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Australian Flag Designs by Readers of the Sun-Herald
We received dozens of responses after inviting readers to send in their designs for a new flag. The designs we received include:
James Anthony, Drummoyne
James reduces the Union Jack down in size and changes its shape to become a reminder of the British tradition rather than canceling it altogether. At the same time he suggests enlarging the stars of the Southern Cross. His design attempts to use the best of both worlds in a newly designed flag.
As he says, “the British part of the Australian Flag is too big and the Australian bits are too small. When you make the stars bigger the Australian flag can look impressive.”
Joe Bollen, Turranmurra
Joe’s flag has the main elements of a risen sun, white horizon(地平线), red earth at the base and the Southern Cross. He intends to make the risen sun a special Australian symbol on the flag. He believes it represents life. The Southern Cross shows that we live in the Southern Hemisphere. (半球)
Maria Ieraci, Sydney
Maria deleted the Union Jack but otherwise kept the flag as is with the Southern Cross and Federation Star. She says, ‘There is only one correct way to change the Australian flag” and that is “to drop the Union Jack ---- when Australia becomes a Republic”, which she hopes will be before 2010.
Ron Bennett, Sydney
Ron recommends using the Aboriginal colors but replacing their image of the sun with the map of Australia. He says, “Australia is unique being an island continent with an instantly recognizable outline at that” and “this will leave no doubt as to which country the flag belongs.”
小题1:Which of the four designs can remind you of the past of the country?
A.Joe’sB.Maria’sC.Ron’sD.Jame’s
小题2:The Southern Cross in some of the designs represents _________.
A.the spirit of the nationB.the position of the country
C.the tradition of BritainD.the expectations of the people
小题3:What does the Union Jack refer to?
A.the British flagB.A former British ruler
C.group of starsD.A former symbol of Australia
小题4:Which of the following shows the correct matches of the designs and their designers?
           
A.by Maria by Ron by Joe by James
B.by Joeby Mariaby James by Ron
C. by Ron by James by Maria by Joe
D.by Jamesby Joe by Ron by Maria

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小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
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Celebrity (名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they don’t sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others’ products to developing their own.
Celebrity clothing lines aren’t a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today they’re started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.
However, for every success story, there’s a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the product’s origins is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial (最初的)attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty returning to tried-and-true labels.
Today, celebrities face ever more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebrity’s shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the ego’s (自我的)potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashion — like celebrity — has always been temporary.
小题1:Fashion magazines today ________.
A.seldom put models on the cover
B.no longer put models on the cover
C.need not worry about celebrities’ market potential
D.judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly
小题2:A change in the consumer market can be found today that _______.
A.price rather than brand name is more concerned
B.producers prefer models to celebrities for achievements
C.producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisements
D.quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned
小题3:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly ______.
A.decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his products
B.damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general public
C.cut short the artistic careen of a celebrity in show business
D.influence the price of a celebrity’s products
小题4:The passage is mainly about _______.
A.celebrity and personal style
B.celebrity and market potential
C.celebrity and fashion design
D.celebrity and clothing industry

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Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED Preparation

Task:
The Adult Ba sic Education Department serves a huge population of learners. Our task is to teach basic skills and help learners to get more knowledge to function effectively as a family member, citizen, worker, and lifelong learner in a changing world.
Description:
ABE is a non-credit program of self-improvement designed to improve basic skills for students who are of different educational level. Development of reading, writing, and math  skills are paid special attention to, as well as life skills, employability, and technology. Students without a high school diploma(文凭)also have the opportunity to prepare for the GED exams in the five subject areas writing, social studies, science, literature, and math.
Prerequisites (条件):
ABE classes are open to anyone 18 or over who desires to improve basic reading, writing, and math skills at the pre-college level. Students who are 16 or 17 must first obtain an official release( 证书) from high school before attending class.
To be accepted, students must attend an Educational Planning Session. During the Educational Planning Session students will be given an overview of the ABE programs as well as PCC policies, fees, etc. Students will also have their reading, writing, and math abilities assessed (评估) during the Educational Planning Session The results of their assessment will help the teachers develop individual programs of study for students to guide them toward their personal goals. Students needing special help must get in touch with the Office for Students with Disabilities (503-977-4341) at least two weeks before the session is held.
Courses:
小题1: The ABE Department serves an aim to___________.
A.provide learners with basic knowledge and skills to fit in with society
B.help learners successfully get a job in a changing world
C.offer diplomas to those who fail to finish secondary education
D.provide students with opportunities to prepare for the GED exams
小题2:A 17-year-old is not accepted to ABE classes only because he_________.
A.is below 18
B.can"t offer a high school diploma
C.has left school without official permission
D.is assessed as poor in learning performances
小题3:What is the Educational Planning Session intended for?
A.Providing special help to disabled students.
B.Helping students be better at the four basic skills.
C.Finding out whether they can be accepted to ABE classes.
D.An assessment of students" basic skill levels.
小题4:Different courses are offered to different students according to _____.
A.their own choices
B.the assessments during the Educational Planning Session
C.their performances in school
D.how much they pay for the courses

