent accommodations, delicious food and beaches that go on for miles. In fact, some foreigners come here only 63 (experience) the shopping. There are dozens of shopping malls, 64 (provide) every famous brand you can name. Those outdoor markets sell

everything from spices (香料）to gold   65 fair prices.

    Choosing what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing 66 (attract). The Burj A1 Arab is considered one of the world's best hotels, and 67   is  located on its own island, about 1,000 feet offshore from Dubai. Built in the  shape of  68  ship, this hotel is still  69 (tall) than the Eiffel Tower and nearly as tall  as the Empire State Building. Certainly, there are also other great

places of interest to visit.

     Indeed, travelling around this country will  70  (true) give you an amazing experience because of its interesting things offered to all types of tourists.

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21. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?

   A. It is less effective

   B. It focuses on speaking

   C. It includes extra lessons

22. When can a student attend Standard Course?

   A. 13:00-14:30 Monday

   B. 9:00-12:30 Tuesday

   C. 13:00-14:30 Friday

   D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday

23. Before starting their programme, students are expected to _______.

   A. take a language test

   B. have an online interview

   C. prepare learning materials

   D. report their language levels

24. Which of the following may require an extra payment?

A. Cooked dinner           B. Mealtime dessert      C. Packed lunch       D. Special diet

Mount Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii.The ______1_____(erupt)of it is always taking people ______2_____surprise. It is so quick and severe ______3______the places where it flows are ruined and many houses ______4______(burn)to the ground. It is an absolute disaster for people ______5______ live in the paths of the lava. They often get into a panic when they are warned ______6______ it. But many people who are enthusiastic about it would like to watch it with their own eyes.______7______(fortune)，when they are amazed at the fantastic sight of it，they always fail ______8______(notice)the coming boiling lava. So after that，they must make ______9______effort to escape from it. Is ______10______ necessary to take risks?

Burning less calories while walking seems like a bad idea, but making the walk easier may actually keep people on their feet longer, and that scientists say, has substantial health benefits.

Analyzing the human walk, biomedical engineers Steven Collins and Greg Sawicki concluded that our ankles and calves perform motions similar to a spring coupled with a clutch that intermittently stores and releases energy.

Sawicki, from the University of North Carolina, explained what’s involved.

“We found in basic science experiments that that system, your calf and Achilles tendon, works a lot like a catapult. So, the muscle holds on to the tendon and your body actually stretches your Achilles tendon quite a bit and then stores the energy in the tissue and then it’s given back to propel you forward in the world,” he said.

Sawicki said he and his colleague Steven Collins at Carnegie Mellon University designed a mechanical device, made of carbon fiber and metal, that performs the same sequence of energy give-and-take outside the body. The system takes over part of the work of walking, and reduces the amount of required energy by as much as seven percent.

Wearing the unpowered ankle exoskeleton can help people either walk farther with the same amount of energy, or restore the normal movement pattern for people who have trouble walking.

Sawicki said it takes only a few minutes to get used to the exoskeleton but the wearer quickly learns to tone down the muscle energy as the device takes over part of the load.

“You really don’t notice it until when you take it off. And when you take it off you realize that it was there and giving you the boost,” he said.

Sawicki added that the device is primarily intended for people recovering from surgery or a stroke. But all persons who spend a lot of time walking, such as police officers or hospital personnel, could benefit from it.

At the moment there are no plans to develop the ankle exoskeleton for the market, but the inventors say some manufacturers have expressed interest.

25．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to reduce energy whiling walking.

B. Ways to make walking easy.

C. Introduction to a mechanical device to make walk easier

D. Guidelines for people recovering from surgery.

26．What is true according to the passage ?

A.The device can only benefit people with walking problems.

B. All people could benefit from it.

C. With the device, the walkers need seven percent as much as the energy otherwise.

D. The device can benefit people in the long term.

27．What does the underlined word ” propel” mean in paragraph 3?

A. put   B. keep    C.help   D. push

28．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The ankle exoskeleton will have a bright future.

B. The ankle exoskeleton hasn’t appeal to manufacturers.

C. The ankle exoskeleton will be launched in the market soon.

D. The ankle exoskeleton will never be produced.