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1.The purpose of the advertisement is ______.

2. Which of the following is true according to the ad?

3.Where can we most probably read the ad?

4.A reader subscribed（订阅） PARENTS 3 months ago, but now he finds the magazine dissatisfying. What can he do?

We got up early________we were in time for the first bus to Shijiazhuang.

A．in order that                                      B．so that

C．now that                                           D．even if

Now it is job hunting season again．The job fairs flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate students．Owing to the global financial crisis, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy any longer．

It is always a painful process for college students to find jobs． 51 However, job positions are quite limited．In order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever before．

A Chinese expert predicted that the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, would reach its climax in 2006．Yet, this situation continues in 2010．In order to transfer the human resources that are more than needed or wanted to the less developed areas in China, the government has tried to launch a series of policies to help release the pressure.　52 ．

53 A higher education may be more helpful to find a good job in the future, while the temptation of an exciting job and the strong will of being a "real" adult urge the youth to step into society early．For example, when an undergraduate mechanical science and technology major at a famous university is preparing for his postgraduate exam, he receives an offer from a big foreign company one day． 54 Anyway, it is really tough to prepare for the postgraduate examination．

55 This is a tough time and everyone should have some shining points to win the employers' favor．As products of universities, college students are expected to be first-rate talents and should step into the excellent group in the society．However, these students may achieve unexpected success in the fields where their professional knowledge functions to its maximization．

　　　 A．Most probably, he is so excited that he decides to quit the exam next year．

　　　 B．Almost everyone worries about the result of the postgraduate examination．

　　　 C．"Survival of the fittest．" Darwin's evolution theory appears in the personnel market．

　　　 D．With many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt jobs．

　　　 E．What's more, financial support is provided to encourage the graduates to start their own career．

　　　 F．To go on with further education or to find a job is one of the hardest decisions for the graduate students to make now

　　　 G．Competition for a job would be fierce as graduates this year will have to join the job hunting group from previous years．

“Old wives’ tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another．For example，most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things．Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time．

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration．Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40％．Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too: It can kill the type of virus that causes colds．

Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies．For example，generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating．But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so．Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well，yes and no．Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars．

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales．After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated（积累）from thousands of years of experience in family health care．We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false．

1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

       A．Eating garlic is good for our eyes．

       B．Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth．

       C．Swimming after a meal is dangerous．

       D．Carrots prevent people from catching colds．

2．The author develops the third paragraph mainly_______．

       A．by cause and effect                  B．by order in space

       C．by order in time                     D．by examples

3．The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means “       ”．

       A．to be believable                                  B．to be valuable

      C．to be admirable                                 D．to be suitable

4．What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?

       A．Subjective                                      B．Objective

       C．Dissatisfied                                     D．Curious．