Men can be beautiful too,right?

China is going to host the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest in Guangzhou this December.This year for the first time the contest will include a male section.Students from over 130 countries will compete for Mr and Miss Beauty.The contest is one of the most respected beauty contests in the world.It was copied by the United Nations University (an international university belonging to the United Nations) in 1986.

Stick to studying

Li Yining,an economics professor at Peking University,said that he would not encourage students to try their luck in the stock market (股市).“They should stress study,” Li said in his speech at Beijing Foreign Studies University.When asked,the professor said he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise.Li thinks the government should provide more affordable houses for low?level income people.

Campus cinema

Students at over 100 universities will have a digital cinema on campus after the National Day holiday.The 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project was launched at the end of September.The ticket will cost 3-8 yuan,rather than 30-40 yuan at cinemas in town.Students often download movies online or watch DVDs.Now they can enjoy original films in the digital cinema.The digital cinema will show a variety of films besides Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片).

Getting practical

All 12,000 graduates from vocational school in Shanxi Province have landed a job,according to the provincial government.In the past five years, it is estimated that over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs.However,the number for university graduates is 70 percent.Some employers said that they prefer professional school graduates who learned something more practical in school and expected lower salaries than university students.

1.In the third part,the underlined word “launched” may mean________.

A.started B.ended C.told D.mentioned

2.Where can the material be chosen from?

A.A novel. B.A newspaper. C.An advertisement. D.A fashion magazine.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.More than 130 countries will take part in the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest.

B.The ticket for a digital film on campus will cost 3?8 yuan.

C.In the past five years,over 95 percent of the university graduates have found jobs in Shanxi Province.

D.Over 100 universities will take part in the 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project.

4.Professor Li thinks that________.

A. the house prices in Beijing will keep going up

B.the students should try their luck in the stock market

C.the government can do nothing about the housing problem

D.the students should not only pay attention to study

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A.In Shanxi Province,the professional school graduates are less popular with employers than university graduates recently.

B.The digital cinema will only show Hollywood blockbusters.

C.The graduates from universities can put what they learned into practice more easily.

D.No men competed in the World University Students Beauty Contest before this year

 

“Reconstituted” families are more and more common in the UK.

Steve and Debbie got married in 2001 and had two children,Lily and Alex.Unfortunately,Steve and Debbie’s marriage didn’t work out and they got divorced in 2006.The children live with Debbie.In 2008,Debbie remarried.Her new husband,Martin,has three children from his previous marriage and they visit Debbie,Martin,Lily and Alex at weekends.In addition,Debbie is pregnant with her third child.She’s expecting a boy who will be a half?brother to Lily and Alex and also to Martin’s three other children.

Confused?Debbie’s family arrangements might have seemed strange 30 years ago but nowadays this kind of “reconstituted” family is increasingly common in the UK.Almost half of all marriages in Britain end in divorce and over 40% of marriages are remarriages.More than 10% of all British children live with one birth parent and a stepparent—a parent who isn’t their biological mother or father.The traditional “nuclear” family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more.

What does all of this mean for parents in these “reconstituted” families?“There are difficulties and challenges,” says Debbie.“Different families have different routines and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families.Birthdays and holidays can be tricky.Where do the children go?Who should they spend their time with?Also,when my children are naughty it can be difficult for Martin to tell_them_off.Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more complicated.”

And how about the children?Martin’s eldest child,Ella,is 12.“I like my two families,” she says.“I live with my mum but visit my dad quite often and I’m happy that my mum and dad get along OK.They’re not married any more but it’s good that they can still be friends.” Of course divorce and separation are never easy but many families in the UK are finding ways to make family life work in new ways.

1.Why did Steve and Debbie get separated?

A.They couldn’t support the children.

B.They couldn’t get along well.

C.They were both out of work.

D.They had serious economic problems.

2.We can learn from the text that a “nuclear” family ________.

A.has two birth parents and their children

B.has two birth parents and only one child

C.is traditional but complicated

D.doesn’t have any children

3.What do the underlined words “tell them off” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A.make them annoyed B.send them to school

C.let out their secrets D.talk angrily to them

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A.The difference between “marriage” and “remarriage”.

B.More and more people get divorced in the UK.

C.“Reconstituted” families are becoming more and more in the UK.

D.The marriage situation is becoming severe.

 

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