1 . Need a Job This Summer?

The provincial government and its partners offer many programs to help students find summer jobs. The deadlines and what you need to apply depend on the program.

Not a student? Go to the government website to learn about programs and online tools available to help people under 30 build skills, find a job or start businesses all year round.

Jobs for Youth

If you are a teenager living in certain parts of the province, you could be eligible(符合条件)for this program, which provides eight weeks of paid employment along with training.

Who is eligible: Youth 15-18 years old in select communities (社区).

Summer Company

Summer Company provides students with hands-on business training and awards of up to $3,000 to start and run their own summer businesses.

Who is eligible: Students aged 15-29, returning to school in the fall.

Stewardship Youth Ranger Program

You could apply to be a Stewardship Youth Ranger and work on local natural resource management projects for eight weeks this summer.

Who is eligible: Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31 this year.

Summer Employment Opportunities

Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are hired each year in a variety of summer positions across the Provincial Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.

Who is eligible: Students aged 15 or older. Some positions require students to be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability.

1. What is the age range required by Stewardship Youth Ranger Program?

A．15-18.

B．15-24.

C．16-17.

D．15-29.

2. Which program favors the disabled?

A．Summer Company.	B．Summer Employment Opportunities.
C．Jobs for Youth.	D．Stewardship Youth Ranger Program.

3. What is special about Summer Company?

A．It provides awards for running new businesses.

B．It requires no training before employment.

C．It offers more summer job opportunities.

D．It allows one to work in the natural environment.

2 . Universal Beijing Resort is a widely expected theme park destination featuring several all-new attractions. To ensure a safe, secure and pleasant environment, please obey the following regulations.

Food Policy

Universal Beijing Resort offers a variety of fresh and delicious food options at restaurants and stands throughout the resort. However, we respect that guests may need to bring some outside food and drinks for self-consumption. The following food and drinks will not be allowed into the Resort (except for medical, infant, or special dietary needs)

·Alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, spirits, etc.);

·Foods that need to be heated or processed (e.g. instant noodles, cold food, instant hotpot, etc.);

·Food and drinks in glass containers (e.g. soda in glass bottles, etc.).

Security Inspection Process

·All bags, backpacks or packages are requested to be inspected according to applicable laws before guests enter Universal Beijing Resort.

·Bags/containers more than 56cm×36cm×23cm are prohibited.

·Please follow the instructions from Universal Beijing Resort Security Team.

Ticket Policy

There is no admission ticket required for entry to Universal City Walk Beijing, but Universal Studios Beijing is only accessible to guests with admission tickets. Guests under 16 must be accompanied by a guest aged 16 or older.

Themed Park ticket ·One Day Dated admission ·Valid on your selected date only ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥315

Universal Express ·Valid on your selected date only ·Universal Express price may vary depending on the date selection ·Includes express access to participating ride and attraction, and priority seating at selected shows ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥400

If you have any questions or encounter an emergency, please consult an onsite team member, or dial the Guest Services Hotline via 4008-778899.

1. Who is the passage Intended for?

A．Tourists.

B．Tour guides.

C．Security Guards.

D．Parents.

2. Which of the following is against the regulations of Universal Beijing Resort?

A．Buying food from the booth.	B．Eating home-made cookies.
C．Drinking coffee from glass bottles.	D．Having backpacks checked.

3. What do we know about the admission?

A．The price of Universal Express fixed.

B．The entry to Universal City Walk is required to pay.

C．A14-year-old boy can buy a ticket and go alone.

D．At least ¥400 for express access should be paid.

4 . Do you want to buy books? Here are some choices.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Publication date: October 6, 2015

Laura Numeroff (Writer)

Price: $ 5.46

Sale: $ 4.87

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is one of the most popular children’s books of all time. This book is a great first introduction to the series of If You Give a Mouse… It is perfect for story time and beginners to read.

The Wonderful Things You’ll Be

Publication date: August 25, 2015

Emily Winfield Martin (Writer)

Price: $7.64

Sale: $ 6.58

Brave, creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. This is a book grown-ups will love reading over and over to kids.

Goodnight Moon

Publication date: January 23, 2007

Margaret Wise Brown (Writer)

Price: $ 7.64

Sale: $ 6.12

In a great green room is a little bunny (兔子) who is loved by generations (几代人) of readers and listeners. The quiet words and the gentle pictures make a perfect book for the end of the day.

