With over 500 instructors and 20 years of experience, we are the leader in the field of teaching foreign languages. We now have positions open in Osaka starting September/ October 2004 for instructors of English, German, Spanish and French.

· Teach many different kinds of classes using the latest technology in small classes of up to 3 students.

· Accommodation (住宿), and other necessary documents (文件) will be ready before you leave.

· Applicants will teach their first language only.

· Excellent teacher training programs.

If you are young with a university degree and are willing to experience different cultures, apply (申请) now. Experience in teaching is an advantage but not specially required. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not necessary but good English skills and practical computer knowledge is basic requirements.

Apply with C．V. and send letters to:

NOVA France, Mr. Sampy (IHT3/2)

34, Bd. Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France

Fax: 33148014804

Or visit our website: www.teachjp.com

The manager expects to meet and talk with successful applicants in Paris in June and July.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To introduce a language school in Japan.

B. To hire language teachers to work in Japan.

C. To describe working conditions in Japan.

D. To make clear the requirements for Japanese teachers.

2. We know from the text that those who are going to Japan will

A. teach English only in Osaka

B. receive a degree from a university

C. have free accommodation

D. get trained for the job

3. Before going to Japan, you need

A. to see the manager of NOVA France

B. to take some computer courses

C. to write a letter to Japan

D. to find a place to live

4. If you want to work in Japan you should

A. have some working experience

B. know how to use computers

C. present good teaching plans

D. speak several languages

Nobody really knows who first had bright idea of making sleeping in the air the symbol of untroubled rest．The Indians see the hammock as a "gift of heaven（上天）"， something given to them a very long time ago．

In it the Indians pass away hot noon hours，napping or chatting．Swinging it to and fro（来回摆动）creates a cooling breath of air and keeps away insects．They work and play in hammocks，are born and die there．

Hung like a suspension bridge between heaven and earth，a hammock is dry while the soil is damp and is safe from most wild animals．

Hammocks have the advantage over beds in that they are easy to transport and take up very little space when they have been rolled up（卷起）．Indians never go on a journey without their hammocks，not even to their plantations．

1．The word“hammock”in this passage means ____ ．

A．a suspension cage which can be swung to and fro in the air

B．a seat hanging by two ropes from the branch of a tree

C．a suspension bridge in the South American rain forests

D．a net hung between two supports and used as a bed

2．Indians swing the hammock to ____ ．

A．pray to heaven for a gift 　　   B．keep away flies，mosquitoes and other insects

C．keep away wild animals D．fall asleep quickly

3．According to the passage，hammocks ____ ．

A．cannot be rolled up 　　　　　　   B．are difficult to transport

C．are never brought to the plantations 　　  D．can be kept dry while the ground is wet

4．The passage is about ____ ．

A．the Indian way of living　　　　　　　　　　  B．tropical regions

C．Indians' gift for the Europeans　　　　    D．a portable bed

1．What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad？

A．He gave up the chance to go back to college．

B．He tried to go back to his normal life．

C．He picked up his things and left again．

D．He found what he had dreamed of．

2．He failed to complete his college education because he ____ ．

A. hated school

B．joined the army

C．didn't study hard

D．found it difficult to keep his mind on his studies

3．He never married because ____ ．

A．there were no nice girls around

B．he didn't care to meet any girls

C．he hadn't met girls that he liked

D．he found it hard to make friends with girls

4．The best title for this article is ____ ．

A．Robinson on Trial

B．Murder at a Restaurant

C．A Young Black Man

D．A Victim of the Vietnam War

1. Over the years, our incomes have been increasing, and we________.

A．seem to be well off at a quicker rate

B．are actually no better, if not worse, in our financial condition

C．can afford to buy more of the things that we want

D．have managed to keep prices down

2. Inflation is a situation in which________.

A．we can watch our money increase in its value

B．employment no longer becomes a problem

C．people can always find better paying jobs

D．money keeps losing its value

3. If incomes and prices rise together, people might think that________.

A．there will be no more market fluctuations

B．money will hold its value

C．inflation will remain to be a problem

D．inflation causes no problem

4. In a period of inflation, people are likely to________.

A．invest heavily on the stock market

B．save money

C．hold on to money as a dependable asset

D．spend money and not bother to save

    The 38-year-old Brent Anderson had been in Yunnan No. 1 People’s Hospital in Kunming for 28 days since June 18, 1987.

    A.U.S. air force plane flew him to Clark Air Base, north of Manila in the Philippines, and will take him home this weekend．Anderson is the third AIDS patient so far discovered on mainland of China．The first was an Argentinean tourist who died in June1985. The second was a Chinese American who was looking for a cure in Fujian Province and died early this year.

1. A U.S. AIDS patient________.

A．got to China the day before yesterday

B．left China by air early yesterday

C．received medical treatment early yesterday

D．died of the fatal, disease AIDS and was sent home

2. Brent Anderson left Yunnan________.

A．on June 18, 1987

B．on July 16, 1987

C．after he had toured the place for nearly a month

D．as soon as he suffered from the fatal disease AIDS

3. Up to the summer of 1987 how many Chinese AIDS patients had been discovered on mainland of China?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．A few.

D．None.

    With a phone card you can make up to 200 calls without any charge at all.

1．What do you do with it?

    Go to a telephone box marked “Phone card” Put in your card, make your call and when you’ve finished, a screen tells you how much is left on your card.

    It costs no extra for the cards, and the calls cost 10p per unit, the same as any other payphone call.

    You can buy them in units of 10、20、40、100 or 200.

2. Now appearing in a shop near you

    Near each Card phone place you’ll find a shop where you can buy one. They’re at bus, train and city tube (地铁) stations.

    At many universities, hospitals and clubs, restaurants and gas stations on the highway and shopping centres.

    At airports and seaports.

3. No more broken payphones

    Most broken payphones are like that because they’ve been vandalized (破坏的). There are no coins in Card phone to excite thieves’ interest in it. So you’re not probably to find a vandalized one.

    Get a phone card yourself and try it out. Or get a bigger wallet.

1. The passage is most probably________

A．a warning

B．a notice

C．an advertisement

D．an announcement

2. There are three sections (部分) in the passage. which one do you think is about why phone cards are good?

A．Section 1

B．Section 2

C．Section 3

D．None

3. Choose the right order of the steps under “How you use phone card”.

a. Put in your phone card.

b. Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.

c. Go to the telephone box marked “Phone card.”

d. Make your call.

A．a, b, c, d

B．c, a, d, b

C．a, d, c, b

D．c, d, a, b

4. According to the information you get from the passage, how much does a card with 40 units cost?

A．4 pounds

B．40 pounds

．to spend the vacation in the city

C．to study

D．to play outdoors

3. How long did it take them to get to the country?

A．Two hours

B．Three hours

C．Four hours

D．Five hours

4. Why did Masao say, “Oh, how terrible!”?

A．Because he could not play outdoors.

B．Because he had to read.

C．Because he was told not to read there.

D．Because he wanted to play outdoors.

D．100 pounds

    These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test “Learn- While-Sleep’ methods, which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one.

    Specialists say that this sleep- study method speeds language learning greatly. They say that the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day and this doesn’t affect his rest in any way. A word of warning, however, sleep-teaching will only strengthen in your mind what you have studied already while you are awake.

    In the experiment, lessons were broadcast over the radio. Each lesson lasted twelve hours, from 8 p. m to 8. a. m.. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p.m. a lullaby was broadcast to a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson. The soft songs sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5. a. m. his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.

1. Compared with other methods of learning, the Learn- While- Sleep method is________.

A．slower

B．quicker

C．very simple

D．very tiring

2. By this method, one________.

A．starts to learn a new lesson in sleep

B．learns how to sleep better

C．is made to remember his lessons in sleep

D．can get more knowledge over the radio.

3. In the experiment the first part of the lesson was given________.

A．around midnight

B．after lullabies were broadcast

C．while the student was awake

D．all through the twelve hours

4. Before each lesson finishes, the student has to________.

A．get up and take breakfast.

B．be wakened by a loud noise

C．listen to the lesson again in sleep

D．review the lesson by himself

5. The Sleep- Study method is being tried in many countries to teach________.

A．English

B．grammar and vocabulary

C．a number of subjects

D．languages

　　Exhibitions

　　●China International Exhibition Center

　　* Section for China’s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five-Year Plan （1996 -2000）

　　* Environmental protection and energy section

　　* Section for exhibitors from other provinces and municipalities（自治县）and regions of China

　　●China World Trade Center

　　* Exchange and Trade Fair（博览会）for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media

　　* The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban（城市的 ）Real Estate（不动产）

　　●China Millennium（一千年）Monument

　　* Forum（论坛）and Exhibition of Foreign Sci-tech Universities

　　●China Agricultural Culture Center

　　* High-tech Construction Products Exhibition Feature Presentation

　　●Science and Education

　　* Scientists Forum on the New Century

　　●High-tech Industry

　　* Forum on Environmental Protection

　　* 2001 Forum on Bio-technology on Traditional（传统的）Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine

　　Technical Exchanges and Trade Talks

　　●Trade talks on financial（金融的）

　　capital（资金）transformation

　　●Sino-Italian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Communications Technology

　　1．If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China, you should go to ________.

　　A．China World Trade Center

　　B．China Millennium Monument

　　C．China International Exhibition Center

　　D．China Agricultural Cultural Center

　　2．These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fields of ________.

　　A．electronic communications, energy and education