【正文】 Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dininghall fruit. That helped the show bee very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’ s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,”says Flay. “ It’s about your personality(個(gè)性) and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballson your show.”But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline pany was looking for someone to e up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easytomake menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.24. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’ s family_ .A. have relatives in Europe B. love cooking at home[來(lái)源:學(xué)|科|網(wǎng)]C. often hold parties D. own a restaurant25. The Food Network got to know Lieberman .A. at one of his parties B. from his teachersC. through his taped show D. on a television program26. Why did the airline pany give Lieberman the job?A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen. B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches. D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.27. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?A. He is clever but lonely. В. He is friendly and active.C. He enjoys traveling around. D. He often changes his menus.CThe day after Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday shopping season. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, so the day after is a Friday. This day has e to be known as Black Friday. It has been the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005.Most stores offer great deals on Black Friday. They open their doors very early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts. Some products like TVs are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these products. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.Black Friday is a great time to get good deals. The problem is that there are not enough lowpriced products to go around. Each store may only have a few. People stand in long lines to get such great deals, but not everyone who wants one will get one. Some people look crestfallen as they leave.Some Black Friday events have been violent. Large crowds have trampled ( 踩 踏 )workers. Fights have broken out over toys or people cutting in line. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan on going, expect large crowds.The name “Black Friday” was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. Police officers called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it drew. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to be used across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Costa Rica Black Friday is known as “Viernes Negro”.28. Why do some stores sell TVs at low prices?A. They are short of money.B. They want to sell out old products.C. They want people to buy other things.D. They want people to enjoy their shopping.29. What does the underlined word “crestfallen” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Disappointed. B. Confused. C. Surprised. D. Excited.30. How did the first Black Friday get its name?A. It led to violent events. B. It caused a lot of traffic. C. It attracted large crowds.D. It wasted too much money.31. What does the last paragraph say about Black Friday?A. It has been celebrated as an old tradition.B. It is a national holiday of the United States.C. It has bee an international shopping holiday. D. It is called “Viernes Negro” in the English world.DIt is a hot summer day, and you feel thirsty. A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade. How do you feel when you see the glass? Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure? I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure. There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings, and sometimes one causes the other, but they are not the same. Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.When you are happy, little unpleasant events usually do not bother you. When you are unhappy, you feel as if everything is against you. You may pensate (補(bǔ)償)for it byeating chocolates and sweets because this gives you pleasure, yet you stay unhappy. A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure, yet this does not make him happier, especially if he knows the