A.A host. | B.A program. | C.A child. |
2 . Enter the 2023 Short Story Competition Here
Ariana Fais has lots of books on her shelf but one takes pride of place(显要位置). It’s her own story, The Unexpected Friendship, which was published after she won the Kids News Short Story Competition a few years back as a Grade 2 student. Now aged 11 and in Grade 5, Ariana is a writer of stories and poetry. As well as her Short Story Competition victory in 2020, Ariana was a runner-up(亚军) in last year’s event. And she’s already tossing around(辗转不安) new plot ideas for this year.
About the Short Story Competition
The Kids News Short Story Competition runs from May 1 to 26 and is free to enter. The competition has four age groups: Kindergarten to Year 2;Years 3-4;Years 5-6 and Years 7-9. Stories must be between 250 and 750 words for students in Kindergarten to Year 4 and between 500 and 1,000 words for students in Years 5 to 9.
A group of judges, led by award-winning author Jackie French, will choose the winning entries, with short stories of the first prize winner in each age category published into a printed book with a personally designed cover.
For the first time, each age category winner will also receive a Harper Collins Children’s Books Mentorship, which will include personalized feedback(反馈) on their story from the Harper Collins editorial team and the chance to ask them about writing and publishing. Teachers can submit their students’ entries using the online entry from below.
1. Why is Ariana Fais mentioned in Paragraph 1?A.To spread her story. | B.To admire her ability. |
C.To attract participants. | D.To promote the talent. |
A.250 words. | B.500 words. | C.750 words. | D.1.000 words. |
A.Ariana Fais. | B.Jackie French. |
C.Several judges. | D.Harper Collins editors. |
3 . Are you a recent graduate? Do you have passion for helping others? Are you looking for a solid work experience in a multicultural environment? If so, you may be interested in the World Bank’s Junior Professional Associate (JPA) program.
The JPA program is a unique opportunity to gain entry-level professional experience and first-hand exposure to the challenges-and rewards-of international development. In your JPA assignment, you’ll work with more senior workmates and project teams on reducing poverty.
What are we looking for?
You should be 28 years of age or younger. Your academic achievements are superior. Your analytical and research skills extend to areas of specialization such as: economics, finance, human development, social sciences, agriculture, environment, etc. An equivalent of a bachelor’s(学士)degree is the minimum.
You are fluent in English and, preferably, in at least one other bank language (Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, or Portuguese). You love technology and integrate it in your work.
What are we offering you?
We will provide you with the opportunity to gain entry-level professional experience in a premier development institution, on a two-year contract with benefits. Since this program is highly competitive, applicants may be asked to submit academic records as well as references. The World Bank will contact only those whom hiring managers wish to interview. Positions may be located in any of the World Bank’s offices across the world.
How to apply?
Interested candidates may apply online. Please note that applications will be kept active in our database for a period of six months. Should you still be interested in JPA program after six months, you will need to re-apply.
1. The JPA program helps the young ______.A.graduate with high honors |
B.find solid and well-paid jobs |
C.get entry-level work experience |
D.challenge their senior workmates |
A.Age 28 or under. |
B.Superb technology skills. |
C.Having a master’s degree. |
D.Fluency in English and Latin. |
A.A two-year contract with welfare. |
B.Interviews with general managers. |
C.Positions in applicants’ hometowns. |
D.Analytical and research skills training. |
Specialties
Welcome to LoveMama! We are a NY-based Malay, Vietnamese and Thai influenced Southeast Asian Restaurant and Caterer providing you tasty dinner in our Manhattan dining area. We also provide takeout, and catering for individuals and groups or for private events.
History
Established in 2013. With humble beginnings as a food cart, the popularity of Love Mama’s Malaysian street food boosted to opening a Manhattan restaurant in 2014.
Popular ltems
The most commonly ordered items and dishes from this restaurant are as follows: Edamame Dumpling, Korean popcorn chicken, Lucky Noodle, Steak and Bread Pudding.
