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12 PEOPLE KILLED,5O INJURED IN DENVER MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING

LOS ANGELES,July 20(Xinhua)--A masked gunman released tear gas and opened fire into a crowded movie

theater in a suburb of Denver early Friday,killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others,police said.

Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates told reporters that the shooter,aged 24,had been arrested in the parking lot

behind the theater.

The FBI said there was so far no indication of any links to terror groups.

Some moviegoers said they thought the attack was part of the show when they saw a person appearing at the

front of the theater during the movie,pointing a gun at the crowd.

Police and firefighters rushed to the mall shortly after the shootings occurred at around 12:30 time

(0630 GMT).

CNN reported at least 20 people were being treated for gunshot wounds in hospital,three of them in serious

condition.

the shooting,50 people were killed and 12 people were injured.[答案]F

shooter was arrested.[答案]T

FBI said that the shooter was from the terror groups.[答案]F

moviegoers didn't realize the person would shoot at the crowd at first.[答案]T

the police went to the mall to help.[答案]F

Ao1 Are you waiting

for your dreams to come true and change your life?I'm sorry to tell you

that dreams won't come 's your goals that can forever change your need to set goals in order to

turn your dreams into reality.

Don't get confused by dreams and are are free, r,dreams are

they don't produce tangible need to turn your dreams into need goals to make the visions

of your dreams real.

Dreams can inspire you, but goals can change your are all about change you and then

change your life.

22-1.【判断题】Dreams always come true.[答案]F

22-2.【判断题】Goals can change your life.[答案]T

22-3.【判断题】Dreams are the same as goals.[答案]F

22-4.【判断题】Dreams can't produce tangible results.[答案]F

22-5.【判断题】Dreams can inspire you, but goals can change your life.[答案]T

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Do1 Domestic abuse

happens when one person in a close relationship or mariage tries to

control ic abuse that in eludes physical violence is called domestic violence.

Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose only; to gain and maintain total control over

abuser doesn't“play fair.”Abusers use fear,guilt,shame to wear you down and keep you under his or her

abuser may also threaten you,hurt you or hurt those around you.

Domestic abuse may happen among different groups of occurs within all ages genders,and economic

women often suffer from it,men sometimes are victims may get verbal and emotional

abuse,even physical abusive behavior is never acceptable,whether it's coming from a man,a woman,a

teenager,or an older deserve to feel valued,respected,and safe.

a close relationship or a marriage,if one person tries to control another,domestic abuse may happen.[答

案]T

the abusive behavior comes from a teenager,sometimes it is acceptable.[答案]F

ic abuse usually includes physical violence,verbal violence and emotional abuse.[答案]T

s the purpose of gaining and maintaining total control over someone,domestic abuse maybe used for

some other purposes.[答案]F

ic abuse may happen among the groups of the male and the rich.[答案]F

Ho1 Hi,I am ZhaoXin from Beijing I just enrolled at The Open University last month,Now Im

a freshman at the School of Social a social work major,I can help take care of the home les and sick

people,talk to them and accompany them,do the cleaning and other house chores,I enjoy helping people and

want to live a meaningful life.

I love being a social worker.l used to look after the elderly at a nursing home when I was in middle school It

gives me a feeling of pride to bring happiness to others.I want to make a difference in the world.

22-1. 【判断题】 Zhao Xin is studying in the Open University now.[答案]T

22-2. 【判断题】 His major is marketing.[答案]F

22-3. 【判断题】 He is looking after the elderly at a nursing home nowadays.[答案]F

22-4. 【判断题】He wants to change the world and make it better. [答案]T

22-5. 【判断题】 He is proud of being a social worker.[答案]T

Io1 In an extended family,all the people share one from parents and

children,there may be other family members: grandparents,aunts,uncles,cousins, is to say,a large family

may have more than two generations,and often there are more than two adults from different generations of a

family.

