1 . Fancy earning rewards for giving your opinions? Norstat is offering exactly that.
What are you going to do?
Participate in surveys whenever you want and get rewarded for expressing your opinions. By participating in Norstatpanel surveys, you get to influence the products and services of the future. This part-time job is completely flexible, and an excellent way to earn money.
How does it work?
Each survey will only take between 5~20 minutes. It is completely free to sign up, and up to you which surveys you would like to do. You will be rewarded for each completed survey and as you respond to more surveys, you unlock new benefits and receive more rewards! Complete your profile survey to be in with a chance of winning a ＄20 Amazon voucher (代金券).
What do we offer?
Completing surveys will earn you coins, which you can choose to spend in different ways.
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What do we ask?
·No education background is required.
·Don’t be afraid to give your honest opinion. There’re no incorrect answers.
·You have access to the internet, a mobile phone or computer.
·You live in the UK.
·No experience is required.
Are you the perfect candidate? Click “apply now”!
1. What will you do in the job?| A．Sign up with little cost. | B．Collect surveys. |
| C．Design better products. | D．Give your opinions. |
| A．A mobile phone. | B．A UK residence. |
| C．Related experience. | D．College education. |
| A．On a website. | B．In a magazine. |
| C．In a travel guide. | D．On a notice board. |
2 . English Poetry Competition of 2022
Enter your poem for a chance to win something! Our poetry contest is held twice a year. Write a poem about how the pandemic (疫情) has changed your life.
Prizes
The contest awards one first place prize of $2,000 and a first prize wall plaque ($100 value); twenty second place prizes of $100 each and a second place wall plaque ($75 value); one hundred third place winners of a third place wall plaque ($25 value).
Rules
Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification (取消资格).
IMPORTANT:
☆Poet must be at least thirteen years of age.
☆Only one poem per person, per family is allowed.
☆A poem in its entirety must be an original work by the person centering the contest.
☆All entries are judged anonymously (匿名地). Please do not include your name, address, phone number, etc., or your entry will be disqualified.
Deadline: Email your entry by 31st May 2022.
Length: 42 lines max. No minimum. Title not included in the line count.
Format: Entries must be typed. We do not accept handwritten submissions.
Fees: £10 per poem.
Judging: The judges’ decision is final and no individual correspondence (通信) can be entered into. Judges are unable to comment on individual entries. Judging is fair.
Copyright: Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author but the Bridport Prize has unrestricted rights to publish the winning and highly praised poems.
1. What can we learn about the poetry competition?| A．It takes place every two years. |
| B．It focuses on personal growth. |
| C．Poets have to pay for it |
| D．It gives feedback on each entry. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Typing your poem out. |
| B．Writing a poem of 40 lines. |
| C．Emailing your entry on March 30. |
| D．Including personal information in your entry. |
3 . Join our Youth Winter Camp in China and experience Chinese culture. You can make new friends from all over the world. Besides, you can improve your Chinese, take part in cultural activities, and visit Beijing or Shanghai in a safe environment.
Chinese Classes
Our Winter Camp students will join small group Chinese classes from 09: 00-12: 00 Monday to Friday during the camp. Students will improve speaking skills in day-to-day situations, giving them the chance to learn useful phrases for their trips around the city.
Trips and Cultural Activities
After Chinese class in the morning, students will take part in cultural activities through which they'll learn more about the local culture. Students will join in a total of 18 different activities, including:trips to historical and tourist sights of Beijing, such as the Great Wall and Summer Palace; lectures about living, studying and working in China; cultural activities organized by the school, such as Chinese opera and calligraphy (书法).
Prices and Dates
If you want to join our Winter Camp, you must be aged between 14-17. You will need to arrive in the city at least 1 day before the start of the camp. All students will move into Winter Camp accommodation (住处) on the first day of the program. The dates and prices are as below:
Jan. 5th-Jan. 25th, 2022, Beijing.
Price: £1, 980/person
You can apply for our Winter Camp either on your own or in a group:
●For groups of 5 people or more, the price is £1, 900/person.
●For groups of 10 people or more, the price is £1, 700/person.
Click http://www.youth.com/2022wintercamp for more information (English only).
1. What will students do on weekday mornings during the Winter Camp?| A．Have Chinese lessons. | B．Learn Chinese opera. |
| C．Visit historical sites. | D．Study English. |
| A．A week. | B．Ten days. |
| C．Two weeks. | D．Twenty-one days. |
| A．students who want to improve their Chinese exam score |
| B．teachers of Chinese who aim to improve their teaching |
| C．foreign students who are interested in Chinese culture |
| D．travelers who are enthusiastic about camping in China |
4 . Travel Peru
Amazon Rainforest TourA short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you'll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
Machu Picchu TourThis four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas' dry stone method of building Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.
