Every summer , a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work mainly connected with tourism and 　 2　 . The pay is usually poor but most people work abroad for the 　 3　 of travel . You can pick grapes in France , entertain kids on American summer camps , and , of course , there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants .

But it is not easy now to find work . “　 5 you speak the language of the country well , there will be very few openings ,” says Anthea Ellis , an adviser on 　 6　 for students . “If you work with a family in Italy , you’ll have to speak Italian . When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris , the owner will expect you to speak 　 7　 . British students only have a language 　 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia . ”

9　 　enjoys the experience . Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe . The two teachers and the children had never been 　 10　 . One child lost his passport ; another became seriously ill and was 　 11　 home ; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　 12　 they made , and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip . “I did visit a lot of new places ,” she says , “but it wasn’t worth it . The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job . The kids never slept !”

“The trouble is , students expect to have a（n） 　 15　 time of it , ” Anthea Ellis points out . “ 16　 , they see it as a holiday . In practice , 　17　 , you have to work hard . At the same time , all vacational work is casual work . You’ll have a job when the hotel , the restaurant , or the campsite is busy . 　 18　 you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you . But you have 　19 employment rights . As soon as the holiday season 　 20　 , they’ll get rid of you ”.

1. A. work　　　　 B. luck　　　 C. chances　　　　 D. services

2. A. agriculture　 B. industry　 C. hotels　　　　　 D. restaurants

3. A. pains　　　 B. comfort　　 C. difficulty　　　 D. excitement

4. A. always　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. never　　　　　 D. seldom

5. A. If　　　　　 B. Unless　　　 C. Because　　　　 D. Although

6. A. health care　 B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　　　 B. English　　　 C. French　　　　 D. Spanish

8. A. chance　　　 B. ability　　　 C. possibility　　　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　　　 B. None　　　 C. Not everyone　　 D. Everybody

10.A.abroad　　　 B. employed　　 C. alone　　　　　 D. respected

11.A.driven　　　 B. ridden　　　　 C. left　　　　　 D. flown

12.A.friends　　 B. decision　　　 C. fair　　　　　 D. damage

13.A.busy　　　 B. free　　　　　 C. tiring　　　　　 D. pleasant

14.A.nice　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. fair　　　　　　 D. poor

15.A.hard　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. demanding　　 D. adventurous

16.A.After all　　 B. Worse still　　 C. However 　　　D. Therefore

17.A.besides　　　 B. altogether　　 C. though　　　　 D. until

18.A.In a word　　 B. In other words C. What’s more　　 D. More or less

19.A.few　　　　 B. little　　　　 C. many　　　　　 D. much

20.A.starts　　　　 B. lasts　 　　　C. goes　　　　　 D. finishes

 

　　In open China today, more and more people including some students have got some chances to go abroad for study or just for pleasure．But have you ever tried looking for a job as a tourist in summer holiday? After you read this passage, the experiences of some students going abroad will surely make you some impression ．

　　Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure．Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 　2　 The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 　3　 of travel．You can pick grapes in France, entertain(逗乐)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants．

　　But it is not easy now to find work, “　5　 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 　6　 for students．“If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian．When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 　7　 British students only have a language 　8　 for jobs in the USA and Australia．”

　　　9　 enjoys the experience．Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe．The two teachers with the children had never been 　10　 One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 　11　 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　12　 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip．“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says, “but it wasn't worth it．The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job．The kids never slept!”

　　“The trouble is, students expect to have 　15　 time of it,” Anthea Ellis points out．“　16　 , they see it as a holiday．In practice, 　17　 , you have to work hard．At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work．You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy．　18　 , you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you．But you have 　19　 employment rights．As soon as the holiday season 　20　 , they'll get rid of ;you．”

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One fine day, I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel, a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto. It was just past noon, late July, and I was 　 1　 to the desperate sounds of a life —or— death 　2　 going on a few feet away．

There was a small fly 　3 the last of its short life' s energies in a useless 　4　 to fly through the glass of the window．The whining （发出嗡嗡声） wings told the 　5　 story of the fly' s strategy: Try harder．But it' s not working．

The great effort offered no hope for its　 6 ．Instead, the struggle was part of the trap．It was 　7　 for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass: This fly's fate was　 8 ．It would die there near the window． 9　 the room; ten steps away, the door was 10 ．By ten seconds of flying, this small creature could 　11　 the outside world．With only a bit of the 　12　 now being wasted, it could be free of this self - imposed （自设的） trap．The breakthrough possibility was 　13　 .It would be so easy．

Why didn't the fly try 　14　 approach? How did it get so locked in the idea that this 　15 route and determined effort offered the most 　16　 for success? No doubt this approach made sense to the fly． 17 , it was an idea that would kill it．

Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more．It 　18 offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life．Sometimes, 　19　 , it' s a big part of the problem．If you stake （拿……冒险） your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may 20 your chances for success．

1．A．listening　　　 B．walking　　　 　　　　　　 C．looking　　 　　　 D．talking

2．A．performance　 B．struggle　　　　 C．competition　　 D．decision

3．A．giving up　 　　　　　　 B．saving up　　 C．bringing out　　 D．burning out

4．A．fight　 B．attempt　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．way　　　　　　 D．spirit

5．A．sad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　 　　　 D．great

6．A．reality　　　　　 B．trouble　　　 C．survival　　　 D．death

7．A．impossible　　 B．difficult 　C．unnecessary　　 　　　 D．practical

8．A．determined　 B．shortened 　C．changed　　　　 　　　　 D．controlled

9．A．From　　　 　　　　　 B．．Through C．Across　　　　 　　　　 D．Around

10．A．open　　　　 　　　 B．left 　C．closed　　　 　　　　　 D．guarded

11．A．see　　　　　 　 B．reach 　C．feel　　　　　 　　　　　 D．contact

12．A．power　　　 　　 B．hope C．trial　　　　　　 　　　 D．effort

13．A．late　　　　　 　　 B．little C．there　　　　 　　　　　 D．wasted

14．A．another　　　 　　　 B．the other 　C．either　　　　　 　　　 D．any other

15．A．different -　 　　　　 B．difficult 　C．familiar　　　　 　　　 D．particular

16．A．problem　　 　　　 B．excuse C. strength　　　　 　　　　 D．promise

17．A．Probably　　 　　 B．Regrettably C．Naturally　　　　 　　　 D．Gradually

18．A．may not B．mustn't C．would not D．can't

19．A．at last　　　 　　　 B．intact 　C．as a result　　　 　　　 D．after all

20．A．kill　　　　　 　　 B．value C．take　　　　　　 　　　 D．have

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[　　I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week．It was one of the most 　1　 and tiring games I've ever had．When Ed first phoned and 　2　 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 　3　 victory．After all, Ed's idea of 　4　 has always been nothing more 　5　 than lifting a fork to his mouth．　6　 I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and 　7　 proud of himself．His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers．Although the family often 　8　 about that．I'd refused to buy a 　9　 T-shirt or to lose weight．So when Ed 　10　 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 　11　 ．I was so surprised that I was 　12　 ．My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape．　13　 , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted(预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 　14　 7 to 9 ?and Ed was 　15　 ．The sudden realization was painful．We 　16　 to play like two mad men．When the score was 16 up．I was having serious 　17　 about staying alive until 21 years old．Let alone 　18　 that many points．When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 　19　 ．In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 　20　．

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A．encouraging	B．hopeless
C．surprising	D．regular

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A．declared	B．mentioned
C．persuaded D．suggested

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C．easy	D．early

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C．joy	D．fitness

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C．suitable	D．effort-making

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A．As soon as	B．As long as
C．When	D．Since

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A．strangely	B．personally
C．reasonably	D．eagerly

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C．quarreled	D．joked

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C．straight	D．darker

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C．arrived	D．returned

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C．believe	D．measure

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C．careless	D．speechless

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C．situations	D．problems

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C．receiving	D．keeping

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C．sleep	D．move

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A．friendship	B．respect
C．support	D．favor

As the world watched the twin towers of the World Trade Center come under attack,a common phrase was repeated:“It looks like a movie.”?

?　1　? The attack destroyed one of the world’s highest skyscrapers and left 5000 people dead or missing.?

?　2　?.The Empire State Building,the White House,New York City and even the American president himself have all been threatened(威胁) by terrorist attacks in these exciting films.?

The film“True Lies”,released in 1994,is considered to be a good ?example? of this kind of movie.?　3　??

“Independence Day”in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House.?　4　?In the movie,the World Trade Center towers are destroyed.?

Violence has become a major part of Hollywood movies.And this is what people enjoy.Soon after the attacks,many famous film companies stopped the planned releases of some of their new movies,?　5　? But the movie’s story was frighteningly similar to the Sept.11 disaster.The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the ?attack.??

A.The special effects,including explosions and missiles,make the action look like a real thing.?

B.This science fiction(科幻) movie is about a war between human beings and aliens from another planet.?

C.Movie fans have become used to such events after years of Hollywood films showing disasters,terrorism and danger.?

D.But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building.?

E.But it’s unlikely that Hollywood will stay quiet for long.It is already waiting for the feeling in America to calm down.?

F.especially if their films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes.“Swordfish”was top of the American box office in June.