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” he proposed.At the individual level, he advised, “Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it.” He added, “Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in selfreflection counts as keeping busy, too.”“You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.”28. Keeping busy can make people happy because________.A. it can help people get rid of laziness B. it can make people sleep betterC. it can help get rid of negative emotions D. it can give people a sense of achievement29. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The finding may contribute to politics.B. The officials have taken Prof. Hsee’s advice.C. In the study half students handed in the first survey nearby.D. Governments can increase citizens’ happiness by building bridges.30. What can we infer from the passage?A. Everybody is born to be happy.B. Only by keeping working all the time can you gain happiness.C. Prof. Hsee’s finding was published in Psychological Science.D. Keeping busy goes against human nature.31. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A. To explain what happiness is.B. To advise people not to sit around.C. To advise people to do what they like to.D. To show people how to take life correctly.DMany people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts (語言專家), however, will tell you that you’re never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though.Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn languages to bee part of their munities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of language munity. Learning new language means being part of another language munity, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured (感到有壓力的) to be perfect when learning new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.When young children learn a new language they e to see all kinds of languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset (思維模式) helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they’re doing something unusual or “too hard”.So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! It’s never too late to learn a new language. If you’re older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If you’re a young child, though, now it is the time to step out and learn a new language!32. By “l(fā)anguage is their life” in Paragraph 2, the author means that children ________.A. can live without language B. lead a happy life every dayC. practice a new language a lot D. are taken good care of by adults33. What may make it hard for adults to learn a new language?A. They often feel pressured. B. They usually have too many interests.C. They think making mistakes is natural. D. They always make all kinds of mistakes34. Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language?A. The behavior they have. B. The learning attitudes.C. The future plans they have made. D. The materials they are using.35. According to the author, a new language ________.A. can never be learned by the old people B. can be learned by the old people easilyC. can be understood only by the old people D. can be learned by both the old and the young第二節(jié) (共5小題,每小題2分,滿分10分)Keeping Safe in your House During a FireThough you may not think you’ll ever fall victim to a house fire, it’s better to be prepared to avoid panicking. To increase your chances of survival, just follow these steps. as soon as you hear your smoke alarm goes off. On hearing your smoke detector or alarm going off and seeing a fire, exit your home as safely as possible. ___36___ exit through doors. If you don’t see smoke at the door, open it slowly and pass through it after making sure the door feels cool. If there is a fire preventing you from exiting the room, close the door. yourself from smoke inhalation(吸入). Get low to the floor and crouch or