Are you a foreigner in Shanghai, China, wanting to find a job? Here’s some information for you.

Teaching Job in High School

Description:

High school (students aged 14 -18)

12 classes/week

Benefits and Compensation (补助):

Salary: 7,000-8,000 RMB/month

Paid public holidays and winter holidays

Free accommodation with full furniture

Medical insurance

Requirements:

English native speaker

Bachelor’s degree or above

New graduates are welcome

To apply, please send your resume, and one recent photo copy to: eslchina @zone-edu.com.

Coffee & Bar Manager Needed

Description:

A big Coffee & Bar in Ganghui Plaza, Xujiahui, Shanghai, is looking for a manager. The Coffee & Bar has about 300 seats; main service is western food and coffee.

Benefits and Compensation:

Salary: 12,000 RMB/month

Requirements:

Male, about or above 30

Speak fluent Chinese

5 years’ experience in restaurant management

If you’re qualified and interested, please send me your resume with picture: swd3rfv@ gmail.com.

Office Receptionist & Sales Assistant

Description:

We are a well-known tourism company in Shanghai, and started our business at the beginning of 2000.

Responsibility:

Assist the sales manager and sales representatives

Welcome the visitors

Requirements:

Female, 20 to 30 years old

Sales experience will be an advantage, but not a must

If you’re interested, please send me your resume with picture (we won’t accept without it): david @ jobsitechina.com.

21. What can we learn about the Coffee & Bar in Ganghui Plaza?

A. The applicants can get medical insurance once accepted.

B. The position it advertised won’t accept females.

C. It mainly serves Chinese food to westerners.

D. It started business at the beginning of 2000.

22. What is a must for a person in applying for the “Office Receptionist & Sales Assistant”?

A. Sending the resume with picture.                  B. Speaking fluent Chinese.

C. Having Sales experience.                         D. To be above 30 years old.

23. Which of the following positions will provide free accommodation?

A. Coffee & Bar Manager.                            B. Sales Assistant.

C. Office Receptionist.                               D. High School Teacher.

One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. "One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states." said Neville Alexander, Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.

    In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in the last decade. In some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. One of the first such legal provisions(规定) was the 1994 "Toubon law" in France, and the idea has been copied in many countries since then. Such efforts to govern language use are often considered as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.

    It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the "purity" of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France.

    The need to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon- especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and new ways of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.

24. Neville Alexander believes that __________.

   A. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countries

   B. globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa

   C. globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trend

   D. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure

25. The underlined word "futile" (in paragraph 2) most probably means " ___________".

   A. workable       B. practical        C. useless        D. unnecessary

26. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

   A. English has taken over fields like public communication and education.

   B. Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.

   C. Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.

   D. Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.

27. The best title for the passage is __________.    

   A. Fighting against the rule of English      B. Protecting local languages and identities

C. Globalization and multi-language trend   D. To maintain the purity of language by law

Group exercise is one of the most effective ways to improve physical fitness and sustain(保持) a healthy lifestyle. Group exercise is challenging, yet fun and empowering! Of course everyone knows that exercise is good for the body. However, studies have shown that when exercise is performed in groups, it's not only great for improving physical health but for psychological health. It's an opportunity to be social, release endorphins（内啡肽）, and improve your strength. Additionally, group exercise creates a community feel and the shared common goal motivates participants to work hard. The instrumental support of taking on a fitness journey with others proves more effective than going to the gym alone.

 Another beneficial aspect of group exercise is the informational support participants receive from the instructor. Many people fear the gym because they feel lost and don't want to embarrass themselves. If you feel you can relate, then group training is an even better option for you. It's a great opportunity to learn more about fitness through the clear instruction and supervision (监管) of a fitness instructor. If you're tired of wandering around the gym wasting time and becoming bored, you can attend an upbeat group fitness class that'll keep your workout on track. Don't let fitness frighten you!

 If you're serious about wanting to live a healthy lifestyle, it's extremely important to surround yourself with people who'll provide you with the proper emotional support. I wouldn't scold anyone for deciding to party on weekends and in turn I wouldn't expect anyone to give offence to me for focusing on my health. Surround yourself with people who uplift, encourage and understand you! Make fitness even more fun by trying something new or any group fitness class, with a friend. Plan to go for a jog together. Then try a fun healthy restaurant or fresh juice bar! Fitness can be both fun and social!

 Surrounding yourself with people who'll provide you with respect support can be very beneficial while working towards reaching health and fitness goals. First, decide to do it for yourself and work towards staying positive. Then make sure the people you surround yourself with are supportive. Don't let negativity ruin your motivation.

28. The first paragraph focuses on _______.
  A. the greatest challenge of group exercise
  B. the most effective way to improve physical fitness
  C. the contribution of group exercise to psychological health
  D. the shared common goal in performing exercise in groups
29. The underlined word "upbeat" in the second paragraph probably means " __________.

A. cheerful      B. average         C. serious          D. temporal

30. When it comes to emotional support, the author thinks it necessary___________ .

A. to sustain a colorful lifestyle             B. to party on weekends with positive people

C. to try a fun healthy restaurant regularly     D. to surround yourself with supportive people

31. What would be the best title for the passage?

资A. Seeking Support                       B. Supporting Health

C. Improving Your Strength                 D. Building Up Fitness

Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.

Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.

All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.

American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe’s first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.

The findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.

32. According to the first paragraph, what may make the students at school unhappy is that _____.

A. they have to exchange desks with each other

B. they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats

C. there are no seats for them to sit in class

D. the officials show no sympathy to them at all

33. According to the teachers, older students may not like stand-up desks because _____.

A. they are cleverer than younger students        B. they are easily tired of standing long

C. they have formed the habit of sitting            D. they do badly in class while standing

34. What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial?

A. The standing desks can’t be used at all.

B. It is good for students to use stand-up desks.

C. More tests should be done in other schools.

D. The students are different in personality.

35. Why do the teachers like the standing desks?

A. Because the educators can draw the students’ attention.

B. Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.

C. Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.

D. Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.

Ways to Free Your Mind When You’re Feeling Stuck

Have you ever felt like you were racing around in circles without making much forward progress? If you’re stuck and you don’t know how to rise, don’t look outside yourself. Look below.   36   

Go back to what’s important

When we get stuck, it can be extremely useful to come back to these three things: core values, beliefs and goals. Why? __37__

Ask for help

Very often, highly happy and successful people have a supporting group of friends, family and others who help them.   38   And don’t be afraid to reach out and help someone who’s even more stuck than you.

Embrace the natural pathways

When you get stuck, there’s no need to go back to the drawing board. Ask the people around you about the systems that are working for them, read insightful books and blog articles, and use the same methods and pathways that others have used to get unstuck.   39   

Relocate yourself to an inspiring environment

  40   You can go for a walk in a nearby park. You can come out of the office for a cup of coffee. Or if you are at home, you can simply go to a different room in the house. Whether it’s urban spaces, parks, libraries, museums or even our own backyards, there are plenty of available sources that we can draw inspiration and strength from.

A.   Goals are the outcomes in life that we strive for.

B.    Here are some useful ways to help yourself get unstuck.

C.   When you are stuck, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

D.   One way to get unstuck is to simply change your environment.

E.    Because they form the basics of what is important to us as individuals.

F.    Break the circle of worry and work on something else.

G.   In fact, the system is nothing more than a natural pathway of thought that someone has created with their mind.