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1.Whenwilltheflowerscomeoutprobably?

A.InMarch.

B.InJune.

C.InSeptember.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Sheisnotinterested.

B.Sheisbusynow.

C.Sheisgladtogo.

C.Hedoesn'tlikeit.

C.Theworkingtime.

C.Haveameeting.

3.Whydoesthemanrefusetodrinkcola?

A.Hedoesn'tfeelwell.

B.Heisonadiet.

4.Whatmakesthemanfeelgoodaboutthenewjob?

A.Thesalary.

B.Thetraveling.

5.Whatwillthemandointheafternoon?

A.MeetMissLee.

B.Makeaphonecall.

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6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Waiterandcustomer.

B.Professorandstudent.

C.Taxidriverandpassenger.

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.ShestudieddramaintheU.K.

C.SheisatouristtotheBigApple.

B.Shehasthesameaccentastheman.

8.Whydoesthemanlookpale?

A.Hehasgotacold.

B.Heisafraidofheights.

C.Heisalittleairsick.

9.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanwillchewsomegum.

B.Themanhasneverflownbefore.

C.TheplanetookofffromOntario.

10.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomangotherideasfromacookbook.

C.Themanhasneverbeentotheshopbefore.

11.Whatdessertsdoesthemanchoosetobuy?

A.Lemonpieandstrawberrycake.

B.Themanisprobablyaregularcustomer.

B.Strawberrycakeandgreenteacupcake.

C.Greenteacupcakeandlemonpie.

12.Howmuchshouldthemanpayintotal?

A.$4.

B.$7.

C.$10.

13.WhydidMelFlynnbecomeinterestedindiving?

A.Tolearnmoreaboutthingslivingunderwater.

C.Tohelpwithherparents’biologyresearch.

14.HowoldwasMelFlynnwhenshestarteddiving?

B.Tojoinagroupofteenagerstolearndiving.

A.3.

B.7.

C.10.

15.WhatdidMelFlynndotostaysafeunderwater?

A.Shedidn'tgodeeperthantwelvemeters.

C.Shealwayskeptclosetootherdivers.

B.Shestayedawayfromdangerousfish.

16.WhydoesMelFlynnlikeworkingwiththescientists?

A.Shecanearnmoremoney.

B.Shecanbuildself-confidence.

C.Shecangainsomeexperience.

17.Fromwhomdidthespeakergettheinformationoftheproject?

A.Hercousins.

B.Herneighbors.

C.Herparents.

18.Wheredoesthespeakercomefrom?

A.Australia.

B.Thailand.

C.China.

19.Whatdoesthespeakeraskherfamilytodo?

A.Recycleasmuchaspossible.

B.Teachherhowtorecycle.

C.Pickuprubbishontheseaside.

C.Savingseaanimals.

20.Whatwilltheprojectfocusonnextyear?

A.Sortinggarbage.

B.Cleaningrivers.

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Workplaceinjuriesstillhappen.InastatisticalreportproducedbySafeWorkAustralia,therewereatotalof104,

770personalinjuryclaimsforawork-relatedincidentlastyearalone.Themosttypicaltypeisrelatedtorepetitive

bodymovements,followedbyunexpectedfallsandcontactwithmovingequipment.Prioritizinghealthandsafetyis

essentialincreatingapositiveandproductiveworkingenvironment,

21.Accordingtotheinfochart,workplaceinjuriesmayleadto________.

A.longleaveofabsenceatwork

C.nationwidesalaryreduction

B.taxavoidanceforcompanies

D.increasedmentalalertness

22.Whichgroupofpercentagesbestfitstheblanksnumbered1,2and3?

A.17%;24%;38%

C.78%;23%;30%

B.26%;43%;18%

D.39%;25%;17%

23.Toensuresafetyintheworkplace,itissuggestedthatoneshould________.

