There are plenty of creams etc on the market that help you look younger, but today, Dr Oz is going to show how some people are actually living longer.

“We are going to talk about extreme life extension,” he says. “I am talking in details about allowing us to go into our second century of life with the energy that you have when you are a young person.”

Owing to advances in technology and research on how diet affect the aging process, Dr Oz says it might be possible for some people to live to see their 120th birthdays.

There’s one man in Oprah’s audience who Dr Oz says may become the first man in history to live to be 150 years old. Joe Cordell is one of thousands around the world who believe they’ve found the key to an extreme long life --- calorie restriction leads to a longer, healthier life.

At 59 Joe weighs 130 pounds. He may not look like a person who needs to count calories, but as part of his life extension program, he inspects every mouth of food that passes through his system.

Every day for the past seven years, Joe has limited himself to about 1,950 calories.

He believes that by eating less and restricting his caloric intake, he will trigger a genetic switch that slows the aging process.

Joe doesn’t take away himself of food. Instead, the then 52-year-old father filled up on natural fruits, vegetables and lean proteins(瘦蛋白) that were packed with necessary vitamins and nutrients. “Whenever you are thinking about calorie restriction, you should continually think about getting the most nutritional amount per calorie,” Joe says.

In keeping with this principle, Joe starts every morning with three apples…but he only eats the peels. “Most of the fiber is in the peel, and more importantly, most of the nutrients are in the peel,” he says.

“It is important to eat some nuts with breakfast so that you do take in some fat, some healthy fats,” he says. “I think it helps the absorption of the nutrients, and it is very filling.”

For lunch, Joe usually eats a large salad, loaded with vegetables. At dinnertime, he and his family enjoy lean meat or fish and more vegetables.

When Joe started practicing calorie restriction, he weighed 175 pounds. Since then, he has lost 45 pounds, and he says he hasn’t had a cold in seven years. Though he is in his “golden years”, researchers studying Joe say he has the body of a 20-year-old athlete.

1. According to Joe, the appropriate fat intake may help ______?

A. people lose weight    B. feel always full

C. the absorption of the nutrients   D. people to live longer

2. What can we learn about Joe since he started the calorie restriction program?

A. Joe counts the amount of every meal

B. Joe has never had a cold

C. Joe eats three apples every morning

D. Joe has a large salad with vegetables for dinner

3. The underlined word “trigger” in paragraph 7 can probably be replaced by ______.

A. turn on B. break down   C. take up D. cut off

4. According to the passage, the extreme life extension refers to _______.

A. living very long even sick

B. how to make people lead a happy life

C. living long and having a healthy body

D. how to arrange our foods every day

 No one can believe that the over 6 300-kilometer long Great Wall might disappear some day.Believe it or not,the Great Wall is being destroyed by people.Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty is still perfect,but about 80 percent is in danger.The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length.But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time.If we do nothing to save the Great Wall,it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site.

The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2 000 years.It began in the rule of China’s first emperor,Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC～206 BC),and lasted into the Ming Dynasty.The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared.People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu because they have been open to tourists for many years.But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten.

Few local people knew the 3-meter-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall.The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human.

The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses,sheep corral(畜欄) and pigsties(豬圈).Some were taken away to build roads.Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrance.Rubbish is spread over the battlements(城垛).The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load.Those who destroyed and are destroying the Great Wall know its name,but are not clear about its cultural meaning.It will take a long time to let them know this.The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but dug out the entire base.

It is necessary to protect the Great Wall.First of all,the officials should be aware of theimportance of the Great Wall.Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization (文明)and learn to love it.

1.The main reason for which the Great Wall can be called“great”is__________.

A.it was made by brick                                     B.it was very wide

C.it was very long                                            D.it had a long history

2.Why does the author say the Great Wall might disappear?

A.It is useless from now on.                              B.It will be replaced by a new one.

