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7.Howmanypeoplewillattendtheparty?
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14.Howshouldpeopleenterthecompetition?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
A.Byfax. B.Byphone. C.ThroughtheInternet.
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15.Whendoesthesportshallclosethisweek?
1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.At10:30p.m. B.At9:00p.m. C.At8:00p.m.
A.Checkthenewbike. B.Buyanewbike. C.Ridethenewbike.
16.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewswimmingpool?
2.Whatdidthemandobefore9:00lastnight?
A.Itisbiggerthantheoldone.
A.Hesleptforawhile. B.HewatchedTV. C.Hewrotethepaper.
B.Itwillbefreeforthefirstweek.
3.Whywastheofferrefused?
C.Itwillbeopenearlierthanplanned.
A.Itwasntfitforthemarket.B.Itwasratherlow. C.Itwasabithigh.
4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
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17.WhatdoesCyberEditaimtodo?
A.GototheJohnsonsfordinner.
B.Doachemistryexperiment. A.Supplyfundingforbusinessmen.
C.Usetheoldrecipestonight. B.Offerstudentscomputereditingservices.
5.Whatsthemansdecision? C.EditdocumentsforWiredmagazine.
A.Waitingforthebus. B.Walkingtothenextstop.C.Meetingthewoman30minuteslater. 18.Howmanyemployeesdidthespeakerhireatfirst?
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5=>’?@A,ST36V378D:;。 A.Whentheyhavetheidea.
6.WhydoesthemancallLouisCatering? B.Aftertheygraduatefromcollege.
A.Forfoodanddrinks. B.Foraninvitation. C.Forconferencerooms. C.Aftertheyhaverichsocialexperience.
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myoptionsopen,Idecidedtoapplyforuniversitybutalsocookthroughoutmystudieswitha
Eufysaysitsnewmodel,E15(outinJune),isfully“selfdriving”—nowiresorpegs((cid:141)(cid:142))
parttimejob.However,itwasntlongbeforeIfoundIwasstuckinstudyingsomethingnotappealing
needed,whichcouldmakeitagamechanger.Aimedatsmallerlawns(800m2ratherthan1,200
tome,andthisparttimeworkbecamemything.Imadethetoughdecisiontoquitmyuniversity
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majoraftergraduation,switchingtopursueacareerinthekitchen.Althoughshewasntfavorable
whenitrainsorgetsdarkandheadbacktobase.
withmychoice,Mumhassincebeenanincrediblesupporter.
EufyE15£1,499,eufy.com Soon,Ifellbackintooldpatternsworkinginkitchensbutfeelingunfulfilled.Then,socialmedia
NEXTINLINE changedeverything.Asanearlyuser,Ipouredmycreativityintotheplatform,discoveringatalentfor
Lastmonth,Nintendolaunchedthesuccessortooneofthemostpopulargamesofalltime.The photographyandstorytelling.Soon,myaudiencegrewto200,000followers.Recognizingthe
Switch2willcost£395andMarioKartWorld£65intheUK.Youjustneedtopay£429ifyou opportunity,Iquitmyjobtopursuetravelphotographyandsocialmediafulltime.
bundle((cid:143)(cid:144)(cid:145)(cid:146))them(aset).BuytheSwitch2alonenowandyoullgeta10% discount.If Itraveled50tripsayearatmypeakwhileexpandingintoconsulting,publicspeaking,and
projectmanagement.Icreatedsocialmediacontent,photographyandcampaignreports.Asapioneer
youbuy2setsormore,youcanenjoya20% discount.AnyNintendoconsoleisntreallyaboutthe
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Iestablishedatravelaccount,teachingotherstobuildcareersintheindustry,andlaunchedan
offhiskartonthelastcorner.Wellseeyouinline.
