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SongkranisacelebrationmarkingtheThaiNewYear.Thefestivalusuallylaststhree
days,thoughfestivitiescanstartearlyorendlaterinsomecities.Waterplaysamajorrolein
thefestival.Symbolically,itwashesawaythepreviousyearsopeoplecangetreadyforthe
nextone.Therefore,manySongkrantraditionsareassociatedwithwater,suchascleaning
homesandpouringwateronBuddhastatuesandthehandsofelders.Outside,Songkranis
celebratedwithstreetpartiesandafriendlywaterfight.In2023,itkickedoffonApril13.
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Knownasthefestivalofcolors,Holiiscelebratedonthelastfullmooninthelunar
monthofPhalguna.Thisancienttraditionmarkstheendofwinterandhonorsthevictoryof
goodoverbad.Celebratorslightbigfires,throwcolorfulpowdercalledgulalateachother,
eatsweets,anddancetotraditionalfolkmusic.TheannualHinducelebrationwasheldon
March8,2023.
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ItisaChristiantraditionmarkingthedayJesusChristissaidtohavecomebacktolife.
OnEasterSunday,peopleattendchurchserviceswheretheysingandpray.Itsadayfor
somefunfamilyactivities,too,likedecoratinghardboiledeggsandsearchingforthehidden
treatsaroundthehouseoryard.Somekidsalsoreceivebasketsfilledwithgoodies,andmany
familieshavebigfeasts.In2023,EasterwascelebratedonSunday,April9.
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PassoverisatimetoreflectonJewssufferinginancientEgypt.Jewswerebelievedto
havebeenledtofreedombyareligiousleadernamedMoses.Passoveriscelebratedforseven
oreightdaysinreflectionofthesuffering.In2023,PassoverbeganintheeveningofApril5
andendedintheeveningofApril13.
21.WhendidThaipeoplestarttocelebratetheNewYearin2023?
A.OnMarch8. B.OnApril5. C.OnApril9. D.OnApril13.
22.Whichholidaycelebratesthevictoryofgood?
A.Songkran. B.Holi. C.Easter. D.Passover.
23.WhatsetsPassoverapartfromtheotherthreeholidays?
A.Theseasonofcelebration. B.Thewidespreaduseofwater.
C.Thesadholidayatmosphere. D.Thebrightdecoratingcolors.
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Shecouldhavejustquit.Theracewaslongdecided,anditwasrainingcatsanddogs.
ButthedrenchedBouSamnangknewthatshewasrunningforhercountry—Cambodia.Soshe
keptgoing,racingaloneonatrackinPhnomPenh.Andforthat,shehaswonoverfans
aroundthesportingworldandbeyond.
“ItriedtoreachthefinishlinebecauseIwantedtoshowpeoplethatinlife,eventhough
wegoabitsloworfast,wewillreachourdestinationallthesame,”shesaidinaninterview.
“Evenifwereinlastplace,eveniftheweatheristerrible,evenifitfeelslikewecantdoit,
weshouldnotgiveup.”
Socialmediaaroundtheworldsharedthevideoofherfinishingthewomens5,000meter
raceonMay8attheSoutheastAsianGames,whichCambodiaishostingforthefirsttime.
Inthevideo,thesoundofrainfallismixedwithcheersandshoutsofencouragementas
BouSamnangfinallynearsandthencrossesthefinishline,almostsixminutesbehindthe
winner,VietnamsThiOanhNguyen.Asshewavesherhandstoacknowledgethefanswho
bravetheraintocheerheron,herfaceiswetwithtearsandrainassheliftshercountrysflag.
Theathletesaidlaterthatshewasdisappointedtofinishlast,butalsohappytohear
peoplesupportingher—andsurprisedthatthevideocausedsuchgreatexcitement.
TherunnersperformancewasalsonotedbyCambodianKingNorodomSihamoni,whosaidhe
wasproudofherforremindingeveryonethatsportsareaboutmorethanwinningandlosing.
TheSoutheastAsianGamesisholdeverytwoyearsandathletesfromthe11nationsin
theregioncompeteagainsteachotherin581events.ItsclosingceremonyissetforWednesday.
