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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

One morning a few years ago，Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept. For this busy man，it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work，he might wear himself out and die an early death.
Only after a week's leave—during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach—was Rudenstine able to return to work.
In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. Surprisingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying:“I am so busy.”
We say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress. The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. To be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax—this has become the model of a successful life.
Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing us with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom.
How have we allowed this to happen? I believe it is this: we have forgotten the Sabbath, the day of the week—for followers of some religions—for rest and praying. It is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful. It is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals，walk and sleep. It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world.
Rest is a spiritual and biological need；however，in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities，we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest. The Sabbath gives us permission to stop work. In fact, “Remember the Sabbath ”is more than simply permission to rest；it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow.

1.
The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “______”.
1. A.
  a signal of stress
2. B.
  a warning of danger
3. C.
  a sign of age
4. D.
  a spread of disease
2.
According to Paragraph 4,a successful person is one who is believed to ____.
1. A.
  be able to work without stress
2. B.
  be more talented than other people
3. C.
  be more important than anyone else
4. D.
  be busy working without time to rest
3.
Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they ____.
1. A.
  think that taking a rest means lacking ambitions
2. B.
  fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life
3. C.
  fail to realize that religions force them to rest
4. D.
  think that taking a rest means being lazy
4.
What is the main idea of this passage?
1. A.
  We should balance work with rest.
2. B.
  The Sabbath givers us permission to rest.
3. C.
  It is silly for anyone to say “I am so busy.”
4. D.
  We should be available to our family and friends.

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos（混乱）to "the table of world power" though at a cost of democratic principles.
He doesn't care about civil liberties; he doesn't care about free speech; he cares about stability. But Putin, 55, is enormously popular in Russia, presiding over a resurgent economy based on income from oil and natural gas. On the other hand, stability is what Russia needed and that's why Russians adore（爱戴）him.
Time magazine said on its Web site that Putin, the son of a factory worker had led Russia with persistence, a sharp vision and a sense that he showed the spirit of "Mother Russia".
The selection came days after Putin announced a plan to hold onto power after his term ends next year. Putin said on Monday that if his close ally(盟友），Dmitry Medvedev, won the presidency, he would serve as Medvedev’s prime minister. "Putin has put his country back on the map. And he intends to redraw it himself,"Time said. "He will continue to lead his country as its prime minister and attempt to transform it into a new kind of nation, beholden to neither East nor West."
Time said the person of the year distinction, which it has awarded since 1927, is not an endorsement（支持）or a popularity prize but a recognition of the individuals and forces that shape the world. "At significant cost of, the principles and ideas that free nations prize, (Putin) has performed an extraordinary feat of leadership in placing stability on a nation that has rarely known it and brought Russia back to the table of world power. For that reason, Vladimir Putin is Time's 2007 Person of the Year," the magazine said.
Time had earlier selected four other Kremlin leaders for the distinction: Stalin, who was chosen twice, Nikita Khrushchev, Yuri Andropov and Mikhail Gorbachev.

1.
What does the underlined word "feat" in Para 5 probably mean?
1. A.
  Style.
2. B.
  Level.
3. C.
  Standard.
4. D.
  Achievement.
2.
What's the major reason why Putin becomes popular in Russia?
1. A.
  His successful economy policy
2. B.
  His outstanding ability of politics
3. C.
  His great contributions to Russian economy and social stability.
4. D.
  His wisdom of changing the world.
3.
What may be the best title of the passage?
1. A.
  Putin-Time magazine’s person of the year 2007
2. B.
  Putin-a world power leader
3. C.
  Putin-a beloved Russian president
4. D.
  Putin-an honorable Russian president
4.
What can we inter from the passage?
1. A.
  Russia, including the former Soviet Union, has been one of the major countries named person of the Year so far.
2. B.
  Only an individual can be named Person of the Year nowadays.
3. C.
  Putin played an important role in Russian social and economic troubles.
4. D.
  Medvedev will certainly be elected Russian President on March 3.

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself. There is one particular story that he always told with great delight.
In his early days as a lawyer, Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal(法律的)cases. During one of these trips, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him. The stranger looked at the tall clumsy(笨拙的)lawyer and said that he had something he believed belonging to Lincoln. Lincoln was a bit puzzled. He had never seen the man before. He didn’t see how a total stranger could have something of his. Lincoln asked how this could be. The stranger pulled out a penknife and began to explain. Many years before, he had been given the pocketknife. He had been told to keep it until he was able to find a man uglier than himself.
Lincoln’s eyes always sparked when he reached this part of the story. The story always brought smiles to the faces of those who heard it. The tale itself was funny. But even more delightful was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself.

