16．Tickets for the 2014World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale，with fans able to apply on FIFA's website．FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2006，when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64matches．And now around 3.3million tickets will be available for the matches in 2014．
Tickets will range in price from￡58 for first-round matches to￡632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro．Brazilian citizens over 60，local students and members of some social pragrams can purchase tickets for￡15．
The Price of Football-World Cup 2014．

Items	Prices	Items	Prices
Ticket	￡58-￡112	Final ticket	￡281-￡632
Sun cream	￡9.50	T-shirt	￡13
McDonald's meal	￡11	Water	￡1.28
Imported beer	￡3.83	Domestic beer	￡1.91
Coffee	￡2.55	Average dinner	￡29

"It's always difficult to predict，"said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil．"But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2010．"According to FIFA，the 2006World Cup was attended by more than 3.3million fans．Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa，although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower．
All applications made before 10th October 2013will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests．The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come，first-served basis．Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made．The tournament begins on 12th June，with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo．
A study on the price of World Cup 2014looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between￡46and￡797a night，while packages range from￡2，999to￡14，999．

33．How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match？A
A．￡15         B．￡58        C．￡112        D．￡632
34．From the passage we know that Thierry WeilD．
A．feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2010
B．feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014
C．holds the belief that Brazil 2014will be the greatest world cup
D．believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014than South Africa 2010
35．What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10，2013？C
A．They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants．
B．They will sell on a first-come，first-served basis．
C．They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw．
D．They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8．

15．In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition．Some hold an optimistic attitude．They value it highly，believing that it is a natural outcome of social progress and prosperity（繁榮）and that anyone who wants to be outstanding has to keep the pace．Others think otherwise．They say that competition is bad； that it sets one person against another； that the unfriendly relationship between people because of competition．
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth depended on how well they performed at tennis and other skills．For them，playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs．In their single-minded pursuit（追求）of success，the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten．
However，while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed，others have an opposite opinion．In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players，they strongly blame competition．Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society．They have no choice．Teaching these young people，I often observe in them a desire to fail．They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success．By not trying，they always have an excuse："I may have lost，but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try"．What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost，that would mean a lot．Such a loss would be a measure of their worth．Clearly，this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves．Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs compared with others．Both are afraid of not being valued．Only as this basic and often troublesome fear is overcome can discover a new meaning in competition．
71．What does this passage mainly talk about？B
A．Competition helps to set up self-respect．
B．Opinions about competition are different among people．
C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development．
D．Failures are necessary experience in competition．
72．Why do some people favor competition according to the passage？A
A．It pushes society forward
B．It builds up a sense of duty．
C．It improves personal abilities
D．It encourages individual efforts．
73．The underlined phrase"the most vocal"in Paragraph 3 meansC．
A．those who try their best to win
B．those who value competition most highly
C．those who are against competition most strongly
D．those who rely on others most for success
74．What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a"desire to fail"？A
A．One's worth lies in his performance compared with others．
B．One's success in competition needs great efforts．
C．One's achievement is determined by his particular skills．
D．One's success is based on how hard he has tried．
75．Which point of view may the author agree to？D
A．Every effort should be paid back．
B．Competition should be encouraged．
C．Winning should be a life-and-death matter．
D．Fear of failure should be removed in competition．

