【题目】The following ads come from UW (University of Washington) newspaper called The Daily.

Help Wanted

Rooms

PART-TIME PIZZA DELIVERY driver, base pay+tips. Our vehicle. Must be over 26 for insurance purposes. Dellino’s Pizzeria, University Village,555-3466.

1 BLOCK TO UW—Clean, quiet non-smoking room, private refrigerator. Month to month agreement. $425 includes all utilities. SSS-2488.

RESTAURANT—SUMMER JOB in Alaska! Experienced, presentable waitresses and cooks needed for busy restaurant in Valdez, Alaska. Fax resume/application to 907-544-2877, at: Mike.

BRAND NEW BUILDING close to UW. Furnished rooms with private baths and deck. Starting at $355. 5608 15th Ave. (206)555-1435.

WASHINGTON~ATHLETIC CLUB, a private hotel and athletic club in downtown Seattle, has openings for part-time lifeguards and swimming instructors. Please call Stuart at 206-555-3989.

FROM $260-$280. Rooms, l block north of UW. Clean and quiet residence. No smoking, no musical instruments. Deposit needed. (206)555-6608.

Business Opportunities

Child Care

The Daily makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable job opportunity. REMEMBER: lawful employers do not ask for money as part of the application process. Do not send money, especially out of state, or give any credit card information. The majority of our Business Opportunities are at least in part commission-based opportunities. A small investment may be required, and you may be asked to work from your home. If you have responded to an ad that seems deceptive, please call the Daily at 5SS-2390.

BABY SITTER WANTED: CARING and responsible babysitter for adorable good natured 21 month old boy. 15 hours/week. Days/times negotiable. Experience preferred. 555-1293

CHILD CARE NEEDED during summer in Wallingford for three great children. 25-30 hours/week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. $9/hour. Begins 6/28. (206)555-237

EARN NEW COMPUTER and make money at the same time. $2,000 in your first two weeks with unlimited income potential. This offer is going fast. Call and get the fact. 1-800-5SS-8948.

Parking

COVERED PARKING CLOSE TO UW, Secure garage, $65 per month, 5608 IS0' Ave. NE, 206-555-1435.

PARKING NEAR UW. 3 locations, $58/month. Secured Garage, $85/month (206)555-2944.

1If you are looking for a job only for the summer, how many choices do you have?

A. One. B. Two.

C. Three. D. Four.

2Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads?

A. If you are good at swimming, you can try a job at 206-555-3989.

B. All the companies advertising on the Daily are trustworthy.

C. As a student, you don't need to pay a deposit when renting rooms.

D. The fees for parking near University of Washington are the same.

【题目】It is a live celebration of the lasting power of letter writing!

Letters Live, which started in December 2013, was held at the Freemasons’ Hall in London from March 10 to 15. The show invited various great performers who read remarkable letters that had been written around the world over the centuries.

“Bringing letters alive through outstanding performances is one of the most powerful ways in which the joy and pain and humor and tragedy of being human can be shared,” Jamie Byng, managing director of Canongate Books publishing firm, told the Nowness video channel.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch agreed. “Letters are windows into the love, beauty, pain and humor of their creators and receivers,” he told The Guardian. “Letters Live makes us stop and imagine the lives behind the letters read and where they came from. It’s a privilege to read this most ancient of communications live to an audience.”

This year, the movie Sherlock star treated the audience by playing the part of a 17-year Tom Hanks. He put on the young actor’s voice when he read his letter to the Hollywood director George Roy Hill, a letter that urged Hill to “discover” him. The letter revealed that two-time Oscar winner Hanks’ teenage dream was not to “be a big-time Hollywood superstar” but to one day own a Porsche car and call his favorite US actor Robert Red ford his nickname “Bob”.

Other famous faces at the event included Carey Mulligan, who played a fictional laundry worker, a female activist fighting for women’s rights in the 2015 movie Suffragette. The British actress once again played the role of a suffragette, when she read a very enthusiastic letter demanding the vote for women. The suffragette sent a precious 1913 note to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

“Everyone seems to agree upon the necessity of putting a stop 10 Suffragist anger, but no one seems certain how to do so,” Mulligan read out. “There are two, and only two, ways in which this can be done. Both will be effectual. One, kill every woman in the UK. Two, give women the vote.”

1What was Cumberbatch’s attitude’ towards Jamie Byng’s opinion?

A. Doubtful. B. Positive.

C. Optimistic. D. Cautious.

2Which of the following was a dream of Tom Hanks as a child?

A. To become an actor. B. To call himself “Bob”.

C. To win Oscar Awards. D. To have a famous car.

3A “suffragette” is a woman who .

A. sends a valuable note to newspaper.

B. reads out a letter to the audience.

C. advocates women’s right to vote.

D. plays a famous role in a movie.

4What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Famous People Gathering.

B. Letters of Great Performers.

C. Letters Brought to Life.

D. Rights Given to Women.

【题目】Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89.The book remains a towering presence in American literature.It tells the tale that a white lawyer defends a black man accused of rape in the Deep South.It sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.55 years after it was published, in 2015, she released the sequel, Go Set a Watchman.

Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama.She was the youngest of four children of lawyer Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Cunningham Finch Lee.She was a guardedly private person, respected and protected by residents of her town, rarely giving interviews despite her fame.

Tributes have been paid to the Alabama-born writer.Former US President George W Bush, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007, said she was “a legendary novelist and lovely lady”.Lee's literary agent Andrew Nurnberg said: “Knowing Lee these past few years has been not just a complete delight but an extraordinary privilege.When I saw her just six weeks ago, she was full of life, her mind and rapid thought as sharp as ever.We have lost a great writer, a great friend.”Spencer Madrie is the owner of an independent book store in Lee's hometown.It focuses largely on Lee's works.He said: “The world has lost a brilliant mind and a great writer.We will remember Harper Lee for her straightness, her talent, and the truths she gave the world, perhaps before the world was ready.We are grateful to have had a connection to an author who offered so much.There will always be something missing from Monroeville and the world largely in the absence of Harper Lee.”

1The book, To Kill a Mockingbird, ____.

A. is also called Go Set a Watchman

B. is a tale about a war between the white and the black

C. is a monument work

D. was published in 2015

2We can know from the passage that ____.

A. Harper Lee often receives the interviews

B. Harper Lee is respected with his fame

C. Harper Lee is protected by all the family

D. Harper Lee was a selfish person

3Which of the following tributes is NOT true about Harper Lee?

A. She was awarded with Presidential Medal of Freedom.

B. She was frank and told the truth of the world.

C. She was talent and had brilliant mind.

D. She had certain privilege over other people.

4The author's attitude to Harper Lee's death is ____.

A. worried B. grateful

C. sorrowful D. surprised

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