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Summer School for Effective Leadership 2014

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups （HKFYG） partners with 2 world-class universities, The University of Hong Kong （HKU） and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology （HKUST） to offer you the best international summer schools in town! This year the Summer School for Effective Leadership （SSEL） is divided into the HKU Chapter—An Overture to Global Leadership, and HKUST Chapter—The Art of Public Speaking. Please find out more from the introduction below:

HKU Chapter—An Overture to Global Leadership

An Overture to Global Leadership, now in its seventh year, is cooperation between the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and the University of Hong Kong with the aims:

1. To nurture youth leaders with solid fundamental knowledge and intensive leadership skills;

2. To strengthen their critical thinking skills, interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities;

3. To reinforce their willingness to serve the community;

4. To further develop global perspective and promote intercultural awareness amongst participants.

Date

Between 18 July 2014 （Friday） and 26 July 2014 （Saturday）.

Full attendance is mandatory for the 9-day-8-night programme. Shared-room accommodation in the University dormitory is required.

Application Deadline

Non-residents of Hong Kong: 6:00 p.m., Friday, 16 May 2014 （Hong Kong Time）

Non-residents of Hong Kong may need to apply for a student visa, please visit the website: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hku/overview.html for further details.

For application, please visit: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hku/application.php

HKUST Chapter—The Art of Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking is a new collaboration between the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with the aims:

1. To enhance the leadership skills and public speaking skills of participants;

2. To allow youth leaders and speakers to learn from one another, and encourage cultural exchanges;

3. To demonstrate how public speaking skills can be used by leaders to communicate to the public;

4. To allow outstanding student leaders to serve and understand the local community.

Date

Between 14 July 2014 （Monday） and 19 July 2014 （Saturday）

Full attendance is mandatory for the 6-day-5-night programme. Shared-room accommodation in the University dormitory is required.

Application Deadline

Non-residents of Hong Kong: 6:00p.m., Friday, 9 May 2014 （Hong Kong Time）.

Non-residents of Hong Kong may need to apply for a student visa, please visit the website: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hkust/overview.html for further details.

For application, please visit: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hkust/application.php

1.The Art of Public Speaking is organized by ________.

A. HKFYG & HKUB. HKFYG & HKUSTC. HKU & HKUSTD. HKUST & SSEL

2.Which is the common aim between an Overture to Global Leadership and the Art of Public Speaking?

A. Strengthening critical thinking.

B. Promoting intercultural awareness.

C. Improving public speaking.

D. Developing problem solving ability.

3.The underlined word can be best replaced by ________.

A. worthwhileB. normalC. acceptableD. necessary

4.For a Hong Kong resident who wants to attend HKUST Chapter, ________.

A. he has to apply for a student visa

B. he has to board on campus for six days

C. he will be given the opportunity to get close to local community

D. he shall submit the application before 6:00 p.m., 9 May 2014 （Hong Kong Time）

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I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor, I was ________ and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still, Dad ________ a step and fell, sending my new suitcases ________ down the stairs. “Damn!” he screamed, his face turning red. I knew ________ was ahead. Whenever Dad’s face turns red, look out!

How could I ever get him to finish unloading the car ________ screaming at me and making a scene(出洋相) in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the ________ of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peers out (探出), as Dad walked ________ close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) ________ start.

“________ the room quickly,” I thought, “ Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again, would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) ________ room?

Finally I turned the key in the lock and ________ the door open, with Dad ________ complaining about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in, expecting the ________. But to my ________, the room wasn’t empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and even paintings on the walls.

And there on a well-made bed sat Amy, my new ________, dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “Hi, you must be Gori,” Then, she ________ the music and looked over at ________. “And of course, you’re Mr. Faber, “she said, ________. “Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad’s face turned decidedly ________ before he could bring out a “yes”.

I knew then that Amy and I would be ________ and my first year of college would be a success.

