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Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大寫的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century

1.
Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?
1. A.
  Their titles are all written with capital letters
2. B.
  A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer
3. C.
  He used “Y” to refer to “you”
4. D.
  He used letters in a special way in them
2.
What’s the second paragraph mainly about?
1. A.
  Edward’s schooling
2. B.
  Edward’s parents
3. C.
  Edward’s family
4. D.
  Edward’s childhood
3.
E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ___________
1. A.
  he went to France without permission
2. B.
  he looked like a Frenchman
3. C.
  he was thought to be German agent
4. D.
  he drove away a car that belonged to the army

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Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She created shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Noble Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson(1907-1964)
Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular 1962 book “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects(影響) of pollution on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Angela Merkel (1954- )
In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany’s leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930- )
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court(最高法院）in 1981 after years of hard work.
Margaret Thatcher(1925- )
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady.
Marie Curie (1867-1934 )
Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911

1.
Who once won the Nobel Prize?
1. A.
  Jane Addams and Marie Curie
2. B.
  Jane Addams and Margaret Thatcher
3. C.
  Marie Curie and Angela Merkel
4. D.
  Marie Curie and Rachel Carson
2.
We can infer from the text that Rachel Carson worked to ______
1. A.
  help the poor
2. B.
  spread geographic knowledge
3. C.
  protect the environment
4. D.
  protect the rights of women
3.
Who once failed to find a job？
1. A.
  Jane Addams
2. B.
  Sandra Day O’Connor
3. C.
  Rachel Carson
4. D.
  Margaret Thatcher
4.
What would be the best title for the text?
1. A.
  Great women
2. B.
  Famous scientists
3. C.
  Strong leaders
4. D.
  Ways to success for women

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I climbed Kilimanjaro with Lava Expeditions (探險隊) during the rainy season.
I flew to Nairobi in Kenya and spent several days there. At my hotel in Nairobi I met the rest of the group with whom I would spend the next week. We all travelled on the bus together for a 6-hour journey into Tanzania and then Arusha , a quiet town.
After we arrived at our hotel in Arusha , we had dinner and a few drinks. Then we were introduced to more members including Taddeus Minja, the main guide, who was very experienced — climbing Kilimanjaro runs through the generations (代) of his family.
The next day the Lava Expeditions members checked if we had the correct and enough clothing for our expedition on Kilimanjaro. Only one person needed to bring more clothes.
After that we set off, walking in the rain through the beauty of the rainforest, all the way to the first camp. I was happy the next few days as the view was so wonderful and changed every day. I suffered a little during the trip and I felt so tired. But the members of Lava Expeditions provided me with lots of encouragement, which was one of the best memories. Finally we reached the top of Kilimanjaro in bright blue skies.
I felt excited about climbing Kilimanjaro and the feeling didn’t change during my trip. Lava Expeditions looked after me so well that I was deeply thankful for their help.

1.
How did the author get to Nairobi?
1. A.
  By bus.
2. B.
  By train.
3. C.
  By air.
4. D.
  On foot.
2.
What do we know about Taddeus Minja according to the passage?
1. A.
  He organized the journey.
2. B.
  He was the main guide of Lava Expeditions.
3. C.
  He was the manager of a hotel in Arusha.
4. D.
  He had little knowledge about climbing mountains.
3.
How did Lava Expeditions help the author while climbing Kilimanjaro?
1. A.
  By carrying bags for him.
2. B.
  By offering food to him.
3. C.
  By encouraging him.
4. D.
  By teaching him climbing skills.
4.
What did the author think of his climbing Kilimanjaro?
1. A.
  Tiring and disappointing.
2. B.
  Tiring but excited.
3. C.
  Dangerous but exciting.
4. D.
  Dangerous and tiring.
5.
What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
1. A.
  To tell readers about Lava Expeditions.
2. B.
  To give readers advice on climbing Kilimanjaro.
3. C.
  To encourage more people to climb Kilimanjaro.
4. D.
  To share his experience of climbing Kilimanjaro.

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My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn’t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everybody — parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into a smile.
As a “thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. “No big deal. There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in.
When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. “I want you to have these,” she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “She will love those berries!” I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a “thank you” before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. “I apologize,” she said. “My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn’t know how I’d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.”“I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “It’s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them.”“Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory.”

1.
What can be inferred in the first paragraph?
1. A.
  The Berry Factory is a gift store
2. B.
  The Berry Factory has few shop clerks
3. C.
  The Berry Factory has many branches around the country
4. D.
  The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country
2.
Which of the following words can best describe Shari?
1. A.
  Talkative
2. B.
  Creative
3. C.
  Kind-hearted
4. D.
  Well-known
3.
The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.
1. A.
  shocked
2. B.
  excited
3. C.
  tired
4. D.
  frightened
4.
We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.
1. A.
  the waitress’ best friend didn’t like chocolate
2. B.
  the waitress’ best friend broke up with her
3. C.
  the waitress’ best friend worked for Shari
4. D.
  the waitress’ best friend was Shari’s customer

