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Passage One

Expecting a baby

HEALTHY BABY: Manitoba’s Prenatal(怀孕

) Benefit and Community Support Programs

It’s what’s inside that counts

When you’re pregnant, it’s important that you eat well to help you and your growing ba

by. That’s why if you

live in Manitoba and your net family income is less that $$ 32,000 a y

ear, the Manitoba government offers you a monthly cheque during your pregnancy to help you b

uy healthy foods and prepare for your baby’s arrival.

How to apply

Pick up an application form from medical offices, Healthy Baby community programs or by

calling the number below. The application form must include a medical note indicating your b

aby’s due date, so see your health care provider early.

More support for you and your baby

Through Healthy Child Manitoba, Healthy Baby also offers community programs which help y

ou to learn more about nutrition, health and parenting a baby.

For more information, please call:

945-1301( in Winnipeg )

0( at no cost )

945-1305 TDD( Telephone Device for the Deaf)

1. What program is this passage about

A. Baby food.

B. Low-income families.

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C. Women’s health.

D. Birth and growth of healthy bab

ies.

2. Who can enjoy the benefits of the program

A. Pregnant women of high risk.

B. pregnant women of first child.

C. pregnant women in good health.

D. Pregnant women with low income.

3. The most important information to be filled in the application forms is ______.

A. the pregnant woman’s name

B. when the baby is due to arrive

C. the pregnant woman’s medical history

D. in which hospital the baby is to be de

livered

4. Healthy Baby will also provide more help in all aspects but ______.

A. baby education

B. baby nutrition

C. baby parentin

g

D. baby health

5. For further information, the deaf can ______.

A. call 945-1305TDD

B. dial 0

C. visit their health care provider

D. send email to a medical office

Passage Two

In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic achievements

and confident that their degree would help them to find a good job.

However, i

n the past four years the job market has changed dramatically. This year’s college graduate

s are facing one of the worst job markets. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of san Jose

State University, got a degree in religious studies, but he has not gotten any job offers.

He points out that many people already working are getting laid off and d

on’

t have jobs, so

it’s even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.

Four years ago, the future looked bright for his class of 2006. There were many high-tec

h (“dotcom”) job opportunities, graduates received many job offers, and they were able to

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get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations. Howeve

r, “Times have changed. It’s a new market.” according to an officer of the university.

The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked

during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they majored in fields t

hat are still paying well, such as accounting or nursing.

Even teaching is not a secure profession now. Ryan Stewart wanted to be a teacher, but i

nstead he will probably go back to school in order to become a college teacher. He thinks co

llege teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy.

In conclusion, these days a college degree does not automatically lead to a good job wit

h a high salary. Some students can only hope that the value of their degree will increase in

the future.

1. What did a college degree mean to people in the past

A. It was a proof of their professional skills.

B. It would guarantee their quick promotion.

C. It built up their confidence in the job market.

D. It would help them to start an academic career.

2. Ryan Stewart has not got any job offer because_______.

A. there are too many graduates of his major

B. he wants to find a job with very high salary

C. he has not received a degree in the university

D. the job market has changed greatly since 2002

3. According to the passage, _______ had the best job prospects in 2002.

A. computer science

B. accounting

C. teachin

g

D. nursing

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4. Why does Ryan Stewart want to be a college teacher

A. Teaching jobs are well- paid.

B. He majored in teaching in the university.

C. College teaching is less challenging than high-tech jobs.

D. College teaching career won’t be influenced by econom

y.

5. It can be concluded from the passage that _______.

A. the value of a college degree has decreased now.

B. new college graduates today can’t find jobs.

C. a college degree can still lead to a good job.

D. graduates must prepare early to find jobs.

Passage Three

Shoron Keating was worried about her kids when she got a divorce. Her daughter says, “

I was feeling … like down and sad even though I didn’t really show it.

Judith Wallerstein says problems from divorce can last many years. They can show up when

the kids are adults. And the kids have their own trouble. Wallerstein studied 93 children o

ver a generation. The results can be found in her book.

