The American travel website company TripAdvisor publishes a list of the world's best beaches every year. Today,we are going to explore some of this year's top 10 beaches in the world.

1.Baia do Sancho,Brazil

It is named as this year's best beach in the world.Its water is calm and clear.Its sand is fine and soft.But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy.It is on Fernando de Noronha,a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil's coast.Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there.And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.

2.Grace Bay,Turks and Caicos

While Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to,Trip Advisor's second-ranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.

This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand.Its calm waters make it extremely safe for swimming,snorkeling,or simply floating.Once on land,many visitors enjoy walking-barefoot-for several kilometers on the soft,warm sand.

3.Eagle Beach,Aruba

To get to the third-best beach,we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.Like Grace Bay,Eagle Beach has clear,calm waters and soft white sand.

It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports,including tubing and jet skiing.Eagle Beach may be best known,however,for its dramatic sunsets.On clear nights,the sky tums red,orange,and purple.

4.Playa Paraiso,Cuba

The fourth-best beach is Playa Paraiso,an island off of Cuba's southern coast.It has a fun,laid-back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink.There is little else on the beach.And that is exactly what visitors like about it. People come here for the sugar-like sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.

21.Which of the following best describes Baia do Sancho?

A.It receives many visitors daily.                                         B.It can only be visited by plane.

C.It is near the Brazil's coast.                                             D.It is hard to reach.

22.What may Grace Bay,Turks and Caicos attract tourists?

A.Its clean and safe waters.      B.Its quiet bank for hiking. C.Its dangerous position.          D.Its colourful sand.

23.What can visitors mainly find on Playa Paraiso,Cuba?

A.Colourful waters.                   B.A fun eating place.          C.Different water sports.           D.Nothing on the beach.

Bangkok（曼谷）,Thailand,is known for having some of the best street food in the world.But officials have announced plans to ban food vendors（摊贩）in an effort to clean up the city.An assistant to Bangkok's governor told The Nation newspaper the move is meant to improve the appearance,walkability and safety of city streets.

"The street vendors have seized the pavement space for too long and we already provide them space to sell food and other products legally in the market,"the assistant said."So there will be no let-up in this operation—every street vendor will have to move out."

Bangkok was recently named the world's finest street food location for the second year by Cable News Network (CNN).

Vendors can be found in all of Bangkok's busiest areas.They serve everyone from business people to tourists to local citizens.The chairs and tables are basic.Customers have to deal with Bangkok's extreme heat and polluted air while they eat.But the tasty food keeps people coming back again and again.

Nont Nontskiul is a financial worker in Bangkok.He lives in a part of the city where street vendors will be some of the first to be removed.He told the Associated Press that,"Even people who eat at pricey restaurants every day can't avoid street food.It's faster,tastes better,and costs less than half the price."

Critics of the street food clean-up campaign say low-income people-including food vendors and their customers-will be most affected by the ban.They have called on the government to do more to help the vendors keep their businesses going in a legal way.

Ubolwattana Mingkwan is a coffee vendor in Bangkok.She charges 85 cents for a cup of coffee.She says she cannot afford the cost of rent required to do business in a government-approved area."I've asked city officials for help and understanding,"she told the Associated Press,"All they say now is "no,no,no."They've already received their orders."

24.Why do the officials want to Forbid street traders?                                   .      .

A.To force them to leave.                                      B.To remove street food.

C.To keep the city in order.                                          D.To offer convenience to residents.

25.How does the author think of the street traders in Bangkok?

A.They pollute the air in the city.                                  B.They usually sell unhealthy foods.

C.They work in too hot surroundings.                          D.They play an important rule in daily life.

26.What's the problem with government-approved areas for street traders ?

A.Their rents are too high for them.                      B.They will make food hard to sell.

C.They are controlled by the government.                  D.No one will go there for food.

27.What is the author's attitude toward the ban?

A.Supportive.                           B.Regretful.                C.Optimistic.               D.Angry.

A New Zealand woman,who had no sight since she was 11,had her sight restored one night when she hit her head on a coffee table.

Lisa Reid,from Auckland,has a disease on her optic nerve and in 2000 she was not able to see at all.But on the night of November 15,2000,that all changed when Ms Reid,who was 24 at the time bent down to kiss her guide dog, Ami,goodnight and accidentally knocked her head on her coffee table.The next morning,she woke up and some of her sight had been restored.

"Nobody knows what happened or can explain it,"Ms Reid,now 38,told Daily Mail Australia."I can't really find words to describe how it felt—amazing,fantastic.""You can imagine not being able to see and then you can.You can't really describe that.To see the world again is a gift."

