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1.What’s the man’s plan after work?
A.Go for a walk. B.Pick up some friends.
C.Have a drink.
2.What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.Mother and son. B.Brother and sister.
C.Husband and wife.
3.What will the man do?
A.Try to fix the copy machine for the woman.
B.Help the woman fix the copy machine.
C.Find someone to fix the copy machine.
4.Where are the two speakers?
A.On the playground. B.In the classroom.
C.In the parking lot.
5.How did the man get the topic of his presentation?
A.Through reading an article.
B.Through talking about an issue.
C.Through talking with the woman.
A.He didn’t want to be late.
B.He wanted to practice running.
C.He tried to challenge himself.
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The story all began with a simple announcement from the church wall one Sunday morning. LaSalle
Street Church’s pastor, Laura Truax told his 320 regular members that the church had recently received a
large $ 1. 6 million profit in a real estate deal ( and that she would set aside that amount by
10 percent to divide among her parishioners ( ).Each would get a $500 check to do something
positive for someone, and someone could be the parishioners themselves. The money came with no
conditions attached; parishioners did not have to provide proof of money spent. It just came with the hope
that the money would be used for good.
LaSalle’s congregation ( is racially and financially diverse; More than 60 percent of members
have advanced degrees while about a third live a paycheck-to-paycheck life. Truax had no idea how her
experiment would work. She only hoped that it would make her parishioners a part of the giving process
and engage them in the church and in their community. So far, her idea seems to be paying off.
Checks from LaSalle Street Church have been used to fund everything from swall international
projects---including a school in the Himalayas, a health clini