She says that children of divorce are more likely to have problems with drugs. They are

far more likely to seek therapy. About 40 percent of them avoid marriage themselves. When th

ey do marry, fail at nearly twice the usual rate. It is hard for them to trust. They are afr

aid of failing.

Critics say Wallerstein had too few children in her study. They think that Wallerstein s

tresses too much from a small study. Other things may be the cause of the kid’s problem. Th

e study does not compare kids from divorced families with kids from “healthy” families.

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Wallerstein’s families divorced a generati

on ago. Times have changed. People feel diffe

rent about divorce. Today programs like Kid’s Turn try to reduce some of the effects of div

orce with family advice. Talking about their feelings helps the kids get though it. Since th

ey know more about the problem, maybe the kids will be able to handle it.

1. Which word can best describe the kids from divorced families according to Paragraph 1

A. Offensive

B. Relieved

C. Depressed

D.

Prejudiced

2. Children from divorced families who marry later will ______.

A. have no trust in other people

B. be more likely to get divorced

C. firmly protect their marriage

D. have stable marriage

3. Wallerstein’s study showed that ______.

A. divorce left the children with many problems

B. all the problems showed up right after the divorce

C. divorce could be avoided

D. divorce is the only cause of children mature earlier

4. Which of the following is critics’ opinion

A. Healthy families do not have problems.

B. All the related factors were considered in the study.

C. Divorce is the only cause of child problems.

D. The number of families studied was not sufficient.

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5. Today children from divorced families______.

A. have no more problems

B. are getting more care and help

C. are less able to handle their problems

D. are told not to talk about their problems

Passage Four

It is still sometimes difficult to understand why those between ages 10 and 18 would end

anger their lives by joining armed forces or rebel groups and become fighting soldiers. The

recently published book, Young Soldier, Why They Choose to Fight By Rachel Brett and Irma Sp

echt, tries to find an answer.

There is no doubt that children fight in most armed conflicts today. While international

attention focuses largely on those who are forced into battles, thousands more enlist (

应征

入伍

) voluntarily.

In an attempt to to understand the young who take up arms, Brett and Specht interviewed

53 boy and girl soldiers and ex-soldiers from around the world, Afghanistan , Colombia, the

Republic of the Congo for example. All interviewees were involved with armed forces or armed

groups before the age of 18 and all classified themselves as volunteers.

What these two field officers heard is “I joined involuntarily

- if you have nothing, yo

u volunteer for the army”. Other reasons young people gave are self

- defense, revenge, pove

rty, and unemployment.

But while it is common knowledge that most child soldiers come from poor and disadvantag

ed backgrounds, Young Soldiers shows that the issue is far more complex. Many poor children

do not join the army. The environmental, educational, social, cultural, and highly personal

factors determine whether someone decide to join up or not.

The battlefield is not a place for children. One young soldier described being there as

“too sad an experience”. The authors hope that by understanding why teenagers join up, tho

se child soldiers should know how to discourage others from the same tragedy.

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1. Young Soldiers, Why They Choose to Fight is ______.

A. a book

B. a magazine

C. a news repor

t

D. a TV program

2. According to paragraph 3, Brett and Specht’s interviewees _______.

A. joined armed forces under 18

B. considered going into the army their duty

C. were only from African countries

D. were mainly the ex- soldiers

3. The reasons shown in young soldiers for children to join the army are______.

A. very simple

B. very complex

C. unknown

D. unbelieva

ble

writers of Young Soldiers probably expect that ______.

A. child soldier would leave armed forces

B. they could find more than 53 interviewees

C. no more children would join armed forces

D. there would be no wars in the world

5. The tone of the passage is ______.

A. pleasant

B. indifferent

C. humorous

D.

objective

Passage Five

It’s interesting that technology often works as a servant for us, yet frequently we bec

ome a servant to it. E-mail is a useful tool but many feel controlled by this new vehicle. T

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he average businessperson is getting about 80-e-mails per day and many feel that about 80% o

f the messages in their “In Box” are of little or no value.

So, I have four suggestions to help you to become better at “Easing E

-

mail”.

off the lists.

