[填空题]The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.
Probably every town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the (11) of a shop. Others are large buildings. They are open five days a week and Saturday morning. From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 am to (12)
If you know how much the postage is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any (13) . In some post office you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices, from one cent to many dollars. If you are not sure (14) postage is for your letter, you can ask the clerk. He or she will give you the stamps you need.
At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is (15) than a letter.

[填空题]The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.
Probably every town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the (11) of a shop. Others are large buildings. They are open five days a week and Saturday morning. From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 am to (12)
If you know how much the postage is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any (13) . In some post office you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices, from one cent to many dollars. If you are not sure (14) postage is for your letter, you can ask the clerk. He or she will give you the stamps you need.
At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is (15) than a letter.

[单项选择]

How many times a day do you check your email When you wake up Before bed A dozen times in between The technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the ultimate time-suck: the average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, plus an additional hour just text-messaging friends.
The advantage to all that gadgetry, of course, is connectedness: email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible we’re more lonely than ever, too That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, a fascinating portrait of our changing relationship with technology, the result of nearly 15 years of study. Turkle details the ways technology has redefined our perceptions of intimacy and solitude--and warns of the perils of embracing such virtual relationships in place of lasting emotional connections.
For
A. complicated.
B. high-tech.
C. time-consuming.
D. appealing.

[填空题]Students in participating in reading or writing courses learn words based on the recommendation of the course.

[单项选择]Please (check) your bill before you leave the shop and make sure that it is correct.
A. pay off
B. go over
C. look up
D. find out

[填空题]Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing
Critical writing depends on critical reading. Doing careful
critical reading of sources and (1) them critically can help you (1)______
to write your own analysis of this subject.
Ⅰ. Critical Reading: What ls It
A. To read critically is to (2) about how a text is argued. (2)______
B. The key:
—Don’t read looking only or primarily for information.
—Do read looking for (3) about the subject matter. (3)______
Ⅱ. How Do We Read Looking for Ways of Thinking
A. Determine the (4) or purpose of the text. (4)______
B. Make some judgments about context.
C. Distinguish the kinds of (5) the text employs. (5)______
D. Examine the (6) the text employs.