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FU Yuan has been left at home with his grandparents since he was one month old. His mom and dad left to work in Fujian Province. For the past eight years, Fu has only seen his parents three times although they send home 500 yuan every two or three months.
Fu Xiaoyu, 16, has had to live alone since her grandmother passed away three years ago. Her parents do not want to renounce their jobs at a clothing factory in Guangdong Province. Nor can they afford the cost of sending her to a school in the city where they work.
These are just two of the 29 kids that 16-year-olds Huang Ruoqing and Zhang Linna at Beijing No 4 High School talked with this summer in Guixiang Village in Sichuan Province.
What Huang and Zhang learned from their three-day visit shocked them. They wrote down all the kids’ stories in a moving 40-page essay filled with statistical charts.(統(tǒng)計表)
In the poor village with a population of 2,118 people, 582 adults have left to find work, leaving 156 children without parents. Among these so-called left-behind kids, 88 percent of them live with their grandparents, five percent live with uncles or aunts and seven percent have to live on their own.
To Huang and Zhang’s surprise, 80 percent of the children said they love going to school. Even
though, some children have to walk along the hilly roads for two hours to get there.
However, for this village’s students studying is not their first task. Housework, such as helping feed pigs or buffalos(水牛) and taking care of old grandparents, younger sisters or brothers, takes up a considerable amount of their time.
Despite having to work hard at home, over 65 percent of the young interviewees would prefer their parents’ stay away working rather than returning to live with them.
“These kids are understanding and considerate and know how important money is for their families. Their little wishes like having dinner with their parents inspire us never to take what we have had for granted,” Zhang said.

1.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
1. A.
  Fu Xiaoyu’s parents can’t earn enough money to send her to school.
2. B.
  Huang Ruoqing and Zhang Linna talked with 29 children this summer during their research.
3. C.
  Some left-behind kids live with uncles, aunts, or grandparents and others live by themselves.
4. D.
  More than half of the left-behind kids prefer their parents’ staying away working.
2.
It is implied but not directly stated that
1. A.
  Fu Yuan’s parents send him 500 yuan every 2 or 3 months
2. B.
  Huang Ruoqing and Zhang Linna wrote an essay according to the left-behind kids’ stories
3. C.
  Many left-behind kids love studying and going to school in spite of many hardships
4. D.
  The time that the left-behind kids spend on housework is more than that on study
3.
What’s the exact meaning of the underlined word “renounce”in the second paragraph?
1. A.
  Keep
2. B.
  continue
3. C.
  give up
4. D.
  get
4.
Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
1. A.
  Kids Are Left Alone
2. B.
  The True Story of Home Alone
3. C.
  Kids Miss Parents
4. D.
  Parents and Kids

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John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn' t, the girl with the rose.
When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin (空白處). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner' s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.
He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn' t matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested--7:00 pm. at the Grand Central Station in New York.
She wrote," You' ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat. "So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.
As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her , entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split(劈開) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.
The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, "1' m Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?"
She replied with a smile, I don' t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, l' d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"

1.
John was eager to know the former owner of the book because
1. A.
  he was very interested in the contents of the book
2. B.
  he was impressed by the notes written by the owner
3. C.
  the book offered him practical and valuable advice
4. D.
  there was address of the former owner in the book
2.
What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?
1. A.
  He began to serve the army abroad
2. B.
  He was seriously wounded in the war
3. C.
  He went on a business tour in Europe
4. D.
  He asked Miss Maynell for a photo
3.
What do we know about the woman with a rose?
1. A.
  She was Miss Maynell' s close companion
2. B.
  She was a conductor working in the station
3. C.
  She knew nothing about John' s appointment
4. D.
  She was paid to carry out a love test on John
4.
Which would be the best title of the text?
1. A.
  The Meeting in the Station
2. B.
  The Girl with a Rose
3. C.
  A Soldier and a Girl
4. D.
  A Meeting of the Heart

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In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little-noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.
Before the appearance of television sets, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes, dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was eaten. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family unit was strengthened. In the cleaning-up stage, children or Father again gave their hands, so that their importance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been removed by a product-the television set.
By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed-up of the once-leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners-meals designed to be eaten from the beginning to the end of a half-hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

1.
The underlined word in the second paragraph can be replaced by
1. A.
  big
2. B.
  important
3. C.
  combined
4. D.
  separate
2.
In the past, Americans tended to .
1. A.
  spend more time eating their food at dinner table
2. B.
  eat more food than they have today
3. C.
  spend more time talking about their day’s experiences at dinner table
4. D.
  talk so much that they forgot to eat
3.
The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to .
1. A.
  The TV programs
2. B.
  the pace of modern life
3. C.
  the wide use of electrical equipment
4. D.
  the popularity of fast food
4.
. The best title for this passage might be
1. A.
  Talk at Dinner Table
2. B.
  TV Dinner
3. C.
  Pace of Modern Life
4. D.
  Problems Caused by TV

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It is common to consider learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights,sounds,tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics, They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with the many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to affect the behavior of workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place and how the brain later outputs knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences.