1.
This passage is about .
1. A.
  a stranger and his strange knife
2. B.
  Lincoln’s favorite story
3. C.
  meeting stranger in a train
4. D.
  Lincoln’s favorite penknife
2.
From the story we can infer that the stranger in the train
1. A.
  liked to make friends
2. B.
  liked to tell jokes
3. C.
  collected penknives
4. D.
  was not handsome
3.
Lincoln was given the pocketknife for
1. A.
  his appearance
2. B.
  a good laugh
3. C.
  being a lawyer
4. D.
  being good-humored
4.
Which of the following statements is right?
1. A.
  Lincoln, even though great, was not proud.
2. B.
  Lincoln was a great and proud man.
3. C.
  Lincoln lacked self-respect.
4. D.
  Lincoln had a good sense of humor.
5.
What does the word “sparked” in the last paragraph mean?
1. A.
  闪耀
2. B.
  暗淡
3. C.
  无神
4. D.
  忧伤

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

During the week days,they are luckily busy office people; but on weekends,they are just a brood of(一窝)stay home animals.A recent survey shows that office workers in China prefer quiet and easy ways to spend their weekends.
In the survey,conducted by job seeking and offering website Zhaopin.com,32.8 percent of the 6000 respondents choose to stay home at weekends and have a good rest,the Beijing Morning Post reported.
Twenty percent use their days off to do housework. And only 19.3 percent are willing to have fun during the break time from work.Their first choice of fun is shopping. Other choices,though practiced by few,include meeting friends,accompanying the children,trips to the suburbs,and lessons for more skills. When they go shopping,54.5 percent of the white collars actually shop in supermarkets,while 27.9 percent attend other stores,especially when discounts are offered. These activities don’t seem to cost much,as 60 percent spend average less than 200 yuan(US$26)during weekends,and 30 percent no more than 500 yuan.
When asked whom they would spend the weekends with,about 40 percent mention their partners,and 30 percent prefer a weekend all by themselves.Less than 20 percent hang out with friends. Only 5.8 percent would kill the time with their colleagues.This is because we tend to avoid too many personal contacts with our coworkers when we don’t have to work with them,according to some experts

1.
How many of the office workers who are the respondents do the housework at weekends?
1. A.
  1968
2. B.
  1158
3. C.
  1200
4. D.
  1674
2.
Why will less than ten percent of office workers kill the time with their colleagues at weekends?
1. A.
  Because they can’t spare time to play with them
2. B.
  Because they tend to avoid too many personal contacts with them when they don’t have to
3. C.
  Because they have many things to deal with at weekends
4. D.
  Because some experts suggest they should not keep in touch with their colleagues
3.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey?
1. A.
  There is the same percentage about people preferring a weekend all by themselves and people spending no more than 500 yuan during weekends
2. B.
  Most office workers can’t afford things in supermarkets,so they prefer to attend other stores,especially when discounts are offered
3. C.
  More than one fifth of office workers like to hang out with friends
4. D.
  All the office workers prefer to relax themselves and no one is willing to learn more skills
4.
What is the best title of the passage?
1. A.
  How to spend the weekends
2. B.
  Several ways of spending their weekends for office people
3. C.
  How to go shopping on the weekends for office people
4. D.
  Office people prefer easy weekends

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

A quarrel at home may result in your falling ill. Don’t laugh, it’s true. Family matters including living habits and even the way we speak have a big effect on our health, doctors say.
Wang Xiaoyu, a Senior 2 girl from Xichang, Sichuan Province, fainted (晕倒) in class when she heard her classmates quarrel at the top of their voices. Quarrels between her parents also put the girl into a coma. It is because she is suffering from depression (抑郁症), caused by bad relations at home, doctors explained.
“We don’t get sick or stay well by ourselves,” says Dr Robert Ferrer from the US. Ferrer shows that family forces may explain up to a quarter of health problems, in his recent research. The genes you get from your family may cause illness. If one of your parents has a heart attack, your risk of being affected may double. But effects on health are not only written in our DNA.
Unrelated people who live under the same roof also get similar problems. Diet, lifestyle and environment affect our health, too. Ferrer’s research also found that if teenagers feel they are ignored or unimportant at home they are more likely to get sick.
We may never fully understand all the effects that families have on our health. But just as individual (个别的) problems can have effects on others, a small improvement can have big benefits, Ferrer said.

