The China Daily newspaper is looking for English senior business editors，senior copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team．We offer a competitive salary package，free accommodation with utilities paid for 90percent，medical reimbursement（报销），a seven﹣day paid leave and eleven﹣day public holidays．

Senior Business Editor

You must：

•assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；

•be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and help junior staff；

•ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership involves；

•have had at least five years'editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software．

Senior Copy Editor

You must：

•work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

•edit or rewrite copy and give excellent headlines and captions；

•have had at least two years'editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software．

Graphic Designer

You must：

•have excellent skills in information graphics；

•be good at illustrations and freehand drawings；

•be experienced in newspaper or magazine designs；

•have a good sense of printing designs；

•be good at Macintosh software，including InDesign，Illustrator and Photoshop；

•be fluent in English．

For enquiries or to apply，write to job@chinadaily．com．cn．

1．According to the first paragraph，we can know that　  　．

A．the workers have the right to enjoy eleven﹣day public holidays

B．the workers there can enjoy a seven﹣day leave without pay

C．the workers can enjoy free accommodations completely

D．the workers need to pay by themselves if they are ill

2．What is NOT required about Graphic Designer？　   　

A．Be good at Photoshop．

B．Have excellent skills in information graphics．

C．Have a good sense of printing designs．

D．Write proper headlines and captions．

3．What is the purpose of this passage？　   　

A．To describe the positions of China Daily．

B．To advertise for some good employees．

C．To tell you how to become part of this group．

D．To describe the working conditions of China Daily．

It was Sunday morning．I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room．I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own．I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy when he was sharing a room with his younger brother，Robot．He said，"Mum，Can I have a room of my own？I could use Jeff's．He won't mind．"

It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest．But would he mind？The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks．As close as we were，though，the time came when Jeff needed a door between us．His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family．I no longer could﹣or﹣should know everything about him．

It turned out that getting Jeff's permission was easy．He said，"Of course，Mum，it would be selfish of me to hold on to it．"Then his voice softened，"Mum，I won't be living at home again﹣you know that．"Behind his glasses，his eyes were lit with all the love．There were no doors closed here﹣they had all opened up again．

As John and I were cleaning the room，I fixed my eyes on Jeff's things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever．I looked at the room and，in my heart，I let it go．To hold on would be，as Jeff said，selfish．Now it was time for John，shouldering through the door，his eyes bright with promise of independence，to disappear behind the door．It was time for letting go to happen again．

4．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means"　  　"．

A．Jeff needed his right to privacy

B．Jeff finally flew out of the house

C．Jeff got tired of those familiar stories

D．Jeff would have less to do with his family

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　  　

A．John was moving to live with his brother．

B．John was eager to get a room of his own．

C．Jeff volunteered to give his room to John．

D．Jeff refused to let his brother have his room．

6．How did the author feel about her children's sense of independence？　  　

A．Delighted．B．Jealous．C．Mixed．D．Embarrassed．

7．It can be inferred from the passage that　  　．

A．the children did not like to live with adults

B．all her three kids made the author feel depressed

C．none of the members in the family thought the same way

D．the author loved and missed the time together with her kids．

After more than 3，000years，a statue of the Egyptian king Amenhotep III has been erected in the city of Luxor after being knocked down by an earthquake．

One of the great figures in the story of ancient Egypt，Amenhotep III was a boy king．He became king of Egypt at the age of only 12years．He ruled at a time when Egyptian civilization was at its very height．

Amenhotep III was given statues in his honor and among them this 13﹣meter﹣high statue stood on the bank of the Nile until it was knocked down by an earthquake 3，000years ago．So for 30centuries，it lay in pieces in the field，more than 80pieces．Now the statue has been restored and shown to the public．There is another very similar huge statue of Amenhotep III．It was also damaged by that earthquake．And it，too，has been repaired and put back in its place．These two statues stand at the gates of the famous funerary temple in Luxor，which has another two huge seated figures of the kings．

And the background for this is just that tourism is very important to the Egyptian economy after what's been happening recently．Years of disturbance （骚乱）has hit the Egyptian economy in many ways and any improvement of that economy will need to be helped by the tourist industry．The legacy（遗产）of ancient Egypt is so much，so important to that tourist industry．And the images coming from Luxor today show just how delighted and proud the archeologists and the local people are for what they've seen today．

