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AshokGadgethasspentthepastthreedecadeshelpingpeoplein
need—andhehasnoplanstostop.OnMay2,Gadgetwonthe$100,000
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Gadgetsinventionshavehelpedmorethan100millionpeoplearoundthe
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GadgetisaprofessorandphysicistattheUniversityofCalifornia.When
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Inthe1980s,hecameupwithaprogramtomakeenergy-efficientlight
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Asaprofessor,Gadgetencourageshisstudentstostaypositiveabout
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bigimpactontheworld."
4.GadgetwasgivenEmerson-MITAwardfor.
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C.hisvastknowledgeD.hishelpfulinventions
5.WhatcanwelearnaboutUVWaterworks?
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B.It'susedtocleanwater.
C.ItwasdesignedforGadgetshomecountry.
D.Itsaved10,000peopleintotal.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"contaminated"inParagraph3probably
mean?
A.Wasted.B.Consumed.
C.Polluted.D.Packed.
7.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Gadgetencourageshisstudents.
A.tolearnlessonsfromfailures
B.tofindproblemsinpeacefullife
C.tomakeinventionstohelppoorpeople
D.tobeconfidentwhenfacingdifficulties
TheSpanishsculptorIsaacCordialseesthecityashisplayground.He
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asacriticalobservationoncapitalism,powerandsoon.
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Forseveralyearshe'sbeenworkingontheproject,CementEclipses,
referringtothestatewhenabuildingcoversthesun:"It'sacriticalreflection
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ThesetinycementfigureshaveappearedincitiesacrossEurope,found
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"Nowadaysthereisafearofnotbeingseeninthepublicarea,so
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C.Beingsmallmaybeafearinpublic.
D.Hisworkhelpsustoseetheworlddifferently.
11.Whatdoesthetextmainlyabout?
A.Waystobeasculptor.
B.Cordialandhisstreetart.
C.Materialsusedforsculptures.
D.Reflectionsoncityprogress.
UniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaythatforthefirsttimetheyhave
linkedsocialmediausetoincreasesindepressionandloneliness.Theidea
thatsocialmediaisanythingbutsocialwhenitcomestomentalhealthhas
beentalkedaboutforyears,butnotmanystudieshavemanagedtoactually
linkthetwo.Todothat,Pennresearchers,ledbypsychologistMelissaHunt,
designedastudythatfocusedonWeChat,SnapchatandIntegra.
Thestudywasconductedwith143participants,whobeforetheybegan,
completedamoodsurveyandsentalongphotosoftheirbatteryscreens,
showinghowoftentheywereusingtheirphonestoaccesssocialmedia.l,We
setouttodoamuchmorecompletestudywhichattemptstoimitatereallife,“
Huntsaid.
Thestudydividedtheparticipantsintotwogroups:Thefirstgroupwas
allowedtomaintaintheirnormalsocialmediahabits.Theother,thecontrol
group,wasrestrictedto10minutesperdayonsocialmedia.Therestrictions
wereputinplaceforthreeweeksandthentheparticipantsreturnedandwere
testedforoutcomessuchasfearofmissingout,anxiety,depressionand
loneliness.
Theresultsshowedaveryclearlinkbetweensocialmediauseand
increasedlevelsofdepressionandloneliness."Usinglesssocialmediathan
younormallydowouldleadtosignificantdecreasesinbothdepressionand
loneliness,"Huntsaid.
SocialmediainviteswhatHuntcalls"downwardsocialcomparison".
"Whenyou'reonline,itcansometimesseemthateveryoneelseiscoolerand
havingmorefunandincludedinmorethingsandyou'releftout,“Huntsaid.
Andthat'sjustgenerallydiscouraging."Everyminuteyouspendonlineisa
minuteyouarenotdoingyourworkornotmeetingafriendfordinneror
havingadeepconversationwithyourroommate.Andthesereallifeactivities
aretheonesthatcanencourageself-esteemandself-worth,"Huntadded.
"Peopleareontheirdevices,andthat'snotgoingtochange,"shesaid.
Butasinlife,abitofcontrolgoesalongway.
12.Beforethestudywasconducted,theparticipantscompletedasurvey
to.
A.imitatepeoplesreallife
B.linklonelinesstodepression
C.showtheiruseofsocialmedia
D.provesocialmediaisimportant
13.Theresultsofthestudyshowedusinglesssocialmediawouldresultin
A.peoplesfearofmissingout
B.higherlevelsofdepression
C.obviousreliefinloneliness
D.lowerlevelsofhappiness
14.InHuntsopinion,whichactivitybenefitsmoretomentalhealth?
A.Hikingoutwithfriends.
B.Takingashortholidayalone.
C.Playingcomputergamesinsparetime.
D.Usingsocialmediaandhavingfun.
15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.AStudyonSocialMedia
B.HowtoImproveMentalHealth
C.PeopleAddictedtoSocialMedia
D.SocialMediaInfluencesMentalHealth
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