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Today,thetechnologythatisbeingdevelopedforcellphonesissurprising.Soonourcellphoneswillbeabletodothingsthatwethoughtimpossibleornoteventhoughtofatall.Whenpicturingthefuture,therearequiteafewthingsthatwewouldloveourcellphonestobeabletodo.Let'stakealookattheonesthatarelikelytobeinthenextgenerationofcellphones.Cellphonesofthenearfuturewillbeabletostartandunlockcars,turnlightsonandoffinhouses,makepayments（付款），workascomputers.Thissoundstoogoodtobetrue,right?Fortunately,thisfutureisjustoverthehorizon;youwon'twaittoolong.Newtechnologyforphonesisbeingdevelopedtorealizeeyescans（掃描）andfingerprintscansasnew“unlockyourphone”,soyouneedn'tworryaboutinformationbeingstolen.WhatdoIwantmyponetobeabletodo?Iwantittobespecial.Forexample,Iwillshouttomyphoneacrosstheroom“Givemedirectionstothemarket”anditpullsupthedirectionsandsendsthemtomyprinter.Isitpossible?Yes.Maybesomedaycellphoneswillbeabletochangeintorobotsandwalkourdogsandcleanourhousestoo.Whoknows?Inthelast30yearswehavegonefromhardlyknowingwhatacellphonewastosurfingtheinternetwithexcellentcellphones.Itishardtobelievethattechnologyisadvancingasquicklyasitis,withnoendinsight.In5yearsthetechnologyoftodaywillbeathingofthepast,andtheworldwon'tlookbackonebit.1、Welearnfromthetextthatcellphones（）inthefuture.candoanumberofjobsyouwantittodoonlydotheworkweoncethoughtofdon'tlookliketoday'scellphonesatallcanpayforwhateveryouwanttobuy2、Theunderlinedphrase“overthehorizon”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“()”.arrivingastimegoeswhatpeopleallhopewhatweworkhardforcominginashorttime3、Ifone'seyescanisdonebyhiscellphone,().hispictureiskeptinitforeverhisinformationwon'tbelosthiscellphoneonlyserveshishiscellphonewon'tbestolen4、Whatisspecialaboutyourfuturecellphone?Itworksasarobotdoes.Youcanspeakloudlytoit.Itcangiveyouinformation.Itcanwarnyououtofdanger.2Indiahasmanyfestivals,withsomecelebrationsthatlastforweeks.However,noneofthemcomeevenclosetoHoli,India'smostcolorfulandfunfestival.Celebratedonthedayfollowingthefullmoonthisyear'sfestivalhappenstobeonMarch19th.AswithmostIndiafestivals,thisonealsohasmanydifferentfolkstories.Mostofthethemcenteraroundthesuccessofgoodoverevil.Themostpopularoneisaboutaking,whohateshissonPrahladaforlovingthecreatoroftheUniverse-LordVishnu.Wheneveryattempttostophimfails,hissister,Holikabelievedtobeimmuneto（免于）fire,joinsintheeffortbyinvitingtheyoungboytositwithherinsideahugefire.HelpedbythepowerofLordWishnu,Prahladaescapessafely,whiletheevilHolikaisburnedtodeath.Torememberthisevent,hugeoutdoorfiresarelitinthenighbeforeHoliinordertocleantheairofevilspiritsandtocelebratethedeathoftheevil.Sowhat'ssogreataboutthisday?Whiletherearesomefunparades（游行）andfolksongsanddanceperformances,themostfunofalliswalkingtothestreetsandsplashing（潑灑）peoplewithwatergunsanddrycolorsandevencoveringthemwithentirebucketsofcoloredwater.Onthisday,everythingandeverybodyisfiregame,nomatterhowoldorhowyoung.Ataboutmidday,thesplashingcomestoanendandpeoplelivingclosetooceansorriversusuallytakeabathinthewatertocleanthemselvesbeforegoinghometoadelicioushome-madebigdinnerandawell-deservedshortsleep,followingthisfulldayoffunandactivities.1、Thetextmainlytalksabout().differentkindsofIndianfestivalsHoli-theIndianfestivalofcolorswhyIndianhassomanyfestivalswhentocelebratetheIndianfestival-Holi2、WhydoesthekingdislikehissonPrahlada?BecausePrahladadoesn'tlovehim.BecausePrahladaisrudetoHolika.BecausePrahladabelieveinLordVishnu.BecausePrahladaconcentratesonhisownsuccess.3、Prahladagetsoutofdanger().withthehelpofLordVishnubecauseofhisgoodluckbybeatinghisauntHolikausinghisamazingtalent4、Theunderlinedphrase“fairgame”inParagraph3referstoapersonwho（）.playsgamesfairlyenjoyssplashingpeopleplaysatrickonothersistheaimofanattack3ThephonerangontheFridaybeforethefirstdayofschoolatLaCanadaHighSchool.Itwasarecordingofourprincipal（校長）Soundingserious,shesaidthatschoolwascancelledonMondayandwouldbeputoffuntilTuesday.ThiswasbecauseofthefireintheLaCanada-Flintridgeareaandmyschoolwasbeingusedasashelter（避難所）forthosewhosehouseswerethreatened.OnMondayevening,Iwaspreparingformybigday.Myredbackpackwasfilledwithnewnotebooks.Thenthephonerang.Againarecordingoftheprincipaltoldmetostayathome.Icouldfeelmyanxietygrowinginsideofme.Whenwasschoolgoingtostart?FinallyiswasWednesday-therealfirstdayofschool.IwalkedontocampusfeelingnervouseventhoughIhadwalkedonthesamegroundsfortwoyearsbecausethemiddleschoolwasnextdoor.Everythinglookedandfeltdifferentinhighschool-themiddleschoolbuildinglookedlikeanoldmemory.Ilookedatmyschedule.ThefirstperiodwasGerman.ItookadeepbreathasIopenedthedoortomyfirstclass.OurGermanteacherwasveryfriendly.ThoughIwasexcitedthatIwouldgettoknowpeopleputofmygrade,Iwasalittlescaredtoo.Ididn'tknowhowjuniorsacted.Theymightbenicebutthenagaintheymightbebullies(恃強(qiáng)凌弱者)。Thefourthperiodusedtobethetimetohavelunchbackinmiddleschool,butnotanymore.Wehaveonemoreperiodbeforelunch.WhenIfinallygottomeetmyfriendstoeatlunchonceagain,Ifelthappy.Thefamiliarplaceandpeoplebroughtbackmemoriesoflastyearaswecaughteachotherupinthesummer.Afterlunch,IwenttomyEnglishclass.1、Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe“()”.ThecallofmyprincipalMyfirstdayofhighschoolMydifferentfeelingsabouthighschoolMyclassesinmiddleschool2、Theauthorfinallybeganhisorherfirstdayofhighschoolon().MondayTuesdayWednesdayFriday3、Thefirstdayofschoolwasdelayedmainlybecause().theschoolwasdamagedbythefirethefirelefttheschoolforanotherusenotallstudentswerereadyforschoolthestudentswouldbeindangeratschool4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?Theauthorfelthappywhentoldagaintostayathome.Whenmeetingjuniors,theauthordidn'tknowhowtoactwell.Theauthorwasnervousbecauseofthestrangeschoolonthefirstday.Thelunchinthedininghallcalleduphisorherhappymemoriesoflastyear.Haveyouheardoftheterm“tweenager”?It'sthenewexpressionbeingusedintheUKtodescribekidsateither8-12or10-13yearsold.Whyarethemediasuddenlyreferringtokidsinthisway?Well,moreandmorecompaniesarebeginningtocreateproductsandservicesfortweenagers.TheDisneyCompanysellstheHannahMontanaTVshow,musicandfilmtotweenagersandtheirparents.TheHighSchoolMusicalseriesoffilmsisalsointendedfortweenagers.So,it'sallaboutsales,whichtellsustweenagersmusthavemovemoney,freedomandinfluenceupontheirparentsthanthey'veeverhadbefore.MostkidsintheUKtodaygetmorepocketmoneythanbefore.Parentshavemoremoneytogivetheirkids,sinceparentsarehavingfewerchildrenonaveragethaninthepast.Inaddition,thedivorcerate（離婚率）intheUKiscontinuallyrisingandparentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildrenthantheyusedto,somanyofthemtrytocompensatebybuyingpresentsfortheirchildren.Youmaywonderhowtweenagershavemorefreedomthanbefore.Well,UKkidsaremuchmorefamiliarwithmediaandcomputers,throughwhichtheylearnmoreaboutlifeandtheworld.UKtweenagersneverusedtobeworriedaboutspendingmoneyonclothesandfashionaccessories（飾品）.Someofthemthinkit'sveryimportanttolookfashionable.Sowhatdoestweenagerfashionlooklike?It'slotsofbrightcolours,particularlypink.Thereareusuallyplentyofaccessories.Surelynoneoftheaboveisagoodthing,isit?Canitreallybehealthyforustoencouragekidstobelikeadultsatsuchayoungage?Arewestealingchildhoodsinreturnformoney?Well,IthinktheUKgovernmentshouldmakestrictlawspreventingcompaniesfrommarketingtheirproductsandservicestochildren.Whatisthemainreasonwhytheterm“tweenager”cameout?Peoplewanttodividethegroupsofchildrenmoreexactly.Itisafashiontodividechildrenintodifferentgroups.Childreninthisagegrouphavemoremoneyandfreedom.ChildreninthisagearegrouphavemoreinfluenceonsocietyTheunderlinedword“compensate”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“()”.makeuplookupcareabouttalkaboutUKkidsgettheinformationaboutfashionthrough().theDisneyCompanymediaandtheInternettheirdivorcedparentstheUKgovernmentAccordingtothetext,whichisNOTafeatureoftweenagersinBritaintoday?TheyhavemorepocketmoneythanbeforeTheyhavemorefreedomtodowhattheylike.Theyarepayingcloseattentiontofashion.Theypreferdarkcolourstobrightones.Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutproductsandservicesfortweenagers?Tweenageproductsandservicesshouldbeencouraged.Itisverynecessarytorulethetweenagemarket.Parentsshouldneverbuypresentsfortheirchildren.Kidsshouldbeencouragedtobelikeadultsatayoungage.5Whatisyourfriendlifespan?Itishowlongyouremaininfriendshipwithsomeoneuntilyouliveawayfromeachotherforsomereasons.Somepeopleremainfriendsforalifetime,butsomedostayapart.Soamongthosefriendsyouhavemade,whoisyourbestfriend?Isyourbestfriendinjuniorschoolstillyourbestfriendnow?Oryouhavelosttouchwitheachothersinceyouwenttodifferenthighschools.Perhapsyouhaveanotherbestfriendnow.However,thebestfriendsinourlifetimeareoftenouroldfriends.Girlsusuallyaregoodatkeepingintouchwitholdfriends.Theyusuallymakefriendsforlife,andtheyevensharetheirsecretswiththeirbestfriends.Butforaman,usuallyhisdrinkingpartnersbecomehisclosefriends.Butthereisasayingthat“OldisGold”.Usuallyyourchildhoodfriendsandschoolfriendsaretheonlyfriendsyouwilleverhaveforyourlifetime.Yourcolleagues,yourdrinkingpartners,orclubfriendswillcomeandgo,andwhenyouareinneedofhelp,youroldfriendswillalwaysstandbyyou.Evenifyoucallyourhighschoolfriendafter15yearsofnotcallingandaskhimforafavor,hewillmostprobablygiveyouahand.Hemightnoteventhinkthatyouarecallingafter15years,andthatisforaskingafavor.Hewillfeelsogoodhearingyourvoicethathewilldoanythinghecantohelpyou.Then,whydoweforgetthem?Whydoweforgettocallthemontheirbirthdays?Nomatterhowlongourfriendlifespanwouldbefornewfriends,weshouldalwaystrytokeepintouchwithouroldfriends.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Girlsaremorelikelytokeeplong-lostingfriendshipthanmen.Sincewehavenewfriends,wewillloseouroldfriends.Friendshipwillneverlastwhenfriendsstayawayfromeachother.