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NintendoSwitch2From£395,nintendo.com
mypartnershomeland,combiningmypassionswithconservationandcommunitysupport.Myjourney
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hasbeenchallengingyetdeeplyfulfilling.Makingmoneyisnolongerthemaindriver—instead,I
Whilewewouldntrecommenddropping(cid:150) 10,000onarecordplayer,wecantignorehow
seekmeaningfulexperiencesandopportunitiestoinspireothers.Whatbeganasasmallideahas
goodthisturntablelooks.Theideahereisthatsoundandlightunite.Astheplayersneedledances
grownintoalifeofadventure,creativityandpurpose.
acrossthesurfaceoftherecord,thelightshinesinharmony.Plus,theturntableitselfisheldupin 24.Whydidtheauthorquithisuniversitymajoraftergraduation?
theairviamagneticsuspension,which,aswellaslookingunbelievablycool,meansitsisolatedfrom A.Hewasoftendiscouragedbyhismother.
vibrations((cid:151)a)toprovidemaximummusicalfaithfulness. B.Hewantedtofollowhisdreamasacook.
AudioTechnicaHotaru(cid:150)10,000(£7,480),audiotechnica.com C.Hewasfinanciallystrugglingwithhislife.
21.WhatisanadvantageofE15? D.Herealizeditwashardforhimtobehired.
25.WhatdoesParagraph3focuson?
A.Itrequiresaburiedwiretooperate.
A.Thegreathardshipfacingsocialmedia.
B.Itcandetectobstacleswhilecutting.
B.Therapiddevelopmentofsocialmedia.
C.Itisdesignedforlawnsover1,200m2.
C.Whytheauthorbecameinfluentialonsocialmedia.
D.Itcanpredictwhenitrainsorgetsdark.
D.Howsocialmediaaffectedtheauthorscareerpath.
22.Howmuchdoyoupayfor2Switcheswith2MarioKartWorldtheleast?
26.Whatdoestheauthorvaluemostinhiscurrentcareer?
A.£736 B.£617
A.Sharinghisadventuresonline. B.Travelingaroundtheworld.
C.£686 D.£790
C.Makingadifferencetoothers. D.Gainingcommunitysupport.
23.WhathelpsAudioTechnicaHotaruprovidemaximummusicalfaithfulness? 27.Whichwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?
A.Itsamazinglook. B.Itscreativedesign. A.Adventurousandhelpful. B.Easygoingandresponsible.
C.Itsapplicationofvibrations. D.Itscombinationofsoundandlight. C.Straightforwardandhonest. D.Strongwilledandhumorous.
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YoureProbablyNotAsAwfulAsYouThinkencouragesyoutobelieveexactlywhatthetitlesays Theboominnewenergyvehicles(NEVs)hasraisedhopesfordecarbonization— reducing
—thatnomatterwhatsgoingon,youreactuallydoingbetterthanyouthink.Intodaysworld,its carbonemissions,butthemountingwasteofusedanddiscardedbatteriespresentsahidden
easytocompareyourselveswithothersandthinkthatyouarentreallydoingasmuchasyoushould sustainableenvironmentalcrisis.Industryprojectionswarnthatby2040,over3milliontonsofNEV
batterieswillreachtheendoftheirlifeannually,faroutpacingcurrentrecyclingcapacities.
be,couldbe,needtobe.Takeastepbackandyoullrealizeyourinnercriticdoesntgiveyouatrue
Therisksextendbeyondsimplewasteaccumulation.Batteriescontaintoxicheavymetalsand
perspectiveonthesituation.
electrolytes((cid:155)(cid:156)(cid:157))that,ifimproperlydisposedof,candissolveintosoilandwatersources,
Thebook,writtenbyJ.P.Fiddlebrook,iswellorganizedandhighlyaccessiblewithamixof
contaminating((cid:158)(cid:159))farmlandanddrinkingsuppliesforgenerations.Eveninrecycling,only15%
humor,practicalwisdom,andrelatablestories.Itcontainssixteenchaptersthattouchonavarietyof
ofglobalfacilitiesuseecofriendlymethods;mostrelyoncrudeprocessesthatreleaseharmful
elementsofselfconfidence.Itstartsoutwithlookingatthepast—thebaggagethatwecarrywithus
pollutantsintotheair,creating“secondarypollution”worsethantheoriginalwaste.
thataffectsourperceptions.Thenitmovesontotherightnow—howsocialmediaandselftalk
Akeyobstacleisthemismatchbetweenbatterycomplexityandrecyclingtechnology.Modern
influenceus.Thehighlightsarefocusedonthefuture—thethingswecandotohelpshakeourselves
NEVbatteriesusevariedchemistriesanddesigns,makingstandardizedrecyclingnearlyimpossible.
