【正文】 Tea quickly became the continents most popular drink. As tea could not be grown locally, just as in Britain, it was shipped into the country—mostly from India.In the early 1700s, the Britain government made a special deal with the East India Company, as an English trading pany. They agreed that no other pany was allowed to bring tea to Britain or any country controlled by Britain, including America. It was a great deal for the East India Company, since it meant that the pany could decide whatever price it wanted for its products. And it always decided on a high price!In North America, the local people did not like having to pay such high prices. Instead of overpaying for tea from the British, they turned to Dutch traders, who secretly brought tea to the country that was just as good—and much less expensive. Although this broke the law, the American people didn39。t want to support the British.34. What did the East India Company do to stop losing money?A. It reduced the price of its tea.B. It improved the taste of its tea.C. It introduced a new kind of tea.D. It asked the British government for help.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. Tea trade in eighteenthcentury America.B. The relationship between America and Britain.C. A reason for the start of the American Revolutionary War.D. The introduction of British teadrinking habits into America.。t like this at all. By the 1760s, they were losing millions of pounds each year to Dutch traders—a huge amount of money in a time when ￡60 a year was considered a good ine. Instead of reducing their prices to pete with the Dutch, the pany asked the British government for help and the government agreed.In 1767, the British introduced new law that increased the prices of all goods which were brought into America. These laws helped make the East India Company even richer and forced local people to pay much more for everything. The American leaders asked the British government not to do so, but the British refused to listen. These unfair laws increased Americans39。t afford medical knowledge and skillsD. developing countries don39。s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer. Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.ORBIS is an international charitable (慈善的) organization. Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sightsaving training. It has taught over 35 000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20 000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.For justs heatD. the sun39。t put out fires.C. Fires can play an important role in forests.D. It39。ll know what is worth seeing and doing, so that you can make the most of your time at the museum. Decide what museum you will visit. There are so many different kinds of museums and you first need to find one that you like. It39。It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wondered how Santa — Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself. As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof(屋頂) and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop.By the time Bunny was at the bottom of the stairs, everything was silent again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook it for a dog. “Are you a reindeer?” asked Bunny.“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”“And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?”“I was until I got airsick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get airsick? I mean, isn’t flying what reindeer are famous for?”“Not me, I’m afraid. It makes me scared. I always feel sick when it es to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn I gave it a try. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the special present h