Baby Touch and Feel: Animals

Publication date: January 21, 2008

DK (Writer)

Price: $13.62

Sale: $12.12

This is a book full of lovely bunnies and other animals. This is a gift that your little child is sure to like. Babies can practice recognizing animals and animals’ voices when they touch the pictures on the pages. With more than one million copies sold, Baby Touch and Feel: Animals is the perfect book for the child’s bookshelf.

1. Whom is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie fit for?

A．Kids who start learning to read.	B．Kids who like cookies.
C．Kids who like the mouse.	D．Kids who like being stars.

2. What’s special about Goodnight Moon among the four books?

A．It shows how to raise animals.	B．It has beautiful pictures.
C．It is published earliest.	D．It talks about choosing a good book.

3. What can Baby Touch and Feel: Animal do for kids?

A．Help kids love animals.	B．Help kids recognize animals.
C．Help kids draw animals.	D．Help kids feed animals.

5 . A famous magazine, Amusement Today, does a survey among park lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which, “Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World” has come out as follows:

Disneyland, California

Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have traveled to this American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world-famous sections, such as Main Street, Adventure land, New Orleans Square, and so on.

Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida

Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The park’s design and attractions don’t make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim.

EPCOT, Disney World, Florida

EPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Center from 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened.

Disney­MGM Studios, Florida

MGM’s streets are the home for some great movie­themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World’s most thrilling rides.

Universal Studios, Florida

Go behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world.

1. Which of the following theme parks have similar attractions?

A．Disneyland & Magic Kingdom.

B．Disneyland & Universal Studios.

C．EPCOT & Disney­MGM Studios.

D．Magic Kingdom & Universal Studios.

2. Which park has the longest history?

A．Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida.

B．Disney­MGM Studios, Florida.

C．EPCOT, Disney World, Florida.

D．Disneyland, California.

3. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To attract tourists to these theme parks.

B．To increase the sales of Amusement Today.

C．To introduce world’s best amusement parks.

D．To compare attractions in different theme parks.

7 . Lake Forest High School Clubs

1. Environmental Club

Club members are provided opportunities to realize their goals of environmental service. The majority of projects are student-initiated. Last year’s activities included: the LFHS Courtyard Garden upkeep, Bike to School Day with free cocoa and snacks, an “eat local” 100mile dinner, recycling solutions for LFHS, beach cleanup through the Great Lakes Alliance, and Earth Week celebrations.

Meetings: First Friday of the month in Room 5 at 7：00 a.m.

Advisor: Ms Mary Beth Nawor, mnawor@lfschools.net

2. Peer Tutoring

Students volunteer to help fellow students in improving their study and organizational skills. Students tutor LFHS and middle school students on an individually scheduled basis. LFHS tutors must have proficiency (精通) in the academic area in which they wish to tutor, but middle school tutors only need general academic proficiency.

Meetings: All tutoring is done on an individually scheduled basis.

Advisor: Ms Kathy O’Hara, kohara@lfschools.net

3. Young Idea

Young Idea is LFHS’s art and literary magazine. Students of all ages who love writing and art are encouraged to become part of the staff of this award winning magazine. Young Idea encourages all students to submit art and literature works to the magazine, whether they are a part of the staff or not. From September to February, Young Idea meets on Thursdays after school in the Public Room to discuss the pieces that have been submitted to the magazine and provide feedback for the authors.

Meetings: See above explanation.

Advisor: Ms Debbie Zare, dzare@lfschools.net

4. Scout Buddies

Scout Buddies is a friendship club which helps build friendship among individuals with and without disabilities. Club members participate in a variety of social activities both within the school and in the community. Activities include organizing holiday parties in the school, bowling, going to the movies, and eating out in local restaurants.

Meetings: Monthly meeting dates vary, but in Room 134.

Advisor: Ms Donna Lovitsch, dlovitsch@lfschools.net

1. Which club provides help for students poor in study?

A．Peer Tutoring.	B．Environmental Club.
C．Young Idea.	D．Scout Buddies.

2. When is the staff of YoungIdea most likely to meet?

A．6:30 p.m., August 11, Thursday

B．6:00 p.m., January 5, Thursday

C．7:30 a.m., March 17, Thursday

D．7:00 p.m., July 23, Friday

3. If you are an environmental activist, which club should you go?

A．Scout Buddies.	B．Young Idea.
C．Peer Tutoring.	D．Environmental Club.

