1 . Summer is coming. Are you looking for a part-time job? Here are some possible options.

Lifeguard

Are you a strong swimmer and a good communicator? Would you like a challenge? We are looking for lifeguards for our busy summer season. No experience is necessary as you will get two weeks of training before you start the job. As well as being physically fit, you need to be available for work Mon-Fri, 7- 11 a.m.

Store assistant

We are looking for store assistants for our busy gift store. Applicants need to be reliable, friendly, and enjoy speaking to customers. A second language is preferred as many of our customers are tourists from other countries. The positions are part-time and you need to work from Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Fashion designer

Are you interested in the latest styles? Are you creative and good at art? If so, Dresswise is looking for a young person to create new looks for our teen department. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the clothing industry. You will need to work four days a week and we’ll pay you for each design we use. We’ll also give you samples of your designs to wear.

Game tester

Are you into technology and creative? Would you like to play and test educational games and get paid for it? This is an exciting part-time job for somebody who loves playing games. We offer flexible hours. If this is for you, write a description of your favorite game and why you like it in no more than 150 words.

If you are interested in any of the above jobs, please contact us at studentunrion @campus.com.

1. What is a shared requirement for lifeguard and store assistant?

A．Communicative ability.	B．A second language.
C．Professional experience.	D．A strong body.

2. Which job can you apply for if you can only work on weekends?

A．Lifeguard.	B．Store assistant.
C．Fashion designer.	D．Game tester.

3. What can you get from the job as a fashion designer?

A．Samples of the latest styles.

B．Payment for each of your designs.

C．Experience in the fashion industry.

D．Chances to design clothes for adults.

2 . Themysteriousworld is where you can explore unknown and most interesting facts about living planet, universe and lifestyle of people. We tried our best to cover all possible information about a particular subject within the posts on our site online. Here are some top unmissable festivals in the world.

Rio Carnival, Brazil

It is a five-day festival which takes place forty days before Easter. Rio de Janeiro has earned its title as the Carnival capital of the world with its famous samba dancing, colorful eye-catching costumes and live music.

Holi Festival, India

Holi is a Hindu spring festival, also known as the “festival of colors”. It is a sign of the victory of good over evil, the end of winter, and the arrival of spring. Starting with a nighttime bonfire where people gather, sing and dance, Holi is celebrated the next day by people throwing colored powder and water at each other.

St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland

Held on March 17 every year, it is a celebration to mark the death of Ireland’s patron saint (守护神) Saint Patrick. Since 1996, an entire festival of parades, fireworks as well as food and drinks has surrounded the celebration. Enjoy traditional song and dance, watch musical street theater shows and get decorated in all green as you celebrate Irish heritage and culture.

Burning Man Festival, United States

As a week-long event at the end of August in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, it attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world each year. Tickets to Burning Man are not cheap. But once you’re there, you will surely have an unforgettable experience. The main event is burning a giant wooden statue on Saturday night, followed by a big dance party that lasts all night long.

1. Which festival lasts the longest in celebration?

A．Rio Carnival.	B．Holi Festival.
C．St. Patrick’s Day.	D．Burning Man Festival.

2. What do the festivals have in common?

A．There is no need to buy tickets.

B．People are all dressed in traditional clothes.

C．Dance is a generally accepted way to celebrate.

D．They center on specific traditions of a religion.

3. Where is the text probably from?

A．A guidebook.	B．A newspaper.
C．A website.	D．A travel brochure.

3 . The Bedford School has held activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year before the winter vacation—this time with a unique change compared to other years. The celebration is a blend (融合) of traditional food, calligraphy, and a performance using Chinese instruments.

The school’s Chinese Society introduced an art form that attracted the students: Chinese calligraphy. The students were surprised at the combination (结合) of visual art and the interpretation (解读) of literary meaning as they wrote Chinese characters with grace. And they tried their best to make what they wrote correct and beautiful. The students also enjoyed delightful Chinese New Year foods, including spring rolls, rice cake, dumplings. They ate fish-shaped sweets with great enjoyment, symbolizing abundance (富足) for the coming year as the Chinese character for “fish” can also mean “surplus”. The idea behind this is that if we manage to have something left over at the year’s end, then more can be made in the new year. Keeping with tradition, the students exchanged red envelopes filled with sweets, symbolizing good luck and prosperity (繁荣). In Chinese culture, the color red symbolizes good luck and good fortune for the year ahead. This is why red decorations are used during many important cultural festivals and significant events.

