This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

       Littleton Children’s Home

       We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome.

       Also—we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?

       Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.

       Children’s Hospice

       We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.

       Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.w.^w.k.s.5*u.c.#o@m

       Street Food

       In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

       Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way, Littleton. Phone 27713.

       Littleton Youth Club

       Have you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint?

       Because we can use them!

       We want to get to work on our meeting room!

       Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

       Thank you!

       The Night Shelter

       We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.

       Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.

Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for     

       A.homeless and sick children    

       B.less fortunate members of our society   

       C.hungry people who have no beds to sleep in 

       D.friendly members of our society to help others

If you like children and can offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to      .

A.Street Food  B.Night Shelter     C.Children’s Home   D.Children’s Hospice

We can infer that       .

       A.there are too many social problems in this country      

       B.people are very poor during the time for giving presents     

       C.warm-hearted people like to give away money     

       D.this passage is taken from a local newspaper

If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to        .         

       A.Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice  B.Youth Club and Children’s Home     

       C.Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter     D.Youth Club and Night Shelter

Are you looking for something different this summer? We’ve lined up a list of some unusual camps.

   Learn to fly a jet(喷气式飞机)

   This is the real training that all fighter and test pilots have . Learn the cockpit(驾驶室) and how to put your plane through its paces . Finally, you fight a mock  battle with your teammates.

   It’s held at the U.S . Space &Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alaska. There are both weekend and summer camps for anyone 9 and up. Kids 7 to 12 also can pair with a parent. The cost is $749 for kids-only camps and $349 each for parent /child camp.

Be Steven Spielberg

   At Film Camp, you will get to write, direct, shoot and edit your own movie.

Run by the New York Film Academy, you can choose from a variety of camp locations: New York, Disney-MGM Studios in Florida, Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Harvard University, Paris or Florence, Italy.

   Everyone helps one another by working behind the camera. Tuition for a one—week camp is$1,500, while a four or six week training run $5,900 to $6,900.

   Join the circus

 At Circus Smirkus you can learn how to ride a unicycle, and throw a pie in someone’s face .

 Kids 8 to 16 can choose between one—or two-week sessions, with the two-week camp ending in a circus show for the families.

   The camp is located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. The cost is $825 for one week ($300 extra with a parent ) and $1,500 for two weeks ( $ 500 extra with a parent).

   Live the ultimate (终极的)summer fantasy

   Learn to ride the waves this summer and tour one of the world’s only sea turtle hospitals at Surf Camp. The week long camp also includes trips to local islands.

   Surf Camp is located at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The cost is $475 per week for kids 8 to 12, $595 per week for teens 12 to 18. Check it out at wbsurfcamp. Com.

   Strike a chord(弦)

   At Power Chord Academy, teens 12 to 18 will be placed in a band that best meets their age, experience and style. You will lead the life of a band member: recording in a studio, playing a concert and making a video.

Which camps can you join if you want your father to be able to take part?

A. The camp at the U.S Space &Rocket Center and Circus Smirkus

B. The Power Chord Academy and Film Camp

C. The camp at the U.S Space & Rocked Center and Film Camp

D. Circus Smirkus and Surf Camp

How much do you have to pay if you want to attend a 2- week circus camp with your mom?

    A. $ 2250   B. $ 1500   C. $ 3000  D. $ 2000

Surf Camp can provide the following for campers EXCEPT______.

    A. surfing        B. care for sea turtles

    C. meeting with lovers of surfing  D. travel to local islands

What does the underlined word “mock” mean ?

A. real    B. fierce     C. shooting     D. pretended

Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia (痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones (荷尔蒙) , U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimer’s (早老痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans.

 “Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy are protecting the brain, including estrogen (雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects,” Kinsley said.

 “It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a telephone interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”

Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimer’s and other forms of age-related brain decline.

 “When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida.

 “They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant—that is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations (改变) to the brain.”

How do scientists know “Motherhood may make women smarter”?

A. Some researchers have told them.

B. Many women say so.

C. They know it by experimenting on rats.

D. They know it through their own experience.

What does the phrase “litters of pups” mean in the second paragraph?

A. Baby rats.   B. Animals.    C. Old rats.         D. Grown-up rats.

What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage?

A. Estrogen.                        B. The hormones of pregnancy.

C. More exercise.               D. Taking care of children.

“It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” What does the sentence suggest?

A. The experiments on the rats have nothing to do with humans.

B. The experiments on the rats are very important for animals.

C. The experiments on the rats are much the same on humans.

D. The experiments on the rats are much the same on other animals.

English Teacher Needed

We are one of the biggest English Teacher agency in China, we refer lots of foreign teacher/employee to university or company daily. We provide this service to teacher for free.