24.Whatdoestheword“drenched”underlinedinparagraphonemean?
A.Wet. B.Smelly. C.Pretty. D.Energetic.
25.HowdidBouSamnangfeelabouttheresponsefromthesocialmedia?
A.Depressed. B.Surprised. C.Annoyed. D.Amused.
26.WhatdoesKingNorodomSihamonimean?
A.BouSamnangshouldsetabetterexample.
B.Heisdisappointedthathiscountryhasnotwon.
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Youmayhavealreadyseentheminrestaurants:waisthighmachinesthatcangreet
guests,leadthemtotheirtables,deliverfoodandtakedirtydishestothekitchen.Someeven
havecatlikefacesandmakecatlikesoundswhenyoutouchtheirheads.
Butarerobotwaitersgoingtobeacceptedintheworld?
Manyrestaurantownersthinkso.LiZhaiisoneofthem.WhenZhaiwashavingtrouble
findingstaffforhisrestaurantinthesummerof2021,heboughtaBellaBotfrom Pudu
Robotics.Therobotwassosuccessfulthatheaddedtwomore.Now,onerobotleadsdiners
totheirseatswhileanotherdeliverssteamingnoodlestotables.Thethirdrobotisusedto
transportdirtydishestothekitchen.
“Weonlyneedthreerobotstodothesamevolumeofbusinessthatfiveorsixpeopleused
tohandle,”saysZhai,“Arobotcostsaround$15,000,butapersoncosts$5,000to$6,000
permonth.Therobotsalsogivehumanserversmoretimetocommunicatewithcustomers,
whichincreasestips.Andcustomersoftenpostvideosoftherobotsonsocialmediathat
attractotherstovisit.”
“Eventually,acertainpercentageofrestaurants—maybe30%—willcontinuetohave
humanserversandbeconsideredmoreluxurious,whiletherestwillrelymoreheavilyon
robotsinthekitchenandindiningrooms,”saidDennisReynolds,professoroftheHilton
CollegeofGlobalHospitalityLeadership.“Economicsareonthesideofrobots.Thecostof
humanlaborwillcontinuetorise,buttechnologycostwillfall.”
Butnotallhavehadthesamesuccesswithrobots.Chilisintroducedarobotserver
namedRitain2020andexpandedthetesttoits61restaurantsbeforeabandoningthe
experimentlastAugust.ThechainfoundthatRitamovedtooslowlyandgotinthewayof
humanservers.And58%ofguestssurveyedsaidRitadidntimprovetheiroverallexperience.
“Wedontgotoarestauranttobeservedbytechnology.Wegofortheexperienceof
beingservedbyhumans,”manyofthedinerssaid.
28.WhydidLiZhaidecidetobuythefirstrobot?
A.Hewantedtosavemoney. B.Hecouldntfindhumanwaiters.
C.Robotwaiterswerepopular. D.Hisworkerswantedtogetmoretips.
29.WhatisDennisReynoldspredictionmainlybasedon?
A.Customersreadyacceptance. B.Competitioninfoodindustry.
C.Costsofstaffingarestaurant. D.Technologicaladvancements.
30.WhatdidChiliscustomerscomplainaboutconcerningtherobotwaiters?
A.Theirappearances. B.Thecomplexsoftware.
C.Theirslowspeech. D.Thelackofpersonalinteraction.
31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.AreRobotWaiterstheFuture?
B.WillRobotsReplaceHumanBrain?
C.WhyDoCustomersDislikeRobotWaiters?
D.HowCanaRestaurantImprovetheDiningExperience?
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JohnDryden,anEnglishpoetwhodiedin1700,oncesaid,“Wealthyfamiliescanrarely
continuetoberichforthreegenerations.”In19thcenturyAmerica,successfulfamilieswere
alsosaidto“gofromshirtsleevestoshirtsleeves”inthatlengthoftime.InAsia,thereisan
identicalsayingthatfamilywealthcouldnotpassthreegenerations.