14．It took an hour to clean and make the building safe．The homeowner plans to sue the robot's manufacturer．
In the United States，the lonely have Reddit and cats．In China，they have Singles'Day，which falls on Nov.11--11.11，the four ones symbolizing"bare branches，"Chinese slang for bachelors．Thought to have originated about 20 years ago as a joke on college campuses，Singles'Day was once an occasion for confessing one's feelings to that special someone．But since 2010，online retailers have transformed the holiday，also known as"Double 11，"into an epic online shopping extravaganza（盛會）alike to America's Cyber Monday．
Jack Ma，founder of Internet giant Alibaba，told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang late last month that Alibaba's sales on Singles'Day 2012 were"nearly 3.3billion"--morethandoubletheroughly1.5 billion purchased on Cyber Monday in 2012．For Singles'Day 2013，Ma expects sales to exceed 4.9billion．
The rise of singletons as a consumer group is not without its own costs．Chinese business magazine Caijing reported that big delivery companies were forced to scramble to find over 100 extra airplanes to handle the 323 million parcels they needed to deliver over the Singles'Day shopping period．
The holiday strains the logistics system：Products frequently sell out or arrive late．Even when everything moves smoothly，consumers complain about commercial gimmicks （花招）．According to the Beijing Evening News，a popular local paper，some online retailers quietly raise prices before slashing them．
Chinese are no strangers to loneliness：There are tens of millions of men in China who may never find love due to the country's massive gender imbalance，a result of the One Child Policy and a longstanding preference for male children．Chinese women don't have it easy either：Those who remain unmarried at the ripe old age of 27 risk being labeled"leftover women"．
Although poverty and singledom are often linked outcomes in China，at least one web user was sure of which was worse．"Spending Singles'Day alone isn't that scary，"he wrote．"What's scary is when you're so poor you can't even enjoy Taobao's‘Double 11．'"
59．What can we infer about America's Cyber Monday from the text？C
A．It is a day for the singles in America．
B．It is celebrated every Monday by the Americans．
C．It is an online shopping day for the Americans．
D．It doubled the sales of Alibaba's on Singles'Day 2012．
60．What is the main idea of paragraphs 3 and 4？D
A．Extra airplanes are needed to deliver the Day's shopping．
B．Products are arriving late．
C．Customers are complaining about the Day．
D．Cost is high for consumers on that day．
61．What can we know from the last two paragraphs？B
A．Being poor means being single for a lifetime．
B．Many Chinese men are single because of gender imbalance．
C．Being single is even worse than being poor in China．
D．There are more singled female than singled male in China．
62．What can we conclude about Singles'Day from the text？C
A．All online retailers will raise prices before slashing them．
B．Jack Ma first founded the festival．
C．Its original meaning is to confess one's feeling to a boy or girl．
D．The sales for Singles'Day 2013 is over 4.9 billion．

13．Hands down，Chinese company Lao Gan Ma makes the most delicious hot sauce we've ever tasted．Seriously，don't be fooled by the grumpy-looking lady on the jar!The deeply caramelized chilies，garlic，onions，soybeans and peanuts give this chili paste unbelievable flavor，while Sichuan peppercorns add a mouth-tingling zip…
BEWARE!!This hot sauce has peanuts in it．Watch out for that if you have or you know people with allergies．
Below are comments from netizens．
1．I have at least 20 different hot sauces； this is by far the best one．There chili oil，bean and chili flakes and peanuts，which work together perfectly．The spice level is also great-not the lasting habanero style burn，but more of a warm smooth heat．
2．I'm an international student from China studying in New York right now．Well more precisely I'm from Sichuan，where people are known for liking eating spicy food．There's a popular saying among Chinese students studying abroad that"Lao Gan Ma （Old Auntie or something similar） is the goddess of Chinese students overseas"．Funny but true!When we are not used to other non-Chinese food yet，we totally miss the taste!With this chili sauce，it's like being at home again．But the price of this on Amazon is incredibly expensive，back in China； it costs less than ONE US DOLLAR!Oh…I miss China and Chinese food!
3．This stuff is dangerously addictive．I wanted something similar to what I got at the Szechuan restaurant．Well I then came across this and was pleased with the reviews then purchased two jars．SO GLAD I DID．It does have some tiny peanut pieces that are crispy toasty，yum．The heat is very notable and smooth．
4．This product is more of a dipping sauce for eating with plain rice．But it took about a fifth of the bottle to fully season 2+cups of brown rice．At 8.59/bottlethisistooexpensive．IfounditinmylocalAsianmarketfor2.79．Turns out there are about numerous versions produced by this company，some of which may be worth exploring．
55．Why does the author mention the lady on the jar？A
A．To show us who made the sauce．
B．To prove she is really too grumpy to fool you．
C．To tell us the sauce is really inviting．
D．To explain the sauce is as old as the lady．
56．What do the second and the fourth netizen have in common？D
A．Both of them come from China．
B．Both of them think the sauce sold abroad expensive．
C．Both of them are international students．
D．Both of them bought Lao Gan Ma on the internet．
57．How did the third netizen feel after s/he bought the sauce？C
A．S/he was addicted to it because it is very addictive．
B．S/he regretted having bought it because it is too expensive．
C．S/he was very excited that she bought it．
D．S/he thought it was too spicy．
58．According to the passage，what can we conclude about LaoGanMa？C
A．People who are allergic to peanuts can freely enjoy it．
B．It is more popular and more expensive in America than in China．
C．The company produced only one kind of sauce．
D．It is a spicy bean sauce made in China．