To help her recover from the blindness,Ms Reid has been supported by New Zealand's Blind Foundation and said without them she would be "lost ".Ms Reid is sharing her story with the world to help them raise awareness and funds to help the foundation provide the services which she was using since she was 14.

She recalls that one of her most shocking moments she had when she was able to see again-the changes in her brother."My brother was a young man with a beard,but now he has become a man."Ms Reid said."When I saw my mum,I was like:"You look the same but older."

28.How did Lisa Reid regain her vision?

A.She hit her head on a coffee table.                          B.She kissed her guided dog.

C.The disease on her optic nerve was missing.           D.The modern treatment.

29.What can we know about Lisa Reid?

A.She lost her sight in 1979.

B.She had been helped by New Zealand's Blind Foundation for about 10 years.

C.She restored her vision again 10 years after she lost it.

D.When she restored her vision again,she was 38 years old.

30.New Zealand's Blind Foundation       .

A.helps those blind people                                          B.only helps blind children

C.provides money to blind children                       D.gets funds from the government

31.Why did the author mention Lisa Reid's brother and mother?

A.To show her brother had grown up.                          B.To show her mother's changes.

C.To show her changes.                                              D.To show that she was shocked when seeing the changes.

Universities and colleges in the United States are trying new programs for international students to increase enrollment and income.Some universities are experimenting with bringing international high school students to their campuses.These programs permit students to complete their high school diploma while earning college credit at the same time.

One example of this model is at the University of Southern Maine,or USM.The program is called the "International Academy".The school is expecting its first class of international high school students this fall.Joanna Evans is the director for the academy.The program is officially a "boarding school on a university campus" that serves 11th and 12th grade international high school students only.

The students will take classes at the University of Southern Maine to complete their high school diploma. However,because the classes are university-level,the students will receive college credit at the same time.

According to Evans,the students they recruit will have to be very strong.Their course schedule will be the same as taking only advanced-placement courses.The goal is that,by the time they complete their high school diploma at the academy,they will be ready to start college as a third-year college student.

Their English language skills also must be strong.The Academy looks for students with a minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language,or TOEFL score of 79,or a 6.5 on the International English Testing System,or IELTS. However,there are classes available to provide additional English language training when the students arrive if they need it.

All incoming students at the academy are required to take a college writing class in their first term.If English is not their first language,they will take a class taught by teachers with a background in teaching students who speak English as a foreign language.

Although they are only high school students,the expectations are the same as college students."Students need to be ready to take university classes,and that is the deal"Evans said.

32.How does the new program "International Academy" benefit students?

A.Shortening their time at school.                                       B.Offering free education.

C.Supplying free room and board.                                      D.Giving up courses in high school.

33.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "recruit" in Paragraph 4?

A.refuse                          B.train                             C.value                           D.admit

34.Which of the following is an entrance requirement of the students?

A.Being very creative.        B.High English level.          C.High intelligence.            D.Wealthy background.

35.What are the students of the new program expected to do?

A.Have a high level of writing.                                      B.Build up strong enough bodies.

C.Achieve what college students do.                                  D.Progress with help of experienced teachers.

There is no way to make somebody stop smoking,and just like with users of any drug,it is very unlikely a person will stop unless he or she wants to._36_

Step One: Make Observations

Smoking use can affect memory and make it difficult for people to do well at work or school.Other bad effects that you may notice include:_37_Is she getting sick more often than she used to?

Write down your concerns using "I" statements,such as "I feel sad that when you smoke you give up your artwork."_38_

Step Two: Approach the Person

Bring up your concerns to your friend at a relaxing time.Express your concerns using the statements you wrote down.Tell him you will be there to support him if and when she decides to give up smoking.He will likely give you one of three responses:

He wants to quit.

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He wants to stop,but not yet.

You must be willing to calmly accept any of these responses.If he says he does want to stop,go on with the next step.If not,they will have to be visited later when he is ready.

Step Three: Prevent Him Giving Up Halfway

_40_However,symptoms only appear after some time of quitting smoke.This causes some who are addicted to believe that they are not actually addicted and to start using again.

A.He doesn't want to quit.

B.Does this person appear more nervous?

C.Are you lazy because you smoke too much?

D.It's best to approach the person in this manner.

E.People can become physically dependent on smoking.

F.The drug can't stay in the system for a long period of time.

G.But there are steps you can take to support a friend or family member.