Tell our story, make your mark
Havering is one of London’s largest towns. It is a place of contrasts, from the shopping and nightlife of Romford to the cultural quarter of Hornchurch; from the industrial Thames riverside in Rainham to the ambitious regeneration(复兴) project in Harold Hill. The London Borough of Havering has a great story to tell, and we’re looking for the right people to tell it.
Campaigns and Marketing Manager
A creative strategist(战略家) is needed to plan and deliver campaigns that change behaviour across the town and form Havering’s reputation beyond its borders.
Media Manager
An experienced professional is required, who fully understands how the news media works and works well under pressure. You will manage a team of three, as well as our media message.
Communications Business Manager
As a senior member of the communications team, you will be part salesperson and part business strategist, with wide-ranging power to increase our commercial potential as much as possible and save taxpayers’ money.
Senior Media Officers
Two experienced persons are needed to turn the stories that we talk about into the stories that everyone is talking about.
Community Newspaper Journalist (12month contract at the beginning)
Our community newspaper, Living, is being expanded as an energetic publication once every two weeks. We need an editor and a journalist or writer who produces brilliant copy, even against the tightest deadlines.
Pay & grading award are yet to be decided for all posts.
Full details are available on our website. For an informal conversation about these positions, please contact Mark Leech, Head of Communications, by calling 01708 434373.
Any disabled applicants, meeting the necessary standards set out in the profile(简介) for a job, will be guaranteed an interview.
Please apply online via the Council's website at www.havering.gov.uk or contact the Recruitment Team at 01708 433039.
Closing date for completed applications is Friday, 18th April 2008.
Interviews will be scheduled for the week beginning 28th April 2008.
【小题1】Havering is in need of high-level personnel ________.

A．to tell stories	B．to make it known
C．to understand how news media works	D．to plan and deliver campaigns

【小题2】The underlined word “contrasts” in the first paragraph means_______. 

A．differences

B．similarities

C．interests

D．achievement

【小题3】_________ has to be a salesperson, drawing business plans at the same time.

A．Community Newspaper Journalist

B．Senior Media Officers

C．Campaigns and Marketing Manager

D．Communications Business Manager

【小题4】We can learn from the passage that _________.

A．disabled applicants will be guaranteed an interview

B．all the applicants will be interviewed on 28th April 2008

C．applicants should hand in the application forms before 18th April 2008

D．applicants can talk with Mark Leech about the position on the website

Welcome to one of the largest collections of  footwear（鞋类）in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits（展品）from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.

Room 1 The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting.	Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed —and shocked— by the collection of “special purpose”shoes on  exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk, that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!
Room 3 As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that like legs!	The footwear Library People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.

【小题1】Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?

A．Room1.

B．Room 2.

C．Room 3

D．The footwear Library

【小题2】All exhibits in each room ________________  .

A．share the same theme	B．have the same shape
C．are made of the same material	D．belong to the same social class

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.

B．Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.

C．Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.

D．Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.

【小题4】The purpose of the text is to get more people to __________________.

A．do research	B．design shoes
C．visit the museum	D．follow celebrities

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This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries. Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc., Wired often carries articles on how technology changes people’s lives.
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【小题1】Which of the following magazines is published monthly?

A．Discover

B．Self

C．In Style

D．Wired

【小题2】Which two following magazines are published by the same publisher?
A．Wired and In Style   B．Discover and In Style
C．Self and Discover    D．Self and Wired
43．Which magazine offers the biggest price cut?
A．In Style    B．Wired    C．Discover     D．Self
【小题3】Those who are interested in management and the use of high technology would probably choose ________ .

A．In Style

B．Self

C．Wired

D．Discover

【小题4】The “Style Lab” in Self provides readers with articles which________.

A．offer advice to ordinary women on clothes

B．show how a woman can become famous

C．introduce places with the best food

D．discuss ways of training models

Item 78431   The Video Camera Pen
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This is the pen that has a built-in video camera, capturing (拍摄，录制) videos or still images with a click of its button．Ideal for use while secured in a pocket, it can capture up to five hours of video. Its battery provides up to two hours of power before requiring a recharge．
Item 78098   The Wristwatch Camcorder
$149．95; Available for 3-day shipment; Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484
This is the men’s watch with an unnoticeable camera located at the two-o’clock position, yet the watch’s hands never make it covered．So you’ll be always ready to capture a famous person or a pet’s ridiculous actions. The camera’s rechargeable battery provides up to two hours of use from a four-hour charge．
Item 77918  The only 55 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater
      $249．95;  Available for Immediate Shipment; Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484
This is the only personal media viewer that provides a private viewing experience just like watching a widescreen 55 inch television from 10 meters away．It connects to a video iPod, iPhone, portable DVD player with two AA batteries providing up to six hours of continuous operation．
Item 77281  The Digital Phone Album Watch
      $99．95   Available for Immediate Shipment; Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484
This is the watch that vividly displays 120 of your favorite digital photographs．You can download digital photographs to the watch．The watch can be viewed in the Photo Album mode (模式) or digital mode （time and date view）．A six-hour charge provides up to 10 days of use．
【小题1】What’s the purpose of this passage?