12．Early risers are most likely to be healthy，wealthy and wise，according to the old saying．But those who are early to bed and early to rise do not always have advantages，researchers say．They have found that night owls（夜貓子） are generally brighter and wealthier than those who are able to get up early in the morning．
Experts from the University of Madrid carried out tests on around 1，000 teenagers and found that those who preferred to stay up late showed the kind of intelligence to find good jobs and earn much money．Larks or"morning people"，however，often get better exam results，possibly because lessons are held at the wrong time of day for night owls．
The researchers examined the habits and body clocks of the young people to determine whether they liked to stay up late and sleep later in the morning，or preferred to go to bed early and were at their best state in the morning．School performance and problem solving ability，were judged and test grades in the major subjects were also taken into consideration．
Jim Horne，professor of psychophysiology at Loughborough University，said："Evening types tend（傾向） to be the more creative types，the poets，artists and inventors，while the morning types are considered to be civil servants and accountants（會計(jì)）．"
55．The researchers from the University of Madrid foundC．
A．morning people will probably find good jobs and earn a lot
B．morning people show higher intelligence from an early age
C．night owls may earn more money than morning people
D．night owls might be healthier than morning people
56．Early risers often do well in exams possibly becauseC．
A．they go to bed by 10p．m．regularly
B．they make full preparations before exam
C．lessons are held at the right time for them
D．they have longer time to prepare for their lessons
57．The research may include questions about the following EXCEPTA．
A．favorite sports                  B．grades in main subjects
C．living habits and body clocks   D．school performance
58．In Jim Horne'opinion，Larks may choose to beDin the future．
A．inventors           B．a(chǎn)rtists             C．poets       D．civil servants．

11．Listen up!Unilever to share the secrets of its success with students
What it is：Unilever campus talks
Who qualifies：college students
What it's about：Fortune 500company Unilever will tour campuses this spring，giving a series of lectures to college students about the company's success in brand management，sales and marketing research．Speakers will also discuss with students how to plan their careers to be future leaders．The tour runs until late May．
http://bbs．yingjiesheng．com/thread-576865-1-1．html
Impressive internships （實(shí)習(xí)） with IBM Blue Pathway could land you a job
What it is：IBM Blue Pathway 2010internship program
Who qualifies：students graduating in 2011
What it's about：The 2-month summer program covers almost all business units of IBM．To land the opportunity，applicants need to send resume before May 24，attend a written test and two or three rounds of face-to-face interviews．Interns with impressive performances will get a full-time job offer after the internship．
http://bluepathway.51job．com
Competition to match prospective interns against one another
What it is：SK Business Idea Competition
Who qualifies：Juniors，seniors and postgraduate students
What it's about：South Korea's SK Group is holding a competition among Chinese college students．Students are required to team up in groups of three to work out a 20-page English PPT．The top 10groups will be awarded a 6-week summer internship at the company's headquarters in South Korea．Application deadline is April 30．
http://idea，skcareers．com/china
Baidu a minute，then you will know what a search engine job is
What it is：Baidu summer internships
Who qualifies：college students
What it's about：Baidu is starting its 2010summer internship project．Most of its openings are technical posts．Students must have technology in areas like search engines and social networking services．It will last for at least three months．A salary will be paid to students．Application deadline is May 29．
http://hr．baidu．com/www/internSummer．a(chǎn)ction