1.A. lazyB. anxiousC. tiredD. helpless

2.A. missedB. tookC. mindedD. picked

3.A. droppingB. rollingC. passingD. turning

4.A. difficultyB. sufferingC. troubleD. danger

5.A. whileB. afterC. withoutD. besides

6.A. bestB. beginningC. endD. rest

7.A. with firm stepsB. with difficulty

C. in a hurryD. in wonder

8.A. badB. freshC. availableD. unfair

9.A. FindB. SearchC. OrderD. Book

10.A. neatB. smallC. emptyD. new

11.A. triedB. knockedC. forcedD. pushed

12.A. stillB. yetC. onlyD. even

13.A. teaB. worstC. chairD. best

14.A. knowledgeB. regret

C. disappointmentD. surprise

15.A. companionB. roommateC. classmateD. neighbour

16.A. enjoyedB. turned onC. turned downD. played

17.A. the floorB. DadC. meD. the door

18.A. guessingB. questioningC. wonderingD. smiling

19.A. paleB. redC. less paleD. less red

20.A. colleaguesB. sistersC. friendsD. students

________ is the study of living things.

A. BiologyB. PhilosophyC. PsychologyD. Chemistry

Liu Fang is a famous pipa soloist, 1. whose music is strongly influenced by traditional singing. 2. (graduate) from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, 3. she studied the pipa and the guzhen, she went back to work in her hometown Kunming. She then moved to Canada in 1996 and 4. (live) there since then. For her, the biggest challenge of playing the pipa is to respect the traditions but 5. (add) her own style. In her opinion, classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are quite 6. (like). The former has 7. (silent) that is full of music 8. the latter features empty spaces which give life to the whole painting. As a soloist, she enjoys performing live, for she likes the atmosphere of a concert. Not having a concert for a long time may put her in a state of 9.(depress). She also enjoys the time immediately after the concert to share the feelings and ideas with the audiences, 10. (listen) to their opinions about the music.

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a. m. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long time, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated."

"Oh, you're such a good man." She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said. "I'm on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long."

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now." We drove in silence according to the address she had given me.

"How much do I owe you?" she asked.

"Nothing." I said.

"You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I answered. She said thanks to me, but she looked so sad.

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Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug.

Paragraph 2

I was on my way to visit her.

At home, he keeps some pets，to which he ________ all his spare time.

A. spendsB. offersC. devotesD. provides

—Some more wine?

—Thank you. ______. I have to drive home.

A. With pleasureB. That would be nice

C. I’d rather notD. Just what I needed

To support his sick wife and earn a paycheck, a 61-year-old Iowa man named Steve Simon sometimes walks 35 miles to his job as an overnight gatekeeper. Simon said that he leaves his basement apartment in a small town at about 3:30 p.m. to get to the Lakesside hotel and Casino in Osceola where he begins to work at 11:00 p.m. for $9.07 per hour. His wife suffered a stoke nine years ago and some days there just isn’t enough money to put gas in the couple’s 2002 car. Moving closer to his job would likely mean paying more than he now does in monthly rent—$400.

Family and a job are “the two most important things I can think of,” Simon said, explaining why he walks to his job. He and his wife, Renee, adopted their now 22-year-grandson, Steven, who has been unemployed since January.

Although some people along the route do stop to offer him a lift, they often drop him off about 8 miles from home. But Simon doesn’t seem to mind. He describes the walking route as “picturesque（风景如画的）” and sounds like he enjoy passing the cows and fields along the way. He’s done the walk in all kinds of weather, including snow. It’s a little dangerous because trucks frequent Interstate highway 35, whizzing （飞驰） past him at 70 miles per hour.

Simon story has a familiar ring. Last month there were storied written about a Detroit man named James Robertson who for years has been walking 21 miles roundtrip through city streets to and from his factory job. The media attention got Robertson $350,000 from a GoFundMe campaign and a new car. We wonder what the Internet holds for Simon.

1.Simon walks 35 miles to his job mainly ________.

A. to attract others’ attention

B. to keep healthy and strong

C. to accompany his sick wife

D. to save money for his family

2.What do we know about Simon’s walking route?

A. It is pretty boring.

B. There are high buildings.

C. It is full of fun and danger.

D. There are only a few regulars.

3.James Robertson is mentioned because ________.

A. his story inspired Simon

B. he donated money to Simon

C. he is quite familiar with Simon

D. his experience is similar to Simon’s

Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.

Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.

Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn't strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo's wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be able to resist a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.

At first sight, the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern" at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house's wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.

To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings—long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. Pilings (桩) might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also elevate the house above storm waves. The pilings allow the waves to run under the house instead of running into it. "These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings," said Huff.

Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house's ground-to-roof shell. " The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn't look like it's standing with its pant legs pulled up, " said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.

1.After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina's shore line should ________.

A. be easily reinforced

B. look smarter in design

C. satisfy higher building standards

D. be designed in the shape of cubes

2.Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to ________.

A. withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr

B. make stronger pilings deep in the sand

C. break huge sea waves into smaller ones

D. prevent water from rushing into the house

3.The main function of the shell is ________.

A. to strengthen the pilings of the house

B. to give the house a better appearance

C. to protect the wooden frame of the house

D. to slow down the speed of the swelling water

4.It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be ________.

A. fancy-lookingB. water-proof

C. easily breakableD. extremely strong

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