1.
Which of the following can best explain why Wang Xiaoyu fainted in class?
1. A.
  Because her classmates often quarreled in class.
2. B.
  Because her parents used to quarrel.
3. C.
  Because of her depression caused by bad family relations.
4. D.
  Because her classmates shouted loudly at her.
2.
According to Dr Ferrer, which of the following statements is TRUE?
1. A.
  We get sick or stay well by ourselves.
2. B.
  Only the genes we get from our family have a big effect on our health.
3. C.
  Our health has nothing to do with diet, lifestyle and environment.
4. D.
  Teenagers who are ignored at home get sick more easily than those who are not.
3.
The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph2 probably means ________.
1. A.
  surprise
2. B.
  faint
3. C.
  tiredness
4. D.
  sadness
4.
The best title for this passage is ________.
1. A.
  Family relations.
2. B.
  The reasons why we get sick.
3. C.
  Family---- another cause to health
4. D.
  A research about health.

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

AAAGH! The Generation 90s is coming!
Wearing earphones, using complex Net language and constantly text messaging friends, the Gen-90s following the Gen-80s begin to make their world debut (初次登台).
Each generation or age group has its own symbols and lifestyle. Read on and judge for yourselves if you fit the Gen-90s group
Earphones
These little devices seem to grow on the heads of the Gen-90s. They might lead to MP3, MP4 or MP101 players, giving these young people a plugged-in, cool and perhaps self-addicted look, of course, life is not always music to the ears.
Martian language
They have created their own code-like online language. It’s a mixture of English, Japanese and Chinese that perhaps only Martians can understand. This is an imaginative generation, though they need to be careful to keep it out of their term papers.
Self-Portrait
Saying “cheese” to their own digital cameras is usual for this generation. A little bit of narcissism (自恋) never hurts anyone. It helps them reflect a little on their own lives．But be aware of the risks of posting private photos online.
Text-messaging
They can type their mobile phones as fast as they can speak. This is a generation that respects efficiency. However, oral communication is important and will never go out of style

1.
According to the passage, if you belong to the Gen-90s , you will ____________
1. A.
  just appreciate yourself and ignore others’ strengths
2. B.
  have your own symbols and lifestyle
3. C.
  have the same symbols and lifestyle of the Gen-80s．
4. D.
  like music and dance very much
2.
According to the text, the writer will choose ______ as a good example to the Gen-90
1. A.
  Li Hua likes music and always wearing ipod
2. B.
  Zhang Chao is not only an imaginative boy but do everything efficiently
3. C.
  Lily is a shy girl and she doesn’t like making friends
4. D.
  Fangfang likes being taken photos and often posting them on line
3.
According to this passage, which is FALSE?
1. A.
  Not all teens are cautious about posting photos．
2. B.
  They type their mobile phones so fast that it can catch the speed of speaking
3. C.
  The Gen-90s have a preference for some music players, and even regard them as a necessary part of life
4. D.
  They don’t use the cool and complex online language in formal writing
4.
The main idea of the passage is about________
1. A.
  the Gen-90s’ happy life
2. B.
  the difference between the Gen-80s and the Gen-90s
3. C.
  the Gen-90s’ unique lifestyle and some practical warnings
4. D.
  the similarities between the Gen-80s and the Gen-90s

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

One winter evening, a storekeeper was going to close up his shop. Suddenly he saw Seth, a lazy, good – for – nothing fellow grasp a pound of fresh butter and hid it in his hat. No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon exactly the right revenge(报复). He would punish the thief, and satisfy his own appetite for fun.
Seth had his hat on his head, and the butter in his hat. He was anxious to leave. However, the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink, took him by the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove. The grocer filled in the stove as many sticks of wood as he could. Seth already could feel the butter settling down closer to his hair, so he jumped up, declaring that he must go. “Sit down; don’t be in such a hurry,” replied the grocer, pushing him back into the chair again.
Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under the poor man’s hat. The fun-loving grocer kept on putting wood into the stove. Then, as if surprised, he remarked, “You seem to be sweating as if you were warm! Let me put your hat away for you.”
“No! ” exclaimed poor Seth at last, unable to stand it a moment longer. “ No, I must go; let me out.” A greasy (油腻的) waterfall of butter was now pouring down the poor man’s face and neck, dipping into his clothes, and trickling down his body into his boots. He was bathed in oil from head to toe. Just as Seth rushed out of the door, the grocer said , “ I believe the fun I’ve had out of you is worth the money, so I shan’t charge you for that pound of butter in your hat.”