64．The passage is probably written forB．
A．business managers   B．college students
C．laid-off workers    D．migrant groups
65．If you are expert at PPT，you can contactA．
A．http://idea，skcareers．com/china
B．http://bluepathway.51job．com
C．http://hr．baidu．com/www/internSummer．a(chǎn)ction
D．http://bbs．yingjiesheng．com/thread-576865-1-1．html
66．In what way is Baidu summer internships different from the other three？C
A．A future plan to be a leader will be discussed．
B．A resume will be a must before the internship．
C．A salary will be paid after the internship．
D．A chance to work abroad will be awarded．

10．CThe iPhone，the iPad，each of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fashion．Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter"i"-and many other brands are following suit．The BBC's iPlayer-which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet-adopted the title in 2008．A lovely bear-popular in the US and UK-that plays music and video is called"iTeddy"．A slimmed down version of London's Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name"i"．
In general，single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s，when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use．
Most"i"products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent"i"，it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name．
But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter"i"．Why not use"a"，"b"，or"c"？According to Tony Thorne，head of the Language Center at King's College，London，"i"works because its meaning has become ambiguous．When Apple uses"i"，no one knows whether it means Internet，information，individual or interactive，Thorne told BBC Magazines．"Even when Apple created the iPad，it seems it didn't have one clear definition．"He says．
"However，thanks to Apple，the term is now associated with portability（輕便）．"Adds Thorne．
Clearly the letter"i"also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual．Each person believes they have their own needs，and they love personalized products for this reason．
Along with"Google"and"blog"，readers of BBC Magazines voted"i"as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade．
But as history shows，people grow tired of fashion．From the 1900s to 1990s，products with"2000"in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern．However，as we entered the new century，the trend disappeared．
61．People use iPlayer toD．
A．listen to music   B．make a call  C．read newspapers  D．watch TV programs online
62．We can infer that the Independent"i"is aimed atC．
A．fashionable women       B．old readers     C．young readers    D．engineers
63．The underlined word"ambiguous"in Paragraph 4 meansB．
A．popular      B．uncertain      C．definite       D．unique
64．The writer suggests thatA．
A．the popularity of"i"products may not last long       
B．iTeddy is a live bear
C．the letter"b"replaces letter"i"to name the products  
D．"i"products are often of high quality
65．Nowadays，the"i"term often reminds people of the products which areA．
A．portable        B．environmentally friendly     C．a(chǎn)dvanced      D．recyclable．

9．Columbus College，241 Queen Elizabeth Drive，Kowloon City
To：All Staff 
From：Jakie Mok，Secretary； Sports Development Committee
Date：May 20，2014
     A week ago，"Sports for Life"programme was sent to the parents，requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play．Since then，our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it．Here is a memo （備忘錄） for your reference when you answer the phones．
Sports 1：Basketball
     We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports．Therefore，students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible．Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park．To cover the cost of hiring a bus，each student will have to pay＄10 each time．There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game．
Sports 2：Gym
     We will be using St．Peter's Memorial Park．There are two reasons for choosing their park．First，it is not very busy and crowded before 6：00 pm．Second，it has lot of trees with plenty of shade．Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst．Three activities，skipping，jogging，outdoor aerobics （有氧運(yùn)動），all of which are free of charge，will be arranged．And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities．
Sports 3：Hiking
     Hiking will take place at Kowloon Peak．The activity will start at 2：30 pm and finish 90 minutes later．Three teachers will accompany the students，and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers．Each instructor will cost＄75/hr．
Sports 4：Swimming
     The Kowloon City Aqueatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school．Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the goings-on from the  poolside．We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour （i．e.2：45pm to 3：45pm）．Only students skilful at swimming can take up this activity．The pool will have two lifeguards present．Girls must wear a swimming suit．The cost is＄10 per visit．
60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．Students selecting basketball had better register（注冊） early．
B．Students participating in gym should arrive at 6：00 pm．
C．Hiking usually begins at 2：30 pm and lasts 2 hours．
D．Students having swimming suits can take up swimming．
61．It can be inferred from the passage thatB
A．students taking part in basketball will walk to the courts
B．every student can participate in one of the four sports 
C．hiking students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees
D．students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water
62．It can be concluded thatD
A．each sport will take only an hour 
B．students will be charged for the four sports 
C．a(chǎn)ll the sports will take place at Kowloon Peak
D．teachers will accompany students on each sport
63．The purpose of the memo is toC  
A．a(chǎn)ttract students'interest in the program
B．require the parents to select a sport for their child
C．help the staff explain the program to the parents
D．remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time．