Foraman,drinkingpartnersarealwayshisbestfriends.Accordingtothepassage,whowillmostprobablyforever?Ournewcolleagues.Ourschoolfriends.Ourdrinkingpartners.Ourclubfriends.beourfriendsinParagraph3Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“OldisGoldbeourfriendsinParagraph3Oldpeoplearemuchwise.Oldfriendsknowusbetter.Oldthingsareveryexpensive.Oldfriendsareveryimportant.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe().WhatIstheFriendLifespanOldFriendsandNewFriendsHowtoAskYourFriendsforhelpNeverForgetYourOldFriends6TheMississippiRiverflowsdownthemiddleoftheUnitedStatestotheGulfofMexicoRightnow,meltedsnowandheavyrainsfromthenortharemovingsouth.TheresulthasbeenwhatsomepeoplearecallingtheworstfloodingineightlyyearsinthestatesalongtheMississippi.InLouisiana,engineersareworkingtokeepfloodwatersawayfromtwobigcities—NewOrieansandBatonRouge.NewOrleansisstillrecoveringfromthefailureofitsfloodcontrolsduringHurricaneKatrinain2005.AplantodirectsomeofthewaterintotheMorganzaSpillway（泄洪道）meansfloodingrichfarmlandsinanotherpartofthestate.Asmanyastwenty-fivethousandpeoplemayhavetoleaveareasthatwouldbeflooded.TheMorganzaSpillwayisaboutseventy-fivekilometersupriverfromBatonRouge,thestatecapital.Thespillwayisathirty-two-kilometer-longchannelthatcantakewatersfromtheMississippitoanotherriversystem.Thespillwaywasusedonlyoncebefore,in1973.Lastweek,theArmyCorpsofEngineersexplodedathree-kilometerwideholealonganearthenleveeinMissouri.Theydidthattoprotectrivertownsintwootherstates,KentuckyandIllinois.Butfifty-twothousandhectaresoffarmlandwerefloodedasaresult.TheAmericaninsuranceindustrysaysnaturaldisastershavealreadycausedfivebilliondollarsindamagethisyear.Arecordnumberoftornadoes(龍卷風(fēng))hitalongapathformTexastoGeorgia.Thestormskilledmorethantowhundredpeopleinsicstates.Atthesametime,stateslikeTexasandOklahomaareexperiencingextremelydryweatherandhighwindsthathavecausedwildfires.1What'sthemainideaofthetext?ATheMississippiRiverfloodsAmerica'sheartland.BThemorganzaSpillwayplaysagreatroleincontrollingfloods.DThestormscausehugelossesinAmericaeachyear.TheseriousfloodinginAmerica()AhitNewOrleansandBatonRougeBwastakentoanotherriversystemCburstthroughathree-kilometer-wideholeDwascausedbymeltedsnowandheavyrainsfromthenorthWhatcanbeinferredfromthetext?ATheMorganzaSpillwayhasbeenusedtwicetillnow.BEngineersattempttoprotectNewOrleansfrombeinghitbyfloodsCUptotwentythousandAmericanswillleavetheirhomeland.DTheAmericaninsuranceindustrywillpayforallthedamagesTheunderlinedword“l(fā)evee”inParagraphprobablymeans”()”AislandBdamCtownDfarmland7AbigquestionthatkeepscomingupnowadaysinChinaisjusthowtechnologyhasaffectedthereadinghabitsoftheChinese.Dopeoplestillprefertoreadbooksintraditionalstyle,oraremostpeoplereadingthroughnewmediaformats(形式)?InordertohaveamorethoraoughunderstandingofreadingintheInternetAge,ateamofCRIreportersvisitedthelargestlibraryinAsia,andoneofthelargestintheworld.TheNationalLibraryofChina,otherwiseknownastheNLC,isconvenientlylocatedinnorthwesternBeijing.AspartoftheNLC'sexpansion,andinkeepingupwiththeever-changingpaceoftechnology,theDigitalLibraryofChinaopenedtothepublic.It'sastate-of-the-artbuildingthatsitsrightinthemiddleoftheNLCgrounds.Thismodernstylebuildingcomescompletewithcomputerroomsandaspaciouspeacefulstudyhallwhereonecanreadandresearchforhoursonendwithoutbeingdisturbed.WangZhigengistheDirectoroftheDepartmentforDigitalResourcesandServicesattheNLC.Withthelibrary'sdemographicinmind,Wangsays,"Themiddle-agedandtheseniorreaderspreferpaperbooks,butyoungpeoplebornafter1980arenowaccustomedto"readingonthescreen,"sopeoplenowhavedifferentchoicesaccordingtotheirreadingpreference.Forourlibrary,whatwecandoistoprovideallkindsofformatsfordifferentpeople."Sowhatkindsofpeoplearetakingadvantageofthemulti-facetedlibrary?OnepersonisMaZhiqing,apost-graduatestudentfromNorthChinaElectricPowerUniversity.Shelikesreadingbothfromtraditionalandelectronicsources.Shesays,"TheInternetcanprovidemewiththelatestinformation,butwecanalsoonlygetcertaininformationfromtraditionalbooks."Perhapsreadingfromanelectronicsourceratherthanfromapaperbookisagenerationalthing.Itseemsyoungerpeopleactuallydoprefertoreadfromnewmediaformats,andolderfolkstendtostickwithwhattheygrewupwith.ChengYuzhangisaretiredengineerfromtheRailwayMinistrywholikestovisitthelibrarywheneverhecan.Hesays,"IpreferthetraditionalpaperbookbecauseIamusedtoitaftersomanyyears,butIdohopethatinthefutureIcanreadonline,justlikeyoungerpeople."Technologyhaschangedourreadinghabitsoverthepastdecade.Ithasalsohadasevereinfluenceonpublishing.SowhatkindofinfluencehasnewtechnologyhadonChina'spublishingindustry?1.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe“()”.ATheReadingHabitsoftheChineseBReadingintheInternetSgeCTheDigitalLibraryofChinaDAsurveyofReadingPreference2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMaZhiqing?ASheisteachinginauniversityofChinaatpresent.BShecanmakegooduseoftheDigitalLibraryofChinaCSheisatypicalexampleoftraditionalreaders.DSheprefersgettinginformationfromtheInternet.Fromtheparagraphwecaninferthat()ApaperbookswillbeoutofdateinthenearfutureBpaperbooksandelectronicbookswillgohandinhandCtechnologyhasgreatlyimprovedChina'spublishingindustryDDLCIsopentoonlythosewhohavegoodcomputerskillsHowisthepassagedeveloped?AByinterviewingpeople.BBygivingexamplesCByreasoningDBycomparingopinions.8Mydog'snameisMoses,andhewasgiventousseveralmonthsagobysomeonewhojusthadnotimeforhim.AsIhavegottentoknowMoses,Ifindthatheisverytrainable.Heisalovingsweetdogthatjustwantssomeattention.I'veworkedwithhimformonthsandnowhesits,dance,shakeshands,anddoessomuchmore.Whenmyhusbandwasleavinghomethismorning,mydogshookhistailaroundhim,whichcausedmyhusbandlesshappy,thenheshoutedatthedogandhurriedout,sothepoordogwanderedtoacornertohideandcry.Iwokeuptothefactthatmyhusbandwasrunninglateforwork.But,afterall,Moseswasjusttryingtohelp一tomakemyhusbandhappy.Ittookmealittlewhiletogetthattailtoshakeagain.ThreeweeksbeforeChristmasin2010atabout2:00inthemorning,mydogwokeusupoutofasoundsleepbecausesomeonewasknockingatourdoor.Herushedinfrontofusasiftoprotectus.Itwasalocalpoliceofficerinformingusthatmyfather-in-lowhadcalledthepolicebecauseheforgotournumber.Mymother-in-lowhadsufferedabrainhemorrhage（溢血）andwasinhospital.Wethankedtheofficer,closedthedoorandranout.Mymother-in-lowdied.Whilewewerebusywiththefuneral（葬禮），someonetriedtobreakintoourhouse,but,onceagain,ourlittledogsavedtheday.Ourcurtainsweredamaged,butnoonegotin.Whenwegothome,wefoundpartsofourcurtainslyingonthefloorandthedogverytired.Ofcourse,wehuggedhim,gavehimatreatandinformedthepoliceoftheattemptedbreak-in.TheofficeragreedwithusthatMosesdidagreatjob.Thelongerwestaytogether,themoreIlovemydog.EverydayIamremindedwhyIlovehimsomuch.It'samazingthathefinallyhasalovinghome.