A.makethemselvescleanbeforeworking

C.stretcharmsandlegsbeforeliftingobjects

B.wearsafetyequipmentwhennecessary

D.receivepropertrainingontakingbreaks

B

IusedtothinkIwasagoodperson.Iwascaringtomyfriends,mypartner,myfamily;IgavetocharityandI

volunteered.ButwhenIstartedtrainingtobecomeatherapist,Ibegantounderstandthathowevermuchwe

mightliketothinkofourselvesasgoodpeople,wedon'tactuallyknowourselvesverywell.Ilearnedabouthowwe

might,withoutconsciouslyrealizingit,denythefeelingsandmotivationsweconsidertobebad,pushingthemdown

intoourunconsciousandprojectingthemoutontoothers,sotheybecomethebadpeople.Ilearnedthatdeepinthe

humanmind,alongsideloveandkindness,runcurrentsofanger,need,greed,envy,destructiveness,superiority—

whetherwewanttoacknowledgethemornot.

Itwas22-ycar-oldBoruwhotaughtmewhatitreallymeanstobeagoodgrownup.Wefirstspoketwoyearsago.

Hewasunemployed,livingwithhisparents,watchinghisfriends’livesprogress.Agoodgrown-up,hetoldme,is

“someonewhohashisducksinarow”andthatwasn'thim.

Ialsodidn'tfeellikethecompetent,confidentgrown-upIthoughtIshouldbeandneitherdidmostoftheadults

Iknew.Iresearchedstatisticsaboutpeoplehittingthetraditionallandmarksofadulthoodlaterandlater,ifatall

frombuyingahometogettingmarriedorstartingafamily.Irecognizedwhatmademefeellikeabadgrown-up:that

I'llsitwithabrokenfridgeratherthancallanengineertorepairit.

ThenIsawBoruagain.Hetoldmehow,overtwoyears,he'dfoundajobheloves,rentedaflatwithafriend.

He'snowcyclingroundtheworld,havingadventuresthatwillkeephimstrongfortherestofhislife.Sowhat

changed?“Youstarttohavethoseconversationswithyourself,andyoubecomemoreofanhonestperson.Idon'tfeel

likeI'mhidingfromanythinganymore,becauseI'mnothidingfrommyself.”

Ithinkgrowingupmustinvolvefindingyourownwaytohavethoseconversations.Borudoesitonhisbike,Ido

itinpsychoanalysis,othersIspoketodoitwhilecookingorplayingmusic.That,forBoru,andforme,iswhatit

meansto“havehisducksinarow”.

24.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphimplyaboutunderstandingourselves?

A.Recognizingourpositivetraitsisenoughforgrowth.

B.Ourunderstandingofourmotivesandfeelingsisaccurate.

C.Trueself-awarenessmeansacceptingbothgoodandbadsides.

D.Ignoringournegativetraitsdoesnotaffectourself-perception.

25.WhatcriticallessondidtheauthorlearnfromBoruaboutbeingagoodgrown-up?

A.Itinvolveshavingaclearcareerpathandfinancialstability.

B.Itrequiresconstantself-improvementandeducation.

C.Itmeansbeingemployedandlivingindependently.

D.Itislikeajourneyofself-discoveryandhonesty.

26.Whatdoestheauthoridentifyasareasonforfeelinglikeaninadequateadult?

A.Escapingbasicresponsibilities.

B.Delayingreachingtraditionallifemilestones.

C.Comparingpersonalachievementstoothers.

D.Investigatingchangingpatternsofadultlife.

27.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhyHideHarms

B.HowtoBeBetterAdults

C.WhyGrowingupMatters

D.HowtoHaveEffectiveConversations

C

Whatmakesacertainpieceofwritinggreat?Well,itdependsonwhomyouask.Thereare,inmymind,three

differentreaders:casualreaders,litcritics,creativewriters.TheywouldsaythefollowingaboutCharlotteBront?’s

JaneEyre:

Casualreader:Jane'sstoryisveryrelatable,especiallytowomenwhosurvivedtheirteenageyears.Thestory's

elementsofromance,mystery,andcoming-of-agemakeitenjoyabletoread.