8．Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium （水族館）
   The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium，located in the heart of Melbourne's CBD，is one of Victoria's leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family．Having 12 amazing zones of discovery，Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city．
*Opening Times
     Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9：30 am until 6：00 pm every day of the year，including public holidays．Last admission is at 5：00 pm，one hour before closing．
*Location．
     Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street，Melbourne．It is located on the Yarra River，opposite Crown Entertainment Complex．
*Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium
     Train
     The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route （公交線路） and also routes 70 and 75．City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions．
     Shuttle Bus
     The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service，stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City．Running daily，every 15 minutes from 10：00 am to 4：00 pm．
      Car Parking
      While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium，there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away．
*Wheelchair Access
      Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones．Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets．
*Terms
      Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after buying or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted．Please print out all tickets bought and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium．No ticket，no entry!
56．Sea Life Melbourne AquariumA．
A．is located at the center of the CBD in the city 
B．has 12 most attractive places in Melbourne
C．a(chǎn)dmits visitors from 9：30 am until 6：00 pm
D．is beside Crown Entertainment Complex
57．Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium，visitors can takeD．
A．trains from southern Cross train station
B．shuttle buses around the train station
C．boats across the Yarra River
D．either tram route 70 or 75
58．Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitorsB．
A．free car parking                 B．wheelchair access
C．Internet connection              D．transportation service
59．Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne AquariumC．
A．a(chǎn)re free to all visitors             B．can be bought by email
C．a(chǎn)re checked at the entrance          D．can be printed at the ticket office．

7．Usually，when a waiter refuses to serve someone at a restaurant，customers complain．In this case，customers cheered．
    The waiter in question，Michael Garcia，has been receiving goodwill and friend requests on the restaurant's Facebook page since word spread that he stood up for a child with special needs．
    Garcia，who works at the Houston restaurant Laurenzo's，was serving a family with a 5-year-old child，Milo，who has Down syndrome（唐氏綜合癥）．The server said that another family at the restaurant commented on Milo's behavior，which Garcia described as"talking and making little noises．"Garcia moved the complaining family to another table，but they were still unhappy．"Special needs children need to be special somewhere else，"the complaining father reportedly said．
    The waiter then took a stand．He told FoxNews．com that such talk is rude and is due to people's fear of the unknown．"My personal feelings took over，"he said，leading him to tell the father．"Sir，I won't be able to serve you．"The family left the restaurant．
    It didn't take long for the story to get out．The restaurant's Facebook page has received praise from people in Texas and beyond．
    Facebook user Tisha Baker wrote，"Thank you so much for speaking up when most just turn away．"
    Rick Park posted，"Thank you Mr．Garcia!I have a 17-year-old son with Down syndrome and I love to hear about people like yourself standing up for people with disabilities．"
  Stephanie Painter added，"Thank you Michael for standing up for this beautiful little boy!Anyone who has ever come in contact with a child，or adult，with Down's knows how loving and happy they are．Milo is a precious gift from God and so is Michael!"
    Outside of Texas．Garcia gained other fans．Sue Pusztai posted，"I wish I lived in Texas so I could eat at your restaurant．I would have loved to have met Mr．Garcia to thank him for his kindness and courage．"
53．The family who was refused service wasD．
A．greedy    B．hungry    C．proud       D．selfish
54．What can we infer from Paragraph 3？C
A．The family were satisfied after being moved to a different table．
B．Milo was a child suffering from Down syndrome．
C．The family wanted Milo to leave the restaurant．
D．Milo's parents quarreled with the family．
55．The underlined phrase"took a stand"in Paragraph 4 meansB．
A．understood disabled people    B．did what he thought was right
C．a(chǎn)rgued with angry people      D．tried to be a Web hero
56．What can we learn from the Web posts in the article？A
A．Many Web users might have acted like Michael Garcia．
B．The Web is a good place for people to find restaurants．
C．On the Web it's good for people to have a Facebook page．
D．The Web is the only place to read stories such as this one．