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　　In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget．But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant．The work was hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were terrible．

　　First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength．For ten hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck．Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice．I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night．

　　I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor．I was paid the lowest wage of that time－two dollars an hour．Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible．I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than ＄100 a week．

　　But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions．During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch．Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures．The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone．And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor．

　　I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked．By the time I left, I _________．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

The worst job among all my jobs was working in an apple plant．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Which of the conditions do you think is the most terrible? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Recently investors are being offered a new way to support independent media in developing countries．The Swiss private bank Vontobel and the social investment group Ability started the offering last week．

　　They say the new product will provide not just a financial return, but “social added value．”They say it is a chance to invest in press freedom with a moderate(稳当的)level of risk．Vontobel spokeswoman Claudia Kraaz says the new financial product will be listed on the Swiss Exchange starting on May the eighteenth．

　　The product ________．One is a bond-like(公债)investment．The other is a loan to a New York non-profit organization, the Media Development Loan Fund．

　　The announcement said Bank Vontobel and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation will guarantee that investors can resell it, if necessary, before the end of the five-year term．

　　The media Development Loan Fund will use the money for low-cost financing of projects in developing democracies．The group has financed independent media companies in seventeen countries．

　　The money is used for such things as broadcasting equipment, computers and printing presses．The Media Development Loan Fund so far has been out about thirty million dollars in loans．Spokesman Peter Whitehead tells us that loan losses are three percent．

　　Sasa Vucinic started the Media Development Loan Fund in 1995．He was chief of independent Radio B-92 in Serbia．He calls the new investment product a “truly revolutionary step．”He says it could provide an example for using private finance to support other social projects around the world．The announcement came on May the third-World Press Freedom day．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

They will make sure that investors can sell the product again within five years if it is necessary．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Do you think the investors will benefit from the new project?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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　　One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of the thousands of pubs across the country．

　　Pubs play an important part in the social structure of the country．They are places where all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening．

　　There are many different types of beer available in pubs．Traditional British beer is called bitter, or ale, and is usually served at room temperature．As a result, the British are famous for their“warm beer”! If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager．This beer is a light yellow in colour whereas bitter is usually a darker brown．All beers are served as pints(500 ml)or halves(250 ml)．To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and then name the beer．So, you could say “________．”

　　Wine, red or white, is normally available in all pubs, as are spirits such as whisky, gin or vodka．

　　It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol．Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks．You can have juice, lemonade or cola, among others．

　　If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your “round”．This means that you buy a drink for everyone in your group．Not buying your round is a big social mistake! Remember that you need to order and pay for your drinks at the bar．

　　So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and, “cheers!”

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If you don’t buy a drink for everyone in your group, you are socially wrong．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．If you are in a pub, what would you like to drink? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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