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Barbie Dolls

In the mid 1940’s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named MATTEL, MATT for Mattson, and ED for Elliot.
In the mid 1950’s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.
Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie’s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would b
A. Mattson.
B. Elliot.
C. Harold Mattson and Elliot Handler.
D. Harold Mattson, Ruth and Elliot Handler.

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In the mid 1940’s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named MATTEL, MATT for Mattson, and ED for Elliot.
In the mid 1950’s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.
Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie’s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would b
A. She does not attract young men.
B. She has undergone many changes over the years.
C. She is 11.5 inches tall.
D. She has managed to keep up with fashion.

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In the mid 1940’s, the young ambitious Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named Mattel, MATT for Mattson, and EL for Elliot.
In the mid 1950’s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.
Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler lo design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was horn. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie’s, wardrobe, h was in 1958 that the patent lot Barbie was obtained. This would
A. to go to school.
B. to take photos.
C. to make frames.
D. to be highly successful.

[单项选择]M: Have you taken Professor Young’s exam before I’m kind of nervous.
W: Yes. Just concentrate on the important ideas she’s talked about in the class, and ignore the details.
Q: How does the woman suggest the man prepare for Professor Young’s exam（　）.
A. Review the details of all her lessons.
B. Compare notes with his classmates.
C. Talk with her about his learning problems.
D. Focus on the main points of her lectures.

[单项选择]The young man’s clothes were scattered about his room （　）
A. at will
B. at random
C. with a hurry
D. at time

[填空题]It was young Richard’s grandmother who was the first to find that he had a great talent for absorbing knowledge.

[填空题]The computer game Myst is young people’s favorite.

[单项选择]Young people’s social environment has a（）effect on their academic progress.
A. gross
B. solid
C. profound
D. complete

[单项选择]What does a young child’s ability not to eat a marshmallow (31) to do with success in life Quite a lot, as it (32) The 4-year-old who is able to (33) in order to receive a second treat is (34) more self-control that will (35) him or her Well as an adult.
This ability to control one’s (36) is just one part of what is called Emotional Intelligence. The children who demonstrate it will grow up to be better (37) and (38) successful. Those kids who don’t have it are less likely to succeed (39) it comes to meeting challenges and (40) with life’s frustrations.
In the past, our concept of intelligence was mainly limited (41) the kinds of skills that (42) one to do well in school. But Emotional Intelligence (43) what it means to be smart by focusing on how the mind (44) feelings rather than ideas.
There are many ways in which an understanding of Emotional I
A. complex
B. complete
C. complaint
D. controlled