3 . In this country, we’re blessed with All 4, which gives us unlimited access to the shows from all Channel 4 TV channels. I love its free-to-air video-on-demand service. It is really a joy: I’m currently puzzling my way through a very dark spy series called Guardian of the Castle. I really love watching it.

The only limitation of All 4 is that the film or the show stops every 15 or so minutes and some ads appear. And here’s the thing: you cannot fast-forward them! It’s incredibly annoying.

As a kid, I used to like watching ads on TV; I think I even started recording them. I remember asking my confused parents if they used a particular camera, simply because in the ad there was a nice cartoon face on the camera. I fell out of the love with ads after an art lesson in middle school. My art teacher, Mr. Courts, said something about them just being a way of getting us to buy things we didn’t really want or need. He had a point. I never felt the same way about them again.

Now, it is very painful for me to watch them in the middle of an exciting spy series. During the three ad breaks, I forced myself to sit through the other night. There was a Lloyds Band ad featuring a black horse racing alongside delighted people to the sound of a Beatles track. It made me want to tie my TV to the tail of a galloping (飞驰的) horse, so I could never watch anything of the sort ever again. However, on the other hand, I know that All 4 offers free service just because it makes profits (利润) from ads. As a big fan of All 4, I have to get rid of my dissatisfaction and tolerate (忍受) its limitation since it really offers me films and shows I like.

1. What can we know about All 4 from the first two paragraphs?

A．Its programmes aren’t very interesting.

B．Its users are forced to watch ads.

C．Its shows cannot be fast-forwarded.

D．Its users are charged much for the service.

2. What did the author think of ads when he was a kid?

A．He found them interesting.	B．He thought them quite silly.
C．He regarded them as confusing.	D．He considered them misleading.

3. What served as a turning point in the author’s attitude toward ads?

A．His improvement in cartoon drawing.

B．His parents’ purchasing a special camera.

C．His art teacher’s negative comment on ads.

D．His recording the camera advertisement.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Time is money.	B．Every coin has two sides.
C．Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.	D．A good beginning makes a good ending.

4 . Voluntary Organizations

Do-it.org.uk

If you want to make a difference, meet new people or learn new skills through volunteering, then look no further than “do-it.org uk”, which offers a million opportunities to volunteers in the United Kingdom.

With listings from a lot of major charities, such as National Trust and Oxfam, as well as local non-profit organizations, do-itorg.uk. really makes volunteering easy. Enter your postcode and interests at www.do-itorg uk, and look for the opportunities online; it’s as simple as that.

Horizon School Peru

We are a non-profit organization based in Trujillo, Peru. We provide free English classes for the surrounding area by giving tutoring classes in our building and teaching in a public school. We believe that providing these free English classes can help the community get themselves out of poverty. By learning English, people here will be able to have more job opportunities.

As a volunteer, you will teach English both in Horizon and at a local public school. There’s also an opportunity to explore Trujillo and the local beach town. Volunteers will experience the Peruvian culture and cuisine (烹饪) as well as the language. Please contact us for more information or go to our website: contact @horizonperu. Com.

Aim abroad in India

Aim abroad is a non-profit volunteer organization in India. International volunteers are welcome to take-part in the programs for the improvement of society. For more information please refer to www.aimabroad.org.

Adventist Nepal Volunteer Organization

We are a non-profit organization in Kathmandu, Nepal with the aim of providing volunteer services in Nepal in the field of education, health, human rights, writing, travel and hiking etc. People who want to work as volunteers please feel free to contact us. We also provide home stay conditions for the volunteers. Email: Adventistnepalvolunteer @gmail.com.

1. If you want to do some voluntary work in London, what will you choose?

A．Do-it.org.uk.

B．Horizon School Peru

C．Aim abroad in India

D．Adventist Nepal Volunteer Organization

2. What do these organizations above have in common?

A．They all call in English teachers.

B．They take in volunteers from Britain.

C．They help the poor children in India.

D．They are all non-profit organizations.

3. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To show the great need for volunteers in Europe.

B．To take in more volunteers for the organizations.

C．To explain how to take part in the organizations.

D．To tell people where to find relaxed voluntary work.

5 . Training for your future

Whether it’s an overnight pre-college program or a local day camp, summer programs for teens are a great opportunity to pursue new interests, improve existing skills, and make new friends outside of the classroom.

World Scholars Academy

World Scholars Academy offers elite summer computer science courses for ages 12-18 designed and taught by world-leading software engineering scholars. Explore your future career path and accelerate your success with high-level instruction in coding and computer science led by the world’s most accomplished educators.

Cost: $ 1,800            Provided by: college            Session length: two weeks

Hollinsummer

Hollinsummer is a summer program for young women with interests in creative writing, social justice, theater, or riding. Designed for passionate, talented high school girls, Hollinsummer brings together students from across the country for an exciting week of learning on one of Virginia’s most beautiful campuses.

