The title of next James bond film is Skyfall, which has already started filming. The film will be on in the UK on 26 October 2012 and in the United States on 9 November 2012. It has been 50 years since Sean Connery was announced as the first man to play Bond in the film named Dr No. Do you expect Skyfall which is the 23rd film in the 007 series?
At London’s Corinthi a Hotel, the official gave a little information about the storyline: Bond’s loyal attitude toward his boss Miss M will be tested when one of her past staff comes back to hurt her. As MI6 (英国陆军情报六局) is in danger, 007 needs to solve problems and protect MI6 whatever it costs.
Mendes, who won a best director Oscar for 1999’s American Beauty, told fans that Skyfall would have all the features of a classic Bond movie, such as a lot of action. “Daniel Craig is back for a third time as 007 along with Dame Judi Dench as his boss Miss M.” said Mendes. Many famous actors and actresses who have Oscar wins and nominations (提名)are included, but the filmmakers remain keeping their roles in the film secret.
Producers are showing no signs of cutting off the cost of Skyfall. “It is at the same level as the 2008’s Quantum of Solace, which cost about $200m. The film will be made in the Whitehall, Scotland, China and Turkey, as well as Pinewood Studios.” Said a producer.
Why has 007 been popular for so long? Professor James Chapman of Leicester University, the author of the book A Cultural History of the James Bond Films, said, “They manage to let each new film meet the changes not just in society but in the popular taste of film culture. That lets each generation get their own Bond.”The first film of the 007 series is .
| A．American Beauty | B．Quantum of Solace |
| C．Dr No | D．Skyfall |
The task of James Bond in the new James Bond film is to .
| A．let MI6 be famous around the world | B．show off himself as a hero |
| C．protect MI6 when it’s in trouble | D．manage the cost of Skyfall |
Which is true about the actors and actresses in Skyfall?
| A．They are all new faces for audiences. |
| B．Many of them have achieved a lot in acting. |
| C．They have played in all the films of the 007 series. |
| D．They are fans of James Bond and Mendes. |
According to Professor James Chapman, what keeps the 007 films popular for so long?
| A．Handsome actors and beautiful actresses. | B．The great and exciting action scenes. |
| C．The interesting story and famous director. | D．Successful changes for each generation. |
The Cat in the Hat takes place on a cold, wet day with two kids awaiting their mother’s return. Instead of their mother, a strange cat enters the house. He begins balancing a fish bowl on the tip of his umbrella while balancing himself on a beach ball! The two kids and their pet fish worry and worry. But readers around the world laughed and laughed over the Cat and the Hat.
Theodore Seuss Geisel, known to fans as Dr. Seuss, wrote the book. It was first published in 1957. Geisel liked to have fun and make people laugh, but he had a serious reason for writing the book. In 1954, a Life magazine article argued that kids couldn’t read because the books used to teach them how to read were too boring. John Hersey, the Pulitzer-prize winning author of the article, suggested Geisel write a story that “first graders wouldn’t be able to put down”.
To write the book, Geisel had to have a good knowledge of a beginning reader’s word list. Geisel says that he came up with the title by looking for the first two words on the list that rhymed (押韵). And so The Cat in the Hat was born! But it wasn’t an easy book to write. It took Geisel one and a half years to complete.
To celebrate The Cat in the Hat’s birthday, Random House, the book’s publisher, created Project 236. The number 236 represents the number of words Geisel used to write the book. As a part of Project 236, there will be a nationwide read-aloud of The Cat in the Hat at 2:36 on March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday.According to Paragraph 1, we know that The Cat in the Hat ______.
| A．tells stories between two kids and their pet fish |
| B．was written for children left alone at home |
| C．entertained children around the world |
| D．was written in winter |
What is Dr. Seuss’s purpose in writing The Cat in the Hat?
| A．To improve children’s reading. |
| B．To support John Hersey. |
| C．To develop educational system. |
| D．To make readers laugh. |
It can be inferred that John Hersey ______.
| A．thought his article was too difficult for first graders to read |
| B．was dissatisfied with children’s readings of that time |
| C．won the Pulitzer-prize because of the book |
| D．was the editor of the magazine Life |
Why did Random House create Project 236?
| A．To celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday. |
| B．In support of the nationwide read-loud. |
| C．To make more readers get to know Dr. Seuss. |
| D．In honour of the birth of The Cat in the Hat. |
Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy––they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.
––Jeff Bezos
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
| A．His dream of being an inventor. |
| B．The support of his wife. |
| C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. |
| D．Millions of exciting titles. |
We can know from the passage that _______.
| A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author |
| B．the author might not regret if he failed the idea |
| C．the author wanted someone else to try the idea |
| D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed |
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Cleverness and Kindness | B．The Starting of Amazon |
| C．Following My Passion | D．We Are What We Choose |
WUHAN - A 72-year-old woman, Wang Yulan, has started legal procedures against Carrefour after she was falsely accused of stealing in the supermarket.
Wang’s lawyer Wen Jun said they filed a lawsuit (提起诉讼) at the Donghu district court, making two demands.
