Rome had the forum. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorker has Liz and Bill.
Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in the subway station and on busy street corners. Just talk.
Using a 2-feet-high sign that says, “Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.
They don’t collect money. They don’t push the religion. So what is the point?
“To see what happens,” said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open conversation(交流).”
Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York city to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to talk with the strangers after their return.
“It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood, anything.”
Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was going to take. She had stopped for the second time in two days, to let two listeners know how it went.
Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to totally strangers was very good,” she explained.
To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met in the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.
They may plan more parties or tried to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed their interest in the book, something they say they’ll consider.
【小题1】What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?

A.Chatting with peopleB.Setting up street signs
C.Telling stories to strangersD.Organizing a speaker’s corner
【小题2】 What they have been doing can be described as ______.
A.pointlessB.normalC.crazyD.successful
【小题3】Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?
A.They knew Liz and Bill very well.
B.They happened to meet the writer of the text.
C.They organized the get-together in the city park.
D.They are example of those who talked to Liz and Bill.
【小题4】What will Liz and Bill do in the future?
A.Going for publishing.B.Do more television program.
C.Continuing what they are doing.D.Spending more time reading books.

Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker's Corner. Now always–on–the-go. New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.
Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.
Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me." they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.
They don't collect money. They don't push religion. So what's the point?
"To see what happens, said Liz. " We simply enjoy life with open communication."
Shortly after the September 11,2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.
"It started as a crazy idea, "Liz said." We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything."
Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.
Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. "That was very heavy on my mind," Marcia said. "To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good," she explained.
To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.
They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.
【小题1】What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?

A.Chatting with people.B.Setting up street signs
C.Telling stories to strangersD.Organizing a speaker's corner
【小题2】What they have been doing can be described as_________.  .
A.pointlessB.normalC.crazyD.successful
【小题3】Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?
A.They knew Liz and Bill very well.
B.They happened to meet the writer of the text.
C.They organized the get-together in the city park.
D.They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.
【小题4】What will Liz and Bill do in the future?
A.Go in for publishing.B.Do more television programs.
C.Continue what they are doing.D.Spend more time reading books.
【小题5】How do they like the idea of writing a book?
A.They have decided to wait a year or two
B.They will think about it carefully
C.They agreed immediately
D.They find it hard to do that

Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.
Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk. 
Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me," they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.
They don't collect money. They don't push religion (宗教). So what's the point?
“To see what happens ,”said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open communication(交流).”
Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.
“It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”
Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.
Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained.
To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.
They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.
【小题1】What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?

A.Chatting with people.B.Setting up street signs.
C.Telling stories to strangers.D.Organizing a speaker's corner.
【小题2】What they have been doing can be described as______.
A.pointless B.normalC.crazyD.successful
【小题3】Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?
A.They knew Liz and Bill very well.
B.They happened to meet the writer of the text.
C.They organized the get-together in the city park.
D.They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.
【小题4】What will Liz and Bill do in the future?
A.Go in for publishing.B.Do more television programs.
C.Continue what they are doing.D.Spend more time reading books.
【小题5】 How do they like the idea of writing a book?
A.They have decided to wait a year or two.
B.They will think about it carefully.
C.They agreed immediately.
D.They find it hard to do that.

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We also own an international school whose name is Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary and Middle School. For this school, we need classroom teachers and subject teachers to teach Science, PE, and Music in English.

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We will offer you part or full international travel allowances depending on how long you will work for us. Generally, we will pay you a return ticket for one year contract.

1.The ESL professional organization in Shanghai wants to take on         .

A. some language teachers to work in Shanghai

B. some native English teachers to work in Suzhou

C. some language teachers to work in Suzhou

D. some native English teachers to work in Shanghai

2.Those who are going to work for the organization will         .

A. prepare teaching materials themselves

B. get at least $6,000 a month

C. get international travel allowances

D. buy their return tickets themselves

3.If you want to be hired as a classroom teacher by the above organization, you should         .

A. speak several languages

B. have Bachelor Degree

C. present good teaching plans

D. know how to teach middle school students

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