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“wokeupto“inParagraphprobablymean?AHopedBRealizedCForgotDEncouraged2Whywastheauthor'shusbandunhappythatmorning?AHewaslateforworkBHehatedMosesCMosesshookhistailaroundhimDHehadsomethinglostWecanlearnfromthetextthat()Atheauthor'shusbanddoesn'tlikethedogatallBtheauthor'smotherwastakentothehospitalbythepoliceCnothingwasstolenfromtheauthor'shouseDthedoghadbeenhomelessbeforetheauthorgothimWecanlearnfromParagraph4thatthedogisvery()AlazyBweakCfunnyDbrave9Robinsonwasborninapoorfamily.Atseven,hehadtopickcoalinadesertedminenearhishome,andthenhesoldwhathehadpickedandearnedafewcoinstohelphisparents.Hehadnoschooling,forbeingtoopoortoaffordschoolfees.Whenhewasfifteen,heworkedasaservantinaschool.Seeingotherchildrenstudyingintheclassroom,hefeltsorryforhimself.Inthedaytime,afterhefinishedsweepingandcleaning,hecouldstandbythewindowoutsidetheclassroomtryingtocatchwhattheteachersaid.Atnight,hetriedhisbesttotememberwhathelearnedduringtheday.Heworedsohardatthelessonthathesometimeshadonlythreeorfourhours'sleep.Themorehelearned,thegreaterinteresthehad.Amathsteacherdiscoveredhimandcametolikethisdiligent（勤奮的）boyandallowedhimtositatthebackoftheclass.Inoneexam,hecamefirstingradeinthewholeschool.Hewouldhavebeengiventhescholarshipifhehadbeenaregularstudentoftheschool.Robinsonstruggledthroughsixlongyearswithhisstudyofmathsandwroteseveralarticleswhichcaughttheattentionofsomeuniversityprofessors.Theyappreciated（欣賞）hisdiligenceaswellashiscleverness.Togivehimthebetterchance,theyhiredhimasalibrarian（圖書管理員）andofferedhimfreeguidance.Robinsonwasfilledwithjoy,forhefeltthatbeforehimtherewasabroadroadleadingtosuccess.（）1.Whenhewasveryyoung,Robinsondidn'tgotoschoolbecause.therewasnoschooltherehisfamilywaspoortheschooldidn'twanthimhedidn'tlikeschool()2.Whenhewasateenager,Robinson.gotachancetoattendschoolwasforcedtoleaveschoollivedinaschoolworkedinaschool()3.Attheendofthestory,Robinsonwassurethathe.wouldnolongerworryabouthisfuturelifewouldworkinthelibraryforalongtimewouldbecomesuccessfulinbusinesswouldachievesuccessfulinmaths()4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.DiligenceLeadstoSuccessClevernessMakesSuccessRobinson'sChildhoodRobinson'sEarlyEducation10SanFranciscoisagreatcity.It'slovelyandfriendly,andhasmanyactivitiesforyoutodo.FindsomeeducationalactivitiesandprogramsinSanFranciscoforthissummer.TheSanFranciscoSchool:SummerProgramTherearesummercampsforchildrenfrompre-kindergartentomiddleschoolattheSanFranciscoSchool.WithprogramslikeFearlessWriting,Crafting,Re-makingClothing,RiverCamp,MusicandTheaterandsoon,thisisagreatplaceforchildrentoleanandhavefuninthesummer.Registration（注冊(cè)）startsinthespring.Ifyouwanttoknowmore,call415-749-4550.SanFranciscoAreInstituteCommunityEducationBothchildrenandeldersarewelcometosignupforallsortsofartclassesallyearround,suchasAdultContinuingEducation,PrecollegeprogramsandtheyoungArtistProgram.Visititswetsiteforschedules,classtypes,agegroupsandmore,orcall415-749-4500.SanFranciscoUniversityHighSchool:SummerProgramThisisagreatprogrampreparingkidsforcollege.Academics（學(xué)術(shù)知識(shí)）inthemorningandsocialclassessuchasdrama,sportsandmusicintheafternoon.Therearealsofunactivitiessuchasafieldda,apartynight,atalentshowandmuchmore.30-35tenth-gradechildrenareselectedeachsummer.Youhavetofilloutanapplicationform.Call415-749-4558toknowmore.RudolfSteinerCollege:SummerProgramsRudolfSteinerhassummerprogramsforteacherswhowanttotakecoursessuchasEducationProgram,Languages,Artsandsoon.RegistrationisatthebeginningofApril.Call415-749-4560formoreinformation.Theseactivitiesandprogramsareusuallypopular,andyoushouldpayattentiontothetimefortheregistration.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat()Athepre-schoolkidscan'tjointhesummercampsBthereisnosummercampaboutmusicandtheaterCkidsandadultscanattendartclassesinanyseasonDyoucansignupaRe-makingClothingprograminsummerWhichofthefollowinghasitstimetableonitswebsite?ATheSanFranciscoSchool:SummerProgramBSanFranciscoArtInstituteCommunityEducation.CRudolfSteinerCollege:SummerPrograms.RudolfSteinerCollege'ssummerprogramsaredesignedfor()AkidswhoaregoingtokindergartenBhighschoolstudentswhoarepreparingforexamsCteacherswhowanttomakesomeimprovenmentDparentswhowanttotakefurthereducationIfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutafielddayoratalentshowyoushouldcall（）A415-749-4558B.415-749-4550C415-749-4500D415-749-456011Houseplantsdomorethanjustbrightenuparoomwithcolorandlivingenergy.Alongwithbeingpleasingtotheeye,theybringrealhealthbenefitstoyourbody.Notonlycanindoorplantshelpwithheadaches,stressandreduceclods,butalsotheycanhelpkeeptheairclean.AstudyinAmericafoundthatcommonhouseplantscouldimproveairquality.Itwasreportedthathouseplantswereabletoremoveupto87percentofairtoxins（有毒物質(zhì)）in24hours.Houseplantsmakepeoplefeelcalmerandmoreopimistic（樂觀的），saysBrunoCortis,aprofessorfromUniversityofChicago.Interestingly,hesaysthatstudieshaveshownthathospitalpatientswhofaceawindowwithagardenviewrecovermorequicklythanthosewhohavetolookatawall.AccordingtothestudyofanagricultureuniversityinNorway,indoorplantscanreducetiredness,coughs,sorethroatsandothercold-relatedillnessesbymorethan30percent,byincreasinghumidity(溫度)levelsanddecreasingdust.MoreandmorecompaniesandfactoriesarebeginningtorealizethataddingtoonestudypublishedinRehabilitationLiterature,adesigncompanyplacedplantsinitsofficeandnoemployeeswouldbemorethan45feetfromgreenplants.Theresult?Companyadministratorssaidtheynoticedmorecreativityandincreasedproductivityintheiremployees.Ofcourse,someplantsanrepoisonousandshouldhehandledwithcare,ornotatallifyouhavesmallchildren.Watchoutfortheplantsyouchoose,andyoucanenjoyallthebenefitsthataddingplantstoyourhomewillbring.1HouseplantshavethefollowingfunctionsExcept()AmakingpeoplephysicallyhealthyBmakingpeoplementallyhealthyCcreatingapleasantenvironmentDcuringheadaches,coldsandstressHowcanhouseplantskeeptheaircleanaccordingtothetext?ATheyincreasehumiditylevelsBTheyabsorbCo2intheairCTheyremovepollutantsintheairDTheyhelpbrightenuptheroom.Bymentioningthefindingofsomestudies,Brunoemphasizesthathouseplants().AshouldbeplacedinpatientsroomsBbringhealthbenefitstopatientsChelppeopledevelopahappiermindDcanreducecold-relatedillnessesWecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat()AsomeplantsareunfittobekeptatomeByoungchildrenshouldbekeptawayfromhouseplantsCcrea