8．What can we learn about Amenhotep III from the passage？　  　

A．He was deeply loved by Egyptians．

B．He created the brilliant civilization of Egypt．

C．He began to rule Egypt at a young age．

D．He had a lot of statues built for himself．

9．The underlined word in Paragraph 3means　   ．

A．put down

B．repaired

C．given back

D．recreated

10．According to Paragraph 3，the two statues of Amenhotep III　   　．

A．were the same size and shape

B．were put back inside the funerary temple

C．were knocked down by different earthquakes

D．were both standing before a famous temple in Luxor

11．How may repairing the statues benefit Egypt？　  　

A．It can promote the economic development of Egypt．

B．It drives the development of archeology in Egypt．

C．It can help to end the serious disturbance in Egypt．

D．It encourages people to build great statues in Egypt．

Electronic book publishing has many of the same risks and opportunities as electronic music publishing．By delivering text direct to the reader's computer screen，the e﹣book could cut down costs，and allow creators to deal directly with their audience，by passing（绕开）traditional publishers and traders．But it also raises the possibility of mass piracy（盗版）．Phil Rance，founder and managing director of Online Originals，a London﹣based e﹣book publisher，sums it up，"No one wants Napster（在线音乐服务）to happen to books．"

Indeed，the most popular MP3may have put the frighteners on an industry that generally operates some way behind the"bleeding edge"．The Meta Group，a leading US﹣based market researcher，says publishers are far too concerned about protecting their rights，"We believe all the recent legal control over Napster is like putting a finger in a river that is already overflowing．Publishers need to deal with reality and come up with new ways to develop wide electronic distribution，asking the question：How can we use the certainty of wide distribution to our advantage？"

At the moment，most publishers would like to limit the use of e﹣books to the person who bought them，or to the computer used to download them．If that can be done，e﹣books become just an extra income stream in a publishing industry that would continue to operate the way it does today，according to Terry Robinson，business manager for Adobe's e﹣paper group．"If you've cracked the digital rights aspect，you've cracked the market．"He says．

Robert Nichols，Books Director at BOL agrees，"Rights management is absolutely important．Publishers just say that‘until copyright is secure，we are not going to talk'．"

12．According to the text，what is the similarity of e﹣books to electronic music？　 　

A．They both avoid industry management．

B．They both result in piracy．

C．They both bring in much money to creators．

D．They both lead to price reduction．

13．From the text，we can infer that　  　．

A．wide use of e﹣books may increase the income

B．the publishing markets should be brought back to normal

C．publishers haven't agreed on rights management up to now

D．most publishers prefer e﹣books for the extra income

14．What do publishers care most about e﹣books？　  　

A．Price．

B．Copyright．

C．Quality．

D．Design．

15．Which of the following can be the best title for this text？　  　

A．The E﹣book﹣﹣a New and Big Challenge

B．The E﹣book﹣﹣an Extra Income Stream

C．An Economic Rise from E﹣books

D．Changes Brought by E﹣books．

How to Get Motivated

You must think positively no matter how big a challenge is．If you think positively，you will feel better and will be able to overcome challenges in life．Furthermore，   meet an optimistic person and you will notice how motivated he is towards life．（16）　 　 On the other hand，negative thinking will only cause more depression in your life．

（17）　   　 Don't be jealous of those who are successful around you．Instead，take inspiration from their success stories．This will make you motivated to get what you want．Moreover，you can also read books that are written by inspirational and successful personalities．

There is a famous quote that reads，"A healthy body leads to a healthy mind．"If your mind is healthy，you will think positively．（18）　   　 Whether you are working out in the gym or going for a long walk，make sure that you incorporate an exercise plan in your daily routine．

（19）　  　 Therefore，it is important to break your routine and do something different．Whether you go on a vacation or learn a new skill，it is important to break the monotony（单调）in your daily life．

Human beings are extraordinary individuals who are able to complete the hardest tasks and achieve the impossible．It is important to get out of your comfort zone and try something different．（20）　  　

A．Therefore，it is important to exercise regularly．

B．Keeping yourself motivated is not a difficult task．

C．You might lose motivation by doing the same things over and over again．

D．One of the best ways to motivate oneself is to get inspired by others'success．

E．Remember，positive thinking gives you motivation to achieve what you want．

F．By doing so you will get motivated and your attitudes towards life will be positive．

G．Do things that make you happy and find inspiration in possibly everything you see．