Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life?

If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it! 

Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant

           (No Pay with Free Meals) 

Place: Manchester

Hours: Part Time

We arc now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others! 

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued. 

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.

1. What does the underlined part mean?

A. You’ll make others’ lives more meaningful with this job

B. You’ll arrive home just in time from this job

C. You’ll earn a good salary from this job

D. You’ll succeed in getting this job

2. The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities______.

A. to get some financial support         B. to properly protect themselves

C. to learn some new living skills        D. to realize their own importance

3. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?

A. The one who can drive a car

B. The one who has done similar work before

C. The one who has patience to listen to others

D. The one who can use English to communicate

People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics（失语症患者）.Such patients can be extremely good at something else.From the changing expressions on speakers' faces and the tones of their voices,they can tell lies from truths.

Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics.Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.

Recently,scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true.They studied a mixed group of people.Some were normal;others were aphasics.It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches—in most cases,the normal people were fooled by words,but the aphasics were not.

Some years ago,Dr.Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics.He mentioned a particular case in a hospital.Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV.Since the president had been an actor earlier,making a good speech was no problem for him.He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.

But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients.They didn't seem to believe him.Instead,they burst into laughter.The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying.He was lying!   

Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words.However,according to Dr.Sacks,they are more gifted than normal people.Normal people may get carried away by words.Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better,though they cannot understand words.                 

4.What is so surprising about aphasics?

A.They can fool other people.                       B.They can tell whether people are lying.

C.They can understand language better.              D.They can find out the hidden drugs.

5.How did the scientists study aphasics?

A.By asking them to watch TV together.                  B.By organizing them into acting groups.

C.By comparing them with normal people.                 D.By giving them chances to speak on TV.  

6.What do we learn from this text?

A.What ones says reflects how one feels.          B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others.

C.Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.   D. People poor at one thing can be good at another.

Six years ago at the age of 35,I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello（大提琴）.Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave,professor of musical instruction.

"You can be as good as you want to be,"Margrave said rather mysteriously.On a piece of paper he drew the notes E and F.He showed me where to put my fingers on the neck of the cello and how to draw the bow.Then he entered my name in his book: 10 am,Tuesday.Tuesday followed Tuesday,and soon it was spring.

Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream.E-F,E-F,we played together—and moved on to G.It was a happy time.I was again becoming something new,and no longer trapped as the same person.Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing.We do what we can already do.The cello was something I couldn't do.Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true.Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozart's C-Major Quintet(莫扎特的C大调五重奏),I felt the page burst into music in my hands.I could by then more or less read a score,and was humming（哼唱）the cello line,when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically（和谐地） in my head.The fellow sitting opposite stared.I met his glance with tears,actually hearing the music in my head for the first time.Could he hear it too, perhaps?No,he got off at the next stop.                                                 As the years slipped by,my daughter grew up,playing the piano well.My goal was that she and I would one day perform together.I also wanted to perform in public with and for my peers,and to be secretly envied.I continued to play,to perform,but it is not the same.Before,when I heard a cello,it was all beauty and light.Now,as the TV camera gets close to Rostropovich's face,I recognize that his smile shows his incredible determination.Even for him,the cello is a difficult instrument that doesn't respect your ambitions.I picked up my cello and practiced.As good as I wanted to be,I am as good as I'm going to get.It is good enough.

7.From the first two paragraphs,we can learn that_______ .      .

A.the author already knew some cello basics

B.the author went to a cello lesson every Tuesday

C.the author bought a cello after he decided to learn it

D.Wendell Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor

8.The author writes that "it was a happy time" in Paragraph 3 mainly because      .

A.he felt very bored with his new life

B.it was beautiful to be able to hear the music in his mind

C.Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for him

D.he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream

9.From the last paragraph,it can be inferred that the author      .

A.put on shows with his daughter

B.was determined to catch up with Rostropovich

C.is happy to have kept up his personal development

D.was confident that his peers would envy him for his cello playing ability

10.The purpose of the article is mainly to      .

A.show his deep gratitude to his cello tutor

B.advise readers on how to improve their cello skills

C.describe his incredible efforts to overcome difficulties

D.encourage readers that it's never too late to pursue their dreams

Tips for Staying Sharp

   It’s not abnormal to feel out of it from time to time or perhaps you’re feeling a bit sluggish(迟钝的)when it comes to remembering things. If you’re worried about your forgetfulness, try out these five tips to stay sharp.

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You’ve probably heard the term “you are what you eat.” If you decide to eat sugary foods that are heavy with fats then expect to feel lazy and have no energy. But if you decide to eat fruits, vegetables and make other healthy eating decisions you’ll find that you’re full of energy.

Never stop learning

Challenge yourself constantly---whether it is puzzles, reading, cooking or other tasks that will keep your mind working. If your mind is always learning new things and active, you’ll realize that it’s much easier for you to learn new things and to function.   12  

Stay fit

Being in good health and staying in shape is a big part of staying sharp.   13   If you choose to be lazy then your body is not going to give you the energy that requires remembering things and completing tasks. However, if you put forth the effort into being health then your body will expel(释放)the energy you need to achieve your goals.

Ensure enough sleep

Be sure to get the necessary amount of sleep that your body needs to function on a daily basis.   14  It also helps your body build up an energy reserve so you can improve your ability to focus and avoid distractions.

Socialize more

___15    Social interaction will help you develop multitasking, problem solving and other skills that are necessary in life to keep your mind sharp.

A. Feed your brain

B. Avoid eating too much

C. Your body will only give you what you put into it

D. Lack of sleep contributes to tiredness and slow reaction

E. Conversations require individuals to stay aware and active

F. According to studies, sleep helps strengthen and recover your memories

G. Remember you brain is a muscle and if you want to get the most out of it, you must use it

Dr.Yuan  _36___ for a way to increase rice harvests without  expanding the area of the fields...Dr. Yuan is now __37___  his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests... __38__  to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to_39__ the world of hunger.

He made people laugh at a time __40___  they felt depressed, so they could feel more__41___ with their lives...His parents were both music hall __42___ .

However, people from places like Spain, Italy or south American countries approach others closely and are more__43___  to touch them.

In __44___ , though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural __45___ .