8 . Founded in 1764 by French traders, St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.

American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

Dog lovers who visit St. Louis won’t want to miss this 14, 000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects.

The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. , and Sunday 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors over 65 and students from 13-24, $5 for children under 12. Also active military can get a discount for $10.

Anheuser Busch Brewery (啤厂)

The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.

Gateway Arch

Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one million people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.

St. Louis Zoo

First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, but until now it has grown into one of the chief zoos in the world. The passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9, 000 animals of over 800 species.

The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. , winter hours of 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. , and the rest of the year 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Admission to the Zoo is free; however, there are fees for some attractions, like Sea Lion Show, Zooline Railroad etc.

1. How much should a family pay if parents take two children, 16 years old and 3 years old, to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog?

A．$50.

B．$45.

C．$40.

D．$30.

2. What can we learn from the passage about Gateway Arch?

A．It was completed within two years.

B．President Jefferson was buried there.

C．You can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch.

D．It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments.

3. When can you visit the St. Louis Zoo?

A．On Christmas.	B．On New Year’s Day.
C．At 4: 30 p. m. in winter.	D．At 4: 30 p. m. in spring.

9 . ALL NEW!

REPTILE (爬行动物) PETTING ZOO at the Oak Park Nature Center

Kids! Are you tired of Mom or Dad taking you to the same’ old petting zoos where (if you’re lucky)you might get to touch a little rabbit or goat?

Mom or Dad! Are you tired of hearing your kids complain about how animals in the same old petting zoos are monotonous?

Consider This:

The fact is that most mammals (哺乳动物) are boringly warm, furry, . and come in a limited range of dull colors. Reptiles, on the other hand, are cold-blooded and covered with scales (鳞) of attractive colors, from bright green to bright red to dark purple-red. Some like the chameleon, can even CHANGE colors. Did you ever see a rabbit with scales and a purple tongue almost as long as its body? NO! In our zoo, you can see iguanas, snakes, bearded dragons, giant tortoise and other attractive creatures! Learn what these reptiles eat and how they care for their babies, which ones live in the desert and which live in wetlands, which ones are meat-eaters and which are vegetarians, which ones are deadly poisonous and which are not.

So Remember:

If you’re bored with furry animals like rabbits. . .

Then the place for YOU is the Reptile Petting Zoo!

Bring the WHOLE family —Grandpa, Grandma, Cousin Irene, even baby Joe!

There’s something for EVERYONE!

1. What does the underlined word “monotonous” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Active.

B．Boring.

C．Attractive.

D．Common.

2. People might like the animals in a reptile petting zoo because they are ________.

A．warm and furry	B．lovely and friendly
C．unusual and interesting	D．frightening and dangerous

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To encourage people to visit the zoo.	B．To inform people when the zoo is open.
C．To tell people how to distinguish reptiles.	D．To call on people to protect reptiles.

10 . With so many NYC museums to choose from, it’s hard to begin. The good news is, you’re in the right place. Below is a highly selective list of museums in New York City.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Occupying two million square feet, with a permanent collection of over two million works of art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (founded in 1870) is one the largest galleries in the world. This famous fine arts museum in NYC possesses works from classical antiquity (古物), ancient Egypt, Asia, Byzantium, and Europe, with nearly all of the European masters represented.

American Museum of Natural History

Originally founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest museums in the world. Located in park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the museum complex consists of 28 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls. As a popular family-friendly NYC attraction, the American Museum of Natural History is as fun as it is educational.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

One of the mid-twentieth century’s most important architectural landmarks, the iconic Solomon R. Museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright spent 15 years designing the building and gave up 700 sketches and six sets of working drawings in the process. He died six months before the doors were opened.

New York City Fire Museum

The New York City Fire Museum (set up in 1934) is a charming alternative to the more expensive museums of New York. Here you will find art and artifacts that celebrate the history of firefighting and the New York City Fire Department, including modern-day firefighting equipment and real New York fire equipment from 1790.

1. What do you know about the American Museum of Natural History?

A．It consists of 28 exhibition halls.	B．It lies in the middle of Central Park.
C．It is fit for parents and their kids.	D．It is the largest museum in the world.

2. Which is the youngest museum?

A．The New York City Fire Museum	B．The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
C．The Metropolitan Museum of Art	D．The American Museum of Natural History

3. Where can you probably find this passage?

A．In a guidebook	B．In a history book
C．In an art review	D．In an official report