EDGEWOOD — Every morning at Dixie Heights High School, customers pour into a special experiment: the district’s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.

Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries.

By closing time at 9.20 a.m., the shop usually sells 90 drinks.

“Whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good,” Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.

The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.

They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.

Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.

Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?

Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition (营养) guidelines.

The whole school has joined in to help.

Teachers agreed to give up their lounge (休息室) in the mornings. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A.A special educational program.

B.A best-selling coffee.

C.Government support for schools.

D.A new type of teacher-student relationship.

2.The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to_________.

A.raise money for school affairs

B.develop students’ practical skills

C.do some research on nutrition

D.supply teachers with drinks

3.How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schatzman’s opinion of the chi tea?

A.She met her in the shop.

B.She heard her telling others.

C.She went to her office to deliver the tea.

D. She talked to her on the phone.

4.We know from the text that Ginger Gray ___________ .

A.manages the Dixie P1T program in Kenton County

B.teaches at Dixie Heights High School

C.sees that the drinks meet health standards

D.owns the school’s coffee shop

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Have you ever felt a sudden feeling of joy because you heard a favorite song playing? Then you know that music can have a strong effect (影响) on your emotions. 1.It can help get you out of a bad mood (心情) or stay in a good one, says Alicia Ann Clair, professor at the University of Kansas.

2. To cheer up, listen to Latin music or anything with a strong beat or a fast speed 3. When you want to relax after a busy day, music with a slower speed can calm you down.

Listen to calming music before you start any stressful activities, advises Dr. Clair. "Once you' re in a good state of mind, it' s easier to keep it." You can lower stress at work with music, too, by playing relaxing tunes (曲调). 4. "If you listen to them all day long, you' ll stop noticing them," Dr. Clair explains. Then the music won' t have any effect.

5. "To feel energetic, start with something relaxing, and then gradually increase the speed and beat," says Dr. Clair. For example, first play some nice slow love songs, and then listen to something more energetic. When you want to calm down after a busy week at work, just do the opposite.

A. Music can also help you relax and feel active.

B. Try to take advantage of this power of music.

C. But only play them when you really need them.

D. Loud and fast music can fill you with energy.

E. There are different kinds of music around the world.

F. Put on your favorite song, but only if it is one that can lift your spirits.

G. You can change your mood by changing from one kind of music to another.

What is an Oyster card?

Oyster is the easiest way to pay for journeys on the bus,Tube,tram,Docklands light Railway (DLR),London Overground and National Rail journeys in London You can store your travel cards, Bus & Tram Pass,season tickets and credit to pay for journeys as you go.

Where to get an Oyster card?

There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card :

• At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops

• At Tube and London Overground station ticket offices

• At some National Rail stations

• At London Travel information Centres

• Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster

How to use an Oyster card?

To pay the correct fare on the Tube,DLR,London Overground and National Rail services,you must always touch in on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey,and touch out at the end. if you don’t, a maximum cash Oyster fare will be changed When using the bus or tram, you must only touch in at the start, but not at the end of your journey.

What happens if I don’t visit London very often?

Don’t worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expire (过期),so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.

Fares

Traveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6)

Adult Oyster single fare

£ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00一19:00

£ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidays

Adult single cash fare £ 5.00

For further information,visit tfL.gov. uk /fares.

1.You can get an Oyster card at the following places EXCEPT_____

A.at a post office B.at an Oyster Ticket stop

C.on the website D.at a Tube station

2.If a person with an Oyster card takes the 7 o’clock Tube from Central London to Heathrow for a week (no public holiday in between),he should pay_____.

A.£ 18.90 B.£ 29.40 C.£ 26.40 D.£ 21.90

3.The passage is probably taken from a_______

A.journal B.travel brochure C.textbook D.novel

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