A. were to blame B. were to be blamed

C. was to blame D. was to be blamed

生活本来不容易，当你觉得容易的时候，其实……

1. 请简要描述图片。

2. 谈谈由此引发的感想。

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【1】How much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published?

A. $50. B. $100. C. $150. D. $350.

【2】If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to submit it to ________.

A. Anecdotes and Jokes B. Smart Animals

C. Power of Love D. My Story

【3】A story showing people’s generosity should be emailed to the editor at ________.

A. juliet@sws.com B. susan@sws.com

C. Audrey@sws.com D. nanjc@sws.com

【4】An inspiring story sent to the magazine should ________.

A. describe strange behaviour B. contain less than 800 words

C. be real and original D. be published before

A. Expecting B. Expected

C. To be expected D. Having expected

It seems that the graduate school you go to somewhat decides your future. And a recent New York Times article reveals the correlation between MBA (Master of Business Administration) graduates at certain US schools and career prospects.

To work at Amazon

Ross School of Business (University of Michigan)

Amazon regularly hires more MBAs from top 10 business schools than big Wall Street firms. And a large chunk of Americans employees are from Ross. Graduate Peter Faricy, vice president of Amazon Marketplace, says the reason behind this is that Ross’ curriculum-related offerings, a problem-solvingcourse for instance, are particularly well suited to Amazon.

To work at McKinsey& Company

Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)

For an MBA, landing a job at McKinsey is like trying to get into a competitive business school all over again. However, Kellogg graduates perform well in the fierce competition. The school’s MBAs are in demand at elite consulting firms, which hired 35 percent of Kellogg graduates last year, a higher percentage than at Harvard (23 percent) and Stanford (16 percent).

To work at Apple

Fuqua School of Business (Duke)

Silicon alley hasn’t always welcomed MBAs. However, two of Apple’s top 10 executives come from Fuqua. Apple has hired 32 Fuqua graduates over the past five years, and provided 42 internships for Duke students.

To start your own company

Harvard Business School

The extensive resources Harvard has devoted to its entrepreneurial offerings in recent years are starting to show real results. By many accounts, it has surpassed Stanford as the top entrepreneurial hot-bed in the US.

【1】Which university offers students a course on various approaches to difficulties at work?

A.Kellogg School of Management.

B.Ross School of Business.

C.Harvard Business School.

D.Fuqua School of Business.

【2】According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A.Consulting companies favor MBA students from Kellogg.

B.Stanford produces the greatest number of business leaders.

C.To work at Apple, MBA graduates have an advantage.

D.Wall Street employs more MBAs from top 10 than Amazon.

【3】If you want to work in the area of hi-tech electronic products, you may choose to study in .

A.Wharton School

B.Kellogg School of Management

C.Ross School of Business

D.Fuqua School of Business

Canada Apprentice (学徒) Loan Basics

The Canada Apprentice Loan is available to help registered Red Seal apprentices cover the cost of their training.

What you need to know

●The Government of Canada offers apprentices registered in a Red Seal Trade apprenticeship program up to $4,000 per period of technical training.

●You can get Canada Apprentice Loans for up to 5 periods of technical training.

●Your loan will be interest-free for up to 6 years as long as you are confirmed as being registered in a Red Seal Trade apprenticeship program.

●You do not have to make any loan payments as long as your loan is in interest-free status.

Eligibility(资格)

To be eligible, you must meet all of these criteria:

●be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Protected Person；

●be registered in a Red Seal Trade apprenticeship program that is designated by the province or territory where you are registered as an apprentice；

●be enrolled in block release technical training or the equivalent fulltime technical training with an approved technical training provider;

●pass a credit check (required if you are applying for the first time).

You are not eligible if you:

●are a high school student；

●are an apprentice registered in the province of Quebec；

●are receiving a Canada Student Loan for the same technical training；

●have been told that you are restricted from receiving a Canada Apprentice Loan or a Canada Student Loan；

●have already received funding for 5 periods of technical training；

●have already received 6 years of interest-free status.

【1】Who will fail to get Canada Apprentice Loans according to the passage?

A.An apprentice who used to study in the province of Quebec.

B.An apprentice who got the Canadian Citizenship three years ago.

C.An apprentice who is looking for an approved technical training provider.

D.An apprentice who has been funded for technical training three times.

【2】Which of the following statements is False according to the passage?

A.You can get the loan without paying the interest.

B.You can totally get the loan of $20,000 in 5 periods.

C.You should be registered in a Red Seal Trade apprenticeship program.

D.You have to make some loan payment even though your loan is in interest-free status.

【3】The purpose of the passage is intended to ____.

A.promote the business of Canadian banks

B.help students in need complete their studies

C.recruit more apprentices for Canadian companies

D.provide apprentices with fund to receive technical training

—________.They are both expensive and of little use.

A．None

B．Neither

C．All

D．Both

Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains

The book mainly presents us with the American Indian leaders of the past. It features many profiles and biographies including Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Little Crow and Lozen Quanah etc. written by author Charles Eastman, and I’m sure you will be interested in it.

【1】Which of the following is NOT true about Crazy Horse?

A.He was friendly to his soldier.B.He showed great courage.

C.He was a great talker.D.He was respected.

【2】From the passage we can infer that __________.

A.Sitting Bull disliked traveling

B.Indian Heroes was a book on Indian history

C.in the 1880s Indian soldiers were mainly armed with bows and arrows

D.in the 1850s Indian women were not allowed to ride horses

【3】The main purpose of the passage is to __________.

A.show Indians’ lives to readers

B.describe great Indian heroes and heroines

C.show the history of the Indians

D.comment on a history book

A. sped up B. turned up C. picked up D. gave up

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Michael,

How is it going? I’m writing to invite you to participate a voluntary activity hold by our English club, which can surely improve ourselves. Since I will also join in it, why not going with me to enjoy this activity?

Here are some information as follows. An activity will be held at Xihu Park, which is closely to your home. And the time is about from 9:00 to 11:00 pm on Sunday. Aiming to develop the aware of protecting the environment, the volunteer will do something valuable to the environment, such as picking up the rubbish, watering trees and flowers. Besides, please remember which you need to mind the grass and be careful about yourself.

Please keep me informed it if you are willing to accept my invitation.

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua