查尔斯王子对教育大臣说，选择性教育应该得到社会支持。对于停办文法学校应该三思而后行。文法学校让底层出身的孩子们受益很多，为他们改变自己的家庭背景提供了机会。

本周二，洛杉矶将开始实施禁塑令，任何在便利店使用一次性塑料袋的做法都是违法的。尽管担心使用纸袋会影响收入，但店主们对于政府保护环境的做法给予支持。

毕业季到来之际，英国的出国热开始升温，70%的毕业生都有选择到国外发展的意向，寻找更好的就业机会。多数人表示，他们到国外发展是中长期的。人们担心，这种潜在的人才流失不利于本来就不景气的英国经济的恢复。

2014年世界杯为防止任何形式的安全事故，巴西投入了大量的人力物力，安保投资是南非世界杯的五倍之多。大街之上，赛场周围，三步一岗，五步一哨，海陆空立体防卫。而美国队等七国球队，更是要求给与最高级别的安全服务。

巧克力被誉为“食物中的上帝”，几个世纪以来，人们一直享受着美味的巧克力。可可和巧克力是玛雅文化的重要部分，同时，巧克力在欧洲和美国也是非常受欢迎的，因此巧克力的制作是非常大的生意，每年市场价值超过50亿美元，但是可可树的种植条件比较苛刻，使得巧克力的价格比较昂贵。

EWhat do you like doing in your free (空闲的) time? Do you like playing sports or talking with your friends? Or do you like not to do very much at all? Or you have lots of hobbies but don’t have enough free time to do them. Let’s look at how these students spend their free time.   Jackie, 13, England I do a lot of things in my free time. I dance, swim and go to town with my friends when I’m free. I feel sorry for people that are on the computer all day because I love being with my friends. Emma, 11, England At the weekend, I go to dance with my best friend Cindy.Linda, 12, AustraliaI like to go swimming with my friends.Kate, 11, the USA I love reading and writing best! I have a lot of books. They are interesting. Matthew, 13, CanadaI like running because it keeps me healthy. I often do it with my brother and dad.

CPeter knows how to play the basketball game. He also knows that sports are not the only thing in life. When Peter was eleven years old, his parents separated (离婚). He stayed with his grandmother, June, in New York. His grandmother’s house was only fifteen minutes from his parent’s house, but he didn’t play with his old friends. He played with his two older cousins. One of his cousins liked playing basketball with his friends. After they finished, Peter went to play basketball by himself. He played well. After a while, the other players wanted to play basketball with him. While Peter worked on his game, his grandmother worked hard to support (支持) him and his cousins. June worked at the hospital. She worked hard to make Peter go to school and get a good education (教育). Peter studied well. He played basketball well, too. He thanked his grandmother for helping him.

BJack’s mother tells Jack and his brother John to clean their yard. John goes to his room and tells Jack to clean the yard. Jack cleans the yard. One hour later, his brother comes out. John brings something like a vacuum(真空吸尘器). Jack looks at John and asks, “What is this?” John says, “It is Toratazaloo. It is a great invention. We can use it to clean the yard or house.” Jack watches John when he uses his invention, but it doesn’t work. John looks at it and checks it. One hour later, John uses his invention to clean their yard. The yard is clean. Jack says, “John, you are so great!” They are very happy. The two boys tell that to their parents. They are surprised.

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项AHenry is a green monster. He is not ugly.  Soon it is Henry’s birthday, but he can’t remember how old he is. Lulu and George decide to buy him a present, but they don’t know what to buy. They decide to buy him a camera, but Henry has one. They decide to buy him a new shorts, but he has some new shorts.“I know!” says Lulu. “Let’s go shopping in London. We can visit Henry’s cousin Bob and ask him what to buy.” So they get on the bus to London.First Bob takes them to a computer shop. Bob buys a very special monster computer game for Henry! Next they go to a clothes shop. George buys him a T-shirt. Finally they go to a cake shop. Lulu buys a big cake for Henry.  The next day Lulu, George and Bob go back. They are so excited about Henry’s birthday party. Henry feels happy that he has so many nice friends.

E China's first lunar rover(月球车) moved successfully from the unmanned spacecraft Chang'e-3 that landed on the moon Saturday. As China’s first mission carrier to the moon, Jade Rabbit is a six-wheeled lunar rover equipped with at least four cameras and two mechanical legs that can dig up soil samples to a depth of 30 meters.The solar-powered rover will move along the moon's surface, studying the structure of the lunar crust（外壳）as well as soil and rocks, for at least three months. Weighing 140 kilograms, the slow-moving rover carries an optical(光学的) telescope for astronomical observations and a powerful ultraviolet（紫外线的）camera that will monitor how solar activity affects the various layers that make up the Earth's atmosphere, China's information technology ministry said in a statement.The Jade Rabbit is also equipped with nuclear heater units, allowing it to function during the cold lunar nights when temperatures drop as low as -180°C (-292°F).The moon exploration makes China one of only three nations -- after the United States and the former Soviet Union -- to "soft-land" on the moon's surface, and the first to do so in more than three decades. China has rapidly built up its space program since it first sent an astronaut into space in 2003. In 2012, the country conducted 18 space launches, according to the Pentagon.The Chang'e-3 mission is considered as the second stage of China's moon exploration program, which includes orbiting,landing and returning to Earth.In 2010, China captured images of the landingsite for the 2013 exploration, the Bay of Rainbows, which is considered to beone of the most beautiful parts of the moon.       The Chang'e-3 spacecraft lifted off from a Long March 3B rocket in China's Sichuan province on December 2 and reached the moon's orbit at 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) from its surface less than five days later.