1.
Why did Seth put the butter in his hat?
1. A.
  Because he didn’t want to pay for it.
2. B.
  Because he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.
3. C.
  Because he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.
4. D.
  Because he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.
2.
What is not the action that the grocer took as a revenge?
1. A.
  The grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.
2. B.
  The grocer offered to take off Seth’s hat.
3. C.
  The grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.
4. D.
  The grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.
3.
What was the purpose of the grocer’s hospitality(热情好客)？
1. A.
  He wanted to be kind to him.
2. B.
  He wanted to sell more of his goods.
3. C.
  He wanted to make friends with Seth
4. D.
  He wanted to take his revenge on Seth by making the butter in his hat melt.
4.
What is the best title of the passage?
1. A.
  Great Fun
2. B.
  The Right Revenge
3. C.
  A Fun-loving Grocer
4. D.
  A Foolish Customer

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

Before the early 1960’s people interested in the differing roles of the left and right hemispheres(半球) of the brain depended almost entirely on facts drawn from animal research, form studies of patients with one-sided brain damage. But it was possible to find out which brain hemisphere was most involved in speech and other functions in normal people by having them listen to two different words coming to the two ears at the same time. This became known as the “dichotic listening” procedure. When several word pairs are given in a row, people are unable to report them all, and most right-handers prefer to report, and report more correctly, words given to their right ears. This seems to be related to the fact that signals from the right ear, although sent to both hemispheres, are better sent to the left hemisphere which controls speech. People who have speech represented(回忆) in the right hemisphere, a very unusual occurrence even in left-handed people, more correctly report what their left ears hear.
In contrast to the right-ear advantage for speech, there is generally a left-ear advantage for another type of auditory(听觉的) signal: music. When right-handed people listen to melodic patterns they report them better from the left ear.

1.
Which of the following would be the most proper title for the passage?
1. A.
  An Introduction to Speech Damage in Patients with Brain Damage.
2. B.
  An Investigation into the Role of the Brain’s Hemispheres.
3. C.
  An Analysis of Left and Right-handed People.
4. D.
  An Examination of “Dichotic Listening”.
2.
The “dichotic listening” procedure could best be described as hearing _______.
1. A.
  two different words in the same ear twice
2. B.
  the same word twice in the same ear
3. C.
  two different words in different ears
4. D.
  two different words twice in two ears
3.
according to the passage, right-handed people normally _______.
1. A.
  have better hearing in their both ears
2. B.
  have little difficulty in reporting words given to their right ears
3. C.
  are unable to report word pairs given to their left ears
4. D.
  correctly report word pairs given in a row
4.
according to the passage, music is best appreciated when heard by _______.
1. A.
  the left ear of right-handers
2. B.
  people with a left-ear advantage
3. C.
  left-handers in their right ears
4. D.
  right-handed people who understand melodic patterns

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

The concept is being used to deal with one possibly dangerous form of waste – electronic junk (电子垃圾), such as old computers, cell-phones, and televisions. But this process for managing e-waste may be used in an unscrupulous way more often than not used, a recent report suggests.
“A lot of these materials are being sent to developing nations under the excuse of reuse – to bridge the digital divide,” said Richard Gutierrez, a policy researcher.
One of the problems is that no one proves whether these old machines work before they hit the seaways. Because of this, the report says, e-waste is a growing problem in Lagos, Nigeria, and elsewhere in the developing world. Much of the waste ends up being thrown away along rivers and roads. Often it’s picked apart by poor people, who may face dangerous exposure to poisonous chemicals in the equipment.
Businessmen also pay workers a little money to get back materials such as gold and copper. This low-tech recovery process could expose workers and the local environment to many dangerous materials used to build electronics. According to Gutierrez, this shadow economy exists because the excuse of recycling and reusing electronics gives businessmen “a green passport” to ship waste around the globe. “Developing nations must take upon some of the responsibility themselves,” Gutierrez said. But, he added, “A greater portion of this responsibility should fall on the exporting state.”
China, for example, has become a dumping place for large amounts of e-waste. The nation is beginning to take action to stop the flow of dangerous materials across its borders. The Chinese government, after many years of denial, is finally beginning to take the lead.