Reviews
I love this place. The food, customer service and prices were all great. We ordered the RotiCanai Planta, Rendang NasiIemak with chicken. Vegetable Salad Vietnamese Style, and Uncle Plump’s Dumplings The Rendano Nasi Lemak was the highlight of the meal.
My boyfriend forgot to tell them about allergies and told them halfway as they were preparing our order. They responded really well. In the end. we even got to have a nice conversation with the owner of the restaurant. Super great guy! We were pleasantly surprised with the low price at the end of the meal too. If you are in New York, you have to check out LoveMama. Best meal I have had in a while.
——Mary Brooklin
Stopped by here for Valentine’s Day and we were not disappointed. We got 3 different dishes all from the Malaysian portion of the menu as none of us had ever had Malaysian food. The service was fast but not supper attentive, which we didn’t mind at all. For $20 each with tip and feeling full and happy, this is a spot I’d definitely recommend!
——Peter Anderson
1. Where is the LoveMama restaurant?A.In Thailand. | B.In Malaysia. | C.In Vietnam. | D.In America. |
A.It can’t provide takeout orders. |
B.It has customer-friendly business strategies. |
C.It operates on a first-come-first-served basis. |
D.It is state-owned and runs around the clock. |
A.Disappointing. | B.Cost-effective. | C.Time-honored. | D.Average. |
5 . As parents, most of us are keen to encourage a love of reading in our children but sometimes it can be hard to know how to do this. All four of these books contain loads of useful tips about how to get your kids into reading and stand out as my favourite books. The books should be widely available in libraries and bookshops. You can also buy them online with free postage anywhere in the world through the Book Depository.
Rocket Your Child into Reading
Best known as an Australian children's author, Jackie French also struggled at school with reading and writing and knows first-hand all about the inpact these stuggles have on a child's self- esteem and atiude to school and learning. In this book , Jackie looks at the dfferent ways children learn. She has some wonderful ideas about how parents can help stnggling readers.
Reading Magic
The book is beautifully witten with lots of iformation about the importance of reading aloud to children. As well as being an author of the most beautiful picture books for young children, Mem Fox is also a teacher and literacy advocate so her advice is backed up with lots of research. Reading Magic is quite a short book, full of hunour and very easy to read.
The Reading Bug
Before Paul Jennings started writing flltime, he was a special-education teacher and then a speech pathologist. Like Mem, Paul believes parents are the best reading teachers in the world and that parental involvement is key to a child learming to read and use language. This is another easy - to - read book which presents simple strategies to show how parents can use books to enrich their children's lives.
The Read-Aloud Handbook
This book was originally published in 1979 and is still in print. It contains many ideas to encourage reading in children. Originally a journalist, Jim Trelease has some interesting things to say about the US education system, with its emphasis on testing almost to the exclusion of all else. Like Mem Fox, Jim is a passionate advocate for children's literacy and the importance of reading to children.
1. Which book can better help children with reading difficulty?A.Reading Magic. | B.The Reading Bug. |
C.The Read-Aloud Handbook. | D.Rocket Your Child into Reading. |
A.Paul Jennings. | B.Jim Trelease. |
C.Mem Fox. | D.Jackie French. |
A.They are all newly-printed books. |
B.They are beautiful picture books. |
C.They are offered to children for free. |
D.They are books about raising readers. |
6 . Waste Not
This eco-conscious shoulder bag is cut from old truck cloth, so each handmade bag features a unique look. The rest of the bag is constructed out of strong nylon from recycled water bottles. Sorry, pack addicts: students only. (Seriously, you need a student ID to buy one. ) Freitag F601 Malcolm Student Backpack $170
Agenda Item
Most calendars have a systematized accounting of time boring. The Every Day Calendar is a touch-sensitive device that encourages you to keep up with a daily routine. Each day you follow through on a promise to yourself tap the corresponding (相关的) number on the face and an LED lights it up. You don’t have to use it every days—it’s there when you need it and functions as glorious wall art when you don’t. Every Day Calendar $300
Night Rider
Lumenus pill-shaped bike light smartly helps cyclists see and be seen in the park. Pair it with the companion app and it taps into your phone’s GPS for some location-aware tricks. It can increase visibility at night. The 30-hour battery is good for weeks. Lumenus ioLight $100
Light Cycle
At 35 pounds, the Turbo Vado SL is light for an ebike. It’s also slim enough to swing over a shoulder, with the 320-watt-hour battery and powerful motor all hidden in the frame.
