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　　Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.

　　But it is not easy now to find work.“ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students. If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 . British students only have a language advantage 8 jobs in the USA and Australia. 9 Enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 10 . One child lost his passport another became seriously ill and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,”she says,“but it wasn't worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour a day job. The kids never slept!”

　　“The trouble is, students except to have 15 time of it,”Anthea Ellis points out.“ 16 , they see it as a holiday. In practice 17 you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual work. You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. 18 , you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season 20 they'll get rid of you.”

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C．However　　　D．Therefore

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C．though　　　　D．until

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C．And what's more　D．More or less

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C．many　　　　　　D．much

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C．goes　　　　　　D．finishes

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　　Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain (逗乐) kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.

　　But it is not easy now to find work, “ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students. “If you work with a family in Italy, you'll hive to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 . British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

　　 9 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 10 One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 11 home: the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip. “I did visit a lot of new places,” she says, “but it wasn't worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

　　“The trouble is, students expect to have 15 time of it,” Anthea Ellis points out. “ 16 , they see it as a holiday. In practice, 17 , you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时) work. You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant or the campsite is busy. 18 , you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season 20 , they'll get rid of you.”

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Who Is Kimberly Kirberger? Kimberly Kirberger is the president and founder of Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc. （I. A. M. for Teens, Inc. ） a corporation formed exclusively （专有地） to work for teens. It is her goal to see teens represented in a more positive light and it is her strong belief that teens deserve better and more positive treatment.

　　She spends her time reading the thousands of letters and stories sent to her by teen readers and traveling around the country speaking to high school students and parents of teens. She has appeared as a teen expert on many television and radio shows.

　　Kimberly says that the College Soul book has been an amazing journey. In getting close to and heating from so many teenagers she kept hearing about this very emotionally packed time that begins with application to college and extends through the four-year experience. It became clear to her that this was a time of life that was filled with many challenges and that college students could really benefit from a book like this. For her, it was simply a continuation of a commitment （义务） that she has made to teenagers to do what she can to inspire and motivate them while letting them know there are people who believe in them.

　　Kimberly is the coauthor of the bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul and the New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II, as well as Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Journal （期刊）. She is also the co-author of the forthcoming Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III, and the author of Teen Love: On Relationships, a Book for Teenagers.

　　Kimberly started the Teen Letter Project with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Health Communications, Inc. The Project is responsible for answering the heartfelt （真心真意地） letters received from teenagers and also reaching out to teens in trouble and encouraging them to seek professional help.

　　To book Kimberly for a speaking engagement or for further information on any of her projects, please contact:

　　I. A. M. for Teens, Inc.

　　P. O. Box 936, Palisades, CA 90272 phone：310-573-3655

　　Fax：310-573-3657

　　e-mail for stories：stories @ teenagechickensoul. com

　　e-mail for letters：letters @ teenagechick

　　Web site: www. Teenagechickensoul. com

1．Kimberly Kirberger devotes herself to ____.

　　A．helping people in trouble

　　B．writing books for children

　　C．the research of teen problems

　　D．the healthy growth of teenagers

2．A “teen expert” is a person who ______.

　　A．has deep knowledge to direct and help minors（未成年人）

　　B．has much experience in educating children

　　C．travels around the country giving lectures to students

　　D．supports disabled children and their parents

3．Which of the following was written alone by Kimberly Kirberger ?

　　A．Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.

　　B．Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul.

　　C．Teen Love: On Relationship, a Book for Teenagers.

　　D．Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul.

4．What’s the purpose of the Teen Letter Project?

　　A．Helping problem teenagers.

　　B．Collecting teenager problems

　　C．Attracting the teenagers.

D．Offering help to teenagers

阅读下面的短文，从A．B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Every summer，a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure．Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work，mainly connected with tourism and 　2　．The pay is usually poor，but most people work abroad for the 　3　 of travel．You can pick grapes in France，entertain（逗乐）kids on American summer camps，and，of course，there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants．

　　But it is not easy now to find work，“　5　 you speak the language of the country well，there will be very few openings，”says Althea Ellis，an adviser on 　6　 for students．“If you work with a family in Italy，you'll have to speak Italian．When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris，the owner will expect you to speak 　7　．British students only have a language 　8　 for jobs in the USA and Australia．”

　　　9　 enjoys the experience．Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe．The two teachers with the children had never been 　10　．One child lost his passport；another became seriously ill and was 　11　 home；the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　12　 they made，and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip．“I did visit a lot of new places，”she says，“but it wasn't worth it．The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job．The kids never slept！”

　　“The trouble is，students expect to have 　15　 time of it，”Althea Ellis points out．“　16　，they see it as a holiday．In practice，　17　，you have to work hard．At the same time，all vacation work is casual（临时）work．You'll have a job when the hotel，the restaurant，or the campsite（野营地）is busy．　18　，you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you．But you have 　19　 employment rights．As soon as the holiday season 　20　，they'll get rid of you．”

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For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the Unites States, however, such programs are still few and far between.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the Summer job experience, they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,”said Michael, a researcher in the US.
【小题1】According to Robert Schwartz，_________.