【推荐2】Computer Technician (Part Time Student Helper)
· Government Department
· Flexible schedule
· Good opportunity for the young adults
Our client, a Government Department, is now looking for numbers of Part Time Computer Technicians to join their supporting team.
Job Responsibilities
· Responsible for answering queries to end users on the use of computer and electronic systems and facilities
· Provide general technical support to end users
·Handle, on regular health checks on equipment, reset problem terminals and reinstall software
Job Requirements:
·Diploma/ higher diploma in Computer Science or related discipline obtained from Hong Kong University / IVE or above
·Part-time experience in Customer Services and/or IT support is an advantage
· Good at verbal and written English, Cantonese and Mandarin
· With basic knowledge or experience in IT networking
· Good working attitude, energetic and self-motivated candidate is highly preferred
· Students in Year 1 and Year 2 are preferred
· Training will be provided
Attractive remuneration (报酬) package will be negotiated to the right candidate.
Interested parties please email a MS Word Version resume and expected salary to technology @man power professional, com. hk (CC: iris. cheung @ manpower-professional. Com. hk) and quote the job reference.
Job Ref: 506-111213-IR
Job Type: Contract
Location:
Start Date: ASAP
Duration:
Salary/Rate :
Contact: Iris Cheung
Open To: Hong Kong Residents Only
Submitted: 12/04/2016
1. The main purpose of this passage is to_________.

A．advertise a job	B．introduce a company
C．introduce a career	D．advertise a course

2. The job has a lot of benefits EXCEPT________.

A．working in a government department

B．a high salary

C．flexible working plan

D．opportunities for young adults

3. If someone wants to apply for the job, he must________.

A．have graduated from IVE

B．have been trained before

C．be a student in Year 1

D．submit his applications by 12/04/2016

4. The job will be offered only to__________.

A．citizens from Hong Kong	B．university students
C．computer technicians	D．young people

【推荐1】Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring. If you want to know more about them, please click here or visit http://www.buddhanet.net!festival.htmν.

SongKran-- Thailand

Dates: 13th -15th , April

In Thailand, people celebrate a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒) everyone who walks past.

Naghol-- Vanuatu

Dates: Every Saturday , May

Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams(番薯), an important part in the people’s diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony". During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines(藤) attached to their ankles .

Cherry Blossom Viewing --Japan

Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.

The festival is well-known. Japanese celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣) fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. That means the traditional festival only lasts for several days. In Japan , almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.

Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka

Dates: 13th or 14th，April

Just like in many other countries in South and South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.

1. What will happen to a tourist walking in the street during the festival in Thailand?

A．He will get wet.	B．He will hurt your ankles.
C．He will enjoy delicious foods.	D．He will see some petals falling.

2. How is Cherry Blossom Viewing different from the other festivals?

A．It is a traditional festival.

B．It is a very famous festival.

C．It changes with weather conditions every year.

D．It makes visitors eat foods during the festival

3. Where are you most likely to find the text?

A．On TV	B．In a report
C．On the Internet	D．In the newspaper

【推荐3】Come and discover the little big city in Switzerland. It’s worth it to see the nicest' sights. In fact, no matter what your idea of fun is, you'll find it in Zurich.

If it is your first stay in this city, you should start in the heart of Zurich, the historical romantic old part of a town. Here, you’ll have a wonderful time drinking and eating in a charming bistro where you can sit outside and enjoy the sun.

If you like, you can climb aboard a lake cruiser for a 3-hour tour around the lake or just walk up to the border of the lake and feed the proud swans and cute ducks, which is the cheapest way to enjoy the lake. You will be absolutely amazed at the nice view over the lake of the high Alps covered with snow.

Be sure to visit the beautiful mountain called House Mountain, which can give you the most unforgettable overview of Zurich. You can take a ride on the railway built in 1923 to the top where you can breathe the fresh mountain air. From the lookout tower, you’ll have a picturesque view of the lake, the city and the amazing Alps. Last, don’t miss walking down the most famous shopping street, the Bahnhofstrasse, a distance of 1.4 kilometers. On both sides, you'll find everything you need and of course, you' ll find the well-known Swiss banks.

Come to see us. You'll have an unforgettable stay in this little big city. You won’t regret it.

1. What does the underlined word "bistro" in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A．A bookstore

B．A library.

C．A small restaurant

D．A shopping center.

2. How can you enjoy the view of the lake if you don’t have much money?

A．By taking a lake cruiser.

B．By climbing the snow-covered Alps.

C．By taking an old railway train.

D．By walking to the lake and feeding birds there.

3. If you want to get the most unforgettable overview of Zurich, you should visit_________

A．Bahnhofstrasse

B．Alps

C．Swiss bank

D．House Mountain

4. The purpose of this passage is to___________

A．introduce some interesting places in Zurich

B．encourage people to go to Zurich to have a visit

C．let people know more about the history of Zurich

D．tell people how to get fun when visiting Zurich

【推荐2】

JOHN WINSTER

6:30 pm——11:00 pm Free at the Minack Theatre.

Do you know who’s playing in your district? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract? If so, come early to the talk at 6:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.

DAVID BROWN

7:00 pm——11:30 pm Comedy at the Novella Theatre.

Come and see David Bremen perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. David Bremen really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 6:30pm for drinks and fine foods.

BENJAMINS STUDIO

5:30pm——8:00pm Thursdays at the Royal Opera House

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Benjamin will give you the confidence to be funny.

RED SCARF

7:30pm——11:30pm City Music World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music is a great evening out. Red Scarf perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with Stephen Hough on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer and white wine.

1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A．Jules Skye.	B．David Brown.
C．Red Scarf.	D．Stephen Hough.