Still, the bike’s range is 80 miles, and its speed reaches 28 mph. Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ $4,500
1. Which of the following products is made of recycled materials?A.Lumenus ioLight. |
B.Every Day Calendar. |
C.Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ. |
D.Freitag F601 Malcolm Student Backpack. |
A.$100. | B.$170. |
C.$ 300. | D.$ 4,500. |
A.Using the Every Day Calendar is boring. |
B.Lumenus ioLight can improve cyclists’ eyesight. |
C.Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ is convenient to be taken away. |
D.Everyone is encouraged to buy Freitag F601 Malcolm Student Backpack. |
7 . Good Schools to Learn English
Atlanta English Institute (AEI)
It is designed for academically oriented, non-native speaking adults from beginners levels to those seeking mastery. Each program in the school is specially designed for our students and based on their current English levels and their goals. a student may register anytime, not merely at the beginning of a course. But at the middle of the course, registration time depends on the availability of space in the classrooms.
Atlanta International Language Institute (AILI)
It provides the opportunity to learn how to read, write and speak English as a second language for those who have little knowledge of the English language. Courses include ten continuous weekly classes and the classes meet once a week for two hours. The curriculum of this language program is built for groups of three or more students who can complete the material in ten weeks.
TALK Atlanta English School (TAES)
Located in the heart of Atlanta's Midtown Center area on Peachtree Street, it opened in 2011. Atlanta is home to numerous industries, making the Midtown location perfectly suited for corporate programs. With ample covered street parking space, the school is designed in the popular Atlanta loft style and has 10 large classrooms, a large and welcoming reception area, devoted full-time teachers and staff for teenagers and adults.
Language Institute of Georgia (LIG)
It is a well-established school in Atlanta that offers English classes using Graded Reader Method. Our maximum class size is eight students. Class meets once a week for two hours for six weeks. Please check our schedule section for start dates. Refunds (退款) have to be requested within a week of the start date of the class.
1. How many hours does it take students to finish the courses at AILI?A.Ten. | B.Twelve. | C.Twenty. | D.Twenty-four. |
A.The limited courses there. | B.The location of its reception area. |
C.The deadline for a refund demand. | D.The requested levels of the students. |
A.They are located in the same city. | B.They all use Graded Reader Method. |
C.They have the same registration time. | D.They are all intended for adult learners. |
8 . Summer
Author: Ali Smith
Price: £ 16. 99
Ali Smith’s Summer continues the interplay between the recent past and modern day society that marked out her works as insightful. The top of a hugely ambitious and fast paced literary project that aims to display the state of the nation with burning immediacy(直观性), Summer is one of 2020’ s absolute must-reads.
Actress
Author: Anne Enright
Price: £ 16. 99
A beautifully realised novel of mother-daughter relationships and the dark side of fame and adulation(吹捧), Actress skillfully unpacks the secrets and lies of a well known theatre performer and the effects of her bad fame on the child who admired her. With a sharp eye for female interaction and familial meaning, Actress finds the former Booker Prize-winner on excellent form.
Redhead by the Side of the Road
Author: Anne Tyler
Price: £ 14. 99
Redhead by the Side of the Road is both a deliciously perfect love story and a character study of a lovable eccentric(古怪的人), stuck in his ways. Showing the emotional warmth that has made her both a critical darling and a beloved popular author, this is Anne Tyler at her winning best.
Grown Ups
Author: Marian Keyes
Price: £ 20. 00
There are few writers as capable of showing the frictions of family life with as much humour and accuracy as Marian Keyes and her latest sees her on flashing form. When one woman’s accident leads to an outpouring of long-contained complaints and secrets, it calls into question just how civilised and “ grown-up” any of us actually are.
