Dear Volunteers,

The service you will provide to elderly individuals in Abilene as a Meals on Wheels volunteer is deeply appreciated. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the many miles you will travel and all of the hours you will contribute to help make this one of the best programs in the entire state.

We have our staff members make a home visit before adding each person to the program and try to visit everyone at least once every year. That is hardly enough, and we depend on your contact a great deal! It is important that you report back when you do not get an answer to your knock on the door. The person inside may be hurt or ill. They may be in hospital or out of town and fail to inform us. If they are frequently absent, we may need to determine if they still need meals.

If you find someone with a medical emergency, please call 911 to request medical assistance, and then call the Meals on Wheels office. If you find someone who needs assistance other than for a medical emergency, please call the Meals on Wheels office at 6725050, and we will try to find the appropriate agency or individual to call.

Let us know when a certain person needs extra food. We have a food preparation room of shelf stable items to share with them. Please feel free to take a few magazines when you deliver meals. Many of those we serve cannot afford magazines and enjoy reading. If someone is interested in getting books from the Abilene Public Library, let us know. We can sign them up for the Books on Wheels program. Call if you smell gas strongly when you deliver meals, or if someone needs a space heater, a blanket, or an electric fan. Please convey all needs to us, and we will try to see that they are met. Some of the elderly people who we offer our service may have cancers, liver diseases, AIDS, etc. If you do not want to deliver meals to the people with certain types of health problems, such as these, please let us know.

Sincerely,

Betty L. Bradley, LBSW,

Executive Director

1.Why does the author write this letter?

A.To express great thanks to volunteers.

B.To explain how the old people get help.

C.To tell volunteers what they are tasked with.

D.To describe the life situation of the old people.

2.What can we learn about the volunteers from the passage?

A.They order books for needy people.

B.They design programs to help people.

C.They offer medical help to sick people.

D.They deliver food to the elderly people.

3.How does the author learn about the needs of the people served?

A.The volunteers report back the information to him.

B.His staff members call them to get the information.

C.He visits them now and then to get the information.

D.The family members send the information to his office.

 

Spring is the time to go out and enjoy the weather and scenery.Here are some events to attend in March of 2012 in Oregon!

Oregon Country Fair(OCF), 9 am to 7 pm on March 8 - 10

OCF first started in 1969, and it’s blossomed into an outstanding example of what a non - profit should be. OCF is an event of shopping & atmosphere, and food ranging from Indian & Afghani cuisine to Italian & France cuisine.Wonderful craft & music never stop.From the time you get there until the time you leave, everyone has a smile on their faces, and they wave and say hello.For tickets, go and visit www.Oregoncountryfair.org.

30th Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament, 8 am to 6 pm on March 12 - 14

The Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament is an amateur tournament that draws amateur volleyball players to the small town of seaside, as well as AVP Team players who are the best volleyball players.In the past years, it has drawn more than 700 teams playing on over 80 volleyball courts.Just go west, and you can’t miss it.It is about 20 miles south of Astoria.To learn more about it, visit the website www.Seasideor.com.

Hood to Coast Relay, 3:30 am to 6:45 pm on March 26 - 27

The Hood to Coast Relay is a 200 - mile - long relay that consists of 15, 000 runners and 4, 100 volunteers.It’s the largest relay in the world, which goes from Mt.Hood to Pacific Ocean in Seaside, Oregon.People of the Oregon coast fear Hood to Coast, because local towns and streets are flooded.There are audiences cheering riders on, and many people set up stations to give riders water.If you would like to get the race route maps, visit the website www. Hoodtocoast. com.

Other event information

To learn about other events, visit the website www. Aadfv. Blogspot. com.

1.OCF covers the following EXCEPT ________.

A.music

B.dishes

C.dance

D.artworks

2.When was the first Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament held in Oregon?

A.In 1982.

B.In 1986.

C.In 1988.

D.In 1992.

3.If Lisa wants to learn more about an outing in Oregon, she may visit _______.

A.www.Seasideor.com.

B.www.Hoodtocoast.com.

C.www.aadfv.blogspot.com.

D.www.Oregoncountryfair.org.

4.Locals of the Oregon coast are afraid of the relay because ________.

A.the relay will last a long period

B.they have to offer food and water

C.the weather is bad during the relay

D.too many people will go there

 

 

There is that great idea that in an information and knowledge based economy, the most important thing for companies is attracting and holding outstanding talented guys. Obviously I will not say that is not important, but in my opinion a successful and groundbreaking company cannot be built just from the collection of high talented people, as a great sports team can't be constructed only by the collection of great players.

It is more important to build teams of people that achieve the goals according to the company's organizational vision. It is necessary to create organizations where everybody (with outstanding talent or not) can develop their best personal capabilities and that these capacities are addressed to achieve the corporate goals and mission. The company efforts must be addressed to design an organizational system that produces and uses talent from everyone in the company.

Trying to get the best from our people through corporate team building policies, establishing a concrete corporate culture and values, making our company a place where people want to work because it is a good place to stay and develop their capacities, is the best way to compete in the knowledge economy. That will keep us out of the obligation to constantly seek for the "best players" and entering in the retribution auctions(拍卖).

We have to take into account that, nowadays, the real talented and creative people, like to work or engage themselves in projects where they can develop their capacities, they can be involved in the organizational goals and vision, and where they are treated with respect and dignity. Definitively, they want to be happy doing their jobs. And we have to build organizations where they can find that.

1.

The underlined word that in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

  A. information and knowledge                       B. the great idea

  C. the collection of talented people              D. attracting and holding talented people

2.

In the author’s opinion, a good company should consist of ________.

  A. only outstanding people                                B. both talented and common people

  C. only common people                                       D. more talented people than common people

3.

The most important thing a successful company should do is ________.

  A. constantly seek for talented people

  B. employ people with different abilities

  C. make the company a place where employees are glad to devote themselves to work

  D. make the company a place where employees can get the best pay and great respect

4.

According to Paragraph 3, the company can get the best from its employees in the following ways EXCEPT ________.

  A. making corporate team building rules            

B. forming corporate culture and values

  C. encouraging them to develop their abilities  

D. competing in the knowledge economy

5.

 How is the text organized?

(1)—Paragraph 1     (2)—Paragraph 2              (3)—Paragraph 3              (4)—Paragraph 4

    A. (1)→(2)→(3)→(4)                                                 B. (1)(2)→(3)(4)

          ↗(2)                               (1)↘

 

    C. (1)→(3)                                                                       D.  (2)→(4)

          ↘(4)                               (3)↗

 

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket(彩票)at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the £25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped to “to help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉) prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him--- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(匿名) guaranteed.”

Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied: “I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.

65.The sentence “ Then he began a battle with his conscience.” In paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that_______.

A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money

66. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they  ______.

A. wanted to make fun of him  B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was   D. lost the lottery ticket

67. The word “spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by  ______.

A. accepting  B. claiming   C. rejecting   D. canceling

68. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be_____.

A. A Thief’s Lucky Day   B. A Popular Maths Professor

C. A Magic Lottery       D. A Reward of Honesty

 

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