Live the “American Dream”

What is it: Work & Travel USA

Who are qualified: Fulltime college students, above 18 years old

About the program: Application for the 2009 Work & Travel USA program has just started. It's an 8~16 weeks' summer program for college students to work and travel in the U.S.. Employers include Boeing, Hilton Hotel and 7Eleven. For next summer, about 3,500 positions are open to Chinese students. Applicants must pass a language test and sometimes an interview, and pay a registration fee to join the program.

(Source: www. Cultureexchange. org)

Hundreds needed by Volkswagen

What is it: Shanghai Volkswagen jobs

Who are qualified: College students graduating in 2009

About it: Shanghai VW offers over 300 positions from engineering to marketing to college students graduating in 2009. Applicants should have an excellent academic record, CET6 or the same level language certificate in German, and good computer skills. Campus talks will take place in Shanghai, Changchun, Harbin, Wuhan, Changsha, Nanjing, Beijing and Xi'an from October.

(source: campus chinahr. com/2009/pages/csvw)

Xiaonei looking for graduates

What is it: Oak Pacific Interactive (OPI) internships (实习)

Who are qualified: College juniors and firstyear postgraduate students

About it: OPI is now offering internship positions for test engineer, development engineer and assistant to the director of corporate culture. For engineering positions, candidates should major in computer science or a related field, have communication ability and be familiar with various development languages. For assistant to the director positions, candidates should be adept in document writing, activities organizing and office software.

(source: campus. xiaonei. com)

1.These advertisements are most probably advertisements ________.

A. on the Internet intended for college students to read

B. in a newspaper intended for large companies to read

C. on the Internet intended for the general public to read

D. in a newspaper intended for college students to read

2.The opportunity of ________ is offered only to college students graduating in 2009.

A. working in America

B. traveling in America

C. OPI internship

D. positions in VW

3.If you want to apply for assistant to the director positions you must ________.

A. study computer science

B. be good at document writing

C. have communication ability

D. be familiar with various languages

Outside her shabby cottage,old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line,unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.

They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps.But,much to their disappointment,she did not mount the broomstick and take flight.Suddenly,the old lady's work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen-a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.

The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty,a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back.With only three legs,it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady.The cat provided proof- the children were sure that only a witch would own a black cat with three legs.

There,standing on a wooden box,was Mrs.Tailor,stretching out to gather her precious egg.Taking the egg in one of her hands,she began to climb down when,without warning,the box broke and the old lady fell.

“We have to go and help her,”whispered Amy.

“What if it is a trick?” replied Ben.

“Don't be silly,Ben.If she were a witch,she would have turned us into frogs already,” reasoned Meg.“Come on Amy,let's go.”The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.

Approaching carefully,they could see a wound on the old lady's face.She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken.“Go and get Dad,” Amy yelled to her brother.“Tell him about the accident.”

The boys did not need another excuse to leave.They ran as fast as they could for help,hoping that Mrs.Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.

1.Why were the children hiding in the tree?

A.They wanted to watch Mrs.Tailor do her housework closely.

B.They were playing a hideandseek game.

C.They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs.Tailor were true.

D.They were pretending to be spies.

2.Mrs.Tailor stopped sweeping when________.

A.her front steps were clean

B.she noticed the children in the tree

C.she was ready to take a flight

D.she heard the hen cackling

3.Ben did not rush to help Mrs.Tailor because________.

A.he thought that she could be tricking them

B.he knew that they should not have been in the tree

C.he did not see the old lady fall down

D.he was afraid of the threelegged cat

4.Which of these old sayings best suits the story's lesson for us?

A.Make hay while the sun shines.

B.Never judge a book by its cover.

C.People in glasshouses should not throw stones.

D.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.

When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelope from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations (explanations) that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”

Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.

The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”

1.A. restricted B. grateful C. sensitive D. upset

2.A. disappointed B. appreciated C. unemployed D. removed

3.A. cash B. protection C. repair D. sale

4.A. sick B. due C. desperate D. dull

5.A. parking B. gathering C. cleaning D. begging

6.A. participated B. contained C. charged D. paid

7.A. number B. deal C. handful D. flood

8.A. expense B. prize C. hope D. luck [来源:

9.A. pointed B. reacted C. responded D. belonged

10.A. watching B. urging C. laughing D. affecting

11.A. before B. though C. because D. when

12.A. honest B. loyal C. ripe D. humorous

13.A. passing by B. giving away C. showing off D. piling up

14.A. watched B. turned C. got D. collected

15.A. checked B. made C. kept D. promoted

16.A. sent B. disliked C. lost D. generated

17.A. respect B. anxiety C. tension D. joy

18.A. comforting B. congratulating C. offending D. thanking

19.A. amount B. present C. envelope D. option

20.A. important B. necessary C. evident D. Essential

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