Asarisingshareoftheworldswealthiestcomesfrom Asia,thethreegeneration
hypothesis(rs)isbeingtestedonceagain.Overall,theresultsofthethreegenerationtest
sofarlookencouragingforAsiaswealthiestfamilies.
Whathashelpedthewealthiestfamiliestosurvivethetestistheeducationthatthe
youngergenerationshavereceived.Whilemanyoftheirgrandparentsandparentsnever
completeduniversity,mostofthemhaveattendedthebestknownuniversitiesabroad,often
inAmerica.Asaresult,theyarefarworldlierthantheirelders,whobuilttheirfortuneson
localbusinessesinperiodsofrapideconomicdevelopment.JohnRiady,thechildofan
IndonesianfamilythatownsLippoKarawaci,attendedGeorgetownUniversity,beforeearning
anMBAattheWhartonSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandalawdegreefrom
ColumbiaUniversity.IshaAmbani,daughterofMukeshAmbani,graduatedfromYaleand
thenStanfordUniversitysGraduateSchoolofBusinessin2018.
Atthesametime,theyaremoresharplyawareoftheirresponsibilitytoavoidoneofthe
traditionaltraps:puttingrelationshipbeforeanythingelse.Instead,aftertheytakechargeof
thebusinesses,theyusuallytrytoestablishrulesandregulationsintheirfamilybusinessesin
ordertokeepgeneratingwealthovercenturies.
Inmanydevelopingcountries,dealingwithinterestgroupsandlocalauthoritiesremains
animportantpartofdoingbusiness.Itcanensureaccesstobigcontracts.However,
Americanbusinessschoolsdonotteachthemsuchskills.Topreservetheirfamilybusinesses,
theyhavetolearnathingortwofromtheirelders.
32.Whatdo“shirtsleeves”mostprobablystandforinthefirstparagraph?
A.Beingpoor. B.Beinggenerous. C.Beingstupid. D.Beinglazy.
33.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttherichestyoungergenerationsinAsia?
A.Theyaremuchwiser. B.Theyaremoreresponsible.
C.Theyarebettereducated. D.Theyaremoreexperienced.
34.Whatdotheyoungerleadersofthebigfamilybusinessesstress?
A.Westerneducation. B.Socialconnection.
C.Closerelationship. D.Professionalmanagement.
35.Whatdoestheauthoradvisethechildrenofthewealthiestfamiliestodo?
A.Getbigcontractswithdirtytricks.
B.Learnfromtheirgrandparentsandparents.
C.Stayawayfromthepowerfulinterestgroups.
D.Establishrulesandregulationsintheirbusinesses.
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Discoveringunfamiliarplacescanoftenbefrightening,butitsalsoanadventurethat
offersmanybenefits.Whetheryougoabroadorplanapleasant,localstaycation(}~(cid:127)r),
travelinggivesyoutheopportunitytostepawayfromyourbusyscheduletoclearyourmind
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Itmaycomeasnosurprisetolearnthatexploringnewplacesisgoodforyourphysical
happiness,butdoyouknowthatitsalsogoodforyourmentalandemotionalhealth? 37 .
Italsokeepsyourbrainactiveasyoulearnandexplorenewplaces,meetnewpeopleandlive
throughnewexperiences.Bytakingadvantageofthefreedomthatcomeswithtraveling,
youreacceptingahealthy,positiveandoptimisticmindset.
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38 .Travelingoffersagreatrelieffromthestressthatcomesfromworkanddaily
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Newexperiencescanoftenbringforthnewchallenges. 39 .Butonceyoustepoutofyour
comfortzone,youllgainarenewedsenseofstrengthandindependence.Doingthingsdifferently
fromyourdailyactivitieswillalsohelpimproveyourproductivity,gainproblemsolvingskillsand
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Travelingcanteachyoumanythingsaboutadestination,includingitshistory,people
andlanguages,whichabooksimplycant.Whenyoumeetwithnewculturesandpeople,
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beliefsandreallifeexperienceswillteachyounewskillsandinsights,whilesparking((cid:128)(cid:129))
yourcreativity.