The family members live together for many may help to bring up children or to take care of an ill

may also help with saving mes children are brought up by their grandparents,for

their parents have died or can never take care of grandparents look after the children,particularly

when both parents are busy large family is called extended can be found all over the

number of these families has increased by 40 percent in the past ten of such families live

happily together.

an extended family,people live in different houses.[答案]F

extend family includes at least three generations.[答案]T

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an extended family,children are looked after by their grandparents because their parents are traveling

around.[答案]F

ed families can be found all over the world. [答案]T

en can live happily with their parents and grandparents.[答案]T

Jo1 Joan has been

charged with a misdemeanor by asking her 13-year-old son to drive.,puting

her child in a dangerous was Joan's 32nd birthday,so she decided to go out for dinner with her

35-year-old boyfriend,Donald,as well as her 13-year-old son, was so happy that she drank two bottles

of wine with her it was time to go home,both Joan and Donald were too drunk to

knew it clearly that both of them couldn't drive home safely after that much wine,so they sat in the back seat

and asked Mike,Joan's 13-year-old son,to drive the 2008 Land Rover.

Being a driver for the first time in his life,Mike could receive no help from his mom or were too

drunk to tell him clearly what to started the car nervously,but when he realized he couldn't control the car

at all,he was scared and decided to stop the car and refuse to drive any called the police

for the police arrived,they found the car was stopped right in the middle of the street.

has been charged with driving after drinking.[答案]F

was 35 years old.[答案]F

and Donald were both too drunk to drive.[答案]T

was the first time for Mike to drive.[答案]T

police stopped Mike in the middle of the street.[答案]F

Lo1 Last one night,a police officer was wating outside a noisy bar to look into possible bad

closing time,a man walked out unsteadily,fell off the sidewalk,and tried his keys in five different

cars before he found he sat in the front seat trying to star this car for quite a few ne

else left the bar and drove y,he started his engine and began to pull police officer came

over,stopped his car,and asked him to do the breath alcohol test results showed a reading of 0.00.“This

is strange,"the officer wondered how that could driver replied,“Tonight I'm asked to act as if

lam they are all safe!”

22-1. 【判断题】The police officer wanted to have a drink.[答案]F

22-2. 【判断题】The man who walked out unsteadily from the bar was too drunk.[答案]F

22-3. 【判断题】Everyone else left the bar and drove off.[答案]T

22-4. 【判断题】The man was too drunk to star this engine.[答案]F

22-5. 【判断题】The police officer thought the man was drunk.[答案]T

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o2 Learning to drive

isn't as simple as people think. First, you need a good better

to have lessons from a qualified driving lessons are expensive, however, but it is worth the

money.

Proper instructors have special cars, with extra mirrors and special controls, such as an extra brake

can use this if you have problems and stop the car gives you confidence when you're learning.

As well as worrying about how to use all the controls, looking in the mirrors and deciding where you're going,

you have to workout what other drivers are 's why its better to learn to drive in the countryside on

quiet roads rather than busy roads in town centers

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You shouldn't spend too long on your first lessons, as there's a lot to 's better to start with two or

three one-hour lessons a week, then have one two-hour lesson a week after course, you also need to get

as much extra practice as patient people to help you you need to decide on the route

before you set off It's also a good idea to discuss what you want to practise each it clear you don't

want any surprises.

Concentrate on one thing at a time and you'll quickly become a confident driver.

22-1. 【判断题】Lessons from a qualified driving instructor are usually cheap.[答案]F

22-2. 【判断题】 Proper instructors can stop the car themselves when you have problems.[答案]T

22-3. 【判断题】It's better to learn to drive in town centers.[答案]F

22-4. 【判断题】You shouldn't spend too much time on your first lessons.[答案]T

22-5. 【判断题】It is better to practice as many as things each time when you learn to drive.[答案]T

Mol

Most of us

like chocolate but have you wondered where it comes from or how itis made?

