[单项选择]Until now the ______ of life is still beyond the knowledge of most common folks: few people know how and in what way the human organs are working and functioning.
A. wheels
B. fate
C. reels
D. parts

[填空题]

How did Mark describe his still life paintings he is working on

[单项选择]It （） yesterday, for the ground is still wet now.
A. must have rained
B. was raining
C. rained
D. had rained

[多项选择]It is said that people’s life now is becoming more and more stressful. How to reduce stress
Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:

My Suggestions on How to Reduce Stress

You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.
In the second part, provide details to support your opinion.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[简答题]Collecting Do you still collect them now

[单项选择]
What is Nicholas’ life like now

[简答题]Food Do you still like that food now

[填空题]Give Up Six Words and Change Your Life
Alfred Korzybski, the father of general semantics, observed that how we talk affects how we handle problems and how we behave. He found that scientists, trained to be specific, handled both personal and laboratory problems better than non-scientists. Non-scientists, then as now, used words loaded with feeling and prejudgment and got into trouble.
Changing the way we use certain everyday words can actually shift the way we see the world and other people, helps change the emotion-laden attitudes behind the words, and makes us less likely to make inappropriate demands on ourselves and others.
There is also a change in the effect on others. Teachers, told that certain students have hidden talents, will help them develop, even if the students were selected blindly by researchers. People act as they think they have been defined, and like it or not, our words play a large part in expressing that definition.

[简答题]Now many countries find themselves still struggling with problems that are as old as man himself. Basic social problems such as poor or nonexistent health care, and nutrient-deficient diets continue to annoy developing countries, contributing to low life expectancy rates and hampering economic development. While it may be true that some countries have found answers to these basic problems of humanity, this does not mean that their societies are problem-free. Indeed, in the solving of age-old problems more economically, advanced societies have found themselves facing new social problems, problems that are a direct outgrowth of their economic advancement. One such problem is that of aging.