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t getting richer, he spent as little as possible, going around in ragged clothes and eating sparingly(節(jié)儉). He insisted that his family __41__ that way too. He never spent an extra coin.One day, the miser fell ill and since he did not want to __42__ a doctor, people thought that he would not survive. His friends urged him to make a __43__ but he kept putting it off, because the thought of parting with his wealth was __44__.The son of his tailor who had __45__ a few months before came to meet him. Then he told him, “Sir, they say that you are going to die. When you go to heaven, could you please give this needle to my __46__? I had a dream where he asked me to send the needle through you.”The miser __47__ the needle angrily and said, “You foolish boy, don39。re excited about running, so you are probably reading running blogs, magazines and message boards where you might start to feel inadequate about your own running pace. Instead of getting down on yourself, remember that every runner was once a beginner and use their success as motivation!A. Not running every dayB. Not taking rest daysC. Running is a demanding activity which can be really hard on your bodyD. As mentioned, a healthy routine is what they attach importance toE. When starting out with running, it39。t yet been conditioned for such intense(劇烈的) exercise. So it39。loss goals, but this couldn39。Running is a great way to get in shape and just about everyone can do it. Given that it39。s expectation of an extraordinary achievement.( )35. The words from Fries in Paragraph 7 probably aim at ________.A. introducing ways to identify meteorite piecesB. explaining the features of the meteorite piecesC. proving where the meteorite pieces came fromD. revealing how the meteorite pieces were discovered第二節(jié)(共5小題;,)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 main task is to explore the unknown of the Pacific Ocean.D. It39。square173。t make yourself a clone ... mix it up and make it yours.” Think about it! ( )28. What should you first do to choose the style that best suits you?A. Follow the images of the wise people.B. Go for whatever is fashionable.C. Simplify plicated expressions.D. Figure out what a true style is.( )29. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Getting clothes of leading brands.B. Buying clothes at rather low prices.C. Searching for really good bargains.D. Starting a charity shop selling clothes.( )30. What is the focus of Shoichi Aoki and his magazine FRUiTS?A. Commercialisation of fashion magazines.B. Expression of something personal and creative.C. Designing fashionable wear for men in the street.D. Promoting Japanese traditional clothing worldwide.( )31. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. How to find the style that suits you B. Where to pick up a bargainC. What to wear to develop your style D. Whom to imitate to be popularDScientists have found what they believe are pieces of a meteor(流星) that fell to Earth earlier this year. The objects were discovered off the coast of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, near the northwestern state of Washington.The crew of the Nautilus recovered the rock particles(顆粒). The group said its aim is to examine areas of the ocean that have never been explored before. The search was launched after US government weather stations observed a large meteorite exploding four months ago. The explosion lit up the sky and sent the rock particles falling to Earth, which landed in the Pacific.Marc Fries is with the US space agency, NASA, and he said the meteorite fall was the largest recorded over the United States in at least 20 years. Fries is part of the latest exploration team searching for meteorites. He said he could not be happier with the discovery, The Seattle Times reported. “This has been the experience of a lifetime,” he added.The scientists examined what they believe were two small meteorite pieces. Further testing is needed before they can confirm that the material came from the explosion in March.The Nautilus is equipped with two remotely operated underwater vehicles(ROVs), called Hercules and Argus. These robotic submarines(潛艇) help researchers find and collect materials from the seafloor. The Hercules ROV was launched from the Nautilus ship into the Pacific Ocean in the search for meteorite pieces in the ocean.Fries said information about the explosion led scientists to think that the explosion was unusually strong. The fact that the particles landed in the ocean, instead of on land, means larger pieces may have survived and can be studied. For this reason, Fries told the Live Science website, scientists decided to launch the “first intentional search for meteorites from the ocean” . Until the latest research, scientists had only accidentally discovered a small number of meteorites from drilling operations.“The meteorite pieces are small, melted pieces of rock,” Fries told Live Science. He thought the objects recovered from the bottom of the sea likely came from the recent explosion for two reasons. Firstly, meteorite particles are “basically made of glassy materials that do not tend to last long in seawater”, he told the website. Secondly, Fries said, they came from what looked like a small hole on the seafloor. “It39。s idea is not: be bold, be creative and find something that suits you.Maybe it39。 unique style could even make him happier, too. As psychologist Marilyn Elias explains, the happiest people “judge themselves by their own yardsticks, never against what others do or have”.Shoichi Aoki, the founder of Japanese street style magazine FRUiTS, agrees.“I think real fashion is what people wear on the streets, the clothes that they wear, the way that they wear them,” he says. “What you see in fashion magazines and on models has been styled and it39。s what Scottish musician Momus did. “My fashion tip is this,” he says. “Look at yourself with the eye of a graphic designer. If you can39。s wher