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The Best of Australia
The people — The spirit of pulling together in hard times and achieving beyond expectation; the eminent Australians from all walks of life, the battlers and the ordinary Australians.
Our diversity — A nation of difference and unity. People from the city, the country, different nations and backgrounds; we are one people, living together.
The indigenous cultures — The rich and resilient spirituality; the knowledge, art and history. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are part of Australia's identity and culture.
A fair go for all — An enduring spirit of mateship and fairness. A compassionate society committed to access to employment, housing, health and education.
What does the author say about the Australian native people?

Australian people are ordinary.
B. It is a nation of difference and unity.
C. They are part of Australia's identity.
D. The Aboriginals are rich and resilient.

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Coca-Cola
John Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia made tonics and elixirs. While creating a remedy to cure headaches, he mixed coca leaves and cola nuts. When carbonated water was added accidentally Pemberton decided to market his creation as a fountain drink rather than a curative mixture.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
In the 1930s in Whitman, Massachusetts the beloved chocolate chip cookie was created. One day at the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield ran out of her baking chocolate. She decided to chop a chocolate bar into small pieces, then adding the pieces to some dough and history was made.
Ice Cream Cones
Ice cream has been around for thousands of years. However, the cone is a recent taste treat. The discovery took place at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis. One day an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes. The vendor besides him was selling wafer thin Persian waffles. He rolled them up and offered them to the ice cream man.
Iced Tea
Yes, America was the birthplace of iced tea. In summer 1904, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, the weather was swelteringly hot. Well, a creative young Englishman named Richard Blechynden took a chance and poured the tea into glasses with chunks of ice. The beverage was a big success.
A creative young Englishman named Richard Blechynden created

A. Coca-Cola.
B. Chocolate Chip Cookies.
C. Ice Cream Cones.
D. Iced Tea.

The fact that blind people can "see" things using other parts of their bodies 【C1】______ their eyes may help us to understand our feeling about color. If they can 【C2】______ color differences then perhaps we, too, are affected by color unconsciously.
By trial and 【C3】______ , manufacturers have discovered that sugar 【C4】______ badly in green wrappings, that blue foods, are considered 【C5】______ and that cosmetics should never be packaged 【C6】______ brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole 【C7】______ of color psychology that now 【C8】______ application in every thing from fashion to interior decoration. Some of our 【C9】______ are clearly psychological. 【C10】______ blue is the color of the night sky and therefore 【C11】______ passivity and calmness, while yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive. For primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he saw red as the color of blood and rage and the heat that came with 【C12】______ . And green is relevant to passive defense and self-preservation. 【C13】______ have shown that colors, partly because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People 【C14】______ to bright red show a(n) 【C15】______ in heartbeat, and blood pressure; red is exciting. Similar access to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a 【C16】______ color. Because of its exciting of connotations, red was chosen as the 【C17】______ for danger, but closer 【C18】______ Shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of 'alertness and alarm, so fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now 【C19】______ around in bright yellow colors that 【C20】______ the traffic dead.
【C1】

A. besides
B. other than
C. without
D. rather than

听力原文: President Bush says helping the survivors of the earthquake in Iran is the right thing to do. But he stresses his willingness to ease restrictions so American aid can get into Iran does not indicate a change in the US policy is in the offing. Mr. Bush says there are still conditions that must be met by Tehran.
He says Iran's leader must listen to the voices of those who long for freedom, turn over A1-Qaida terrorists in their custody, and abandon their nuclear weapons program.
The President spoke to reporters that he is hopeful Iran will take the actions necessary to lead to a thaw in relations. The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Iran in late 1979 after militants stormed the US Embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostages for 444 days.
Bush's offering help for the survivors of the earthquake in Iran ______.

A. indicates a change in the US policy
B. because such an action is a right thing
C. shows that the US wants to strengthen the two countries' relationship
D. is to win the electorate in the US

According to the passage, what is the most likely result of not being picky enough?

A. Identifying with desperation.
B. Ending up in being picky.
C. Being desperate for love.
D. Not finding an ideal match.

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