Literarycritic:JaneEyrepullsinspirationfromtheGothicandromanticliterarytraditions.Theatmospheric

settingmirrorsJane'sinnerworldandservesasacharacteritself.

Creativewriter:Janehasanappealingcharacterandherpursuitofafulfillinglifeistimeless.WhileJane's

emotionsareoftenverbose

,eachwordstillfeelsnecessaryinmostpassages.

AlloftheseresponsesarereasonableinterpretationsofthegreatliteraryworkJaneEyre.What'sthedifference

betweenthesethree?Thecasualreaderisprimarilyinterestedinthestory'srelatabilityandentertainmentvalue;the

literarycritic,whoknowshowtoreadliteraturelikeaprofessor,looksforwaystosituatethisworkinitsbroader

literarycontext.

Thecreativewritermustdoboth:thejobofthecasualreaderandthejobofthecritic.He/sheengageswiththe

workonapersonallevelwhilealsoresearchingwhatmakesaworksuccessful.ThisisReadingLikeaWriter

,whichmeansbeingimpactedbyapieceofliteraturewhileinvestigatinghowthewriterdidit.Successfulworksof

writingsucceedfordifferentreasons-adistinctivevoice,movingstorytelling,anempoweringmessage,etc.Writers

don'tmaketheachievementrandomly:theyearnitbycraftingeveryplotpointandcharacter,everylinebreak,with

careandprecision.It'suptoyoutopayattentiontothesecraftelements,thechoicesthewritermakesandhowthey

contributetotheworkasawhole.

RLW

Yes,readinglikeawriterisextrawork.Butit'snecessaryworktothewritingpractice.Byobservingthe

strategieswritersemploytotellconvincingstoriesorwriteengagingarguments,youequipyourselfwiththe

knowledgetoperformthesestrategiesyourself.

28.TheauthorcitesthreereaderresponsestoJaneEyre________.

A.toarguethatthenovelispoorlywritten

B.toexplaindifferentreadingperspectives

C.toprovehowdetailedliteraryanalysiscanbe

D.toshowthemisinterpretationbycreativewriters

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmostprobablydemonstratesRLW?

A.Discussingfascinatingplotsandcharactersinanovel.

B.ExaminingtheliterarysourcesaGreekclassicdrawson.

C.Analyzingwhyashortstoryispopularandhowitisstructured.

D.Summarizingthemaineventsofashortstoryforaclassassignment.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpronoun“it”referto?

A.Careandprecisioninwriting

B.Recognitionofworksassuccess

D.Characteranalysisthroughwords

becausereaderscan________.

C.Investigationofwritingstyle

31.TheauthorsuggestsRLWis“necessarywork”para.7

A.writelengthynovelslikeJaneEyre

C.becomeprofessionalliterarycritic

B.gainknowledgeinemployment

D.improvetheirownwritingcraft

D

Inthepast,jobswereaboutmuscles.Nowthey'reaboutbrains,butinthefuture,they'llbeabouttheheart.

MinoucheShafik,thepresidentofColumbiaUniversity

LinkedInresearchersrecentlylookedatwhichskillsanygivenjobrequiresandthenidentifiedover500likelyto

beaffectedbygenerativeA.I.technologies.Theythenestimatedthat96percentofasoftwareengineer'scurrentskills

—mainlyinprogramminglanguages

caneventuallybepossessedbyA.I.Skillsassociatedwithjobslikelegal

associatesandfinanceofficerswillalsobehighlyexposed.Infact,giventhebroadimpactA.I.issettohave,itis

quitelikelytoaffectallofourworktosomedegreeoranother.

CirclingaroundthisresearchisthebigquestionemergingacrosssomanyconversationsaboutA.I.andwork,

namely:Whatareourcorecapabilitiesashumans?

