It was only in the eighteenth century that people  Europe began to think mountains were beautiful .___36___ that time, mountains were ___37__ by the people living on the plains,__38___ by the city people, to whom they were wild and ___39___ places in which one was easily ___40___ or killed by terrible animals.
Slowly ,however , many of the people who were living ___41__ in the towns began to grow tired of ___42___. They began to feel interested in looking for things that could not be explained , for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement .___43___in the __44___century, people began to turn away from the man-made __45___ to the untouched country, and particulary ___46___a place where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be __47__ for a holiday.
Then , mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport.  To some people ,there is something greatly __48__about getting to the _49___ of a hight mountain .  Struggling against nature is finer than a battle __50____ other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult__51__, what a _52____ reward it is to be able to look _53___on everything within__54___! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down__55____.

“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief，” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.
When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, accommodation with utilities paid for 90 percent, medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven­-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

Senior Business Editor

You must:

(1) Assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；

(2) Be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff;

(3)Ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；

(4) Have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

Senior Copy Editor

You must：

(1) Work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

(2) Edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；

(3) Have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

Copy Editor

You must：

(1) Be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions；

(2) Be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

(3) Have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.

Graphic Designer

You must:

(1) Have excellent skills in information graphics;(2) Be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;

(3) Be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts

(4) Have a good sense of typography(活版印刷术).

(5) Have good new judgment;

(6)Be fluent in English.

For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.

1．What is the purpose of this passage?

   A. To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group.

   B. To advertise for recruiting some good employees.

C. To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group.

   D. To tell you how to become part of this group.

2．What is not required about Graphic Designer?

   A. Be well-versed in Photoshop.

B. Writing snappy headlines and captions.

C. Have excellent skills in information graphics.

   D. Having a good sense of typography.  

3．How many positions need editing experience?

   A. Two           B. One                 C. Three              D. Four

4．Which can be the best title of the passage?

   A. China Daily：New Employees Wanted

   B. China Daily：Newspaper

   C. China Daily：An International Team

   D. China Daily：The Best Working Condition

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Free accommodations are available to the workers.

   B. The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.  

   C. The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.

   D. The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.

Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those interesting birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 36  I became an animal collector in the first 37  .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 38    was not the traditional “mamma” or “daddy”,39   the word “zoo”, which I would 40  over and over again with a exciting 41   until someone, in groups to 42  me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 43  a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 44 of pets, ranging from owls(鹰) to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 45the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 46  to my collection of pets.
47 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 48  , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,49  were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 50  had enough money of my own to be able to 51  my first trip and I have been going 52  ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of  53  ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 54  all those who love animals and 55 . 

The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be    【小题1】  . Solitude can be hard to discover once it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have    【小题2】   our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(an)    【小题3】   as we’ve known. People have become so    【小题4】   in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted even if they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog to share our ideas, not only from our    【小题5】  , but from our mobile phones as well.  
Most developed nations have become    【小题6】   on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not    【小题7】   it would make them an outsider.    【小题8】  , many jobs and careers require people to be    【小题9】  . From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a    【小题10】   to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.  
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who really wants it. Computers can be shut down and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many    【小题11】   , as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up    【小题12】   on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel    【小题13】  and forced to answer unwanted calls or reply to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society    【小题14】   according to different generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a    【小题15】  . Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like without keeping up with the advancements in technology.