(3)根据下列材料，请回答{TSE}题Most of you would probably say that what makes you truly happy is your family and the love you share in your relationships, and I couldn't agree more. But money comes into play in those relationships.When I talk about money this way to a group，there is always someone who comes up to me and says，“Suze，you are so wrong.Money isn’t the key to life一this is!”At which point their wallet flies open and they show me a photo of their family. That’s when things get interesting，because I start asking them questions：Did you take that photo with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach，was the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you hope to help those beautiful boys and girls go to college?As their answers are “yes”，I ask them how they provide all of that for their family.That’s when they understand that I had it right. I totally agree that family and friends are of great importance to our well being;without meaningful relationships，there’s no chance of ever being truly happy.That’s why，every Saturday night，I end my CNBC show with the following words：“People first.Then money.Then things.”How we deal with the money we have also plays into our happiness.Over the past few decades(十年)，the percentage of Americans who say they’re happy hasn’t changed much.while at the same time the average income has doubled.So we have more money，but we’re not much happieron average. A paradox(悖论)?Far from it.My sense is that while we’re making more money。we arent’t making more of the money we make.We have to pay for a lot of things，and we have to worry a.bout saving for retirement(退休)in a way that our parents and grandparents never did.And as many of you know，it’s really hard to increase your happiness when you’ve got a lot of money worries.Do you agree，or am l way 0ff base? I'd love to know what do you think about the money/happiness connection.
(5)Why do people often show the author their family photos?
A. They hope to show money is very important.
B. They want to prove they can afford a holiday.
C. They think a good family makes them truly happy.
D. They believe a happy person considers people first.
(6)Why did the authur ask the group questions in Paragraph 3 ?
A. To persuade them to save for the future.
B. To ask for advice on holidays abroad.
C. To know more about each person.
D. To show them what he meant.
(7)Which of the following arguments does the author want to make?
A. Money is all that matters in our life.
B. The richer we are，the happier we’ll be.
C. Money makes a difference to the quality of our lives.
D. True happiness is achievable from good relationships.
(8)What does the underlined words “off base” in the last paragraph most probably mean?
A. mistaken
B. unprepared
C. unnecessary
D. misunderstood
(4)根据下列材料，请回答{TSE}题There are many different kinds of peaches(桃).One clear difference is the one between clingstone--fruit in which the flesh is stuck to the seed inside--and freestone—that in which the seed floats freely.Customers prefer freestone peaches because they don’t want to struggle to get the flesh away from the seed. And that’s how it goes in stone fruit land.Plant breeders(培育者)are trying all the time to im.prove the old favorites.Frequently，the changes are designed to meet the demands of the growers or packers.One very delicious family of peach varieties has nearly disappeared because it forms a small “beak” at the bottom of the fruit.That little point is likely to break during packing and shippin9，Opening the door to spoilage(腐烂). This is certainly not to say that the wants of customers are not important.In fact，they drive some of the most important changes.One thing customers like is red——lots of red.Peaches used to be prized for golden skin;now people are buying red，regarding it as a sign of ripeness. But red has a hold on people.There’s a story told by those in the stone fruit industry about a marketing experiment.A group of people were given two peaches：one a fairly tasteless red variety，the other a great—tasting gold.Sitting around，tasting and talking about the fruit，the group all agreed that the gold was a much better peach and that was the one they would buy.Then，on the way out the door，they were offered boxes of peaches as a thank—you gift.One held the preferred golden fruit，the other the red.To a person，they picked the red fruit to take home.Red sells.
(9)What does the word “stone” mean in the text?
A. The hard seed inside a fruit.
B. Containers that packers use.
C. Small rocks found in the fields.
D. Soft beaks at the bottom of the fruit.
(10)Why do plant breeders try hard to improve peaches'?
A. To get better shaped fruit.
B. To meet the needs of growers.
C. To make peaches taste better.
D. To have a better chance for prizes.
(11)Why do people like to buy red fruit?
A. They believe it is ripe.
B. It sells cheaper than gold.
C. It is usually more delicious.
D. They know it is an improved variety.
(12)What can we learn about the peach—tasting group in the last paragraph?
A. They were experts on marketing.
B. They took home golden peaches.
C. They agreed about the taste of peaches.
D. They said they would buy the red peaches.