1.
The underlined word “unscrupulous” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
1. A.
  unsafe
2. B.
  tricky
3. C.
  wrong
4. D.
  immoral
2.
What does the fourth paragraph mainly discuss?
1. A.
  Old computers and TVs still work before they are sent abroad.
2. B.
  Poor people break up e-waste to collect some valuable materials.
3. C.
  A lot of e-waste is dumped in developing countries.
4. D.
  The problem of e-waste is growing in developing countries.
3.
From what Gutierrez said we can learn that ________.
1. A.
  exporting countries should mainly be responsible for this problem.
2. B.
  neither rich nor poor countries should be blamed for this problem
3. C.
  developing countries should be responsible for this problem
4. D.
  poor countries should blamed for this problem
4.
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.
1. A.
  China has hidden a large amount of e-waste in many secret places
2. B.
  China has greatly changed hre idea about the problem of e-waste
3. C.
  China has prevented poisonous materials from entering China for a long time
4. D.
  China is falling behind other countries in dealing with e-wast
5.
The passage mainly tells us that _______.
1. A.
  developing countries are facing serious environmental problems
2. B.
  e-waste is a growing problem in developed countries
3. C.
  e-waste is sent to developing countries under the excuse of reuse
4. D.
  developing countries are making full use of e-waste

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying: “We have to go to work now,” you’re left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools, and that the “work” they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre.
Stage schools often act as agencies（代理机构）to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few places where children attend full time, with a training for the theatre and a general education.
A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn’t settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?
Then of course there are times for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year; those over 13 to 80 days.
The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don’t make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.

1.
People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they’re talking to________.
1. A.
  attend a stage school
2. B.
  are going to the theatre
3. C.
  have got some work to do
4. D.
  love singing and dancing
2.
In the writer’s opinion, a good stage school should ________.
1. A.
  produce star performers
2. B.
  help pupils improve their study skills
3. C.
  train pupils in language and performing arts
4. D.
  provide a general education and stage training.
3.
“Professional work” as used in the text means ________.
1. A.
  ordinary school work
2. B.
  money-making performances
3. C.
  stage training at school
4. D.
  acting, singing or dancing after class
4.
Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?
1. A.
  He thinks highly of what they have to offer.
2. B.
  He favours an early start in the training of performing arts.
3. C.
  He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.
4. D.
  He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached.

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The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “______”.

According to Paragraph 4,a successful person is one who is believed to ____.

Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they ____.

What is the main idea of this passage?

What does the underlined word "feat" in Para 5 probably mean?

What's the major reason why Putin becomes popular in Russia?

What may be the best title of the passage?

What can we inter from the passage?

This passage is about .

From the story we can infer that the stranger in the train

Lincoln was given the pocketknife for

Which of the following statements is right?

What does the word “sparked” in the last paragraph mean?

How many of the office workers who are the respondents do the housework at weekends?

Why will less than ten percent of office workers kill the time with their colleagues at weekends?

Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey?

What is the best title of the passage?

Which of the following can best explain why Wang Xiaoyu fainted in class?

According to Dr Ferrer, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph2 probably means ________.

The best title for this passage is ________.

According to the passage, if you belong to the Gen-90s , you will ____________

According to the text, the writer will choose ______ as a good example to the Gen-90

According to this passage, which is FALSE?

The main idea of the passage is about________

Why did Seth put the butter in his hat?

What is not the action that the grocer took as a revenge?

What was the purpose of the grocer’s hospitality(热情好客)？

What is the best title of the passage?

Which of the following would be the most proper title for the passage?

The “dichotic listening” procedure could best be described as hearing _______.

according to the passage, right-handed people normally _______.

according to the passage, music is best appreciated when heard by _______.

The underlined word “unscrupulous” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.

What does the fourth paragraph mainly discuss?

From what Gutierrez said we can learn that ________.

It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.

The passage mainly tells us that _______.

People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they’re talking to________.

In the writer’s opinion, a good stage school should ________.

“Professional work” as used in the text means ________.

Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?