Mary went out at night. She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago. That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until two o'clock in the morning. Without company Mary walked along the quiet street.

    Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. "Good evening, lady," the man said in a low voice, "I don't think you wish to die here."

    "What do you want?" Mary asked.

    "Your earrings（耳环）. Take them off!"Slowly Mary's eyes looked down. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar（领子）of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground.

    "Take them and let me go." She said. The robber looked at her only feeling uncertain. He saw the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He realized the necklace would cost more. So he said, "Give me your necklace."

    "Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it."

    "Stop rubbish. Quick!"

    With shaky hands, Mary took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.

    The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings.

    Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast(比较)it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people (by the year 1996) there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparent, etc., come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French-Canadians live in the province of Quebec.

    Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.

    However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27,000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a harsh climate.

    We are looking for a full-time nanny to help care for our young children. This position is suitable for people with 3 years or less teaching experience that are looking for a new direction or a break from teaching. It is also suitable for school leavers.
    Responsibilities will include:

    Helping us take care of our young children

    Handling small projects and light housework as needed

    Please apply by sending your resume(简历) to prudolph@architects.com.

    Pre Kindergarten(幼儿园) Teachers

    Are you energetic and believe that children learn best through play-based activities? We do, too. At Montgomery Child Care Association, we try hard to provide the best early care and education for children. Our salary(薪水) and benefits package is one of the best in the industry. An AA (a two-year college degree in the US) or higher in Early Childhood Education plus previous experience with children in a child care setting is preferred.

    Consider a career with us! E-mail: resumes@mccaedu.org.

    Learning Center Instructor

    School on Wheels is a non-profit(非盈利的) organization to support the educational needs of homeless children. We are now searching for an experienced teacher to instruct children during the after-school program at our Downtown Los Angeles Learning Center.

    You should have 3 + years teaching experience and excellent communication skills. Knowledge of the Spanish language is required.

    Please apply by e-mailing your resume to administration@schoolonwheels.org.

    Special Education Teacher

    An exciting teaching opportunity is offered by De LaSalle Academy, a non-profit school for 96 students with special learning needs. De LaSalle Academy has very high expectations for teacher performance, particularly in the areas of teacher-student-parent relationship, classroom management, high level of understanding of disabilities of the student and the ability to recognize student needs.

    If you are 25-35 and have experience in special education, you could be the person we are looking for.

    Please e-mail to imoreau@delasallefm.org.

    It's carnival season in Europe, a crazy time for parades, mask, music and dance. No one is sure where the tradition exactly comes from. But while its origin remains a mystery, this does not keep people from joining it.

    The Carnival of Binche, the most famous one that is staged in Belgium, has been announced as a masterpiece (杰作) of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The event usually takes place during a Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, with performers known as "Gilles" dressed in clown-like costumes, dancing and marching along the streets. During parade, the Gilles throw oranges to the crowd as an act of well-washing and it is considered rude to throw them back.

    Venice is said to be the birthplace of carnivals. In the city, the annual carnival starts 58 days before Easter. It features various brightly-colored and well-made masks. Every year, thousands of visitors go to the city to be part of the festive event.

    The Germans, always considered serious-minded, also have their carnivals. The Cologne Carnival is one of the largest, with Rose Monday as the best part. On Rose Monday Parade, lots of gifts are prepared for the people who join it. For this year, 300 tons of candies and more than 300,000 souvenirs were thrown out of the various nicely-decorated floats (花车) to the crowd.

    The Nice Carnival in the southern French city of Nice lasts two or three weeks from February to march every year. It features floats, music, dance, performances and entertainment activities. The parade of lights and the final day carnival parade are the most exciting parts of the entire event. Compared to the Rio Carnival in Brazil and the Winter Carnival in Quebec, Canada, the Nice Carnival has a special artistic touch, and it is one of the three major carnivals around the world.

    Carnivals were first organized in the Middle Ages. They were supposed to be a time of eating and drinking before the Easter fast (斋戒). Nowadays, they have turned into winter tourism attractions of many European cities.

    How to keep healthy? It's easy for us to catch a cold in winter and spring because the weather changes a lot in spring and it is too cold in winter. But if we take care in our life, all of us can keep healthy without any cold.

          This will stop germs passing from one person to another. When you finish your work or before you eat, you'd better wash your hands.

          Use a tissue, and then throw it into dustbins at once. When others around you are coughing, I advise you to turn your head away from the people so that their viruses won't reach you.

    Get more fresh air. Germs like staying around in dry and warm rooms.        Don't stay too long in the places with too many people.

    If flu is going round house or school, you should try to stay away from those who are ill.       

    Boil your toothbrush for about a minute. This kills germs.       If you have used the toothbrush for three months or so, throw it away and buy a new one.

A.     Have a shower everyday.

B.     Wash your hands often.

C.     Don't use your hands when coughing.

D.    Don't go out often when you are coughing.

E.     Besides, don't use the same toothbrush too long.

F.     In this way, you won't be infected by these people.

G.    So you'd better stay in the places with more fresh air.

    Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He 1 one morning with his young son 2 the horse before it died. Father and son walked, 3 the farmer did not want the horse to be 4.

    They met two men on the road 5 said:"Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's 6 to market."The farmer knew that this was 7, so he rode on the horse, 8 his son walked.

    Then they met two old ladies. " 9 are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you 10 how tired your boy is?"11 the farmer got down, and his son rode 12 .

    13 , three old men stopped them. One said:"Why are you walking, farmer? 14 . It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today."So the farmer got up 15 his son, and they 16 . 17, a young woman passed them."Why aren't you walking?"she asked. "It isn't 18 to market. Give your poor old horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down 19.

    It is a fact that you cannot please（使喜欢；使满意）20the people all the time.

    Many people keep small fish        pets. They keep them in a tank (鱼缸) of water. The tank        (make) of glass. People can look through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the fish.

    The fish need room. They mustn't be crowded. They need oxygen        (breath). There must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is very        (importance).

    In the tank people put small plants        are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide        the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.

    The fish should        (keep) in water all the time. Some can jump high. So the tank should be covered. This keeps the fish from        (jump) out.

    The fish need food and should be fed every day. But if you give them too much food, it is very bad, for the extra food        (fall) to the bottom and make the water dirty. So the fish should get just enough food and finish        in ten minutes. Nothing should be left.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2．只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

    About three year ago, I wrote a small poem in a beautiful notebook on memory of my happy childhood. It was missing for long time. But lucky, in my winter holiday when I was cleaning my room I find it at the bottom of a lot of books. I was so exciting that I read it again and again. Finally I decided to translate it into English one. I hope my poem will help you thinking of the wonderful time in your childhood. It's said what happy childhood memories play an important role in one's future life but are of great importance.

1）时间：8am—--5pm；2）集合地点：校门口；3）交通工具：公交车；4）携带物品：雨具，午餐，相机。

注意：1）词数：不少于100词；2）可适当增加细节，以视行文连贯；3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris,

Yours,

Li Hua