C.Some parts of it are being destroyed.               D.It’s too old to be used again.

3.The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” refers to the parts of the Great Wall__________.

A.that are too difficult to understand                   B.nobody can watch

C.that are too far to been seen                                  D.that are not well known to the public

4.What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed?

A.The local people are short of culture knowledge.

B.The local people need bricks and stones to build houses.

C.The local people think that the Great Wall is not important.

D.The local people are against the government.

 Almost all theme park accidents can be prevented. Here, based on coverage of theme park safety, are some tips to help you and your family stay safe on your next visit.

If you are visiting with a child, take a moment to explain the ride to them, and tell them how they should behave. They are depending upon you to keep them safe. Set a good example for them by following the rules of the park, and make sure that they know you expect them to follow those rules, too.

Tell them to stay seated, to hold the grab bar or put their hands in the laps, and not to stick their knees and feet outside a ride vehicle. Make them look to you for the okay to get on or off a ride, too.

And never put a crying child on a ride. If your child starts to cry, let others pass you in line until your child is calmed. Or, gently exit the queue and find something more relaxing to do.  

Young kids can’t keep an adult’s pace in a theme park. Let them take plenty of breaks.

“Kids get tired,” said TPI reader Matt Johnson, a father of four. “Tired kids make parents even more tired. And tired kids and parents may get hurt — physically and emotionally.” He advises that parents plan a mid-day break, perhaps a swim back at the hotel, to avoid mid-day heat and crowds. “You will see cranky families having a miserable time while you are refreshed and having a great evening.”

1. The second paragraph tells readers that ________.

   A. children should be trained to be more independent

   B. adults should tell children some safety rules firstly

   C. adults should set a good example to behave well in a theme park

   D. there is a danger to take young children to visit a theme park

2. Which of the following is NOT right for children who are taking the rides?

   A. They cannot put their hands away from the grab bar.

   B. They are forbidden to put their knees or feet out.

   C. They should ask adults’ permission first to get on a ride.

   D. Without adults’ okay sign, children shouldn’t get off a ride.

3. If your child begins to cry just when he is going to take a ride, you should ________.

   A. tell him to be relaxed

   B. make him share your interest

   C. give up the present activity

   D. encourage him to be brave

4. We may infer from Matt Johnson’s words that ________.

   A. he doesn’t like to visit a theme park with his children

   B. parents with many children may be tired of visiting a theme park

   C. not all the families are relaxed or happy when they visit a theme park

   D. visitors should arrange everything carefully before starting

For as long as humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a spoken language problem, communication can be carried out through sign language, in which gestures stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and people unable to hear or speak have often had to turn to this form of expression. When gestures describe words or ideas, they can often be used internationally. When used for spelling words however, where each gesture stands for a single letter, people must share the same written language.

Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not. A wink can be a way of showing that the person is only joking. A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement.

Other forms of language can be found in Braille (a reading system of raised dots read with the fingertips used by the blind), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

1. What does the author mainly want to say?　　　

A. People can communicate in many different ways.

B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.

C. Language is invaluable to foreigners.

D. Non-spoken communication is of little value.

2. According to the text, which part of the body can be used to show you are joking?

A. Fingers.　　　 B. Eyes.　　　　 C. Head.　　　　　 D. Feet.

3. What can’t be effectively communicated by sign language when people belong to different language groups?

A. Spelling.　　　　　 B. Idea.　　　 C. Whole words.　　　　 D. Expressions.

4. How many different forms of communication are mentioned in the text?

A. Three.　　　 　　 B. Five.　　　 　　 C. Six.　　　　　　　　 　 D. Nine.　

For the past two years, 8-year-old Harli Jordean from Stoke Newington, London, has been selling marbles(彈珠). His successful marble company, Marble King, sells all things marble-related － from affordable tubs of the glass playthings to significantly expensive items like Duke of York solitaire tables----sourced, purchased and processed by the mini-CEO himself.