2. Where can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh？

A．The Minack Theatre.	B．The Novella Theatre.
C．The Royal Opera House.	D．City Music World.

3. What do we know about Benjamin’s Studio？

A．It is held every Thursday.	B．It is run by a famous club.
C．It lasts two hours each time.	D．It requires membership status.

4. What can people do in the City Music World?

A．Listen to Red Scarf’s best-selling CD.

B．Learn how to play the piano.

C．Read books while waiting for a table.

D．Enjoy foods of Italian flavors.

5. What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To advertise four places for people to eat out.

B．To call on people to join four clubs.

C．To introduce four places for entertainment.

D．To show four famous artists in theater performance.

【推荐3】The following are reviews of the films that are being shown at the moment.

No.1 Happiness (Romance) ★★★

Happiness tells the story of two people (Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy) who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don’t like each other. But then they correspond by e-mail and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.

No.2 I Scream (Thriller) ★★

In I Scream, Paul (Colin Jacks) is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn’t make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. It is only for people who like thrillers.

No.3 Paul’s Heroes (Comedy) ★★★

This is a very funny war movie set in World WarⅡ. Six soldiers (including Sammy Turblow) have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. In the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it’s great fun getting there.

No.4 __________ (Drama) ★★★★

This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who plays a hard-working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr Lloyd who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is my favorite.

1. Which movie does the reviewer like best?

A．No.1

B．No.2

C．No.3

D．No.4

2. The underlined word “correspond” can be replaced by _________.

A．communicate

B．damage

C．catch

D．grow

3. Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

A．A Hard-working Truck Driver	B．Medicine
C．Strange Illness	D．Twelve Hours

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Happiness tells the story of two people who don’t like each other but fall in love.

B．Thrillers are popular with most people.

C．Paul’s Heroes is not worth seeing at all.

D．It’s easy for Jack Ross’s wife to be saved.

【推荐1】On March 25, 2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn son wasn’t going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.

“I saw him gasp (喘气), but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate said. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up easily.”

Still, the Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to treasure her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.

“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”

Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to- skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.

"We were trying to attract him to stay.” Kate said. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.”

Then something miraculous happened. Jamie gasped again—and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger. The couple’s lost boy had made it.

1. What do we know about the newborn boy mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．He weighed only two pounds.

B．He almost died.

C．He was two minutes older than his twin sister.

D．He had no heartbeat. ‘

2. Why did the parents make the skin-to-skin contact with the boy?

A．To keep in touch with their son.

B．To follow the doctors’ requirements.

C．To communicate with their son.

D．To better their son’s condition.

3. What does the underlined word “miraculous” in the last paragraph mean?

A．touching	B．unexpected
C．ridiculous	D．fortunate

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Lucky Boy.	B．Endless Love
C．Life-giving Touch	D．An Unforgettable Experience

【推荐2】Harvard Pre-College Program

SESSION I:	SESSION II:	SESSION III:
June 23 --- July 5, 2019	July 7 --- July 19, 2019	July 21 --- August 2, 2019

Our summer program for high school students is designed to pave the way for a successful college experience.

HERE YOU CAN:

Learn without limits

Pursue your interests in courses focusing on physics, law, writing, philosophy, and a dozen other subjects.

Live at Harvard

* You will live in a historic undergraduate house near Harvard Square.

* Your plan covers three meals a day, seven days a week.

Have fun outside the classroom

You might enjoy a Cirque du Sileil performance, a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, or a trip to the Museum of Science.

ELIGIBILITY (申请资格)

Students are academically motivated and will graduate in 2020 or 2021.

TO APPLY

Complete an online application and provide the following materials: the $50 nonrefundable application fee; transcripts (成绩单) with fall 2018 grades; signed rules and regulations.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Participants should apply for the B-2 tourist visa. If English is not your native language, submit scores from the TOEFLor IELTS language proficiency exam.

APPLICATION TIPS

* No fee is required to start your application. You will be asked to pay the application fee only upon submitting the application.

* The scores of successful applicants are typically above 103 on the TOEFL with 25 on the written section or at least 7.5 on the IELTS with 7 on the written section.

* Use a desktop or laptop. You will be asked to write short essays as part of your application. This may be challenging to do on a mobile phone.

* You will receive an email informing you of the application status approximately three weeks after you have completed your application.

1. Harvard organizes such a program to ______.

A．reduce students’ academic pressure

B．select good students to join in Harvard

C．make students obtain high grades in their study

D．help students prepare for their future college life

2. What can we learn about the program?

A．Students are offered three meals except weekends.

B．It merely has two sessions during one summer.

C．It provides courses on various subjects for students.

D．Students can live in a hotel near Harvard.

3. If you are a native student who wants to apply for the program, you need to provide ______

A．a B-2 tourist visa

B．transcripts with your fall 2018 grades

C．scores from the TOEFL exam

D．a recommendation letter from your high school teacher

4. The applicants can learn from the application tips that ______.

A．their TOEFL or IELTS scores should meet the requirements

B．the application fee should be paid before they start applying

C．it is convenient to use any electronic products to apply

D．they can check the application status in a week

【推荐3】Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges.

Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调).

One of the study's authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”.This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems.

Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned.

For this study，the researchers looked at 20 non­Chinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years.

As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings:squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds.

The lead author of the study，Patrick C.M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments.

1. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________.

A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same time

B．he has an easier time learning music at the same time

C．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand

D．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch

2. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?

A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music.

B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.

C．Because music training might help people with language study.

D．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.

3. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”.

A．created

B．spelled

C．seemed

D．pronounced

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers

B．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study

C．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning

D．Schools Need to Develop Music Programs