outofthecycleofnegativethoughtsandreframepatterns.Mindfulnessandgratitudeareobviously
Advancedmethodslikehydrometallurgy,whichminimizepollution,requireexpensiveequipment
partofit.Thetechniquesandmethodsfordealingwithinneremotionsdiscussedinthispartare
andskilledlabor,puttingthemoutofreachfordevelopingregions.Meanwhile,globalregulations
vital,suchas,howtoquietyourinnercriticsloudspeaker,whychasingperfectionislikerunningon
toodistanttolandtrue,allowunqualifiedoperatorstohandlebatterywaste,evenworseningthe
atreadmill((cid:152)(cid:153)(cid:154))whileeatingcakeandhowtoovercomethesocialmediacomparisontrap.At
problem.
theendisachapterdevotedtoaskingforhelp—somethingveryhardforalotofpeople,but Addressingthisrequiresglobalcoordination:unified((cid:160)’7)designstandardsforbatteries,
somethingextremelyimportanttomakeapositivecommunitythatliftseveryoneup. stricterenforcementofrecyclinglaws,andcrossborderinvestmentingreentechnologies.Without
Thisbookoffersarefreshingescapefrom thecycleofselfcriticism.Theselfhelpguide suchsteps,theNEVrevolutionsenvironmentalgainscouldbeovershadowedbyatoxiclegacy.
encouragesyoutoembraceyourimperfectionsandfindjoyinthelittlethings.Afterreading,you 32.Whyis“secondarypollution”mentionedinthepassage?
realizethatyouactuallyareOK,andtogetresourcesforfurtherimprovement,notthekindofbook A.Tohighlighttheeffectivenessofcurrentrecyclingmethods.
thatyouwanttogetreallyheavyandoverwhelming.Withbriefsections,itsperfectforreadinga B.Toprovethatheavymetalsinbatteriesareharmlessifrecycled.
littlebit,andthenreflectingandworkingtomakeadjustmentstoyourmindsetsandhabits,toremind C.Toarguethatallbatterywasteshouldbeburiedunderground.
D.Toshowimproperrecyclingharmsmorethanbatteriesthemselves.
yourselfthatyourereallynotthatbadafterall.
33.Whydovariedbatterydesignsandchemistriesblockrecycling?
28.Whatisafeatureofthebookaccordingtothetext?
A.TheyreducethedemandfornewNEVbatteriesinglobalmarkets.
A.Itisfilledwithmovingstories.
B.Theyincreasetheamountoftoxicelectrolytesineachbattery.
B.Itprovideswelltestedstrategies.
C.Theymakeitdifficulttodevelopuniversalrecyclingtechniques.
C.Itadoptsaneasytounderstandwritingstyle.
D.TheyforcegovernmentstobantheimportofusedNEVbatteries.
D.Itisintendedforpeoplewithmentalproblems.
34.Whatcanbeinferredabouthydrometallurgyfromthetext?
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“baggage”inParagraph2referto?
A.Itisinaccessibletomanyregionsduetoitshighrequirements.
A.Benefit. B.Responsibility.
B.Itisacruderecyclingmethodthatcausessevereairpollution.
C.Duty. D.Load.
C.Itiswidelyadoptedindevelopingcountriesduetoitslowcost.
30.Whatdoesthefuturefocusedsectiondiscuss?
D.Itisineffectiveinhandlingbatterieswithcomplexchemistries.
A.Socialmediasimpact. B.Overcomingnegativity.
35.Whichstatementbestsummarizesthepassage?
C.Innercriticmanagement. D.Avoidingperfectiontraps. A.TherapidgrowthofNEVshascompletelysolvedenvironmentalproblems.
31.Whatisthebookaimedat? B.UsedNEVbatteriesposesevereenvironmentalrisksthatdemandglobalsolutions.
A.Advocatingahealthylifestyle. B.Teachingcriticalthinkingskills. C.Secondarypollutionfrombatteryrecyclingisunavoidableindevelopingcountries.
C.Boostingonesselfworthinlife. D.Promotingthecycleofselfcriticism. D.Advancedrecyclingtechnologieswillsoonaddressthebatterywasteproblem.
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