Ifweanswerthisquestionfromaplaceoffearaboutwhat'sleftforpeopleintheageofA.I.,wecanendup

admittingadiminishedviewofhumancapability.Instead,it'scriticalforusalltostartfromaplacethatimagines

what'spossibleforhumansintheageofA.I.Whenwedothat,wefindourselvesfocusingquicklyonpeopleskills

thatallowustocooperateandinnovateinwaystechnologycanintensifybutneverreplace.

ArecentJobsfortheFuturesurveyfoundthat78percentofthe10top-employingoccupationsclassified

uniquelyhumanskillsandtasksas“important”or“veryimportant.”These,commonlyreferredtoassoftskills,

includebuildinginterpersonalrelationships,negotiatingbetweenpartiesandguidingandmotivatingteams.

Nowisthetimeforleaders,acrossdepartments,todevelopnewwaysforstudentstolearnthataremoredirectly

tiedtowhereoureconomyisgoing,notwhereithasbeen.Critically,thatinvolvesbringingthesamelevelof

precisenesstotrainingaroundpeopleskillsthatwehavebroughttotechnicalskills.

Ultimately,foroursociety,thiscomesdowntowhetherwebelieveinthepotentialofhumanswithasmuch

beliefaswebelieveinthepotentialofA.I.Ifwedo,itisentirelypossibletobuildaworldofworkthatnotonlyis

morehumanbutalsoisaplacewhereallpeoplearevaluedfortheuniqueskillswehave,enablingustodelivernew

levelsofhumanachievementacrosssomanyareasthataffectallofourlives.

32.AccordingtoLinkedIn'srecentresearch________.

A.softengineersarerequiredtoidentify500languages

B.A.I.willreplacehumansinjobsrequiringcertainskills

C.wehumansunderestimatetheimpactA.I.issettohave

D.A.I.technologiesaretoinfluenceresearchtosomedegree

33.Whichofthefollowingis“adiminishedviewofhumancapability”paragraph3

A.Humansarelosingcontroloftheworld.

?

B.Technologyintensifieshumans'cooperation.

C.HumansoutsmartA.Iintermsofcriticalthinking.

D.A.I.andhumansaresimilarintheirabilitytoinnovate.

34.Leadersindifferentdepartmentsareadvisedto________.

A.teachstudentsuniquetechnicalskills

B.developstudents'softskillsfortheirfuture

C.remindstudentswhereoureconomyisgoing

D.buildhealthyinterpersonalrelationshipswithstudents

35.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthecorefactorofhumandevelopment?

A.Practicalvaluesetonskills.

B.FirmbeliefaboutA.I.technologies.

D.Confidenceinourpotential.

C.DecisiveeffectsbroughtbyA.I.

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Theundeniablepopularityofself-helpbooks,wellnesspodcasts,andhappinessworkshopsreflectstheconstant

humandesiretomakelifebetter.

Whilewemayhavealovingfamily,agoodplacetolive,andadecentjob,

ungratefulorstupid,butit'sbecauseofabasicfeatureofourbrain,knownashabituation.

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Habituationisthetendencyofneuronstofirelessandlessinresponsetothingsthatareconstant.Youentera

roomfilledwithrosesandafterashortwhile,youcannotdetecttheirscentanylonger;andjustasyougetusedtothe

smelloffreshflowers,youalsogetusedtoalovingrelationship,toapromotion,toanicehome,toawonderfulwork

ofart.Likethefrontpageofadailynewspaper,yourbraincaresaboutwhatrecentlychanged,notaboutwhat

remainedthesame.

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previouslyfoundamazing.

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Thatis,youcansuddenlystartperceivingandrespondingtothingstowhichyouhavebecome

desensitized.

Thekeyistakingsmallbreaksfromyourdailylife.Forexample,whenpeoplereturnhomefromalongbusiness

trip,theyoftenfindtheiroldlifehas“reshined.”Ordinarythingssuddenlyseemamazing.Ifsomethingisconstant,

weoftenassumeperhapsunconsciouslythatitistheretostay,andasaresult,wefocusourattentionandefforton

thenextthingonourlist.