Due to(由于)China’s rocketing economy and reputation (声誉), Chinese New Year has become a worldwide event. The Bedford School provided a great opportunity for the students to gain (获得) a deeper understanding of Chinese tradition and culture.

1. What can we know about the celebration of this year?

A．It celebrated the winter vacation.	B．It focused more on Chinese traditional cultures.
C．It was aimed at raising school’s reputation.	D．It was celebrated the same way as before.

2. What did the students care much about while writing Chinese characters?

A．The writing time.	B．Teachers’ attitude.
C．The beauty of the characters.	D．The school’s Chinese Society.

3. Why did the students eat fish-shaped sweets?

A．To get pocket money.	B．To enjoy delicious fish.
C．To keep with tradition.	D．To expect a rich new year.

4. What made Chinese New Year popular globally?

A．China’s role in the art world.	B．Chinese calligraphy.
C．Chinese instruments.	D．China’s fast development.

4 . Sometimes the stress of work can get to be so high, so it’s nice to get away for a while. However, even on vacation, it can be hard to leave all your worries at the office-especially when you think about the mountain of emails.

Iceland now offers a solution with a service called OutHorse Your Email. The service encourages visitors to disconnect and enjoy the country’s beauty while one of several highly trained Icelandic horses replies to any email. “When visitors travel to Iceland we want them to fully experience everything our nation has to offer,” one official said. “Our OutHorse Your Email service lets them do just that.”

To use the service, you should fill in a form on its website and your personalized out-of- office email will be written by one horse and sent automatically (自动地). The email explains the sender is away on vacation and that they’ve given their email jobs to one of Iceland’s four- legged animals. It then includes the message created by the animal. But how do horses type an email? They’ve got their own specially designed horse-sized keyboards in the fields and are able to walk across the keys. However, that still doesn’t mean coherency (条理性). They’re horses, after all. The result is just meaningless collections of letters.

This might seem like a joke, but is actually meant seriously. Nowadays the line between private life and work has become unclear. The service draws attention to the fact that people have the right to be away from work during their holiday. It also sends a message that Iceland is a unique destination by helping tourists go on a real holiday. It’ll surely put a smile on their face and make them want to vacation in Iceland.

1. What is a problem that people face when they are on vacation according to the text?

A．They prefer work to holidays.

B．They’re required to send emails.

C．They always keep their work in mind.

D．They feel uneasy without work at hand.

2. What can we know about the messages created by the horses?

A．They do not make any sense.

B．They will be reviewed by the sender first.

C．They’re expected to make the receiver laugh.

D．They’re created in the style the sender requires.

3. How does the author feel about OutHorse Your Email?

A．Advanced.

B．Competitive.

C．Educational.

D．Meaningful.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To show a way to develop the tourist industry.

B．To describe the new role of horses in travel.

C．To encourage people to travel in Iceland.

D．To introduce a new tourism service.

8 . Kids’ birthday parties are wonderfully fun for all, but in the way that they are traditionally celebrated, they are the enemy of “zero waste living”. A kid’s birthday party can produce lots of waste, from the plates, cups, and uneaten food, to the gift wrap, present boxes, and disposable (一次性的) decorations.

It doesn’t have to be like that, though, as it is possible to hold a birthday party without waste. Here are some ideas on how to cut down on unnecessary waste and have a fun celebration.

Invitations

Forget the themed paper invitations; they get thrown away almost immediately anyway.     1     The mobile phone is a common communication tool which enables your guests to receive the invitation at any time.

Decorations

    2     Stay away from them altogether, including balloons. If you must decorate, choose some reusable, classic decorations that can be pulled out every single year, such as colored lights. Make your own painted and personalized banner, paper hats, and so on. Keep them for the next year.

Food

Don’t overdo the food preparation.     3     So you should put out only what is necessary, rather than ending up with loads of leftovers that are potentially ruined by the kids. Keep the rest for other meals. If other parents bring food, ask them to bring it in reusable containers.

Gifts

The gift giving part of a birthday party can produce a lot of unappealing trash, which is why you should choose an alternative. My kids have gone to several “toonie parties (a toonie is a two-dollar coin in Canada), where each guest gives two dollars in their card and that money can be used by the birthday child to buy a single toy.     4    

In my years of parenting, I’ve realized that kids mostly just want to play together.     5     In other words, you don’t need to worry about it not feeling like a birthday. Furthermore, it will be a new and improved version that doesn’t include massive bags of trash at the end of the day.