A．To advertise some goods．

B．To compare some goods．

C．To teach how to operate the items．

D．To show how fashionable the items are．

【小题2】What do Item 78431 and Item 78098 have in common according to this passage?

A．They both sell well．	B．They both can take photos．
C．They both have unusual appearances．	D．They are both cheap．

【小题3】If you’re a movie fan, you probably show strong interest in ________．

A．Item78098

B．Item78431

C．Item77281

D．Item77918

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．In fact, Item 78098 cannot tell time．
B．Item 77918 works as a DVD player．
C．In a way, Item 77281 is user-friendly．
D All the items include rechargeable batteries．

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Good Fellow Do you enjoy interesting stories, funny games and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

Walking Tour of the Town Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about the local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and inexpensive. From noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take me out to the Ballgame It’s October, and tonight is the last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold …. Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do you want to hear “the Zoo”? “The Zoo”, the popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

【小题1】You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food at ________.

A．Central Park on Saturday	B．the ballgame outside
C．5:00 in the afternoon	D．the front entrance of City Hall

【小题2】You can see movies at ________.

A．the City College	B．the Central Park
C．the City Theatre	D．the Museum Theatre

【小题3】 If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ________.

A．your worries	B．your comfortable shoes
C．your beautiful walk	D．your learning about local history

【小题4】“The Zoo” is ________.

A．a park with lots of animals	B．a first concert from the US
C．a music group from Australia	D．a popular rock band from Europe

Kalle Lasn was in a supermarket parking lot one afternoon when he had an experience that changed his life．In order to shop at the store, he needed to put money into the shopping cart to use it．Annoyed that he had to "pay to shop," Lasn jammed the coin into the cart so that it wouldn't work．It was an act of rebellion—the first of many—for Lasn．
Born in Estonia, Kalle Lasn moved to Australia as a young man and then later to Japan, where he founded a marketing research firm in Tokyo．Eventually, Lasn moved to Canada and for several years produced documentaries （纪录片） for public television．In the late 1980s, Lasn made an advertisement that spoke out against the logging industry and the deforestation going on in the Pacific Northwest．When he tried to show his ad on TV, though, no station in this area would give him airtime．In response, Lasn and a colleague founded Adbusters Media Foundation, a company for the "Human right to communicate．
Adbusters produces magazine, newspaper, and TV ads with a social message．Many use humor and irony to make their points: In one, for example, a man chain smokes a brand of cigarettes called "Hope"．In another, a child is dressed in an outfit used in fast-food ads．Next to the child is a note from its mother telling the restaurant to leave her child alone．
Adbusters also has a magazine and a web site, the Culture Jammers Network, whose members include students, artists, and activists as well as educators and businesspeople interested in social change．Many of these "culture jammers" are working to raise awareness about different social issues by hosting events like "Buy Nothing Day" , " No Car Day" and "TV Turnoff Week" ．Lasn and his partners hope these events will encourage people to think about questions such as;
·What kinds of things are we being encouraged to buy by the media?
·Should cars be our primary means of transportation?
·How are television and radio being used now? How could we be using them?
Some culture jammers are using other methods to challenge how people think．Some pretend to be shoppers．They move items in stores from one shelf to another making it difficult for people to find things easily．Other culture jammers break into large company well sites and jam them so that they become unusable．The goal in both cases ia to prevent "Business as usual" and to gel people to ask themselves questions such as "Why am I shopping here?" or "Why should I buy this product?"
Lasn and members of the Culture Jammers Network want to make people aware of social issues, but they also believe it's important to think of solutions, too．"A lot of people tell you everything that's wrong but they never say much about how to fix these problems," says Lasn．"But there is plenty we can do．If you start despairing, you have lost everything．"
Though many TV stations still won't show Adbusters' " uncommercials" , some cable TV stations have started to．People all over the world have joined the Culture Jammers Network and are doing their part to promote social change．
【小题1】What does the underlined word "rebellion" in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A．argument	B．violence
C．opposition	D．protection

【小题2】What's the main point of the ad for "Hope" cigarettes?

A．Smoking can help to remove your worries and make you hopeful．

B．Hopefully, the bad taste of the cigarette can help you to quit smoking．

C．You are hopeless at abandoning the habit of smoking．

D．Smoking can ruin you if you are hopelessly addicted to it．

【小题3】Some culture jammers break into websites in order to ________．

A．ask people to be thoughtful consumers．

B．help make the companies better known．

C．encourage people to think less and buy less

D．challenge how people react to sudden changes

【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage ________．

A．Adbusters Media Foundation was founded to fight against deforestation

B．More and more people will know about and even become culture jammers

C．The Culture Jammers Network is made up of annoying trouble makers

D．People can see some of Adbusters ads on TV stations

【小题5】Which of the following best describes what Lasn has done?