First, Wang wants Carrefour to make a public apology and the apology letter should be put up in the Carrefour store or in the media.
“We also demand 50,000 yuan in compensation (赔偿) for my wife’s psychological injuries,” Wang’s husband, Yan Fucun, said, “We don’t mean to extort money from Carrefour, but asked for it as a recognition of respect. Besides the money spent on lawsuit costs, I will donate the rest to charity.”
Wang earlier said she went to the store’s Guanggu branch to buy cereal. She picked up 20 packs of a particular brand and was given another four as gifts by a saleswoman. However, when she arrived at the checkout, the cashier insisted Wang pay for all 24 packs, which led to an argument. The saleswoman later denied she said the extra packs were free. A store supervisor led Wang to an office, accused her of theft and had her sign a form and pose for photos. Wang and her husband returned to the store the next day with the local media to demand an explanation.
Carrefour China then apologized for the incident on its Sina micro blog, saying the managers and staff members involved have visited Wang’s home and apologized. The company also sent three apology letters to Wang in the following three days.
Eric Legros, president of Carrefour China, said，“We made a mistake and we apologized four times. Four times, you know. And Carrefour will not do anything more about it.”
Wen Jun said the supermarket’s management came with risks. For instance, Wen said the company would offer employees money if they caught a thief in the store. “I hope this case will be a warning for the staff who want to get money by such an immoral (不道德的) method,” Wen said.The purpose of this passage is to ____
| A．warn customers of the trap in buying |
| B．report an incident and related information |
| C．appeal to customers to defend their own rights |
| D．support Wang in dealing with the incident |
It can be inferred that ____.
| A．Wang and Carrefour will soon make up |
| B．Wang and her husband asked for 50,000 yuan for psychological injuries |
| C．Carrefour admitted their mistake but will not do anything more |
| D．It may be long before Wang and Carrefour reach an agreement |
What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 4?
| A．spent money as one likes |
| B．asked for money illegally |
| C．received money in compensation |
| D．collected money for a particular purpose |
What is the order of things happening?
a. The saleswoman denied she said the extra packs were free.
b. Wang and her husband returned to the store for an explanation.
c. Wang took 24 packs of cereal to the checkout
d. A store supervisor accused her of theft
e. Carrefour China apologized for the incident on its micro blog
| A．c, a, d, b, e | B．c, d, a, b, e |
| C．a, d, b, c, e | D．e, b, a, c, d |
Part-Time Trainer -- Hong Kong (Financial Markets)
Objectives and responsibilities:
•Teach public and/or in-house training programs, based on Kaplan training materials
•Work 1 or 2 mornings/afternoons on weekends or a few evenings on weekdays
•Flexibility to work in our centre
Requirements:
•Provide legal advice to banks or financial institutions
•Possess solid knowledge in finance and risk management
•Years of experience as a banker, lawyer, business advisor or analyst
•Strong communication skills
Email your cover letter and resume to seiling.ng@kaplan.com
Lecturer
Requirements:
•Holder of accountancy qualification
•Deliver accounting material in clear and straight-forward manner
•Understand students learning needs
•Keen on teaching & able to work flexible hours
•Full time Universities or Institutions teaching experience is a must.
Send your application letter with full resume stating present and expected salary to: Human Resources Manager, Kaplan Hong Kong via email hr@kaplan.com.hk.
Part-time helper
Duties:
•To add Chinese to videos by using a software, training will be provided
Requirements:
•University Graduate
•Proficient (精通) in English & Chinese
•Able to read & understand simplified Chinese
•Proficient in MS office and Chinese Word Processing (simplified or traditional Chinese)
•Being immediately available is a must.
Send your application letter with full resume stating present and expected salary to: Human Resources Manager, Kaplan Hong Kong via email hr@kaplan.com.hkIf you want to apply for Part-Time Trainer, you should ____.
| A．email hr@kaplan.com.hk |
| B．have experience of teaching before |
| C．speak fluent English and Chinese |
| D．be able to communicate with people easily |
Who can get the job of Lecturer?
| A．A man who has a clear way of teaching accounting materials. |
| B．A man who has ever taught part time in Universities and Institutions. |
| C．A man who can just work on fixed time. |
| D．A man without an accountancy qualification but are keen on teaching |
If a man meets all the requirements but can’t go to the new job at once, which job is NOT suitable?
| A．Part-Time Trainer | B．Lecturer |
| C．Part-time helper | D．All the three jobs |
The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it had ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one number of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with me.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change. ”What is the popular image of the teenagers today?
| A．They worry about school. |
| B．They quarrel a lot with other family members. |
| C．They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. |
| D．They dislike living with their parents. |
Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ____________.
| A．go to clubs more often with their children |
| B．are much stricter with their children |
| C．give their children more freedom |
| D．care less about their children’s life |
According to the writer, teenage rebellion __________.
| A．may be a false belief |
| B．is common nowadays |
| C．existed only in the 1960s |
| D．resulted from changes in families |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Negotiation in family. |
| B．Education in family. |
| C．Harmony in family. |
| D．Teenage trouble in family. |