“I like having my own company. I like being the boss,” Harli told the Mirror.

With profits now in the thousands, “the world’s youngest CEO” has had to get his mother and older brothers to help him meet the growing demand.

Harli launched Marble King after swapping marbles at school led to schoolchildren consuming his marble collection. Yes, he literally “l(fā)ost his marbles.” Harli and his mother, Tina, turned to the Internet to find replacements.

Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find. Within months, Harli had his own marble-selling website － and orders started pouring in.

Tina says her son's attachment to marbles started when he was just 6.

“His attachment became so passionate that we started calling him the Marble King — so when he wanted to set up a website it was the natural name for it,” she told The Sun.

“I never thought it would become so popular----we are struggling to cope with the number of orders at times.”

The 8-year-old boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand of marbles.

“Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to scale them backa bit. But his dream is still to own Britain's biggest marble shop and open stores around the world,” Tina told The Daily Mail.

“At the moment he is annoying me by creating his own Marble King marbles----so that could well be the next step for him.”

1. Harli’s Marble Company became popular as soon as he launched it because ______.

A. it was run by “the world’s youngest CEO”

B. it filled the gap of online marble trade

C. Harli was fascinated with marble collection

D. Harli met the growing demand of the customers

2. How many mass media are mentioned in the passage?

A. One     B. Two    C. Three     D. Four

3. The underlined expression “scale them back” is closest in meaning to ______.

A. hold them down      B. carry them out

C. set them aside      D. clear them away

4. What message do the last two paragraphs carry?

A. Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family.

B. Harli’s mother and brothers are worried about Marble King’s future.

C. Marble King marbles will surely attract more fans around the world.

D. The “Marble King” has great ambition for his Marble King company.

 ◇ Share Flats Happy Valley big flat, 1 room ready for use immediately. Quiet and convenient, fully furnished, park view. $6, 800 including bills with maid. Female nonsmoker. No pet. Sara 25720836 or 10077809.

◇ Moving Sale 2 armchairs, red/brown at $400 each; coffee table, black, wood, $800; oil painting, big, $900; Tianjin carpet, green 3×7, $600; double bed, $500; mirror, big, square, $500; fridge, big, double-door, $1000; old pictures, $140, up, each; plants, big and small. Tel: Weekend, 2521-6011/Weekday, 2524-5867.

◇ Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Required by busy electronics(電子) company to help with development of computer. Should have an electronics degree and some practical experience of working in an electronics laboratory. Hours 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Fourteen days paid leave. Salary ￥6598-10230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to: Mrs. G Chan, NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon.

1. The one who put on the first ad probably wants to _______.

A. rent(租) a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley

B. find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat

C. share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet

D. take on a maid to look after herself and the flat

2. according to the ads, you may _______.

A. buy an old picture for $150

B. call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park

C. buy two armchairs for $ 400

D. hire a maid by paying $6 800

3. If you want to buy some old furniture, you should_______.

A. get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS

B. call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday

C. do it before you move to another place

D. call at either 2524-5867 on Monday or 2521-6011 on Saturday

4. Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, _______.

A. you have to work at least 4 hours a day

B. you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan

C. you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends

D. you will get no more than $6 598 each month

 Michael, a typical (典型的) American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal (接線端) in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.

　　The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating (使隔離) us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts(賬戶), making paper checks(支票)unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.

　　Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.

1. The sentence “Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means ____ .

　　A .Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true

　　B. Michael is not a real person but probably the lifestyle does exist

　　C. Michael has ambitions but he cant make his dreams come true

　　D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays

2. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?

　　A. Games and sports.

　　B. Personal banking.

　　C. Music and films.

　　D. International business.

3. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. We may no longer need to communicate with other human beings.

　　B. Modern technology seems to be separating human beings.

　　C. We may no longer need to work in the office.

　　D. Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home.

       TAIBEI—Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland.

