Dream home in magical Lucas Valley. Room is rented for the summer. Would like to sign lease（租约）with the right person who is healthy and eco conscious.

PREFER to offer rent reduction option for the right person, see below...

3 beautiful bedrooms, about 10’ x 11’ with 4’ window faces morning sun and beautiful view of courtyard garden and flowers. Can be furnished or unfurnished.

Home features sunny island kitchen, floor to ceiling glass with garden views. Share use of all amenities of home, beautiful sunny yard, organic gardens, picnic table.

Great outdoor pool, yoga and tennis 2 blocks away, 2 great farmers markets weekly 5 minutes away at SR Civic Center. Peaceful quiet neighborhood, easy parking right outside, 1.5 miles from 101, great access to all Bay Area.

Please be healthy and environmentally conscious, clean and considerate, no smoking, no drugs, no pets. Quiet and friendly prof F (author, healer, consultant) —works from home p/t, 1 dog, NO cats, sorry NO pets possible - dog is NOT pet friendly.

Partial rent reduction option available for the right person — read more if interested:

Holistic health author seeking great reliable help with routine home and office help (filing, organizing papers) garden watering and dog walking (up to 5 hours per week, prefer 1 hour available each morning between 7-9am) or time on Saturdays, see details below, please leave your phone number in response.

PLEASE PUT in your EMAIL:

* your phone number

* what date you are available to move in

* what skills you can contribute

21. What is the advantage of living in the advertised room?

A. You can swim without leaving home.

B. You can save some money by helping the owner.

C. You can form a habit of protecting environment.

D. You can enjoy the setting sun through the window.

22. Who may be the right person to share the house with the author?

A. Mary, an outgoing girl who loves animals and raises a cat.

B. Mr Green, a warm-hearted man who smokes occasionally.

C. Tom, a student who is thoughtful and helpful. 

D. Jim, a healthy young man who hates animals.

23. How far is the house from 101, great access to all Bay Area?

A. 2 blocks away.                                B. 5 minutes’ walk.           

C. 1.5 miles.                                    D. 2 miles.

24. How can you get in touch with the author?

A. By email.     B. By telephone.           C. In person.       D.By fax.

You’re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater． You listen to their conversation:

“I can’t believe it－a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find． Isn’t it beautiful? And it’s a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome． ”

They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater． It’s nice and the price is right． You’ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish． They must know． So, you buy it． You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency． They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes．

Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating． If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too． This is the secret of undercover marketing． Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it．

Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don’t pay attention to traditional advertising． This is particularly true of the MTV generation－consumers between the age of 18 and 34． It is a golden group． They have a lot of money to spend, but they don’t trust ads．

So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places here young adults go． Some people might call this practice deceptive（骗人的）, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative． “Look at traditional advertising． Its effectiveness is decreasing． ”

However, one might ask what exactly is “real” about young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it’s no less real than an ad． The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something． You don’ t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance．

25．The two attractive young women were talking so that they could _____．

    A． get the sweater at a lower price                  B． be heard by people around

    C． be admired by other shoppers    D． decide on buying the sweater

26．The underlined words Lorenzo Bertolla is _____．

    A． a very popular male singer      B． an advertising agency

    C． a clothing company in Rome      D． the brand name of a sweater

27．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

    A． The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company．

    B． The MTV generation tend to be more easily influenced by ads．

    C． Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it’s too direct．

    D． Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government．

28．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

    A． Two Attractive Shoppers         B． Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters

    C． Ways of Advertising             D． Undercover Marketing

We have two dogs and offer them good food and a comfortable bed. However, they always try to run away. One day as I was walking them along the river, Cady broke away from me. I called for her to return, but she didn’t. I got unhappy and didn’t run after her.

That afternoon I picked my daughter up from school and I told her that Cady might be missing. “If she has done something wrong, I will not be paying her fines this time,” I said. My daughter asked for the reason. I insisted that I would not keep a disobedient (不听话的) dog.

I took a glance over my daughter. It seemed that the thought of losing the dog was very painful to her. I think I have given Cady a good living environment. If she is silly enough to leave all that behind, then “bye-bye” is my attitude.

In a warm and tender moment that brings tears to my eyes, my daughter said, “Dad, you don’t understand. Cady is not pretty and not even well trained. If she is missing, no one will adopt her. That means she will die.”

Then I remembered that the reason why I kept the stray (流浪的) dog in the first place was that we could not find a home for her and did not want her to be destroyed. My heart softened.

As we pulled into the driveway, there stood Cady in the backyard with a lovely expression. My neighbor told me that she was clever enough to find her way back. My daughter jumped with joy.

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the second paragraph?

A. The owner will be fined if his dog does something wrong.

B. The author had difficulty getting along with the dog.

C. The author wanted to get rid of the dog on purpose.

D. The author was quite worried after the dog lost.

30. What the author’s daughter said in the fourth paragraph suggested that __________.

A. she was angry with the stupid dog        B. she wanted to train the dog well

C. she was sure the dog would return        D. she was quite worried about the dog

31. What was the author reminded of after hearing his daughter’s words?

A. How his daughter loved Cady.              B. When Cady became his friend.

C. Why they adopted Cady.                  D. Where Cady was trained.

32. We can infer from the text that __________ .

A. the author was happy about the dog’s return 

B. it’s the author’s job to collect stray dogs

C. the author has no experience in keeping dogs

D. the author didn’t want the dog to come back

People are being attracted to Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal information is worth.

The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook — you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things — your city, your photo, your friends’ names—were set, by default (默认) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.

According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a ＂less satisfying experience＂.

Some people think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which was about selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. ＂I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,＂ Schrage admits.

I think that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I’m considering stopping using it. Facebook is a convenient site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.

33. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Facebook is becoming a more useful site.    

B. Facebook is improving its service gradually.   

C. Facebook is stealing and selling users’ information.  

D. Facebook is losing more customers.

34. What did Facebook’s business model include at the beginning?

A. Selling its service.                          B. Selling ads.  

C. Selling its products.                     D. Selling personal information.

35. According to the writer, why Facebook make changes to its rule?

A. To provide better service to its users.      

B. To follow the Federal guidelines.

C. To encourage its users’ communication.  

D.To gain its users’ more personal information.

Learn how to be organized

Clean your room. 

Start with making your bed. Then pick up the mess on your floor and later clean any extra table that is not neat.   36   This will help a lot when you are trying to find something.

If you have time, sort out your wardrobe and drawers.   37   Ask your parents to take any reusable items to your local charity shop. Removing these items can give you more room.

Buy all the school supplies you need. 

Better more than less. Make a list of all the essentials that you will need for school.   38   Also, buy scissors and glue sticks to stick things into your school books, to keep them organised.

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Like planners, a calendar（日历）, etc. These will help you be more organized wherever you are!

Buy the right backpack

Backpacks are a must. But you should make sure it is big enough to fit in all your supplies. It should also have lots of pockets to keep everything well-organised. Make sure it is strong so that it will last a few years.  40  

A. Buy whatever you think is useful.

B. Put everything back in its right place.

C. Buy things that will help you to be more organized.

D. This should include pencils, highlighters, colored pens.

E. Sometimes, it is okay to spend quite a bit of money on it.

F. A messy room might prove you are not good at organizing.

G. Remove clothes that no longer fit and items you no longer want.