6 Devon Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong a technology day camp for students 1－17
About Tech－Camp
Tech－Camp is a day camp with a focus on computers and electronics technology．We offer 2－week summer programs for students of 12 to 17 years of age．We have a computer lab with the latest and fastest equipment, an electronics lab, and a video production studio．Our staff is special, too．Our program leaders are experts in computers and electronics, of course, but they are also people who care about children and enjoy working with them．
The benefits of Tech－Camp
In all of our programs, we show students how to work in teams and how to solve problems by themselves．We encourage them to think creatively．
What students will do at Tech－Camp
Each day Tech－Camp is filled with useful, interesting and challenging activities．For example, in the Computer Program, students learn the basic computer programming, and how to use the Internet．In the Tech－Camp Program, they make radio－controlled model cars and produce their own short videos．
Price：HK ＄2, 000 per student
(10％ discount(打折)for groups of 10 or more students)
For more information about Tech－Camp, please contact Director of Summer Program, Ms Julia Brown, by phone, fax or e－mail．
Telephone：26548898Fax; 26948850
e－MAIL：JULIA@TECHCAMP．COM．HK
(1)
What would you probably like to ask about if you phone Ms Julia Brown after reading the passage?
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A．
The deadline for application
B．
The money each student should pay
C．
The e－mail address of Tech－Camp
D．
The activities the students will have
(2)
From the passage we can infer that________．
[ ]
A．
the Camp offers students accommodation(住宿)during their two－week stay at the Camp
B．
high school teachers are in charge of the Tech－Camp all the time
C．
students at Tech－Camp get a lot of knowledge about the hi－tech through lectures given by the experts
D．
students will learn how to work with their friends and how to think and solve problems creatively through activities
(3)
According to the passage, how much will they pay if a group of 20 students join in Tech－Camp?
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A．
HK ＄3, 600
B．
HK ＄35, 000
C．
HK ＄36, 000
D．
HK ＄40, 000
(4)
The purpose of the passage is ________．
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A．
introduce to us some information about Tech－Camp
B．
attract the students to take part in Tech－Camp
C．
offer some introductions about computer technology
D．
tell students of the necessity of learning Hi－tech Program
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
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