The best way to deal with a problem is to never have it. If you are re

ceiving a lot of unwanted e-mails, ask to be removed from the various lists. This would incl

ude your inclusion in unwanted “cc” lists.

2.“Unlisted address”.

Just like getting an “unlisted” telephone number that you sh

are only with those whom you want to give direct access, you might want to get a separate e-

mail address only for the important communications you wish to receive.

it once or twice per day.

Many I speak with are becoming chained to their email serve

r, monitoring incoming email on a continuous basis. Maybe this is because e-mail creates its

own sense of urgency, but most of the communications are not all that urgent. I respond to

them a couple of times per day.

with it.

As you open each e-mail do one of the following:

it requires a quick response, respond to it and delete it.

it requires a response but is not the best use of your time, try to find someone else t

o do it.

it is going to take any serious amount of time to respond, schedule it for action in yo

ur Day Planner and then download the message, save it, or print it out for future action.

I personally receive approximately 250 e-mails per day and by practicing the suggestions

above, I can handle that volume in about an hour, taking advantage of this fantastic tool b

ut not being controlled by it to the distraction of more important tasks in my day.

1. The passage is about ______.

A. how to check e-mails

B. how to collect e-mails

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C. how to deal with your daily e-mails

D. how to deal with 80% valueless e-mails

2. If you get unwanted e-mails, the best you can do is to______.

A. make a list of them

B. put them into “cc” lists

C. send them to a special address

D. delete them from different lists

3. For the important communications, the writer suggests that you______.

A. have a direct access for them

B. have several e-mail servers for them

C. get an unlisted phone number for them

D. get a special e-mail address for them

4. To avoid being chained by the coming e-mails, what you can do is to ______.

A. respond urgent ones only

B. reply all of them at the same time

C. handle them a couple of times daily

D. keep replying e-mails all day long

5. To deal with an e-mail you get, you can do the following EXCEPT______.

A. downloading every e-mail before you reply

B. responding right away if it’s urgent

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C. scheduling it for later reply if it takes much time

D. asking someone else to reply it if it’s not at your convenience

Passage Six

During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the interesting story was reported of a tr

amp who, apparently though no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain s

tore late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last-minute Christmas shoppe

rs and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Probably all the proper security ch

ecks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untr

oubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents.

However ridiculous that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided t

o make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he mad

e good use. There must also have been television sets and radios. Though it was not reported

if he took advantages of these facilities, when the shop reopened he was discovered in bed

with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seem to have been a man of good humor as

indeed tramps very commonly are.

Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do the

same. He yielded himself cheerfully, and was taken by the police. Perhaps he had had a bette

r Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days. The judge awarded no compensat

ion to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opini

on, already received valuable free publicity from the story revealed in the newspaper and on

television. Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas, too.

tramp was locked in the store ______.

A. for 7 days

B. on purpose

C. by accident

D.

for security reasons

2. It can be inferred from the passage that the underlined phrase “dead beat” in parag

raph 1 means ______.

A. angry

B. exhausted

C. fo

rgetful

D. careless

3. Which of the following was uncertain about the tramp after he was locked in the store

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A. He watched TV.

B. He was well fed.

C. he had a sound sleep

D. He had a good dri

nk.

4. When the tramp was arrested, he ______.

A. was drunk

B. felt he deserved it

C. made no resistance

D. felt hi

mself wronged

5. The judge didn’t award compensation to the chain store because ______.

A. the store was responsible for what happened

B. the report of the event benefited the store a lot

C. the tramp had stolen nothing of value

D. the tramp was penniless

Passage Seven

If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research result o

f professor Faulkner, who says that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and a

s a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.

Professor Faulkner wanted to find out why healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to

be losing their ability to think and to reason at a relatively early age, and how the proces

s of ageing could be slow down.

He set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and occupati

ons.

Computer technology enabled him to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the fron

t and side sections of the brain, which relate to intelligence and emotion, and determine th

e human character.

Contraction of front and side parts - as cells die off - was observed in some subjects i

n their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year- olds.

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