Wanted, Someone for a Kiss

   We’re looking for producers to join us in the second of London 100FM. You’ll work on the station’s music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply(申请) in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss100.

Father Christmas

   We’re looking for a very special person preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit.

Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December17 to December24 except Sunday, 10:30—16:00

   Excellent pay.

   Please contact(联系)the Enterprise Shopping Center, Station Parade, Eastbourne.

Accountants Assistant

   When you join them in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.

   Wealden District Council

Software Trainer

   If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.

1. Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?

  A. Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.           B. Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.

  C. The Enterprise Shopping Centre          D. Wealden District Council.h://w2abc8.com/

2. We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who_____.

  A. is aged between 24 and 40                B. may do some training work

  C. should deal with general duties           D. can work for about a month

3. Which position is open to recent school graduates?

  A. Producer,London Kiss.                B.Father Christmas.

  C. Accountants Assistant                 D.Software Trainer

4.What kind of person would probably apply to Palmace Limited?

  A.One with GCSE grade C level.           B. One with some office experience.

  C. One having good computer knowledge    D. One trained in producing music programmes.

A GRANDMOTHER, Michelle Riotton, 78, survived after falling down a mountain valley. She set off for a walk alone dressed only in a light jacket and trousers. “I slipped into a valley!” said Mrs Riotton, who said the fall happened in a deep forest close to her home village.

    It was warm and sunny when the accident happened, but temperatures dropped to very low when night fell, and it rained. “I wasn’t afraid,” said Mrs Riotton. “But I was worried that my children and grandchildren would become too worried about me.” Mrs Riotton said she covered herself in leaves when feeling cold, taking very small bites of two biscuits which she had in her pocket and drinking rainwater which fell down her face.

    She spent six nights before she was found on Saturday. She was lying at the bottom of the valley, which was less than a mile from her home. The search had once been stopped, but Patrice Fossard, one of her neighbors, insisted that the search continue. “There was no way we could give her up, even if deep inside we felt we had little hope of finding her alive,” said Mrs Fossard. “It was a miracle that Michelle was finally found.”

    Mrs Riotton said she would be taking life easier from now on. “Enough is enough!” she said, “No more forests---don’t want to visit one again.”

    A mountain policeman said walking alone in the mountain was not recommended and that Mrs Riotton should have carried a mobile phone with her. “The mountains are particularly dangerous at this time of year as sunny afternoons can quickly change into cold, wet and stormy evenings.” He said. “Anybody walking into the mountains should carry safety equipment and be prepared for any kind of emergency.”

5. When Michelle Riotton was in the valley, she_______.

  A. was hurt too badly to move             B. missed her home very much

  C. didn’t feel afraid                      D. felt very hungry

6. Michelle Riotton covered herself with leaves to_____.

  A. keep warm during her suffering          B. prevent the harmful animals

  C. make herself noticed by others           D. avoid getting wet in the rain

7. Michelle Riotton got lost on__________.

  A. Sunday       B. Saturday       C. Wednesday        D. Monday

8. According to the mountain policeman, ___________.

  A. the mountain in the morning are very dangerous

  B one had better not walk in the mountains alone

  C. people should carry safety equipment every day

  D. people wouldn’t be safe without a mobile phone

    When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents.

    The bill was paid, and the woman was entirely satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling quite sure as to the accuracy（准确）of his calculations, added up the things again. To his surprise he found that it should have been but two dollars.

    “I’ve made her pay six and a quarter cents more,” said Abe, disturbed.

    It was an unimportant thing and many clerks would have forgotten it, but Abe was too conscientious（一丝不苟的)for that.

    “The money must be paid back,” he decided.

    At night, he closed the store, and walked to the home of his customer. He explained the matter, paid over the six and a quarter cents, and returned satisfied.

    Here is another story of young Lincoln’s strict honesty. A woman entered the store and asked for half a pound of tea. The young clerk weighed it out. This was the last sale of the day.

    The next morning, when beginning his duties, Abe discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales. It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale of the previous night, and so, of course, given his customers short weight. I am afraid that there are many country merchants who would not have been much worried by this discovery. But Abe weighed out the balance of the half pound, shut up the store, and carried it to the defrauded customer. I think my young readers will begin to see that the name so often given, in later times to President Lincoln, of “Honest Old Abe”, was well deserved. A man who begins by strict honesty in his youth is not likely to change as he grows older, and mercantile honesty is some guarantee of political honesty.