A.Itimprovescreativity
B.Itexpandsyourunderstanding
C.Travelingboostshappinessandsatisfaction
D.Herearethebenefitsofdiscovery,nearandfar
E.Aleisurelywalkcanhelpcalmyourmindandspirit
F.Sometimesyourmindandbodyneedtorestandrecharge
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46 withdonatedclothesanditmovedin.
“Shedidntwanttobealone,either.Imconvincedthatshecametomeforsafetyand
47 ,whichwasthetwothingsthatIreallyneeded,”Hughessaid.“Its 48 tobeout
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Thehomelessbird 49 withhimuntilMarch9,2022.Thenitwasgone.Formonths,
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51 inmyself,”Hughessaid.“Itsa 52 shegavemebecausesheletmeseethat
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Hughesisnowaspecialistinthe 54 aroundthelake.Helightsupwhenhestarts
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42.A.happy B.cold C.hungry D.lonely
43.A.meal B.pet C.house D.child
44.A.agreement B.comparison C.connection D.appointment
45.A.showedup B.felldown C.flewaway D.pulledover
46.A.bank B.boat C.castle D.nest
47.A.food B.water C.companionship D.entertainment
48.A.scary B.fun C.calming D.quiet
49.A.struggled B.sailed C.lived D.relaxed
50.A.cleaned B.searched C.dug D.dried
51.A.sadness B.talent C.change D.model
52.A.burden B.medal C.title D.gift
53.A.realize B.accept C.like D.want
54.A.history B.herb C.wildlife D.weather
55.A.new B.hunting C.expensive D.forgotten
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signed 56 firstinternationalagreement,theParisClimateAgreement, 57 (fight)
climatechangeintheworld.Theagreementhassetagoalofkeepingwarmingunder2℃and
pursuinganeven 58 (low)warminglimitof1.5℃.
Addressingclimatechange 59 (require)manysolutions.Yetnearlyallofthemexisttoday.
Theyrangefrom 60 wegetourelectricitytoprotectingforestsfromdestruction.
Newtechnologywillalsohelpreduceemissions.Forexample,scientistsareworkingon
61 (variety)waystogatherCOfrompowerplantsandstoreitundergroundorturnitinto
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rethinkingmodesoftransportanddesigningenergysavinghouses.
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MysisterTinaandIareverydifferent.Imjustasimplemindedgirl,atleastinher
eyes,whilesheisliterallythesymbolofperfection.
WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobelikeher.Ifsheworeherhairinanewstyleoneday,I
woulddothesamewithminethefollowingday.Ialwaystriedtofollowherandherfriends
aroundandbeggedtobeincluded,butherlifedidntreallyhavemuchspaceforabothersome
twoyearyoungersister.Overtime,myadmirationforherturnedintoindifference.Livingin
thesameapartmentasstrangers,webarelyspoketoeachother.
Ievenfeltrelievedinsecretwhensheinformedmethisyearthatshewouldbespending
eightmonthsstudyingabroad.IassumedIdusehervideoplayerandwearthedressessheleft
behind.ThatwastheonlywayIthoughtherleavingwouldaffectme.
Isatinmyroomthatfirsteveningaftershedepartedandtriedtoconcentrateonmy
homework.However,Icouldntgetridofthefeelingthatsomethingwaswrong,orsomething
wasmissing.Ilookedaroundtheapartmentandeverythingwasthesame.Butitwassosilent
thatIcouldhearmyownbreathing.IwenttoTinasroom.Bothhervideoplayerandhertalk
onthephonewithherfriendswereabsent.WhenIsatdownonherbed,Ibecamesharply
awareofhowdifferentmylifewaswithouther.Eventhoughwedidntalwaystalk,just
havinghertheremademefeelsecure.
Sittingthere,Ilookedbackatthewastedyearsandregrettedtryingtolivemyownlife
andoverlookinghers.IfeltparticularlybadbecauseIhadnotevengivenherahugbeforeshe
boardedherplane,andthatmademyheartache.
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Asthenightwenton,Idecidedtodosomethingtomakeitup.
Foralongtimetherewasnothingbutsilenceontheotherendoftheline.
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