The Beijing government has set out to recruit thousands of university graduates to work as junior officials in rural areas to both improve rural administration and ease the city's employment problems.

     The government plans to recruit 3,000 university graduates this year,1,000 more than last year, to work as assistants to village heads or Party secretaries in suburban areas.

      People interested in jobs in Beijing's rural villages and townships can submit applications to the Beijing Municipal Personnel Bureau or online at www. bjbys. com from February 1 through March 15.

      "We hope university graduates will seize this opportunity to use their knowledge in rural villages and to start their careers," Sun Zhenyu, deputy director of Beijing Personnel Bureau, told Xinhua News Agency.

      The government has promised successful candidates a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan( $ 250) in the first year, 2,500 yuan ($ 320) the second year and 3,000 yuan ($ 385) the third year, provided their performance is up to the required standards, Sun said.

      Wang Lina, who graduated from Beijing Union University last year, was one of the first graduates to find work in the city's countryside. After majoring in industrial and commercial administration, Wang served as the assistant to the village head of Ertiaojie Village in suburban Beijing’s Pinggu District. For one project, Wang contacted people at the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences and arranged for the local farmers to receive training in strawberry planting. Her efforts paid off. The village had a plentiful harvest of organic strawberries earlier this year.

      Nationwide, about 150,000 university graduates found employment in rural areas last year, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Education.

     The ministry predicts that 4. 95 million students will graduate from universities across the country this year, 820,000 more than last year. About 1.4 million of them are unlikely to find jobs when they graduate.

     In Beijing, a record 200,000 people are expected to graduate from university this year. Less than half of them are expected to be offered jobs, according to the personnel bureau.

1. The underlined word "recruit "in the first paragraph probably means      .

     A. employ             B. force          C. encourage          D. train

2. We can see from the passage that        .

    A. once you are hired as a junior official, you can get an endlessly rising salary

    B. the government guarantee a relatively high salary for the successful candidates

    C. working as junior officials is easy but very meaningful

D. the competition for the job as junior officials is very fierce

3. From the story of Wang Lina we can learn that       .

    A. the sooner you go to the countryside, the sooner you will be successful.

    B. local farmers can get big harvests if they learn more knowledge.

    C. university graduates can also realize their value in rural areas.

D. Wang had great difficulty in helping villagers planting organic strawberries.

4. The last two paragraphs aim to tell us that       .

    A. more and more graduates will work as junior officials

    B. the universities should not have so many students

    C. there are more and more graduates in recent years

    D. it is not easy for graduates to find jobs nowadays

5. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

    A. Go to the countryside.

    B. Job hunting for university graduates.

    C. What is the best career?

    D. A good choice for university graduates

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1. Which of the following books was published most lately?

   A. OECD in Figures 2006-2007.      B. OECD Economic Outlook.

   C. Human Capital.                 D. Climate Change in the European Alps.

2. We can learn from the passage that Alps is       .

   A. an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer seasons

   B. an European mountain belonging to three countries

   C. a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries

   D. an European mountain famous for its winter skiing

3. From the book with ISBN ____ you can get a wider range of information about OECD.

   A. 9789264029088                 B. 9789264022638

   C. 9789264030954                 D. 9789264030473

4. You should afford  ____Euro dollars for a book to know about the recent progress in economic policies in the OECD countries.

    A. 60              B. 15           C. 55           D. 80

5. All the five books are       .

    A. written in English

    B. concerned about OECD countries

    C. involved with education and economy

    D. published by the same print

There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved (演化) from ceremony. The argument for this view goes as follows.

       In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world -even the seasonal changes - as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies. Eventually stories arose which explained the mysteries of the ceremonies. As time passed some ceremonies were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, remained and provided material for art and drama.

       Those who believe that drama evolved out of ceremony also argue that those ceremonies contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the ”auditorium. ” In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the performing of ceremonies, religious leaders usually took that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often acted other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and imitated the desired effect -- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, etc. -as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.

      Another theory traces(追溯) the theater's origin from the human interest in story telling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, etc) are gradually developed, at first through the use of action and dialogue, and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.

1. Which is the best title of the passage?

    A. Religious activities in ancient Greece.

    B. The ceremonies in ancient Greece.

    C. Drama theories.

    D. The origin of Greek Drama.

2. According to the passage, drama       .

    A. was played in memory of ancient Greek ceremonies

    B. was a form of ceremony played by ancient Greeks to control unknown powers

    C. evolved out of ancient Greek ceremonies with time passing by

    D. is one of the measures Ancient Greeks took to view natural forces

3. What do drama and ancient ceremonies have in common according to the passage?

    A. Both of them were performed in theaters.

    B. Music, dance, masks, costumes and so on were contained in both of them.

    C. Religious leaders were in charge of both of them.

    D. Both of them were concerned about natural power.

4. In tracing the beginning of drama, which of the following is not mentioned?

    A. Planting.                        B. Religious ceremonies.

    C. Gymnastic.                      D. Storytelling.

5. It can be inferred from the passage that       .

    A. human beings loved to tell stories

    B. people could do nothing about nature

    C. religious leaders tried to develop the effective form of drama

    D. religious activities played a very important role in the evolvement of drama

Every year, whenever Spring Festival arrives, a lot of Chinese people cannot wait to go home. They queue for long hours in front of the ticket offices in railway stations, or do whatever they can in order to get a ticket. They tolerate the long journey on the train only to want to  _______ with their near and dear ones.

    According to The Beijing Youth Daily, most Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival not only because they want to follow tradition, there are also some practical reasons to explain Chinese people's fever for the holiday. Compared with one's workplace, home provides a more humane environment for one to relax oneself.

     Society may do with or without you, but at home, you become unique and indispensable. You may be the father or mother, daughter or son, grandfather or grandmother in the family and the family will be incomplete if anyone is absent, because every member in the family is bound together, and everyone in the family is pleased with the feeling that he or she is unique and irreplaceable.

     In addition, family provides an ideal environment for one to fully relax oneself. At home, one can take one's time do whatever he or she wants, and one can spend money whenever one likes. In society, however, one needs to do everything fast and with high efficiency, because society always reqiores efficiency and maximum profits. Such company principles make people merely a tool in modern society.

     Chinese people's strong desire for Spring Festival shows that they feel oppressed and have a sense of predicament(困境) of existence in modern society. The Spring Festival provides a chance for them to escape from such anxiety and treasure the long-lost tradition of community spirit. With the Spring Festival, people can find back the warm, family atmosphere often seen in days gone by.

1. What's the passage mainly talking about? (Please answer within 10 words. )

2. Fill in the blanks with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.  (Please answer within 10 words. )

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

   You may not be a necessary part in society, but in your family, you are very important and no one else can take the place of you.

4. Do you think home is important for Chinese to celebrate the Spring Festival?

   Why or why not? (Please answer within 30 words. )

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

--How about the weekend?

--It was boring. I ________ anything.

A. hadn't done        B. haven't done       C. don't do         D. didn't do

The Spring Festival holiday is ________ time for leisure. But, making good use of ________ time is not an easy task for most Chinese.

A. a; the             B. a; a               C. the; 不填         D. the; a

If you take good care of my computer, you ________ keep it with you for a week.

A. will               B. shall              C. may             D. should

Although the country has had political independence for over a century, ________ it needs the support of its neighbors.

A. naturally           B. luckily            C. especially        D. economically

The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ________ up to half will be from overseas.

A. in which           B. for whom          C. with which        D. of whom

—Fined ￥100! You know you          100 KM an hour, don't you?

—No, officer. I can't have been. This car doesn't do 80.

A. are driving            B. have driven         C. had driven       D. were driving