TED is held in different cities around the world every year． TED stands for Technology，Entertainment， Design （设计）． With different speakers ﹣also from different parts of the earth ﹣ all the speeches are on their website， for everyone to see．

    TED invites speakers to give speeches on a variety of topics （话题）． The different speakers are usually experts in their fields and talk about new ideas and recent developments． The speakers are often also well﹣known， such as Microsofts' Bill Gates and the animal expert， Jane Goodall． There are many talks on environment， how to help poor people， education and so on． While the talks cover a wide variety of topics， all speakers have a strict time limit （限制）﹣ each speech must last no longer than 18 minutes．

    Everybody who has an Internet connection can visit TED's website ﹣ted．org． Every weekday， a new video is uploaded （上传） ， allowing people from all over the world to listen to talks for free． No longer than 18 minutes，       the video is not really interesting， you know you are not going to waste too much time．

    Most TED talks are in English but there are talks available in other languages， too． What's more，most of the English﹣language talks also have subtitles （副标题） in different languages． As a result，it's excellent for practicing English and learning new words， especially in a topic that you find interesting and enjoyable． With so many choices of topics， the videos are often much more exciting than the listening exercises used in many classes．

（1）What is TED stand for？　　

A． Technology， Education and Design．

B． Technology， Education and Dream．

C． Technology， Entertainment and Design．

D， Technology， Entertainment and Dream．

（2）What does the underlined word "variety" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？　　

A． 多样性

B． 相似性

C． 递进性

D． 单一性

（3）What can we fill in the            in Paragraph 3？　　

A． because

B． but

C． whether

D． even if

（4）Which of the following is TRUE？　　

A． A TED speech probably lasts about half an hour．

B． We can watch TED speeches to practice English．

C． We need to pay when we watch TED speeches．

D． Only rich people can make TED speeches online．

（5）The passage is 　　

A． a poem

B． a story

C． an introduction

D． a letter