Chocolate comes from the was first introduced into Europe by the Spaniards,who lea med about it

from the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion of Mexico by Cortes in was then brought to England

around the United States,chocolate was first manufactured in the early 1990s,the USA was

producing 1.2 million tons of chocolate a is believed that in that year,the average American ate about

5. 1kilos of chocolate!

Chocolate is made from the fruit of the cacao tree which is more commonly known as the cocoa beans

are dried in the sun,cleaned in special machines and are then shelled and ground into chocolate

22-1. 【判断题】Chocolate comes from Europe.[答案]F

22-2. 【判断题】Chocolate came into England around 1657.[答案]T

22-3. 【判断题】In the United States,chocolate was first made in 1865.[答案 |F

22-4. 【判断题】The cacao tree is more commonly known as the cocoa bean.[答案]T

22-5. 【判断题】Cocoa beans must be dried and roasted before being shelled and ground into chocolat.[答案]T

001 One study

in the Unied States found that thirty-cight pereet of foreign students said they had

no close American friends.

Elisabeth Gareis teaches in the Department of Communication Studies at Baruch College in New says

efforts on how to improve relationships between foreign and American students have yet to be studied in

she says these efforts should begin with the college or university,and that these institutions have been

working harder.

suggests that students should be encouraged to take part in different activities,such as taking

walks,going on bike rides,field or camping trips,and attending parties,sporting events or film says

such activities should beheld repeatedly throughout the school term to bring students also suggests

that foreign students share housing with American students.

She says if the new students make friends as they begin school,they will come to feel part of the life and

traditions of the university,as well as create long lasting friendships throughout their university career.

26.A study showed that 38%foreign students had many close American friends.[答案]F

sities have been working on improving the relationships between foreign and American students.[答

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thinks taking part in some activities is a good way to improve the relationship.[答案]T

says the activities shouldn't beheld repeatedly throughout the term.[答案]F

friends when they begin school is helpful for the students to create long lasting friendships.[答案]T

案]T

So1 Susan Brown was in a family way when she was seventeen,and became a mother by

eighteen.

same year her father was heat broken and had to face reality at a very young tired

hard to take good care of her baby as am other though she herself was still a spent her teenage years

in an effort to make her child's childhood happy.

Growing up for Susan,was not exactly a family smother was only eighteen when she had her

daughter In those years,a very young mother was not as common as it is now,so her mother was laughed at and

looked down upon for that Because of this,her father didn't have feelings for her mother any put

Susan into the hands of her 's grandmother raised her and look care other when she was a

teenager

Her poor childhood really shaped the person that she with the task of raising her baby,she is still

able to work full time as a wailress, finish high school,and even plans to go to college.

22-1.【判断题】When Susan gave birth to a baby,she was seventeen.[答案]F

22-2.【判断题】Though Susan was still a child,she tried lobe a good mother.[答案]T

22-3.【判断题】Avery young mother in those years was as common as it is now.[答案]F

22-4.【判断题】Susan smother was laughed at and looked down upon by others.[答案]T

22-5.【判断题】Susan sti works hard to live her life.[答案]T

Tol The United Kingdom has various bank holidays,raditional holidays

and national events scattered across its date back hundreds of years,while others are more

are just a few of the typical British are also common in many other Western

countries.

ine's Day

ine's Day is celebrated every year on the February is the t me to express one's love and for

making a proposal of marriage to ones ,i es Day has become popular throughout the

world,commonly known as Valentine's Day.

Halloween

November 1 is All Saints' Day in Western evening of October 31 is called All Hallows Eve,often

called een is a favorite festival among kids because they can be naughty and have a lot of fun

during the All Hallows Eve,children put on scary masks and clothes and walk around to trick others

and often visit local houses and ask for make paper-cut Halloween ghosts,black cats and witches

as symbols of Halloween.