Cost: $1,500             Provided by: college             Session length: one week

ArtsBridge Summer

Sing, dance and act your heart out for two incredible weeks. These programs provide specialized guidance on what it takes to be a theater artist, from acting to song and dance with an eye on college admission in the performing arts.

Cost: $3,000          Provided by: independent provider        Session length: two weeks

Future Stars

The baseball camp is designed for campers of all skill levels. Campers are grouped according to their age and skill. They are able to improve their level of play and raise their confidence on the field in a fun, team-oriented environment.

Cost: $ 1,499            Provided by: independent provider               Session length: one week

1. Which is most suitable for students who love computer science?

A．World Scholars Academy.	B．Hollinsummer.
C．ArtsBridge Summer.	D．Future Stars.

2. What is special about Hollinsummer?

A．It is the cheapest summer program.

B．Only female can participate in this program.

C．It is the only one-week summer program of all.

D．Participants are required to have basic writing skills.

3. What do ArtsBridge Summer and Future Stars have in common?

A．Both have specialized courses on theater.

B．Both promote individualism over teamwork.

C．Both are organized by independent providers.

D．Both group campers based on their age and skill.

7 . The British Museum

Gallery Art Session

National curriculum links
●Art & Design
About this session

Gallery Art sessions take place in one or more of the Museum’s galleries. Your students explore a theme chosen by you and are led by an artist-educator. The sessions reflect the diversity of world cultures through the British Museum’s collections.

Format: gallery workshop, Q&A, practical art-based activities, discussion
Capacity: 15 per group(max 30 students per day, split into 2 groups)
Duration: 90 minutes
Price: Free
In detail
●The session begins with an introduction to the Museum and its collections.
●The artist-educator will lead students through an exploration of the theme in several galleries.
●It concludes with a meeting which highlights the questions to ask when examining museum objects, the skills of recording information gathered in a museum and a summary of the key themes of the session.
Before your visit
●The purpose of the Museum visit, for example, collecting material for a particular project or examining objects from a particular culture or period, should be made clear before arrival and students should know the expected outcomes of the visit.
After your visit
●Your session and museum visit should be recorded, e. g. using digital cameras, notes and drawings so that further in depth research can be done.
Find out more
A selection of galleries below may be visited during the session.
●Room 25: Africa
●Room 26: North America
●Room 27: Asia
1. Who is the text intended for?

A．Teachers.

B．Parents.

C．Students.

D．Artists.

2. Which of the following is required of students before the art session?

A．Pay the tickets in groups.	B．Plan the outcome with others.
C．Record the visit with notes.	D．Know the purpose of the visit.

3. What can students do during the art session?

A．Draw the collections.	B．Choose some themes.
C．Visit various galleries.	D．Introduce the Museum.

8 . Aysha Buffet remembers mashing the potatoes in one of her favorite Filipino dishes just so she could tell her classmates she had Aussie food for dinner “like all the cool kids,” the Melbourne performer says in a show where she cooks Philippine chicken adobo with her mom.

On the new ABC-funded mini-series, Gourmet Lazy, many culturally diverse Australian performers and their moms take the audience through family dishes that their parents cooked for them as a child. Creator Brendan Wan, an Australian-born Chinese producer, says he wants to show off simple and homely meals from different cultures and make people proud of their own foods and cultures. Brendan’s mom arrived in Australia in the 1980s, and his dad is an Indonesian-Chinese migrant. He says the basic foods his parents cook are what he would always go back to.

For Melbourne comedian Urvi Majumdar, it was her first time cooking a dish with her mom from start to finish. They made a hearty Indian dish called Khichuri. Urvi says she wants to learn more about her Indian culture—including cooking—so that she can pass it on to the next generation if she has children.

“I can cook pasta, but I’m not good at curries at all. Growing up, it was always my mom cooking,” she says. Like Aysha, Urvi also recalls “trying to fit in” at school by bringing sandwiches rather than curries. But now she’s older, and she says she’s not trying to “be as Australian as possible”, and she appreciates her Indian culture.

“Being a second-generation Australian, it’s hard to find experiences that I can share with my mom. So the cooking show was a really good experience,” Urvi says.

1. What did Aysha try to do at school?

A．Be a good cook.

B．Hide her differences.

C．Show her good personality.

D．Make food for her classmates.

2. What can be learned about Gourmet Lazy?

A．It lasts quite long history.

B．Its guests are mother-child teams.

C．It focuses on homemade Aussie food.

D．Its audience is Australian-born people.

3. What change has Urvi gone through after growing up?

A．She’s more skillful in cooking.

B．She’s more and more humorous.

C．She’s more dependent on her mom.

D．She’s more appreciative of Indian culture.

4. What can we learn about Urvi and her mom?

A．They both love cooking.

B．They have few chance to chat.

C．They both love new mini-series.

D．They have experienced the cultural gap.