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Starry Night
Have you ever seen a real night sky that looks like Van Gogh’s Starry Night? I hope not! So, why would an artist paint the sky this way? Perhaps I can answer that with another question. When you’re happy, why do you sing instead of speaking? Or when you’re in love, why do you speak of roses and honey? When we do these things, we, too are artists. We’re using something that goes beyond a mere scientific description in order to communicate our feelings more powerfully than straightforward words can. So consider for a moment that Van Gogh might not have been hallucinating (产生幻觉的) on the night he painted this. Maybe he felt something so powerful that he had to go beyond the familiar to express it.
I hope I’m reminding you of something you already know as I describe the experience of being outside at night under a crystal clear sky that makes everything seem clean and refreshing. So you look up. And suddenly you see the sky that you’ve seldom seen before. It’s not just the same old dark night sky tonight. Instead, the blackness is a deep, rich blue that is more bottomless than any ocean. The stars are not spots of light but brilliant, magical diamonds that dance like tiny angels. In just this special moment, the sky is somehow alive, and it seems to speak to you silently about the meaning of infinity (无限).
Now look at the painting again. Can you see something of what makes this such a famous and well-loved image? But there’s more here than that. Van Gogh painted this while he was quite struck down by a mental disease. It is natural to imagine that he frequently battled the fear that he would never escape his prison to true freedom. It is natural for us to imagine this because each of us has faced our own personal prison, whether it be disease, the loss of a loved one, serious financial problems … In such moments it is tempting to give up to despair (绝望) and collapse in hopelessness.
Looking at this painting, I imagine Van Gogh in just such a moment of despair, when he is struck by the memory of one of those amazing night skies. He recalls the sense that he is not alone, that there is a living, infinite world with rich colorful creatures and scenes all around.
And so the sky flows across the canvas (画布) full of vitality (活力) and power. The stars don’t just sparkle; they explode. Looking closer, we notice that the earth itself seems to respond to the movement in the sky, forming its own living waves in the mountain and rolling trees. In the sleepy village, the windows of the houses glow (发光) with the same light that brightens the universe. The giant trees at the left seem to capture the joy by stretching upwards toward the sky.
What a tremendous message of hope there is in this masterpiece! Even if our troubles persist, the world around us assures us that life is worth living. That’s what the angels sing about. Doesn’t it make you want to sing, too?
小题1:Looking at the painting Starry Night, we can see all the following except________.
A.The singing angelsB.the giant trees
C.the sleepy villageD.the sparkling stars
小题2:Van Gogh does NOT describe a feeling of ______ through the Starry Night.
A.happinessB.vitalityC.powerD.despair
小题3:The underlined word “prison” in the 3rd paragraph probably means ______.
A.trouble in one’s lifeB.mental illness
C.control from the authorityD.a place where criminals are kept
小题4:What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To explain how Van Gogh painted the Starry Night.
B.To tell us how to appreciate the Starry Night.
C.To prove Van Gogh was in a hallucinating state of mind while painting the picture.
D.To show us the beauty of the sky on a starry night.

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Many families in the United States observe National Grandparents Day on the first Sunday of September after America’s Labor Day. People often  36   their parents on this day.
Many people  37  the day through a lot of activities such as gift-giving and card giving. Some children  38  their grandparents to school for a day where they take special lessons. Some students  39  storytelling activities that relate to their grandparents, as well as picture or music competitions where children use a story about their grandparents in their  40 .
About four million greeting cards are  41  within the United States each year on National Grandparents Day. This day is also a  42  for people to appreciate and express their  43  to their grandparents through  44  actions such as making a phone call and inviting their grandparents for dinner. People living in nursing homes may  45  a visit from their grandchildren.
National Grandparents Day has more than one  46 . Some people consider it to have been first proposed by Michael Goldgar in the 1970s after he visited his aunt in an Atlanta nursing home. Others  47  Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade to have been the main  48  of National Grandparents Day. Throughout the 1970s McQuade worked hard to  49  people about the important contributions senior citizens made and the contributions that they would be willing to make  50  asked. She also urged(强烈要求) people to take good care of a grandparent, not for one day a year and not for material giving,  51  for a lifetime of experience.
National Grandparents Day was  52  signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Marian McQuade received a phone call from the White House to  53  her of this event. Many people believe that National Grandparents Day was inspired by her  54 . A presidential proclamation(声明) on September 6, 1979 made this day  55 .
小题1:
A.supportB.praiseC.rewardD.honor
小题2:
A.beginB.holdC.celebrateD.remember
小题3:
A.inviteB.exposeC.forceD.remind
小题4:
A.make the use ofB.take part inC.take upD.build up
小题5:
A.diariesB.plansC.reportsD.artworks
小题6:
A.signedB.sentC.carriedD.brought
小题7:
A.chanceB.luckC.conditionD.possibility
小题8:
A.satisfactionB.interestC.loveD.agreement
小题9:
A.quickB.carefulC.difficultD.kind
小题10:
A.createB.receiveC.presentD.realize
小题11:
A.causeB.originC.backgroundD.beginning
小题12:A make     B. expect   C. consider     D. allow
小题13:
A.driverB.ownerC.researcherD.inventor
小题14:
A.warnB.educateC.interviewD.ask
小题15:
A.ifB.thoughC.soD.until
小题16:
A.sinceB.butC.evenD.unless
小题17:
A.finallyB.recentlyC.nearlyD.generally
小题18:
A.ridB.persuadeC.clearD.inform
小题19:
A.energyB.goalsC.bravery D.efforts
小题20:
A.reliableB.changeableC.officialD.beautiful

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The Luck of the Irish
Look at a map of Britain, and the island on the left is Ireland. It’s a small but beautiful country with a long tradition of folk music. Up until 10 years ago just about the only thing that Ireland was famous for was its specialty black beer.
Now Ireland is famous around the world for its music with names like "Kenya","U2" ,"Van Morrison"and more recently "the Corers". "Boyzone",one of the world"s top boy bands ,is from Ireland too.What"s more,Boyzone member shane has twin sisters,Adele and Heavy,who are members of "B Witched"
The "Boyzone"story is interesting because they were created in 1993 by Dublin nightclub owner John Reynolds.They advertised in newspapers to find members for the group and 300wannabe pop stars applied!
Ronan,who was just 17 when he dropped out of school to make his bid for stardom,and shane,who had been working as trained mechanic in his father"s garage when he left to join Boyzone,were both lucky enough to be chosen. The other members are shoe-shop attendant stephen lately,former mechanic Mike Graham and one-time clothes store assistant Keith Dully.
Many people expect bands that have been created by the music industry to produce boring music which doesn"t become popular. Even the boys themselves knew they the would not easily achieve international pop music success.
Boyzone quickly proved that they were more than just pretty faces and have sold millions of records around the world.At the moment ,they are not big stars in America,but they say that will change,when they begin a tour of the United States.
Ronan will shortly also start recording as a solo artist. That does not mean the band will spilt yet,but we can expect Boyzone to split sometime in the next 18 months or so.Ronan has also recently become involved as one of the managers of new Irish boy band "West Life" whose song "Swear It Again"has recently been Number 1 in the British charts.
小题1:Ireland is famous for         now.
A.its black beerB.its long tradition
C.popular musicD.its scenery
小题2:The words “wannabe pop stars” in the third paragraph mean      .
A.the pops who want to join the band
B.the persons who want to become pop stars
C.the pop stars who want to become more popular
D.the persons who want to be as famous as they are
小题3:Boy zone was formed by       members in 1993.
A.3B.4C.5D.6
小题4:Acording to the passage, we know that        .
A.Boy zone will split some day
B.Boy zone was successful because it was created by music industry
C.The boys in Boy zone were certain that they would be famous one day
D.Boy zone are going to perform in the States for Americans love them very much

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