A MENTORING (导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.

Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.

Alex Goldberg, the program's founder, said; "We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.

"We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. For example, we've secured internships (实习) with world-famous firms such as Honda.

"At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures. " Kieran Hepburn, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) International Youth Forum (论坛).

The event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. " Before we left I didn't quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn't stop, it was amazing," he said, " We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon."

The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.

Kieran said: " It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. "

The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury. For details visit www.younginspirations.com.

1.66.The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to _____.

A. train staff for world-famous firms

B. provide youth with unique experiences

C. offer job opportunities to young adults

D. equip the unemployed with different skills

2.67.According to Alex Goldberg, it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to ______.

A. the shortage of money                  B. the cultural differences

C. the effect of unemployment              D. the lack of support from firms

3.68.According to the passage, the forum focused on how youth can ______.

A. build up their confidence at school

B. find work experience opportunities

C. improve their social skills for the future

D. play an active role in the change of society

4.69.We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. the visit to the United Kingdom was amazing 

B. the youth have found a way to solve their problems

C. Kieran has made great progress in many aspects

D. the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday

5.70.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young Inspirations

B. Kieran, Banbury School Pupil to Paris

C. Young People Find a World of Opportunity

D. Debates Help Youth with Their Grades

 

Despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a   36  of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn’t regard cancer as a   37  disease, but a laughing matter. She treated it in a humorous way. To put it in   38  way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't   39 , we can treat it in a humorous way.

Her second child was going to be born three months away   40  she was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, a   41  mother turned into a helpless woman afraid for her own   42 . It was after she had had her baby   43  that she had an operation.   44  came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and   45 . But the   46  moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发) arrived. She   47  it on as her older son Kyler watched.

“That was when I decided how to   48  it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it.   49  way would make   50  remember it.” Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting   51  stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself as a bald (光头) model, Bonnie   52   to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo.

"To have joy, we badly   53  to laugh," she said.

Clearly, you can increase your confidence to   54  over any disease and trouble   55   laughing.

1.                A.set            B.way            C.series    D.pack

 

2.                A.deadly         B.seriously        C.terribly   D.fearfully

 

3.                A.the other       B.another         C.other D.others

 

4.                A.serious         B.painful         C.fierce    D.fun

 

5.                A.before         B.when          C.while D.until

 

6.                A.happy          B.sad            C.fortunate D.sick

 

7.                A.son            B.illness          C.life D.operation

 

8.                A.made          B.delivered       C.attended  D.opened

 

9.                A.Here           B.Later           C.Thus D.Then

 

10.               A.failures         B.loneliness       C.tears D.wonders

 

11.               A.highest         B.lowest         C.great D.ugly

 

12.               A.wore          B.carried         C.fastened   D.tried

 

13.               A.deal with       B.do with         C.go with    D.meet with

 

14.               A.All            B.Any           C.Either D.Both

 

15.               A.myself         B.my son         C.everyone  D.my husband

 

16.A. detective  B romantic  C. humorous      D. different  

17.               A.set out         B.get down       C.set about  D.set down

 

18.               A.need          B.ought          C.want  D.long

 

19.               A.think          B.get            C.run   D.take

 

20.

A.in terms of                            B.by the way of

C.through the method of                   D.by means of

 

One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough. Perhaps you feel you won’t   21   others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you. Such thinking is misguided. The   22   of doing well is accepting yourself as you are.

When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with   23   memories. Some were painful memories from   24   when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure. I   25   pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred,   26   things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers.

Then a terrible thing happened.   27   dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom(衣帽间)outside the campus dining hall.   28   that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I   29   back, but it was gone.

Weeks passed, and eventually I gave up hope of ever finding it   30  . A month later, I was 31   up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown   32   diary, just where I’d left it.

  33   I read through the pages and found that a   34   had written the following, “God bless you. I’m   35   like you, only I   36   keep a diary, and I’m   37   to know there are others like me. I hope things turn out well for you.”

    Tears came to my eyes. It had never dawned(开始为人所明白)on me that any one could know my inner feelings and also   38   things just like the way I did.

No matter what you are like, whether you’re rich or poor, brilliant or average, attractive or 39  , there are people like you. Discard(抛弃)your fears of not measuring up(符合期望), and 40   yourself as you are.

1.A. like           B. impress     C. consult          D. admire

2.A. idea           B. success      C. secret           D. purpose

3.A. private        B. painful      C. wonderful        D. simple

4.A. works          B. friends     C. neighbors   D. childhood

5.A. described      B. hid         C. showed      D. noticed

6.A. instead of     B. as well as       C. in case of       D. because of

7.A. Until     B. When         C. After       D. Since

8.A. Excited        B. Puzzled      C. Surprised        D. Frightened

9.A. walked         B. searched    C. turned       D. ran

10.A. hardly        B. soon        C. again       D. seldom

11.A. hanging       B. looking     C. turning     D. breaking

12.A. new           B. worn         C. broken       D. similar

13.A. Nervously     B. Happily      C. Sadly       D. Excitedly

14.A. friend        B. policeman        C. stranger         D. classmate

15. A. a lot        B. a little        C. nearly           D. slightly

16.A. mustn’t       B. don’t            C. won’t       D. can’t

17.A. sorry         B. thankful         C. curious          D. anxious

18.A. feel          B. enjoy            C. remember         D. hate

19.A. strong        B. pretty      C. clear            D. plain

20.A. insist            B. accept      C. help             D. balance

 

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If you’re finding it tough to land a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following tactics:

  Set your target. While you should always keep your options open to compromise, you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job. ____71____

  Schedule plentiful interviews. Use every possible method to get interviews—answering advertisements,using search firms, contacting companies directly, surfing the Web, and networking. ____72____

  Follow up.____73____ Then, some weeks later, send another brief letter to explain that you still have not found the perfect position and that you will be available to interview again if the original position you applied for—or any other position—is open. Do this with every position you interview for, and you may just catch a break.

Make it your full-time job. You can’t find a job by looking sporadically(偶发地). ____74____ If you’re unemployed and looking, devote as much time as you would to a full-time job. If you have a job while you’re looking, figure out an organized schedule to maximize your searching time.

Network vertically. In the research stage of your job hunt, talk to people who are on a level above you in your desired industry. They’ll have some insights that people at your own level won’t have, and they will be in a good position to hire you or recommend you to be hired.

____75____ Looking for a job is one of the toughest things you will ever have to do. Maintain your confidence, stay persistent, and think positively, and eventually you will get a job that suits you.

A.You have to make time for it.

B.Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess.

C.Even if a job is not perfect for you, every interview can be approached as a positive experience.

D.Even if someone does not hire you, write them a thank-you note for the interview.

E. A good beginning is half done.

F. Keep your spirits up.

G. A specific job hunt will be more efficient than an aimless one.

 

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