A．However, most parents find it hard to hold a “clean” party.

B．Decorations can usually make the party room more attractive.

C．Try using a basic email or phone call to create your guest list.

D．Decorations for kids’ birthday parties are almost always disposable.

E．They will create a party feeling without much assistance from parents.

F．Kids hardly eat anything at birthday parties because they’re so excited.

G．It’s a great idea for reducing waste and making a child’s birthday wishes come true.

9 . Happy Campers Summer Retreat

As a parent, your child’s health and happiness are the most important things to you, which can be difficult to achieve. The Happy Campers Summer Retreat was developed to help parents with this challenge.

Founded in 1998 by Michael Gibson, our summer camp is open to children during the holidays, from May to September. We look after lots of children every single year. Our camp is based in the Colorado Mountains, and it offers a lot of different activities for children.

Our program helps improve:

• Physical fitness

• Problem-solving skills

• Social skills

• Sports ability and experience

The Happy Campers Summer Retreat can benefit all children. Some children are good at school, but rarely active. Our program will help encourage an interest in sports. Other children are mainly interested in sports. These children will not only play sports, but will also learn new skills, such as teamwork skills, social skills, and communication skills. Children will also have the chance to try new activities. Our program is designed to help develop a complete and fully active child.

At very affordable prices, our program is available to any family in America. Your child’s stay can be as short as a week or as long as six weeks.

Why not call us today or click here to join our camp? Take action now and give your child this great chance!

1. How long does the camp last every year?

A．One week.	B．Five months.
C．Six weeks.	D．One month.

2. What can a child learn from the camp?

A．How to deal with people.	B．How to choose a strong team.
C．How to avoid physical problems.	D．How to stay interested in something.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To describe the history of the camp.

B．To compare the camp with other activities.

C．To encourage parents to send their children to the camp.

D．To tell parents about the benefits of outdoor activities.

10 . Some people take their holiday decoration very seriously. And some take it to the next level. The Griffith family in Kenova, West Virginia, is in this camp. They put on a display that shows they’re just filled with Halloween spirit.

Each year, this family displays 3,000 pumpkins (南瓜) in front of their home for the Halloween season. Yes, you read that right. Ric Griffith puts out one jack-o’ -lantern (南瓜灯) for every person who lives in Kenova.

Of course, he doesn’t do it all on his own. He has a lot of help from his family, and also from members of the community who are super-proud of what has become quite the tourist attraction over the years. More than 30,000 people stop by to see the amazing display, which includes jack‑o’ ‑lanterns cut to look like the faces of famous people, animals, cartoon characters, and other creative designs. It’s certainly a must-see as part of the area’s Ceredo-Kenova Autumnfest.

To fit in all 3,000 pumpkins, Griffith and his helpers spread them across the home’s garden and front porch (门廊), as well as on the roof!

Griffith began the tradition back in 1978 with just five pumpkins and, many years later, it’s much bigger and better. People can’t help but come to the area, walking along the sidewalk outside the house to get that perfect Halloween experience.

“Locals take great pride in it, and then there are people from around the country who plan fall trips and include it in their trips so they can see it,” said Tyson Compton, president of the Cabell‑Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau. “It’s really something.”

“It’s become a tradition for many people in our area, and it feels good to keep that going,” Griffith said.

1. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The Griffiths selling 3,000 pumpkins a day.

B．Ric Griffith giving 3,000 jack-o’ ‑lanterns to tourists.

C．Ric Griffith teaching 3,000 people how to display jack-o’ ‑lanterns.

D．The Griffiths decorating their house with 3,000 pumpkins.

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Ric Griffith’s idea has received support from his community.

B．There are only two kinds of jack-o’ ‑lanterns.

C．Ric Griffith dislikes asking for help from others.

D．There are 30,000 people in Kenova.

3. What do we know about the tradition?

A．It began with 1,978 pumpkins.

B．It has lasted more than 40 years.

C．It includes five pumpkin competitions.

D．It encourages people to do more exercise.

4. What’s Tyson Compton’s attitude towards the tradition?

A．Worried.	B．Uncaring.
C．Favorable.	D．Uncertain.