Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?  A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic  watch to show the day, month , and date. Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history. Today, it is so hard to get and original  watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $200,000 for one.  These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color1, fashionable style and new uses in the 1920s. The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd. Because the number of the original watches is very limited, owning such a watch will make you feel very special.  Today, you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement. It has a 24-jewel mechanical  movement, the kind desired by watch collectors. The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor  so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand. The watch comes in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it. To get a watch in such a perfect design means to get a chance to know a piece of watch-making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position.  You can get the watch either in person or by mail at an affordable price. You will also receive good service form the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within 30 days. Don't miss the chance to realize your dream. The passage is probably taken from a   _   . A) report B) magazine C) text book D) science book
B


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I had the meanest mother in the world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast.I had to have cereal, eggs and toast.Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich.As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'.But at least I was not alone in my suffering.My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did. My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing.We had to wear clean clothes every day.Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace   because she made our clothes herself, just to save money. The worst is yet to come.We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning.So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law.She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us.Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing.My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks.None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout  . She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children.I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world. It can be inferred from the passage that  _  . A) the writer's family lived a miserable life B) all the other kids studied better than the writer C) Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law D) the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
(Answer)
D


Ques: I am an e-mail user.When I first started to use the e-mail system. I used to read all my e-mail.I didn't have much mail.1 was very excited about receiving any e-mail.I gave my friends my e-mail address.Soon I had more mail than 1 wanted.Some of the mail was junk mail.1 was worried.I didn't want my mail to control me. I've tried some methods to help me get control of my mail.First,I check my mail at the same time every day.Also I try to allow myself only 15-20 minutes every day to process my e-mail.This doesn't always work,but I try.Sometimes I save the messages.Sometimes I just read them,maybe answer a few,and then delete them.Sometimes I'm not at all interested in a message,so I don't even open it.I delete it right away.This is very much the way I go through the mail that the postal service delivers to my home. These methods are very simple.I have some friends who are very clever with computers.From time to time, _ teach me new tricks for managing my e-mail.I've also learned to transfer some messages to a disk so they don't fill up my mail files .Then I can read them later and maybe use them in my work.I'm still amazed at what e-mail can do for me! I'm still worried,however,about having too much to read. Which of the following does NOT belong to the ways of the writer's dealing with his mail? A) Saving the message B) Just reading more C) Deleting some D) Passing some into friends
Ans: D


Question: (2013*,B)On a sunny day last August,Tim heard some shouting.Looking out to the sea carefully,he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea. Two 12yearold boys,Christian and Jack,rowed out a boat to search for a football.Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters,a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water.The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore.But they were no match for _ and the boat was out of control. Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head,"Tim recalls ."I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line." Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water.Every 500 yards or so,he raised his head to judge his progress."At one point,I considered turning back," he says."I wondered if I was putting my life at risk."After 30 minutes of struggling,he was close enough to yell to the boys,"Take down the umbrella!" Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella.Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat.He took over rowing,but the waves were almost too strong for him. "Let's aim for the pier ,"Jack said.Tim turned the boat toward it.Soon afterward,waves crashed over the boat,and it began to sink."Can you guys swim?"he cried."A little bit,"the boys said. Once they were in the water,Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs.Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys'faces. "Are we almost there?"they asked again and again."Yes,"Tim told them each time. After 30 minutes,they reached the pier. Why did Tim raise his head regularly? A) To take in enough fresh air. B) To consider turning back or not. C) To check his distance from the boys. D) To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.
Answer:
C