Cusco TourSpend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.
Lake Titicaca TourEnjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
1. What is scheduled on Machu Picchu Tour?| A．Cutting dry stones. | B．Fixing stone walls. |
| C．Exploring the ancient city. | D．Enjoying unique animals. |
| A．Water plants. | B．Lake Titicaca. |
| C．The local island. | D．The beautiful sight. |
| A．They are in the rainforest. | B．They are on foot. |
| C．They have a local guide. | D．They last four days each. |
5 . Last weekend was terrible for awards ceremonies. The BAFTAS,defined by a painful monologue（独角戏）from Joanna Lumley, was watched by 500,000 fewer people than last year. Meanwhile,the number of 18﹣to 49-year-olds watching the Grammys has reached an all-time low.
Don't expect the Oscars to fare any better；they have lost millions of viewers since 2014. Add to the fact that comparatively few people have watched most of the nominated films and you have got a ratings time bomb.
Viewers are deserting awards shows in groups and something needs to be done. But what？Reorganize them to celebrate really popular work？That's what the Oscars put forward last year when it suggested a best popular film category﹣and it was swiftly booed（喝倒彩）out of town.
Another option would be to shorten the length of the ceremonies, but this won't work either. The Oscars recently announced plans to hide several categories in ad breaks,and the anger in some quarters（the cinematographers, makeup artists and editors who this year won't get their moment on the small screen）has been obvious.
What else can they do？ Fewer songs？ Shorter speeches？ An In Memoriam section that consists of the words： "People die： get over it"？
Fortunately, I have the perfect solution： don't televise awards shows. Just don't do it. Awards shows are the opposite of good television. They're too long and too boring because of regular and repeated patterns and too self﹣important. And by God, we should have learned by now not to give celebrities any more attention than they already have. It just makes them think that we want to hear them giving out half﹣baked opinions about Donald Trump and Brexit.
I'm not suggesting that the awards shows shouldn't happen. I'm just saying that the awards should be announced in the form of a press release at the end of the ceremony, followed by a handful of You Tube clips showing some nice outfits and a couple of speeches. That's how most of us consume them now anyway.
1. Why does the writer mention the BAFTAS and the Grammys？| A．To introduce the topic of the article. |
| B．To support the topic of the paragraph. |
| C．To attract the readers' attention. |
| D．To make comparison with the Oscars. |
| A．The best popular film category. |
| B．The best actress. |
| C．The reorganized Oscars. |
| D．The deserted awards show. |
| A．Awards shows are better if shortened. |
| B．Awards shows are excellent television. |
| C．Awards shows are important to us. |
| D．Awards shows should be shown in another form. |
| A．The bright future of awards shows. |
| B．What terrible awards shows. |
| C．Stopping the television of awards shows. |
| D．Boycott attention to celebrities. |
6 . Welcome to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met, which is short for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. Millions of people take part in The Met experience online or offline.
Since it was founded in 1870, The Met has always tried to be more than a storeroom of rare and beautiful objects. Every day» art comes alive in the Museum’s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.
Notes：
I. How can I obtain permission to film or photograph at The Metropolitan Museum of Art? Please email a detailed request to communicatiom@nietmuseum.org.
II. How can I obtain suitable images to reproduce in a magazine, newspaper, or website? To view and request press images for the Museum’s current and upcoming exhibitions and news stories about the Met, please sign in or register for a press account in the Press Images section of the online Press Room.
III. All other image requests should be directed to Art Resource through its website (http://www.artres. com), by telephone at 212-505-8700, or email at requests@artres.com. You may also submit your request using the Image Request Form available on the Met’s website.
IV. If you have any other questions, please contact the Museum’s Digital Department:
Digital Department
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028-0198
Telephone: 212-650-2550
Email: prtvacypolicy@metmuseum.org
1. What type of writing is this text?| A．A business guide. | B．An art survey. |
| C．A research report. | D．An advertisement. |
| A．The Met has a history of 5,000 years. |
| B．People started to visit the Met online to buy objects. |
| C．The Met stops collecting arts right now. |
| D．People cannot take a photo without the permission of the Met. |
| A．Email to communications@metmuseum.org. |
| B．Telephone at 212-505-8700. |
| C．Write an application at the online Press Room. |
| D．Contact the Museum’s Digital Department. |
