【正文】 In how many countries is TOEFL given? A． 118. B． 180. C． 121. 18. How many people take the IELTS every year? A. Two million. B. One million. C. 20, 000. 19. How much will you pay for the TOEFL if you want to test yourself in the four basic skills? A. 125 dollars. B. 150 dollars. C. 275 dollars. 20. What can we learn about the IELTS? A. It39。t include speaking test. C. It39。t the best choice B. the fruit was unfit for eating C. the writer wasn39。t afraid of the writer C A machine that takes sweatladen (浸滿汗水的 ) clothes and turns the sweat into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The machine makes the clothes turn round quickly, heats them to remove the sweat, and then passes the steam through a kind of special material to make purified water（凈化水） . Since it has been brought into use, its creators say more than 1000 people have drunk others’ “sweat” in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water. The device was built for the United Nations’ childfocused charity UNICEF to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water. The machine was designed and built by the engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show “Mekatronik”. He said the key part of the sweat machine was a new water purification part developed by a pany named HVR. “It uses a technique called membrane distillation (膜蒸餾 ),” he told the BBC. “We use a special kind of material that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other things out. They have something similar to the International Space Station, but our machine is cheaper to build. The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is, but one person’s Tshirt typically produces 10ml, about a mouthful.” The device has been put on show at the Gothia Cupthe world’s largest international youth football tournament. Mattias Ronge, chief executive of Stockholmbased advertising agency Deportivo, said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations. “People haven’t produced as much sweat as we hoped – right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy,” Mattias Ronge said. “So we’ve equipped the machine with exercise bikes and volunteers are cycling like crazy. Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be produced in large numbers, since there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills.”[ Zx 28. UNICEF is mentioned in the text to ________. A. show how the sweat machine works B. tell us who invented the sweat machine C. show the importance of the United Nations D. explain why the sweat machine was invented 29. Which of the following is the disadvantage of the sweat machine? A. The amount of water the machine produces is rather limited. B. It costs a large amount of money to build the machine. C. It takes too long for the machine to produce water. D. The water processed by the machine is not clean enough. 30. What did Mattias Ronge think of the sweat machine? A. It did not work at all. B. It was not worth popularizing. C. It could only be used in summer. D. The water it produced tasted sweet. 31. What is the passage mainly about? A. A better solution to purifying dirty water is discovered. B. 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water. C. A machine which turns sweat into drinking water is invented. D. Water purifying pills are solutions to the water problem. D There’s no doubt that our character has a profound effect on our future. What we must remember, however, is not merely how powerful character is in influencing our fate (命運(yùn) ), but how powerful we are in shaping our own character and, therefore, our own fate. Character may determine our fate, but character is not determined by fate. It’s a mon mistake to think of character as something that is fully formed and fixed very early in life. It calls to mind old proverbs like “A leopard can’t change its spots” and “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” This perspective that our character is etched in stone is supported by a great deal of modern psychology emphasizing selfacceptance. As Popeye says, “I am what I am.” The hidden message is: Don’t expect me to be more, better, or different. Ultimately, these views of humanity totally undervalue the lifelong potential for growth that es with the power of reflection and choice. How depressing it would be to believe that we can’t choose to be better, more honest, more respectful, more responsible, and more caring. None of us should give up the personal seeking to improve our character. Not because we’re bad, we don’t have to be sick to get better , but because we’re not as good as we could be. There are so many things in life we can’t control, whether we’re beautiful or smart, whether we had good parents or bad, whether we grew up with affirmation or negation. It’s inspiring to remember that nothing but moral will power is needed to make us better. No, it isn’t easy. But if we make a great effort to bee more aware of the habits of heart and mind that drive our behavior, we can begin to place new emphasis on our higher values so that we bee what we want our children to think we are. 32. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean? A. is carved in the stone with knives B. is controlled by oneself C. can’t be changed easily D. can be better and different 33. Which of the following would the writer agree with? A. We should value our li