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Ifitisgoodatitscore,itmayjustreshine.Thisiswhytimeaway,howevershort,

willenableyoutoperceiveyourlifewithfresheyesandtobreakupreality.

A.weneedtolearntobetterourlife.

B.weoftenfailtonoticethosethings.

C.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucandishabituate.

D.Habituationtothegooddrivesyoutomoveforwardandprogress.

E.Andso,whatoncetookyourbreathawaybecomespartoflife'sfurniture.

F.Butcoulditbethatmanyofourlivesarealreadybetterthanwerecognize?

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Peopleareconstantlyreceivingmessages,fromthemailboxtotheinboxtothetext-messagealert.Whattoread,

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readersscan,ignoreanddelete,thenyoumightaswellhavenot

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Theresultsofthestudy,publishedintheScienceBulletin,revealedtwomajormigrationwavesinhistory.Inthis

pioneerstudy,scientistsfromFudanUniversityhavedugintotheancientDNAofindividualsburiedin

Gansuprovince,revealinginterestinginsightsintothegeneticmakeupofHexiCorridorresidentsdatingbackover12

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Easterncivilizationsmixedthroughtrade,religionandoccasionalconflictsfollowingtheestablishmentoftheSilk

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technologicaladvancesinbiologyopennewavenuesforexploration,archaeologistsareincreasingly

drawntoanalyzingDNAsamples.LedbyWenShaoqingfromFudanUniversity'sInstituteofArchaeologicalScience,

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theteethandbonesfoundattwositesnearDunhuang.

datingtotheWeiDynastyandtheTang.Further

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ItwastheseconddayIleftmylovelyhometownforthecitytolivewithmygrandfather,whowastakingmeto

thesupermarketforthefirsttime.

“Iforgot.You'veneverseenasupermarketbefore,haveyou?”

Ishookmyhead,indicatingindifferencetothesurroundings.

“Imagineitlikethis,”Grandfathersaid,“Thisstore’sspeakingtoyou.Itistellingyousomeofthenewthings

thatyou'veneverlearned.”Ididnotunderstand.

“Atradingpostinaremotetownonlyshowsyouasmallpartoftheworld.Thisstorespeaksofaworldthatisa

verybigplace.”

“SoIshouldjustforgetmyroots,isthatit?”Angryandupset,Iwasexpressingmyreluctancetolivehere.

“Absolutelynot.Carryitwithyou,sothatyoumayfreelynavigateinbothworlds,bigandsmall.”

Ignoringwordsfromhim,mygazefellonawomanselectingsomegreenapples.Ithoughtsowhatifit'sabig

world,butI'dratherpurchasewhateverinatradingpostfortheyonlystockedonetypeofapples,atleastallripe!

Noticingtheexpressionsonmyface,Grandfatherchuckled.Hegracefullywalkedovertothetablewherethe

greenappleswereandselectedhalfadozen.

“You'llgetastomachacheifyouconsumegreenapples,”Isaid.

Grandfatherappearedasthoughhewasgoingtolaughagain,buthedidn't.

Therewasnowordanymore.IfollowedhimwhileGrandfatherfilledthecartwithournecessities,encountering

numerousnewitems.Iwasburningtoaskhimwhatthosestrangefoodswere,andwhattheirflavorsandoriginswere.

However,IkeptitinmymindthatIwassupposedtobeboredanduninterestedinanything,thus,keepingsilentall

theway.

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Text1

M:IthoughttheflowersofthisplantshouldcomeoutatthistimeinMarch.

W:No.Toseetheflowers,youstillneedtowaitthreemonths.

Text2

M:PeterandIhavedecidedtogohikinginthenearbycountrysidethisafternoon.Doyouwanttojoinus?

W:Gohikingundersuchaburningsun?IthinkI'llpass.

Text3

W:Youdon'tdrinkcola?Areyoustillonadiet?

