China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is held in Guangzhou every spring and autumn. The Fair is a comprehensive one with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the broadest distribution of overseas buyers and the greatest business turnover in China.

Canton Fair attracts more than 24,000 China’s best foreign trade companies with good credibility and sound financial capabilities, and 500 overseas companies to participate in the Fair.

Canton Fair is a platform for import and export mainly, with various and flexible patterns of trade. Besides traditional way of negotiating against samples, the Fair holds Canton Fair Online. Various types of business activities such as economic and technical co-operations and exchanges, goods inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising and consultation are also carried out in flexible ways. Business people from all over the world are gathering in Guangzhou, exchanging business information and developing friendship.

Events Schedule of the 115th Session of Canton Fair

Time：May 1st 14:00-16:00

Place：No. 8 Meeting Room, B Floor, Area B

Event：Training Seminar of Overseas Marketing

Theme：Market Segmentation And Channel Building

Details：Cloris, Project Facilitator, Trade for Sustainable Development of International Trade Centre (ITC)

Time：May 2nd 14:00-16:30

Place：No. 8 Meeting Room, B Floor, Area B

Event：Fashion and Trend Forum

Theme：The “must have” fashion trends for Men’s and Women’s wear for Spring/Summer

2015

Details：Michael Leow, Sales and Market Director of Fashion Snoops(Asia Pacific)

21. The Canton Fair is organized in Guangzhou ____________.

A. every two years                    B. every season          C. once a year            D. twice a year

22. If you want to visit the clothing show, you can be there ____________.

A. on May 1st 14:00-16:00                                          B. on May 2nd 14:00-16:30

C. on May 1st 8:00-16:30                                     D. on May 2nd 10:00-16:00

23. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To introduce the Canton Fair.                                 

B. To present overseas investment.

C. To report the trade achievements.                         

D. To attract the best foreign trade companies.

My elder brother Steve gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult after our father died when I was six.

For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, Steve took time to ask me what had happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess to it. After all, I should have been playing in the park and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees trembled as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property（财产）is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David, and she praised me.

Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed at Steve to come and take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is when it hurts you first, and then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

24. What does the underlined word “confess” in Paragraph 2 mean?

       A. Cover.                            B. Admit               C. Deny               D. Agree

25. How did the author feel when he faced Mrs. Holt?

       A. He was unwilling.                                B. He felt frightened.

       C. He appeared challenging.                         D. He was light-hearted.

26. Which was the most important lesson the author learned from his brother?

       A. Care for the property of others.                 B. The value of honesty.

       C. Responsibility for one’s actions.         D. Respect for living things.

27. What technique does the author mainly use to organize the text?

       A. Time order.                                                B. Cause and effect.

       C. Examples.                                           D. Logical reasoning.

There were many famous poets from different periods of time in Chinese history, and thousands of their poems are still read and appreciated today.

To arouse people's interest in those classic Chinese poems and promote cultural heritage, China Central Television ( CCTV) produced a TV show—Chinese Poetry Competition. The finale (终场）of the hit show’s second season was shown on Feb. 7 this year.

Wu Yishu，16，who studies at the High School Affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, came out on top. In an earlier episode (一集），Wu wowed the audience when performing in a section entitled "Feihualing". The game’s theme was “yue”，meaning “moon” or “month” in Chinese. She recited the lines from the Classic of Poetry, the earliest collection of poems in China： “In July, the crickets (蟋蟀）are in the field. In August, they are in the yard. In September they are at the door. In October, they enter and crawl under our beds. "

“I really admire her knowledge of poems,” said Huang Zijin, 16, a Senior 2 student from Ningbo High School in Zhejiang province, “The first time I saw her wearing traditional Han clothing on TV，I was very impressed by her classical looks. She fulfills all my fantasies for classic Chinese women’s talents. What’s more, she always appears so calm throughout the show, which is very unusual for her age.”

As the old saying goes, “ One who is filled with knowledge always behaves with elegance,” “Learning poems isn’t about winning or losing. The power of poetry lies in shaping one’s

view of life and developing one’s inner world，” said Li Bo，an expert guest at the Chinese Poetry Competition’s second season.

When it comes to teaching people about poetry，Li Dingguang，the show’s academic advisor， suggested that teachers should explain more about the beauty of the poetry from both the aesthetic(审美的）and emotional sides, and guide the students to lose themselves in the poems’ rhythmic(有节奏的）and rhyming lines.

