E— The environmental Magazine
If you are concerned about your health , your family’s health and the future of our planet , and want to know “ What can I do ? ” to make a difference , you’ll love reading E —The Environmental Magazine . A 12-time Independent Press Awards winner and nominee (被提名者) ,E is full of everything environmental —from recycling to rainforests and from the global village to our own backyards .
1 year (6 issues ) — $24.95
2 years (12 issues ) — $ 34.95
Add $ 10.00 /year for Canadian postage
Add $ 40.00 / year for foreign postage
Edinburgh Young Caregivers Project
We work with young caregivers . We want to colour the lives of some of these young people by introducing them to someone who will try to understand them , listen , work towards agreed goals and have some FUN ! Is that person you ? Are you aged 18-25 ? Could you help and encourage a young person to recognize what they want and work towards getting it ? You can encourage and help someone and in return help yourself ! You will learn new skills and build on your own experience .
Contact : Sue Mackay
Email : sue.mackay @ yahoocarers .org.uk
Belvedere Castle Exhibit
Date (s ): February 16 ,2008—February 16 , 2018
Time(s) : 10:00a.m—5:00p.m
Event scheduling : Sunday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , Saturday
Event details : The exhibit covers two floors of the Castle , and currently features an informational panel (面) on the importance of trees and display of common birds that can be found in surrounding areas . All Ages . Free . Reservations required for groups of 25 people or more . Call 212-772-0210 for information . ( click to show map )
Tennis Skills Camp
August 2-6 , 2010 registration  deadline : July 15, 2010
This camp , held on the Alfred University Tennis Courts,is for boys and girls entering grades 7-12. Training at the beginners through advanced levels will be provided .
This camp is directed and coached by Dave Brady , tennis coach at Alfred-Almond Central School .
Camp sessions will be held Monday through Friday , from 4:00-6:30 p.m
Cost : $ 150 per  person
【小题1】 From the first ad , we know E—The Environmental Magazine ________ .
A. mainly deals with political problems    B. costs a Canadian reader $34.95 a year
C+. is a monthly publication             D. has won Independent press Awards 12 ="imes"
【小题2】.The second ad is intended for _______ .

A.job seekersB.trainersC.teachersD.volunteers
【小题3】 What do we know about Belvedere Castle Exhibit ?
A.It mainly focuses on wildlife .
B.A group of more than 25 visitors to it can get a discount .
C.It lasts for more than eleven years .
D.You can go to see the exhibit every day during the week .

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Figures show an ever-increasing crime rate, but it is only too easy to imagine "It will never happen to me". Unfortunately, statistics show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim.

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1. Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ___________.

A.more burglars are being caught than ever before

B.people have more possessions to worry about nowadays

C.burglars are more at risk than they used to be

D.homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays

2. It seems that people who live in cities are ____________

A.more often victims than those living in other areas

B.of the opinion that statistics are wrong

C.twice as well as people living in other areas

D.of the opinion that burglars only rob unprotected homes

3.The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _________.

A. show burglars that you have something worth stealing

B. persuade burglars not to break into your house

C. make the burglars’job less complicated

4.The underlined word "Figures" in the second paragraph can be replaced by"       "

A.Illustrations        B.Fingers           C.Numbers          D.Mathematics

 

To send and to read email has quickly become one of the most common daily activities around the world, either for business or pleasure.    1.  

Several reasons why email has become a great tool is that it is fast, convenient, and affordable.  2.  In the past, teachers often organized pen friends project where their students would exchange letters with another group of students in another country   3.  And by that time, students might lose interest in the project or the class might and before a serious of meaningful exchanges can take place.   4.  With email, however, messages can be sent at a click of a button at school, home, or an Internet café, and if you are using a free email account, the cost is free(not taking into account any Internet Service Provider fees that you have to pay).

  5.  Email has a lot to offer, for language learners and teachers in the classroom.

A.In addition, students have to pay imitational postage to send the letters.

B.However, the turn-arcund time for sending and receiving traditional letters can take up months.

C.Now, more students are using this form of communication to improve their language skills.

D.Students can develop friendships with people from around the globe.

E.While chatting online, never give out personal information including your age.

F.One particular activity that takes advantage of these points is a key pal exchange.

G.Instead of waiting days or weeks for a response, students can receive a reply quickly.

 

Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp.Vanity(虚荣)stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition.The customer’s photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes.Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8.80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo.

The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age.“Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry.“We want to show young people that letters can be fun too.”[

While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japan’s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here.Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes.Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future.

1.The best title of this passage might be______.

A.Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed

B.Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp

C.First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo

D.Letters are as Fun as E-mails

2.By saying“little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo”,the author really means______.

A.this service is not very expensive

B.the cost of this service is very high

C.food in Tokyo is very dear

D.$8.80 is a very small amount of money

3.The purpose of this activity is______.

A.to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting

B.to make more stamps for normal use

C.to draw interest in writing letters

D.to satisfy Japan’s fondness of commemorative photos

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Japanese people like to take photos.

B.This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters.

C.Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition.

D.This service is more popular in Japan than in other places.

 

Every day millions of letters go from one country to another. Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan. Letters mailed in Canada are received in Africa. On the letters are many different kinds of stamps,bought in different countries.

The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible. It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters,postcards,and small packages(包裹). It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates(费用).

One hundred years ago,international mail did not move so smoothly. One country did not always accept another country’s letters. Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries. Letters travelled by many different routes(路线).Some were lost along the way.

Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage. The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest.

The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail. In 1974,men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union.Today,more than 120 nations belong to this union. From its office in Switzerland,the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world.

1.From the story we can infer that ______ .

A. mail is important to all countries

B. not enough letters are sent all over the world

C. all the letters must go to Switzerland first

D. all stamps look exactly the same

2.The Universal Postal Union was formed ___________________ .

A. to help move mail quickly around the world

B. to give many men a chance to work

C. to help men meet in Switzerland

D. to look for the lost letters along the way

3.The underlined word “postage” in this passage means __________ .

A. money paid when you buy a stamp

B. money spent on an envelope

C. the charge for carrying a letter by post

D. the pay a postman receives for his work

4.This passage is mainly about ______________ .

A. different kinds of stamps in different countries        B. an organization that makes rules

C. international mail                            D. the size and weight of letters

 

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