A．One step at a time．

B．We can and must change the world．

C．Accept what you can't change．

D．Everyone deserves a second chance．

King's College Summer School
More information is as follows:

Application (申请) date l Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2012. l Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2012 l Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2012	Coursesl English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours l American History: 16 hours l American Culture: 16 hours
Stepsl A letter of self-introduction l A letter of recommendation(推荐) ﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.	Costl Daily lessons: $200 l Sports and activities: $100 l Travels: $200 l Hotel service: $400 ﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King' s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo, com

【小题1】You can most probably read the text in ________.

A．a newspaper	B．a travel guide
C．a textbook	D．a telephone book

【小题2】Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?

A．Only top students can take part in the program.

B．King' s College Summer School is run every other year.

C．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

D．Only the teachers of King' s College give courses.

【小题3】If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school __

A．$200

B．$400

C．$500

D．$900

【小题4】What information can you get from the text?

A．The program will last two months.

B．You can write to Thompson only in English.

C．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2012

D．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.

STUDY  BOOKS
Basic Study Manual    Hardcover: $ 37.50
Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers, business trainers and by students themselves. Read this book and learn:
* What the three barriers to study are and what to do about them
* What to do if you get tired of a subject you are studying
* Twenty-six simple drills to help you learn how to study easily, rapidly and with full understanding
Buy and read the Basic Study Manual and use it to dramatically improve your ability to study.
Study Skills for Life    Hardcover: $31.99
L. Ron Hubbard’s study technology for teenagers opens the door to their future success by giving them the ability to study and learn. Fully illustrated for easy comprehension.
Learning How to Learn   Hardcover: $24.99
The basics of effective study for 8 to 12-year-olds, fully illustrated. Children who read and apply the materials in this book regain their liking for study and their ability to apply this knowledge in life. Get this book for a child you want to see win at his studies!
How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children   Hardcover: $34.90
In spite of billions of dollars spent on ‘educational research’, children are not taught the most basic skills of learning, even the most basic of these: how to use a dictionary. In fact, a search of educational books for children found no book that told them how to use a dictionary or that one should. Written for children 8 to 12-year-olds, this fully illustrated book will teach your child:
* How to find words in a dictionary
*The different ways that words are used
* What the different marks and symbols that are used in a dictionary mean
* How to use a dictionary to correctly pronounce words
It includes a section for parents and teachers showing you how to use this book with children. Buy this book and give it to your children to unlock their education.
What’s more, you’ll just pay 50% for it before May 1, 2006.
【小题1】Some of the four books were illustrated in order to_________

A．help readers understand them

B．persuade readers to buy them

C．reduce the cost of them

D．make them suitable to different readers

【小题2】Which one is the book written for 8 to 12 years old to use a dictionary?

A．Basic Study Manual

B．Study Skill for Life

C．Learning How To Learn

D．How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children Hardcover

【小题3】If you buy the four books on April 1, 2006, your will have to pay _____ for them.

A．$129.38

B．$49.18

C．$64.69

D．$34.90

【小题4】The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A．introduce the four books to readers

B．help children to learn English

C．enrich students knowledge about nature

D．advertise the four books to students

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【小题1】The above is most probably________．

A．a report	B．a letter
C．an announcement	D．an advertisement

【小题2】What is really true according to the above?

A．Travelers Insurance Company provides services of accident insurance．

B．An important person of the firm has just had an accident．

C．Accident Insurance will protect the important person from accident．

D．Unfortunately the important person has become disabled．

【小题3】Whom might the writing be mainly for?

A．An important person in a firm．

B．An employee of a firm．

C．The boss of a company．

D．Readers of a newspaper．

【小题4】Why would the pay be doubled?

A．Because two persons are doing one job of the same．

B．Because the important job is worth double pay．

C．Because it is necessary that the injured person should be paid．

D．Because the double pay is for two persons．

【小题5】Travelers Insurance Company ________ for a person insured．

A．will pay for all the cost of treatment and the lifelong income

B．will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime

C．won’t get much from the firm

D．will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense

New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there’re plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily.
BLUE CONCERT
Blues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn，at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 224-2308 for more information.
NEW YEAR’S LAUGHS
Ring in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is to 21 and older and costs $18, which includes a champagne (香槟酒) toast. Call 733-8855 for more information.
MAZE
For a fun activity earlier in the evening，walk the labyrinth (迷宫) at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 P. m. Call 752-0048 for more information.
COUNTRY DANCING
At the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676-1554.
【小题1】In what way do these activities have in common?

A．They’re all held in the same day.

B．They’re all held by the same organization.

C．They’re all organized for children.

D．They’re all about the dancing and music.

【小题2】Which of the following activities may be free for Tom aged 16?

A．COUNTRY DANCING.

B．NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS.

C．MAZE.

D．BLUE CONCERT.

【小题3】If you want to know something about the Coyotes at 8 Barn view, you'd better call _______.

A．676-1554

B．733-8855

C．752-0048

D．224-2308

【小题4】Which of the followings will be the highlights of NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS?

A．Wander through the maze.	B．The champagne toast.
C．Its live music.	D．The Last Laugh of 2008.

【小题5】It can be inferred from the text that ___________.

A．$10 is enough to book a ticket to Blue Concert

B．you can read the text on a telephone book

C．all these activities are international ones

D．New Year’s Laughs will hold shows three times