Available on Amazon, $ 15.97 21. What is the use of Hanging Bag?

A. To make containers clean. B. To cover the kitchen floor. C. To collect the kitchen floor. D. To make fresh food easy to store.

22. Which of the following products is the most expensive?

A. Flex Pot Clip.

B. Hanging Bag. D. DreamFarm Spoon.

C. Reusable Silicone Lids.

23. Which can make food remain fresh?

A. Flex Pot Clip.

B. Hanging Bag. D. DreamFarm Spoon.

C. Reusable Silicone Lids. B

In my life everything was going well till the time I married. I had always been a very positive thinking and positive person and I always used to believe that I could overe any challenge or win any person’s heart with my patience.

But unfortunately I failed, and that failure hit me very hard. I went through a very difficult time when I had to decide to move on and I started seeking answers. I started losing my faith in humanity for a very brief period in my life. And I decided to give up pletely myself from society.

But somewhere inside I had a deep feeling of serving needy people because in childhood I was very much inspired by Mother Teresa and the work she was doing. So after several months of suffering, I decided to do munity service every weekend to change my mental state and joined an organization.

I was handed over a project to teach poor children. I started that activity and on the first day when I reached the location after much difficulty, I walked inside a poor village which was really far from civilization. There I could see people living in very difficult conditions without electricity and modern transportation but still enjoying their life and happy with their surroundings.

My interactions with the kids and parents has taught me valuable lessons about suffering and learning to celebrate daily gifts of life. After that project, I am hopeful about my future life.

I have met some wonderful and beautiful souls in this journey and they have made me believe

that there are many more such souls around us, and slowly, we are making changes and touching the lives of many.

24. What was the main problem with the author after getting married?

A. She failed to municate with her husband. B. She met with difficulty and failure. C. She thought too highly of herself. D. She was afraid of facing her family.

25. The author decided to serve the society to ________.

A. make a living B. honor her parents

C. get free from her terrible feelings D. create a very special organization

26. Which of the following can best describe the village?

A. Wealthy but wild. B. Modern and fashionable.

C. Lack of money and unfriendly to guests. D. Badly off for money but rich in spirit.

27. What is the author’s attitude towards her life now?

A. Positive. B. Doubtful. C. Unconcerned. D. Disappointed. C

In American English when we need to admit that we are wrong, we usually eat something. For example, admitting a mistake often requires that we swallow（吞下）our pride. The expression means that we must forget ourselves in order to repair the damage our mistake has done.

Let’s say you are bragging about something you can do. But it turns out you can’t. If you say that something is true when it isn’t, you may have to eat your own words.

Sometimes when we offer a challenge, we make a bet. We may use the phrase. “If I’m wrong, I’ll eat my hat.” This is a way of saying, “There’s no way I’m wrong.” In many old American films and television show, this phrase is used as a joke. And the joke scene is always the same; someone, proved wrong, shakes the salt on his har as he pretends to eat it.

So swallowing pride, eating words, or even eating one’s hat are all fairly easy to understand.

But what about eating crow? Why is eating crow a way of admitting you’re wrong?

Some language experts say this expression es from a short story “The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes.”

Morrowbie Jukes was a European in India. While traveling one day, he fell into a sand pit and could not escape. Another man, a native Indian, was also trapped in the same sand pit. The Indian man stayed alive by catching wild crows and eating them. Morrowbie was full of pride as he shouted, “I shall never eat crow!”

However, days passed and he had eaten nothing. Hungry and facing certain death, he finally did what he promised he wouldn’t do—eating crow.

28. What does the underlined word “bragging” in paragraph 2 mean?

A. Worrying. B. Going mad. C. Discussing. D. Talking big.

29. How does someone probably behave when he is proved wrong in old American films?

A. He throws his hat.

B. He acts as if he ate his hat with salt. C. He directly eats the salt on his hat. D. He eats all of the salt on his head.

30. Why did the native Indian mentioned in the text eat crow?

A. To survive.

B. To admit his mistake. C. To enjoy the special taste. D. To teach the European to save life. 31. What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Story of an Indian and a European. B. The History of England and American.

C. The Origins and Usage of Expressions in American English. D. Some Differences between British English and American English. D

When we do the same movements with our bodies over and over again, we overuse some muscles. And that overuse can lead to injury. Sometimes those problems can e from doing sports. But there is another cause for muscle problems: hand-held technology equipment.

Staring down at your phone for long periods of time puts great tension on your neck. Experts say this gesture puts tension on the entire upper body. Muscle tension liked to hand-held technology has bee such a mon condition that it now has a name: tech neck.

In the cases of tech neck, you may have neck pain, headaches, loss of feeling in your hands and fingers. Worse still, you can lose the strength in your hands and fingers. And worst of all, your hands, fingers and even your neck may lose consciousness.

You can take simple steps to improve tech neck. Take breaks from using your technology. Stand up and stretch your legs often. Also, give your eyes a break by closing them throughout the day.

Experts at the website Spine Universe suggested doing neck exercises. One way is called: Side Lean（倾斜）. Lean your head to the right. Bring your ear close to the shoulder. Hold for 20 seconds. Bring your head back to center, and then lean it to the left, again holding for 20 seconds. Repeat 3~5 times on each side. Another way is called: Side-to-Side Head Turning. Turn your chin towards your right shoulder. Hold for 20 seconds. Bring your head back to the center, and then turn it to the left, again holding for 20 seconds. Repeat 3~5 times on each side. And if your tech neck get worse, see a health care professional.

32. What does the underlined phrase “teach neck” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A disease caused by hand-held technology equipment. B. A way of treating diseases caused by high tech. C. Neck pain caused by sports. D. The way to protect necks. 33. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. The reasons for keeping away from technology equipment. B. The treatment for your neck and head. C. The cause of tech neck. D. The harm of tech neck.

34. Which picture shows the correct gesture of “Side Lean”?

A

B

C

D

35. What can we learn from the text?

A. Overusing technology equipment can lead to different diseases. B. Few people use technology equipment as more diseases appear.