1. What is special about Summer?A.It is about the reflection of the country. | B.It shows the bad side of the daily life. |
C.It shows how a country grew stronger. | D.It tells the fast pace of the present life. |
A.The hard work of performance. | B.The glory of the film star. |
C.The bitter side of a mother. | D.The growth of a rising star. |
A.Actress | B.Summer | C.Grown Ups | D.Redhead by the Side of the Road |
9 . The Master Gardener Foundation
Aim
The Master Gardener Foundation provides free information to the public on environmentally safe gardening practices and water conservation. The information is research-based and encourages limited use of farm chemicals and fertilizers.
Donation Activities
The master gardeners here did much donation work. They donated over 35,000 volunteer hours, serving 40,000 adults and more than 5,200 children. They did this through about 35 plant clinics, 6 demonstration gardens, 4 youth gardens, as well as a classroom program and dozens of workshops. The Master Gardener Foundation provides roughly two-thirds of the financial support for all these valuable activities.
Washington State University currently provides the salary and benefits of the Master Gardener Program. The foundation funds office space and supplies, as well as a part-time program assistant.
The Master Gardener Program
Safe and green gardening and water use practices are vital to preserving our environment. The Master Gardener Program seeks to provide this kind of education and information to the citizens for free. It is a highly successful example of cooperation between a foundation and volunteers.
Waiting for Your Donations
The Master Gardener Foundation is a non-profit organization, and all donations are allowed by law and support the Master Gardener Program and activities.
Please consider a donation to the Master Gardener Foundation and help keep our environment green!
1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Science research. | B.Adopting children. |
C.Donation work. | D.Contributing money. |
A.It’s very expensive. |
B.It proves to be unsuccessful. |
C.It provides education just in producing farm chemicals. |
D.It’s a bridge between the foundation and volunteers. |
A.To encourage donations. |
B.To describe volunteer work. |
C.To spread the agricultural knowledge. |
D.To give some suggestions to gardeners. |
10 . Don't call it a comeback; drive-in movie theaters have been here for years. Given the current need for social distancing,drive-ins are once again seeing a surge(暴涨)in popularity and this list of 4 highlights some of the best theaters across the country.
Maryland: Bengies Drive-In Theatre
The 64-year-old Bengies (in Middle River) boasts the biggest movie theater screen in the states. It measures 52 feet high by 120 feet wide, which means films aren't cropped to fit the display. The Middle River business' season is longer than most as they open in early spring and don't close until late fall.
Oregon:99W Drive-in
Only 23 miles from Portland in Newberg, the drive-in has been in the same family since Grandpa Francis built it in 1953. Unlike many of its competitors, the 99W rules allow folks to bring in outside food.
Illinois: Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In
Go green while going to the movies in Gibson City, Illinois. Although the entertainment complex got its start in 1954, the family in charge nowadays has started several eco-friendly initiatives(措施)since taking over in 1989 including installing(安装)LED lighting, using recycled materials, and powering approximately 25 percent of their operations with solar and wind energy.
Pennsylvania: Shankweiler’s Drive-in Theatre
Wilson Shankweiler opened the country’s second drive-in in Pennsylvania in April 1934. Today, it stands as the oldest still-operating drive-in in the country. It is to be respected as it has lasted through changing technology, going from speakers on poles to digital projection(数码投影)and sound in 2013, and survived 1955’s Hurricane Diane.
1. Which theater has the largest theater screen?A.99W Drive-in | B.Bengies Drive-In Theatre |
C.Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In | D.Shankweiler’s Drive-in Theatre |
A.It is eco-friendly |
B.It allows visitors to bring in outside food |
C.It is the second drive-in theater in America |
D.It has been owned by the same family since it was built |
A.It has used recycled materials. | B.It is open to visitors all year round. |
C.It is the largest drive-in theater in America. | D.It has survived hardships and historical changes. |