1 . The critics’ top four books of 2018 are based on Christmas selections in national newspapers, the London Evening Standard, The TLS, The Spectator and the New Statesman.

Normal People by Sally Rooney   Faber £14.99

Sally Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends, was one of last year’s most talked-about books. The response to the Irish writer’s follow-up has, if anything, been even more ecstatic. The 27-year-old was praised for her ability to convey subtle modulations of emotion. The novel was long listed for the Man Booker Prize — but many felt that it should have done better.

Vietnam by Max Hastings William Collins £30

This long-awaited historical blockbuster follows the Vietnam War over three decades,from the French “dirty war” of 1946—54 to America’s capitulation to the Vietcong in 1975. Hastings, who reported from the battlefield in Vietnam as a young British journalist, was praised for his encyclopedic knowledge of the conflict.

The Silence of the Girls   by Pat Barker Hamish Hamilton £18.99

Pat Barker’s novel is a retelling of The lliad — but with women at the heart of the action. The central character is Briseis, who appears only glancingly in Homers original. Best-known for her First World War Set Regeneration trilogy (1997). Barker, in her fifties, again focuses on the traumas of war. Reviewers praised the novel’s subversive energy even if it was judged conventional in places.

A Certain Idea of France by Julian Jackson Allen Lane £35

This biography by British historian Julian Jackson — born in 1954 chronicles the life of Charles de Gaulle who is regarded as one of the greatest ever Frenchmen. While acknowledging that de Gaulle wasn’t very likeable, Jackson salutes his imagination and boldness- qualities that helped him steer France through its liberation from the Nazis and the war in Algeria. Critics suggested it would become the standard biography.

1. Which author of the four books is the youngest according to the text?

A．Sally Rooney

B．Max Hastings

C．Pat Barker

D．Julian Jackson

2. Which book may people who are interested in a political leader’s life choose?

A．Normal People	B．Vietnam
C．The Silence of the Girls	D．A Certain Idea of France

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To remember the four great novelists.	B．To promote the values of the four novelists
C．To encourage studies on the four novels	D．To introduce the yearly top four novels.

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1. Which of the following position is a full-time job?

A．Office manager.	B．Babysitter.
C．Waiter / waitress.	D．Office cleaner.

2. If a college girl with some experience caring for children wants to apply for a job, where should she send an email?

A．job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.org

B．job-tkupe-1329358152@craigslist.org

C．rebecharv@aol.com

D．jim@californiaaquatics.com

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The office cleaner has to work three hours each day.

B．Experience is necessary for all these four jobs.

C．A babysitter earns $5 more than an office cleaner per hour.

D．One can apply for a waiter or waitress by telephone.

4. Which of the following is necessary for a waiter / waitress?

A．Having knowledge of wines.

B．Being familiar with computers.

C．Knowing more about menus.

D．Working well with others.