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Do you wear a mask? I’m not talking about a Halloween mask of the killer from Scream or anything. I’m talking
about going out of your way to look different on the outside than how you feel on the inside. These masks can be made
up of many different things: the way you dress, the way you act, and the people you hang out with.
I used to wear many masks. I decided how I wanted to be perceived, and then did what I needed to do to get that
image across, whether it was wearing certain clothes, or laughing at things that weren’t funny, or hanging around with a
certain group of people even if they weren’t the ones I felt I had the most in common with. But at the end of the day, I
couldn’t change who I was. Wearing these masks just left me feeling more frustrated than ever that I wasn’t the person I
thought I should be. In fact the person I thought I should be didn’t exist.
I’ve finally stopped wearing masks, and realized it’s a lot easier to breathe without doing it through a piece of plastic.
The best part is to find that people actually like me for who I am, when I let my true colors show.
44 What was the reason for the author to wear masks?
Celebrating Halloween Letting his true colors show
Feeling pressure from his parents Wanting to be somebody else
45 According to the author, which of the following best serves as an example of wearing masks?
Wearing comfortable clothes Speaking what one disbelieves
Laughing at things that are funny Hanging out with people one likes
46 Why did the author feel frustrated when wearing masks?
The way he or she wanted to act did not exist.
The person he or she wanted to be did not exist.
The clothes he or she wanted to wear did not exist.
The people he or she wanted to make friends with did not exist.
47 What does the underlined phrase “a piece of plastic” in the last paragraph refer to?
A piece of cloth An oxygen mask A fake self-image A Halloween make-up
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While the appeal of a renewable, home-grown alternative to foreign oil has put ethanol front and center in US energy
policy discussions, the fuel still faces critics who question its feasibility as a replacement for oil and its impact on the
environment.
Ethanol is an alcohol-based fuel generally made fro m the starch or sugars in crops like corn, barley, sugar cane, and
sugar beets. Almost all of the ethanol produced in the United States comes from corn, while Brazil—the second-largest
producer of ethanol—uses sugar cane. 48
Ethanol use has increased in the past decade. It is now available at nearly 1,200 pumps in the States. 49 President
Bush called in January 2007 for mandatory alternative fuel use to grow to 35 billion gallons by 2017.
However, not all analysts think that ethanol is the answer to America’s energy needs, despite increased ethanol use.
While proponents stress ethanol’s benefits for reducing dependence on fossil fuels, critics say that it takes a significant
amount of “old” energy resources to produce it. Moreover, to support ethanol production, American government provides
a 51-cent subsidy to refineries for every gallon of ethanol blended into gasoline. Critics say that government support has
increased pressure on corn production, while driving up the cost of corn and diverting an increasing proportion of the
corn crop for the fuel.
50 In Mexico, the price of tortillas, traditionally made with corn and a staple of the Mexican diet, tripled during
the latter half of 2006, according to a recent Washington Post article. Another expert also expressed concern that the
demand for sugar cane for ethanol could result in the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
48 The money to be made from ethanol is driving farmers to plant more corn and switch lands from other crops.
Ethanol also can be made from materials such as wood and grasses.
The boom in corn demand helps boost the farm economies in many states.
The ripples of rising corn prices have also spread beyond America’s borders.
49 Ethanol also can be made from materials such as wood and grasses.
Just last year alone, the United States produced almost 5 billion gallons of the fuel.
That number will likely grow.
The ripples of rising corn prices have also spread beyond America’s borders.
50 The ripples of rising corn prices have also spread beyond America’s borders.
Ethanol also can be made from materials such as wood and grasses.
Just last year alone, the United States produced almost 5 billion gallons of the fuel.
The boom in corn demand helps boost the farm economies in many states.