M:No,butI'vegotatoothache.I'mafraidIwon'tbeabletodrinkanythingsweetforawhile.

Text4

W:Iheardthatyou'vegotanewjob.Congratulations!

M:Thanks.ThoughI'llhavetoworkovertimeandthesalaryisalmostthesame,atleastI'llhavemorechancesof

travelingaroundthecountry.

Text5

W:Morning,Mr.Smith.MissLeetelephonedandsheaskedifyouwouldbeabletomeetherthisafternoon.

M:Sorry,butI'llhaveameetingthen.PleasetellmeherphonenumberandI'llexplainittoherrightnow.

Text6

M:Whereto,Miss?

W:TheMuseumofNaturalHistory,please.Andcouldyoustopbysomefastfoodrestaurantontheway?I’dliketo

buysometakeout.

M:Surething.Atourist,Iguess?

W:No,Iwasbornhere.Why?

M:Well,youdon'thaveouraccent.

W:Oh,thatisprobablybecauseI'vespentmylast5yearsinBritain.IstudieddramaattheUniversityofWinchester

there,yousee.

M:Okay.WelcomebacktotheBigApple.

Text7

W:What'sthematter,Sir?Youlookpale.

M:Ifeeldizzyandweak.AndI'mhavingthispaininmyear.

W:Areyouoftentravelingbyplane?

M:No,thisisthesecondtime.

W:That'sright.It'snormalifyoudon'toftentaketheplane.It'sjustbecauseofthelowerpressure.

M:WhatshouldIdoaboutit?

W:Youmayfeelmuchbetterifyouchewsomegum.

M:OK,thanks.I'llgiveitatry.Bytheway,howlongwillittaketogettothedestination?

W:TheplanewilllandinOntarioAirportthreehourslater.Enjoytherestofyourflight.

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M:Niceday,Kate.Itseemsyou'veinventedsomenewdesserts.

W:Hi,Mr.Fry.Yeah.Somecreativeideasjustcameupinmymind,soIdecidedtoputthemintopractice.

M:Goodforyou.So,anyrecommendations?

W:Sure.Youmightwanttotrythislemonpie.I'veaddedsomethingspicyinit.Ithasalovelystrongflavor.The

strawberrycakeisworthtrying,too.

M:Soundsnice.Howaboutthislittlegreenone?

W:Oh,that'sthegreenteacupcake.Ittastesrefreshing.

M:Okay.Iwantthelemonpieandthisgreenteacupcake.HowmuchshouldIpay?

W:Thepiecosts4dollarsandthecupcake3dollars.

M:Okay.Here'sthemoney.

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M:I'monthebeachtotalktoMelFlynn,anAustralianteenagerwhospendsmostofherfreetimeunderwater.Hello,

Mel.

W:Hi.

M:Howdidyoubecomeinterestedindiving?

W:Myparentsarebothbiologists,theythoughtmaybeIwouldbeinterestedinlandanimals.ButwhenIwasold

enough,Ibecamefondofdiving,soIcouldtakeacloserlookatalltheamazingthingslivingunderwater.

M:Whendidyoustarttodive?

W:IlearnedtoswimwhenIwasthree.ButitwassevenyearslaterthatIstarteddiving.ButthenIcouldn'tgodeeper

thantwelvemeters.

M:Didyoufeelscared?

W:Notreally.TheteachertoldmewhichdangerousfishtoavoidandaslongasIleftthemalone,Iwouldn'tbein

danger.AndIwasnevertoofarfromthediveboat.

M:Andwhatdoyoudonow?

W:Ijoinedagroupofteenagerswhohelpscientistswiththeirresearch.IlikeworkingwiththemsinceI'velearnedso

muchalreadybywatchingthescientistsatwork.Wearevolunteers,butmanyofusareplanningonbecoming

biologistsonseaanimalsinthefuture.

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W:ThissummerItookpartinareallyinterestingprojectcalledOne-DayClean-up,