【正文】 mistakes D. A writer who is a good friend of Richard Bach C Mariah, 35, was a single mother. She had four kids under the age 9, and was hardly keeping up payments on her small twobedroom home by working extra weekend hours as a waitress. There were times when she lay in bed and cried. She didn’t know how she could pay that bill. But she knew she must find a way to change her life. She knew how hard it was to mop(拖 )the floor. “I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water and wringing (擰 )out a mop,” Mariah says. “So, I got a better way.” How about a “selfwringing” mop? She designed a special tool. You could twist in two directions and still keep your hands clean and dry. She set out to sell her mops, but the mops didn’t sell well at the market. Then Mariah met with the media. But would people buy a mop by reading an advertisement? They gave it a try, and it failed. Mariah was sure it would sell well if they let her do the oncamera show. “Get me on that stage, and I will sell this mop because it’s a great thing,” said Mariah. So QVC let her have a try. “I got on the stage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.” Today Mariah is the president of Ingenious designs, a multimilliondollar pany, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network. Talking about hr household inventions is as natural for her it is for parents to talk about their child. Today one of her favorite products is Huggable Hangers(衣架 ). The thin, spacesaving tool are the most successful goods ever sold on HSN, with 100 million hanging out in closets across the country. 28. According to Paragraph 1, Mariah _______. A. had no way to take care of her children B. lived a hard life but she didn’t give up C. was depressed for she couldn’t pay the bill D. did a parttime job every day to support her family 29. What was the secret of Mariah’s success? A. She worked hard enough B. She sold the mops herself C. She had a lot of friends D. She knew the needs of the market 30. From the passage we know that HSN__________. A. is a famous TV station B. is run by Mariah C. sells some homeuse goods D. makes people show goods on the stages 31. It can be inferred from the passage that _______. A. Mariah loves her career very much B. Huggable Hangers is Mariah’s best invention C. one cannot succeed without the help of others D. Mariah is very popular in her country D A total of 34 Chinese cities with a bined population of nearly 300 million took park in a pet adoption day at the weekend, promoting the adoption of rescued stray (流浪的 )animals. The live broadcast of China Pet Adoption Day events in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjin, Qingdao, Tianjin and Xi’an was watched by 562,000 people. From Urumqi in the far northwest to Fuzhou on the southeast coast, people gathered to raise awareness of animal care and to help stray find loving homes. Sun Quanhui, manager and senior adviser of World Animal Protection, said, “Pla Earth is not only home to humanity but also a home that we share with other animals. It is mankind’s duty and important to treat animals kindly in a civilized society.” As China’s population bees richer, pet ownership has increased rapidly, but problems, such as pet abandonment and cruelty, are also growing. In recent years, more and more adoption events have taken place all over the country, which indicates an awakening of the Chinese public consciousness to animal protection. “Adopting a pet instead of buying one has been gaining a wider acceptance.” American Edward Dumpe, who has been working on designs for stray animal shelters in Beijing, said, “It surely sounds super sweet and I have no doubt that it must have been the result of great efforts.” “I think it is a good step in the right direction, and should be taken as evidence that Chinese society is being more aware of stray animals who should be taken care of and treated with respect.” In real life, “Rabbiteating Carrot” is fashion designer who has created clothes embroidered(刺繡 )with slogans(口號 )such has “Please adopt a pet” and images of her cats, with all earnings going to the Qiming Small Animal Protection Center in Sichuan Province. “I didn’t know that there were events like this in China. This is fantastic. Impressive.” Said Gee Philippe, a french living in Beijing and father of two, at an event in the capital. 32. What is the aim of live