1 . Top 4 Traditional Summer Jobs for College Students

With the summer break around the corner, students will be looking for seasonal and short-term jobs for extra cash, to stay busy or to make additions to their resume (简历). The following jobs have been longtime go-tos for many young adults.

Lifeguard

Because summer is the busiest season for pools and beaches, lots of summer jobs exist for strong swimmers. Lots of positions can be found at community and neighborhood pools, while those who live near the coastline can also find positions at public beaches. These jobs are a great opportunity to build your fitness, keep people safe and be outdoors to enjoy some fun in the sun. The average hourly wage for lifeguards is $9.50.

Camp Counselor (辅导员)

Students, who enjoy spending their time with children, being a leader and overseeing fun, outdoor activities are often the perfect fit for camp counselor positions. Students studying science, for example, can work at a science camp, while those with a creative talent can work at an arts-focused summer program. The average hourly wage for camp counselors is $9.28, but those with years of experience or specific academic backgrounds may earn more.

Sales Associate

Students with a skill for persuasion and helpfulness often enjoy sales associate jobs. Students interested in business, finance or sales/marketing often gravitate (被吸引) towards these roles, but they’re also a great fit for anyone seeking a low-pressure summer position or even just a discount at their favorite store. The average wage is $10.20 hourly.

Food Server

Although it may not seem like the greatest way to spend a summer, working as wait staff allows students to build their social skills, stay active, enjoy free meals while working and familiarize themselves with different cuisines. The average salary is $9.00 hourly, but tips can raise that number hugely.

1. Being a lifeguard means you can___________.

A．work indoors only	B．work near your home
C．have fun with your friends	D．work without certifications

2. What do you know about the camp counselor job?

A．It requires students to be good at outdoor activities.

B．A background in a specific area may provide an advantage.

C．It offers the highest average hourly wage among the four jobs.

D．The experience of babysitting can help you earn more money.

3. What might be one of the benefits of working as a sales associate?

A．Enjoy free meals.	B．Enjoy lower purchase prices.
C．Develop a set of new skills.	D．Build a career for sales or marketing.

4. What can people learn in a waiter’s job?

A．How to deal with people.	B．How to deal with pressure.
C．How to grow their patience.	D．How to make different cuisines.

5. Which job may allow you to earn more than it says?

A．Lifeguard.

B．Camp counselor.

C．Sales associate.

D．Food server.

2 . It’s not our fault.

It’s not our fault that we failed to earn straight A’s, make perfect College Board scores, and get into our first choice of college. It’s not our fault that we failed to earn millions of dollars in our twenties and billions by thirty-thus getting ourselves on the cover of Forbes.

It’s not our fault that our start didn’t glow white hot. However, early 21^st century society has made us feel shame exactly for that, for not exploding out of the starting blocks like an Olympic sprinter-for not blooming early. Parents, schools, employers, and the media are now crazily over celebrating early achievement as the best kind of achievement or even the only kind.

It wasn’t always so. Joanne, 55, is late bloomer. Her teenage years were unstable and unhappy. In school, Joanne earned above-average grades but hardly good enough to earn high honors and distinction. A teacher recalls Joanne as bright but not extraordinary. A quiet girl, Joanne passed through high school with few remembering her. She was rejected by her dream college but went to a fallback college instead. After graduation, Joanna worked as a secretary. Bored, she married a man she met on an outing and they had a baby girl. The marriage didn’t survive two years.

At the age of 30, Joanne saw herself at a dead end, with no job and a dependent child. She was diagnosed with depression, which prevented her from working much and earning. Strangely enough, it is this situation that took her closer to her gift. She started to write. Writing was her unique talent. In the months she depended on welfare to feed her baby, she made her name Joanne Kathleen(J.K.) Rowling known around the world with her popular Harry Potter series. And now she is a self-made billionaire who regularly appears on the Forbes.

The fact is that many of us are late bloomers of some kind. At some point, we got stuck though. Be patient, late bloomers will find their way eventually.

1. What does the underlined “that” refer to?

A．Succeeding later.