Christmas

Originally,Christmas was a religious is the birthday of Jesus Christ,but over the years it has gradually

become an international cultural mas is very popular in many Western mas is

normally celebrated by having a family get-together and eating a large lunch though Christmas is

celebrated every year on December 25,the Christmas Season usually lasts two this season,people

write and send Christmas greet g cards around the world and exchange good wishes and greetings between

people by telephone and Internet.

22-1.【判断题】All festivals celebrated in England can date back 100 years or more.[答案]F

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22-2. 【判断题】Today,people all over the world know ines Day.[答案]T

22-3. 【判断题】 Halloween falls on the end of November.[答案]F

22-4. 【判断题】Symbols of Halloween include ghosts,black cats and witches.[答案]T

22-5. 【判断题】The birthday of Jesus Christ is on December 25.[答案]T

To2 The United States

is a very large coutry It has many different kinds of landseapes and

different kinds of people

In the East,the county side is green and are some of the first states and some of the big

York and the capital Washington D.C.,are in the East.

In the South,there is the beautiful city of New Orleans,the capital of is sometimes hot here,and the people

here are very different from those in the East.

The Central Plains of the United States are fertile with big fields of wheat and com.

In the South-West it is often hot and the deserts and mountains are beautiful And California,on the West

Coast,is famous as a“paradise”state.

The weather in the Mid-West near the Great Lakes,is often cold and windy,and there is a lot of snow in winter.

22-1. 【判断题】The United States has various landscapes.[答案]T

22-2. 【判断题】In the North,there is the beautiful city of New Orleans.[答案]F

22-3. 【判断题】The Central Plains of the United Stales are fertile with wheat and com.[答案]T

22-4. 【判断题】In the South West it is often hot land moist.[答案]F

22-5. 【判断题】The weather in the Mid-West is often cold and windy.[答案]T

Wo1

We are pleased

to anounce that the winner of this year's Teaching Award goes to DrMarie

Dagenais. is,graduated from Universite de Montreal in became an Assistant Professor in

the Faculty in 2000she was appointed as Associate Dean,a very important role in the 2001she

was appointed to Associate Professor and became Professor five years many years she has held

important roles in the Association of Teaching and Learning,including being President of this Association in

rly she has been heavily involved with the American Association of Distance Education and

was that Association's President during 2008— has also held a number of leadership roles in the

Commission on Lifelong Education of America,one of the most important organizations in adult education.

This is an incomplete list of some of the countless important roles Dagenais has had both within the University

and beyond in the field of distance education in is a very worthy winner of this year's Teaching

Award.

is the winner of this year's Teaching Award.[答案]T

graduated from Yale University in 1983.[答案]F

was appointed to Professor in 2006.[答案]T

was the President of American Association of Distance Education during 2009-2011.[答案]F

has made a great contribution to American distance education.[答案]T

Zo1 Zhang Hua is introducing

BaiMei to his middle school classmate Liu Hui.

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Zhang Hua: Hi,Liu to see you are you doing?

Liu Hui:Oh,Zhang Hua.I'm doing about you?

Zhang Hua: I'm Hui,this is my friend Bai 's from the South.

Liu Hui: Hi,Bai Mei,nice to meet you.

Bai Mei: Nice to meet you too,Liu you a student at the Open University,too?

Liu Hui:Yes,lam.

Bai Mei:What's your major?

Liu Hui:My major is Education,and Zhang Hua studies at the School of Social Work.

Zhang Hua: That's right.I'm an undergraduate student.

Bai Mei:Well,I just enrolled at the Law School last month.

Liu Hui: That's was nice meeting you,Bai ,but I have a lecture to attend at 10: a great

day.

Bai Mei:You

Hui and Zhang Hua are familiar with each other.[答案] Hui and Bai Mei have met each other before.[答案]F

Hua introduces Bai Mei to Liu Hui.[答案]T

Liu Hui is a student at the Open Umverslty.[答案] Mei enrolled at the Law School last week.[答案]F

T

F

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