       According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate(研究生)programmes on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998. Although no latest official numbers were available, Netbig.com said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.

       The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland colleges and universities . “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market”, Netbig.com vice-president Ingrid Huang said. “I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.

       A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there.”

       Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig.com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwanese students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.

       At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates(證書)from selected universities.

1. More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because____.

       A. Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

       B. the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

       C. what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

       D. there are many famous universities for them to choose

2. Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children____.

       A. could receive better education

       B. could learn more about the policy there

       C. could do well in the business operations

       D. could make more friends there

3. The underlined word “it ”(para 3)refers to ____.

       A. Netbig.com

       B. a Chinese education on the mainland

       C. the Chinese job market

       D. the university

4. The author wrote the article to tell us____.

       A. more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

       B. the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been

increasing year after year

       C. education on the mainland is more attractive compared with Taiwan

       D. Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been making better and better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people?

1. The best title for this passage is ___ .

A. Computer                      B. Computer scientists

C. The Future World                D. Talk with Computers

2. Which of the following can computers not do now?

A. Draw pictures.                   B. Talk.

C. Invent new things.                D. Serve the people.

3. What will happen in the future?

A. Most jobs will be done by the computer.

B. People will no longer use computers.

C. Computers will be used only to talk with people.

D. All computers will be put into prison.

4. The passage is written to ___ .

A. warn people of the danger of the computer

B. tell people about the computer

C. tell people about computer scientists

D. show how to use the computer

 Nine-year-old Barack Obama was looking through a magazine and he was shocked by a series of photos. The pictures were of a black man who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to make him white.

       For the first time, the African-American boy began to doubt who he was.

       However, now the boy who used to struggle with his identity doesn’t see it as a problem any more, but an advantage for his successful career. Last week Obama made history by being elected as the first black president of the United States. He defeated John McCain in a landside victory(壓倒多數(shù)的絕對勝利).

Obama’s story starts in opposite corners of the world. His white mother was born in the heartland of the US. His black father grew up in a tiny village in Kenya. They met during college in Hawaii, but his father left the family when Obama was just two years old and his mother moved to Indonesia.

At 10, Obama moved back to live with his white grandparents in Hawaii. At his class, a white boy asked Obama if his father ate people. Out of embarrassment, Obama lied to his classmates that his father was a prince. “I kept asking who am I and I ended up trying drugs and drinking,” Obama recalled.

       Things came to change after the young men made friends with those with a similar background at college. Their experiences back in Africa helped Obama to finally face up to his African origin. He worked hard to become a star at Harvard Law School and the third black senator(參議員) in US history.

       At the beginning of his campaign for the White House, few people viewed Obama favorably. Many doubted his unusual background, which left him neither “black” enough nor “white” enough. But Obama turned his pain of growing up into a tool to make Americans believe: “ There’s not a black America and a white America, a Latino American, an Asian America. There’s the United States of America.”

       Barack Obama’s victory is “ a historic victory that promised change and overcame centuries prejudice（偏見). His success accomplished Martin Luther King’s dream that a man be judged not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character”, wrote ABC news.

1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _______.

       A who he was

       B Obama’s successful career

       C making him white

       D defeating John McCain

2. We can learn from the passage that ________.

       A Obama’s parents come from the same country

       B the black man who destroyed his skin was Obama himself

       C Obama was once troubled by his identity

       D Africa is where Obama was born

3. Which of the following is the correct order?

       a. being elected the first black president of the US

       b. returning to live with his grandparents

       c. becoming the third black senator in US history

       d. going to college

       e. going to Africa for his origin

       f. joining in the campaign for the White House

       A. b-e-d-c-f-a     B. f-a-b-e-d-c    C. a-b-e-f-c-d    D. c-f-d-b-e-a

4. The best title of the passage would be _____.

       A The first president of the US

       B Martin Luther King’s dream

       C A historic victory

       D. The history of African Americans