9. We know from the text that Abe ___________.

  A. charged less for the woman                 B. tricked the woman on purpose

  C. was careful and responsible                 D. was confident of his calculations

10. From the underlined sentence, we can see that the author___________.

  A. speaks highly of Abraham Lincoln

  B. learns how to succeed in the political field

  C. comes to understand the importance of honesty

  D. hopes to give readers some personal suggestions

11. What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

  A. Better late than never                   B. Honesty is the best policy

  C. A good name is better than gold           D. Where there is a will there is a way

     Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help old people keep brains healthy, a U.S. study said Wednesday.

     The study, published online in the American Academy of Neurology journal Neurology, involved 60 people with an average age of 73 who did not have dementia(痴呆)。

     The participants drank two cups of hot cocoa per day for 30 days and did not consume any other chocolate during the study. They were also given tests of memory and thinking skills as well as ultrasounds(超音波) tests to measure the amount of blood flow to the brain.

     “We’re learning more about blood flow in the brain and its effect on thinking skills,” study author Farzaneh Sorond said in a statement. “As different areas of the brain need more energy to complete their tasks, they also need greater blood flow. This relationship may play an important role in diseases such as Alzheimer’s.”

     The researchers found that 18 of the 60 participants who had impaired blood flow at the start of the study saw an 8.3-percent improvement by the end of the study. There was no improvement for those who started out with regular blood flow.

     The people with impaired blood flow also improved their time on a test of working memory, with scores dropping from 167 seconds at the beginning of the study to 116 seconds in the end, the researchers said. There was no change in time for people with regular blood flow.

     A total of 24 of the participants also had magnetic resonance imaging(磁共振成像) scans of the brain to look for tiny areas of brain damage. The scans found that people with impaired blood flow were also more likely to have these areas of brain damage.

     “More work is needed to prove a link between cocoa, blood flow problems and cognitive （认知） decline,” said Paul Rosenberg, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study. “But this is an important first step that could guide future studies.”

12. It can be learned from the passage that________.

  A. the study involved 73 people without dementia

  B. there was slight improvement for those participants

  C. Alzheimer’s may be connected with blood flow

  D. blood flow has little effect on thinking skills

13. What does the underlined word in the 5th paragraph mean?

  A. Damaged---not as good as before           B. Improved---stronger than before

  C. Quicker---to some degree                 D. Normal---as good as before

14. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. It is uncertain that cocoa, blood flow problems and cognitive decline are connected.

  B. The better condition a person is in, the longer it will take to test the time of working memory.

  C. Cocoa will be in great demand in the future

  D. Drinking cocoa will be able to cure Alzheimer’s.

15. What could be the title of the passage?

  A. Hot chocolate---a cure for dementia       B. Hot chocolate and blood flow

  C. A scientific discovery in medicine         D. Hot chocolate may help keep brain healthy

After a late night doing tons of homework, you are trying hard to keep your eyes open in class. “  16   ” You are probably thinking. “This weekend I’ll make up for all the sleep I have lost.”

   Most people think like you, that if you stay in bed longer on Saturdays and Sundays, you will catch up hour-by-hour on your missed sleep during the week.

   However, this is wrong.  17  In fact, scientists have just found that sleeping-in during the weekend will not do you any good, but rather make you feel more tired on Monday morning, reported The Telegraph.

       18   It tells us when to wake up in the morning and when to feel sleepy at night. But the time on our body clock can be changed if we start taking on different sleeping habits.   19  

   If we decide to get up only    20  minutes or half an hour late, it won’t matter. This is because our body clock can accommodate(适应) a delay of up to an hour, which means that a short lie-in at weekends is unlikely to have any big effect. 20 This means on Monday morning we sometimes struggle to get out of bed.

   So, what should we do to balance out all the rest we’ve missed? Scientists say that simply getting eight hours of sleep would do the trick, not any longer,. That’s because our brain rests more efficiently when it’s tired.

A. Sleeping is nothing like paying back money.

B. Sleep is important for everyone.

C. This is why staying in bed for longer than usual might confuse our body clock.

D. But delays of up to two hours or more can throw our body out of order.

E. I need more sleep!

F. However, if we sleep longer, our sleep becomes less efficient.

G. Our body keeps a clock inside.