B．Exploding suddenly.

C．Blooming earlier.

D．Growing wildly.

2. Which of the following words best describe Joanna in school?

A．creative

B．ordinary

C．dependent

D．bored

3. What is the correct order of the events in Joanna’s life?
a. She was diagnosed with depression.
b. Her name appeared on the Forbes.
c. She worked as a secretary.
d. She started to write.
e. She got divorced.

A．cbdea

B．ceadb

C．eacdb

D．ebdac

4. Which statement will the author probably agree with?

A．A good start actually means half done.

B．Slow learners will achieve success if pushed.

C．Children develop and adapt at different paces.

D．Writing is effective in inspiring depressing hearts.

3 . Make Your Application (申请表) Stand Out

Colleges and universities in the US receive thousands of applications every year from within the US and from countries all around the world.     1     How can you make yourself more memorable among these students?

Realize that “recommended” equals “required”.

The very first thing any applicant to a college should realize is that it is a competitive process.     2     In fact, certain parts may even be presented that way in university application materials — but the reality is that anything that the university presents as “optional” or “recommended” is usually seen as “required” in the minds of admission officers.

Don’t hesitate to send in extra material.

While it used to be the case that universities would make it very clear that they would not accept extra materials, that is no longer true in most cases, and in many cases, universities will accept all kinds of materials.     3     — but it could make the difference when you are on the borderline.

    4    

During school breaks, make sure that you are doing something that shows your academic curiosity, your initiative, and your willingness to work hard. Bonus points if your activity produces something that could be easily understood by admission offices, and if, this activity is something you’ve been doing for two or more years.

Be eager and focus on quality communication.

    5     Answer emails without delay; send thank-you letters; and ask good and thoughtful questions. Language that might be OK when messaging your friends is certainly not the right tone when communicating with admission officers. It is likely that all of your emails go into your admission file, so you will make sure that all of it will be able to stand close examination by the admission committee.

A．One might think of many parts of the application as optional.

B．You are expected to present yourself thoroughly in the process.

C．Use your extra time wisely.

D．Communicating well will generally be to your benefit.

E．But how can you make yours stand out from the pile?

F．Make sure the language you use is formal and careful.

G．Extra materials won’t suddenly make you competitive.

4 . Learn more about where your food comes from the next time you dine out… Well, thanks to these food apps, you can find the right food with minimal effort.

Seafood Watch was born out of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Its primary goal is to help people eat seafood with less impact on the environment. It functions by helping you understand which types of fish are considered sustainable. For example, blue point oysters from Florida are considered a “best choice”, whereas Pacific bigeye tuna is rated “avoid”.

HappyCow is one of the most convenient apps I’ve come across. You can be anywhere and with a click of a button, find a restaurant near you that offers vegetarian food for people who don’t eat fish or meat. I’ve used this while traveling in big cities like Toronto or remote areas like St. Moritz. It also has a great recipe section if you’re in the mood for cooking.

GoodGuide is a tool that rates food and other products on safety, health and moral principles. They take a look at the product’s ingredients(成分), its environmental impact and the company’s attention to labor rights and helping its community. Products are then scored from a low of 0 to a high of 10. The higher the rating, the better the product from a health perspective.

EWG’s Food Scores is a database created to let consumers make healthier, greener food choices. It was launched in 2014 and has ratings for more than 80,000 products. Their database rates foods on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0, with 1.0 being the best product, based on nutrition, ingredients and how it is processed. Since 2014, there have been over 32 million searches on the site.

1. Which app is best for someone who avoids meat?

A．Seafood Watch.	B．HappyCow.
C．GoodGuide.	D．EWG’s Food Scores.

2. What is a feature of EWG’s Food Scores?

A．It helps people eat environment-friendly food.

B．It focuses on social responsibilities.

C．The lower the rating, the worse the product.

D．The more nutritious the food, the higher the rating.

3. What is the main purpose of this text?

A．To introduce knowledge about food.

B．To encourage healthy eating habits.

C．To advertise four green phone apps.

D．To recommend some food-related apps.