BThe year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the farming culture of China. In the farming economy (经济), oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁).Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as "boats

Studying in Russia is quite different from that in China. It took him nearly half a year to __________the language problem and culture shock.

A．turn over
B．take over
C．go over
D．get over

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Organic Food:Why?

1 Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world,expanding by 25 percent a year over
the past 10 years.So what is the attraction of organic food for some people?The really important thing is
that organic sounds more"natural".Eating organic is a way of defining oneself as natural,good,caring,
different from the junk-food-eating masses.
2 Unlike conventional farming,the organic approach means farming with natural,rather than man-
made , fertilisers and pesticides. Techniques such as crop rotation（轮种）improve soil quality and help
organic farmers compensate for the absence of man-made chemicals.As a method of food production,organic
is,however,inefficient in its use of labour and land;there are severe limits to how much food can be pro-
duced.Also,the environmental benefits of not using artificial fertilisers are tiny compared with the amount of
carbon dioxide emitted（排放）by transporting food.
3 Organic farming is often claimed to be safer than conventional farming. Yet studies into organic
farming worldwide continue to reject this claim.An extensive review by the UK Food Standards Agency found
that there was no statistically significant difference between organic and conventional crops.Even where re-
sults indicated there was evidence of a difference,the reviewers found no sign that these differences would
have any noticeable effect on health.
4 The simplistic claim that organic food is more nutritious than conventional food was always likely to
be misleading. Food is a natural product,and the health value of different foods will vary for a number of rea-
sons,including freshness,the way the food is cooked,the type of soil it is grown in,the amount of sunlight
and rain crops have received,and so on.Likewise,the flavour of a carrot has less to do with whether it was
fertilised with manure（粪便）or something out of a plastic sack than with the variety of carrot and how long
ago it was dug up.
5 The notion that organic food is safer than"normal"food is also contradicted by the fact that many of
our most common foods are full of natural toxins（毒素）.As one research expert says : " People think that the
more natural something is,the better it is for them.That is simply not the case.In fact,it is the opposite
that is true:the closer a plant is to its natural state,the more likely it is that it will poison you.Naturally,
many plants do not want to be eaten,so we have spent 10,000 years developing agriculture and breeding out
harmful traits from crops."

Paragraph 4________
A:Factors That Affect Food Health Value
B:Main Reason for the Popularity of Organic Food
C:Testing the Taste of Organic Food
D:Research Into Whether Organic Food Is Better
E:Necessity to Remove Hidden Dangers From Food
F:Description of Organic Farming

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What is Chinese New Year?
In many parts of Asia,nations follow the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar used by the rest of the world.______(46)Many nations including Vietnam and Korea celebrate the lunar New Year with festivals and special foods.The Chinese,however,have turned the celebration into an art form:a 15 day festival called the Spring Festival in China,although it is known to the rest of the world as Chinese New Year.
______(47)which is considered to be a particularly auspicious day.Children are given hong bao,lucky red envelopes full of money,and households exchange visits and gifts. Most celebrants at Chinese New Year wear red,which is a lucky color,and also refrain from reflecting on the past year and uttering unlucky words,as it is believed that the first day of the new year will determine your fortune in the months to come.
Chinese New Year continues with 15 days of celebration and auspicious days,including a day to welcome the god of wealth,a day to celebrate farming and produce,and days to celebrate friends and family. Friendships and family relationships are a very important part of Chinese New Year,______(48)Numerous lucky foods are served throughout the Chinese New Year festival,and after all that rich dining,the 13th day of the festival is set aside for eating rice and bitter greens to cleanse the palate. on the 15th day,the Chinese New Year celebration culminates with the Lantern Festival, which is traditionally held at night. During the Lantern Festival,hundreds of citizens flood the street with lanterns representing wealth,animals,historical figures,plants,and a variety of other things.______(49)The Lantern Festival ends with a burst of fireworks to celebrate the upcoming year while celebrants eat special round dumplings to celebrate unity.
In Vietnam,the new year festival is known as Tet Nguyen Dan,and is celebrated for seven days. Much like Chinese New Year,Tet is believed to be an especially auspicious period in Vietnam which will establish the fortunes of celebrants for the coming year.______(50)In Korea, the one day festival is known as Sol-nal,and is a time to reflect on ancestors and family.

______(47)
A: and a great deal of food and dinner invitations are exchanged as part of this tradition.
B: The lanterns are paraded through towns and cities throughout China,Taiwan,and parts of the world with large Chinese communities.
C: As a result,the year starts on a different day,usually in January or February by the Gregorian calendar.
D: Chinese New Year is the most important festival in Chinese culture.
E: Chinese New Year begins on the first day of the first moon of the year.
F: Special foods are eaten and gifts are exchanged.

Which of the following words contains an inflectional morpheme?

A．Disappear.
B．Blacken.
C．Oxen.
D．Anti-pollution.

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Farmers' Markets

Charlotte Hollins knows she faces a battle. The 23-year-old British farmer and her 21-
year-old brother Ben are fighting to save the farm from developers that their father worked on
since he was 14.________(1)
"You don't often get a day off.Supermarkets put a lot of pressure on farmers to keep
prices down.With fewer people working on farms it can be isolating," she said,"There is
a high rate of suicide and farming will never make you rich!"
Oliver Robinson,25,grew up on a farm in Yorkshire.________(2) "l,m sure
dad hoped I'd stay,"he said."I guess it's a nice,straightforward life,but it doesn't
appeal .For young,ambitious people,farm life would be a hard world."For Robinson,
farming doesn't offer much"in terms of money or lifestyle".Hollins agrees that economics
stops people from pursuing farming rewards:"providing a vital human need,while working
outdoors with nature."
Farming is a big political issue in the UK.__________(3)The 2001 foot and mouth
disease closed thousands of farms,stopped meat exports,and raised public consciousness
of troubles in UK farming.
Jamie Oliver's 2005 campaign to get children to eat healthily also highlighted the issue.
This national concern spells（带来）hope for farmers competing with powerful supermarkets.
__________(4)
"I started going to Farmers' Markets in direct defiance（蔑视）of the big supermarkets.
__________(5)It's terrible,"said Londoner Michael Samson.

__________（2）
A: But he never considered staying on his father and grandfather's land.
B: While most people buy food from the big supermarkets,hundreds of independent Farmers' Markets are becoming popular.
C: While confident they will succeed,she lists many challenges of farming.
D: Young people prefer to live in cities.
E: I seriously objected to the super-sizing of everything-what exactly do they put on our apples to make them so big and red?
F:"Buy British"campaigns urge（鼓励)consumers not to buy cheaper imported foods.

Text 3 Today,widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year.After all,if everyone you know is going to college in the fall,it seems silly to stay back a year,doesn't it?And after going to school for 12 years,it doesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn’t academic.But while this may be true,it’s not a good enough reason to condemn gap years.There's always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated“race to the finish line,”whether that be toward graduate school,medical school or lucrative career.But despite common misconceptions,a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits－in fact,it probably enhances it.Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not.Rather than pulling students back,a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence,new responsibilities and environmental changes－all things that first-year students often struggle with the most.Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment,making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests,then consider its financial impact on future academic choices.According to the National Center for Education Statistics,nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once.This isn’t surprising,considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major on their college applications,but switching to another after taking college classes.It’s not necessarily a bad thing,but depending on the school,it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game.At Boston College,for example,you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department.Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.
A gap year may save money for students by helping them____

A.avoid academic failures
B.establish long-term goals
C.switch to another college
D.decide on the right major