What you need to do is log on our website www.languageteaching.com.cn and register, we will put your resume(简历) on Chinese website except contact details. There are thousand potential clients who will view your information daily, once they choose you we will contact(联系) with you. For any more details you also can send email to admin@languageteaching.com.cn

Part Time English Tutor wanted

We are looking for a part time English teacher, the teacher should come from U.S.A, Canada, UK, New Zealand or Australia. We would like to have 2 lessons a week, 2 hours each lesson.

Please send me your Resume with photo if you are interested, email: admin@languageteaching.com.cn

Private English Tutor Wanted

Senior Chinese manager is looking for a one-on-one English tutor for several hours per week. He would like to learn British pronunciation, so UK nationals will be preferred. Tutors should be fairly flexible to suit his busy schedule and be of professional appearance. Pay is to be discussed directly and will be very high for the right candidate. Teaching experience is not a must.

If interested, please send an email with your background information, pay expectations and a recent picture to dhanyatk@hotmail.com.

CALLING – Teacher/Librarian!  

We are a small Kindergarten to Grade 6 international school in Beijing. We need a teacher/ librarian. The teacher we are looking for will: - Be a Chinese /English speaking librarian.

Qualifications

Be self-starters, active team players,

Have a positive attitude and love to work with kids

Provide an exciting and innovative library program to students.

If you meet the above qualifications, please send your CV and a current picture to principalinchina@yahoo.ca .

The purpose of the advertisements is________.

A. to start a business

B. to employ English teachers

C. to provide the latest jobs

D. to help people find a suitable job

According to the first advertisement, we can learn that_______.

A. English Teacher agency charges teacher for this service

B. you must go online to offer your basic information first

C. you may call to get more information about the job

D. once you English Teacher agency, you will get a job

In the third advertisement, the private English tutor should________

A. be an English language expert from UK

B. speak American English

C. have rich teaching experience

D. have the ability to deal with changing situations

If you didn’t pass the interview for Teacher/Librarian, the probable reason should be that ________.

A. you like working with children

B. you have a strong team spirit

C. you lack teaching experience

D. you can only speak English

The underlines word “CALLING” in the fourth advertisement most means_________.

A. job or profession     B. wish     C. interest     D. chance


It seems that all your friends’ names on MSN have added a little green “I’m” symbol overnight. If you ask what is going on, someone will tell you it’s a charity activity.
Though this charity program has not yet officially begun for Chinese users, this little green symbol has proven popular among Chinese Windows Live Messenger users.
Windows Live Messenger’s official blog announced on March 1 that Microsoft was beginning an “I’m” program in the United States. Every time someone starts a conversation using “I’m”, Microsoft shares a part of the program’s advertising income with nine organizations devoted to social causes. With every instant message a user sends, it helps deal with things one feels most interested in, including poverty, child protection, disease and worsening environment.
One only has to add a certain code next to one’s name for the organization one would like to support. “*red’u” is for the American Red Cross, “*bgca” is for Boys & Girls Clubs of America and “*unicef” stands for the American branch of UNICEF.
After a Chinese blogger named “hung” introduced this program on his blog on March 2, “I’m” entered the Internet in China with no actual support from Microsoft.
Beijing-based Youth Weekend reported that famous IT blogger Keso regarded this program’s rapid spread as a successful virus marketing case. He thinks that the success of the “I’m” program is because it’s spread by users without being a bother to others. This answers why “I’m” has spread so rapidly across the Internet like a virus with almost no advertisement.
However, Feng Jinhu from the press center for Microsoft China told Youth Weekend that the “I’m” project is only for Messenger users in the United States. Instant messages sent by Chinese users would not count.
This has not affected Chinese Messenger users’ interest in the little green symbol. These users hope their instant messages will actually contribute to charitable organizations someday.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.The detail information about the “I’m” program.
B.Microsoft announced the beginning of the program.
C.The main purpose of the program.
D.How to take part in the program in China.
【小题2】What is the reason for the success of the “I’m” program according to Keso?
A.It doesn’t bring other users trouble.B.It is popular with the poor people.
C.It is supported by Microsoft.D.It is advertised through the Internet.
【小题3】The following descriptions about the “I’m” program are correct EXCEPT _________.
A.it became popular in China in a short time
B.Microsoft will support the charity activity for free
C.US MSN users who take part in the “I’m” program contribute to charity
D.it covers social problems such as poverty, child protection, etc.
【小题4】What should you do to take part in the “I’m” program?
A.Send an email to Microsoft.
B.Add a little green “I’m” symbol before your MSN name.
C.Add the code of the organization you support next to your MSN name.
D.Fill in an application form in advance.
【小题5】From the passage, we can come to a conclusion that _________.
A.“I’m” is a computer virus that will not be easily removed
B.Microsoft is active in advertising the program in China
C.modern technology is being used to raise money for charity
D.Chinese MSN users have no interest in the program

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