“Although the amount of ancient Chinese poetry in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools has increased, many students still learn them for exams,” Li Dingguang told China.org.cn. “Therefore，it’s important to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry. ”

28. What’s one of the purposes of the TV show Chinese Poetry Competition?

A. To entertain people by enjoying Chinese poems.

B. To see who can recite the most classic Chinese poems.

C. To make more people interested in classic Chinese poetry.

D. To fulfill people’s fantasies for Chinese women’s talents

29. From Paragraphs 3 and 4，what can we infer about Wu Yishu?

A. She is a talented and elegant Chinese teenager.

B. She has learned a large amount of poetry from textbooks.

C. She is always calm in the show like other competitors of her age.

D. She amazed the audience with the lines from the Classic of Poetry in the finale.

30. According to Li Bo, why do people learn poetry?

A. To get good marks in examinations.

B. To help build up their inner world.

C. To win the Chinese Poetry Competition.

D. To appreciate the beauty of rhythm and rhyme.

31. What is Li Dingguang’s attitude to poetry teaching?

A. Doubtful.                B. Supportive.                   C. Critical.                  D. Casual.

Talking to yourself may seem a little shameful. But there’s no need for embarrassment. Talk to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is a valuable tool for thought. Far from being a sign of mental illness, self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do, manage our activities, and regulate our emotions.

Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys. You are very likely to hear her talking to herself: offering herself directions and giving voice to her frustrations. Psychologists refer to this as private speech: language that is spoken out loud but directed at the self.

Self-talk has many advantages. If you want proof, turn on the sports channel. You’re bound to see an athlete preparing himself with a quick phrase or scolding himself after a bad shot. Andy Murray owed his 2012 US Open victory to a self-talk he gave himself in front of a changing-room mirror. Gymnastics star Laurie Hernandez in Rio. The athletes are doing it for good reason: Self-talk has been shown to bring benefits in sports as diverse as badminton, darts and wrestling.

Those of us who lack the talent of a Hernandez or a Murray are also likely to talk to ourselves aloud, particularly when the task is difficult and the conditions stressful. Conducting a dialogue with ourselves--asking questions of the self and providing answers--seem to be a particularly good way of solving problems and working through ideas. Both kinds of self-talk--the silent and the vocal – seem to bring a range of benefits to our thinking.

32. Why does the small child talk to herself while playing with toys?

       A. She is suffering from mental disease.        B. She is communicating with toys.

       C. She is busy directing her toys.                         D. She is adjusting her mood.

33. According to Andy Murray, he won 2012 US Open because ___________.

       A. he gave himself a private speech                     B. he criticized himself after a bad try

       C. he had a great talent for tennis                        D. he got well trained for tennis

34. Which is NOT the benefit of self-talk?

       A. It can help us plan well.                             B. It can help us manage activities.

       C. It can help us identify mental illness.                D. It can help us adjust emotions.

35. What can we infer about self-talk from the last paragraph?

       A. Only players like to talk to themselves.

       B. We are likely to have vocal self-talk while doing tough tasks.

       C. The silent self-talk brings more benefits to us than the vocal self-talk.

       D. Self-talk is no more than meaningless talks.

How to Make a Chinese Hot Pot

       Eating a Chinese hot pot is a very common experience. People gather around the pot, dipping their food, waiting for it to cook, mixing their own seasonings（调味品）and enjoying each other’s company. _____36____.

       Firstly, prepare a large pot of soup. There is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can be made by boiling water with the addition of meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs, seasonings and vegetables.

       Then, cut a variety of meats and fish into thin slices. ____37___. Choose any food that you enjoy. Some common choices for a Chinese hot pot include thin pieces of beef, pork, lamb and so on. You can make your hot pot using the more traditional method of using the meats and seafood that are local to you. Meanwhile, select, wash and prepare some vegetables. ___38___. Mushrooms of all kinds are also common to Chinese hot pot preparations.

       ___39___. At home, a single hot pot would work well up to 8 people depending on the size of the pot. Make sure everyone is sitting in a circle and has easy access to everything on the table. Prepare a separate small dish for each guest to mix their seasonings. ___40___!

A. Finally, arrange the seating reasonably

B. Now comes the turn to enjoy your hot pot

C. It will guarantee that the items will cook quickly and fully

D. Here are some easy steps to make a Chinese hot pot at home

E. For more variety, consider dumplings, rice cakes and tangyuan

F. Popular choices include: cabbage, pea leaves, winter melon and tomato

G. It usually lasts a couple of hours because you are cooking and eating in small parts.