1.
The author thinks “Learning” in the passage most refers to .
1. A.
  life-long learning
2. B.
  family learning
3. C.
  learning after graduation
4. D.
  behavior learning
2.
The underlined “siblings” in the second paragraph probably means
1. A.
  teachers
2. B.
  classmates
3. C.
  doctors
4. D.
  brothers or sisters
3.
Which period of children’s life do they begin to learn how to behave well according to the passage? .
1. A.
  After they go into society
2. B.
  Before they enter school
3. C.
  When they are at school
4. D.
  Before they are born

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Have you ever seen people dance? Some dances are fast and others are slow. People’s feet always move when they dance. They keep on moving until the music stops.
People have enjoyed dancing for a very long time. This story is of a different kind of dance. It is a dance without people or music. Yet this dance is one of the oldest in the world. It is the dance of bees.
If you have ever watched bees, you know that they are very clever. They also work hard looking for food and bringing it back to their home.
The home of the bees is called a bee hive. Here hundreds even thousand of bees live. They work day and night building small walls. There they make their honey. This is the same honey that we eat.
Where does the honey come from? Bees live on food from flowers. Have you seen bees flying around a flower garden? When a bee rests on a flower, it tries to go to the centre of it. There it takes in as much food as its body can hold. Then it flies to take the food back to the hive.
At the hive, bees change flower food into honey. Then they fly away for more food.
How do the bees know where to find the best food in the sweetest flowers? One bee acts as a guide. When it discovers good flowers, it flies back to the hive and tells the others. It does this by dancing for them.
The bee dances on one side. This tells the other bees which way to go to find the flowers. But that is not all. The bee dances for some time. And the length of its dance tells the other bees how far they must fly to reach the flowers.
When the bees see the dance, they know where the flowers are. They fly away and return with more food for the hive.
Sometimes we hear the music of the bees as they fly around. But few people have ever seen them dance. Yet without that dance we might never have sweet honey to eat

1.
The writer believes that_________
1. A.
  people dance better than bees
2. B.
  people learned dance from bees
3. C.
  bees dance more often than people
4. D.
  bees don’t like music
2.
From this passage we know that the dance of bees means_______
1. A.
  They are good at dancing
2. B.
  they want to show their beauty
3. C.
  they communicate with each other
4. D.
  they have nothing to do
3.
Which of the following is true?
1. A.
  People get honey from flowers directly
2. B.
  People draw honey from bees’ bodies
3. C.
  People produce honey in a secret place
4. D.
  People get honey from bees indirectly
4.
What character do bees have?
1. A.
  dance-loving
2. B.
  hard-working
3. C.
  music-loving
4. D.
  active

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Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.
King's Art Centre
A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend tees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.
You could attend a class teaching you how to 'learn from the masters' or get more creative with paint ---- free of charge.
The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.
The Botanic Garden
The Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.
The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.
Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.
The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called 'Hissing Sid' is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.
Byron's Pool
Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University, Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of "mess and drunkenness". However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his roans. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.
It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf- ----over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.

1.
As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.
1. A.
  attending the masters' class
2. B.
  working with local artists
3. C.
  learning life drawing
4. D.
  seeing an exhibition
2.
"Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.
1. A.
  common insects
2. B.
  impressive plants
3. C.
  rarely-seen snakes
4. D.
  wildlife-enthusiasts
3.
We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.
1. A.
  to fear pet bears
2. B.
  to like walking
3. C.
  to be a heavy drinker
4. D.
  to finish university in 1805
4.
In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake_____.
1. A.
  surrounded by fields
2. B.
  owned by Lord Byron
3. C.
  located in Grantchester
4. D.
  discovered by Virginia Woolf
5.
What is the passage mainly about?
1. A.
  Some places for weekend break
2. B.
  A way to become creative in art.
3. C.
  The colourful life in the countryside.
4. D.
  Unknown stories of Cambridge University.

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Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?

What’s the second paragraph mainly about?

E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ___________

Who once won the Nobel Prize?

We can infer from the text that Rachel Carson worked to ______

Who once failed to find a job？

What would be the best title for the text?

How did the author get to Nairobi?

What do we know about Taddeus Minja according to the passage?

How did Lava Expeditions help the author while climbing Kilimanjaro?

What did the author think of his climbing Kilimanjaro?

What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

What can be inferred in the first paragraph?

Which of the following words can best describe Shari?

The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.

We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

It is implied but not directly stated that

What’s the exact meaning of the underlined word “renounce”in the second paragraph?

Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

John was eager to know the former owner of the book because

What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?

What do we know about the woman with a rose?

Which would be the best title of the text?

The underlined word in the second paragraph can be replaced by

In the past, Americans tended to .

The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to .

. The best title for this passage might be

The author thinks “Learning” in the passage most refers to .

The underlined “siblings” in the second paragraph probably means

Which period of children’s life do they begin to learn how to behave well according to the passage? .

The writer believes that_________

From this passage we know that the dance of bees means_______

Which of the following is true?

What character do bees have?

As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.

"Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.

We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.

In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake_____.

What is the passage mainly about?

Who once failed to find a job？