Company: KinderCare
Location: US-TX-College Station
Base Pay: 600$                       ,.
Employee Type: Full-Time Employee
Industry: Education-Teaching-Management
Job Type: Education
Required Education: 2 Years Degree
Required Experience: At Least 1 Year
Jobs So Desirable, We Hate To Call It Work... Looking for a great opportunity and the chance to make a difference? KinderCare Learning Centers is the leading for-profit provider of early childhood educational services and care in the country with nearly 120,000 children enrolled. Kinder­Care’s training is the key to providing high quality education and care for children 6 weeks to 12 years old. We are looking for devoted, responsible, and creative people for full-time and part-time positions at our centers located in College Station and Bryan, TX. REQUIREMENTS
Successful applicants will possess a High School diploma or GED, and at least 1 year of childcare experience. You must also have 12 credits (學(xué)分) in Early Childhood Education or be now enrolled in ECE classes and possess 6 credits in ECE.
We offer a wonderful work environment! If you have pre­vious education and/or experience in childcare and a love for children, we want to hear from you! Salary goes with experi­ence and position.
KinderCare offers a comprehensive benefits package, a competitive salary, and childcare discount. KinderCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply, please contact us at:
Kinder Care Learning Centers
1711 Village Drive
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (979) 696-6616
Email: [ Click here for email ] www. kindercare. corn
5. From the ad above, it seems that the company wants ______.
A. nurses        B. managers           C. trainees             D. teachers
6. According to the job requirements, people need to have _ __ to get the job.
A. experience and educational services
B. required education and experience
C. High School education and experience
D. 12 credits in Early Childhood Education
7. This ad probably appears in ______.
A. a radio program                         B. a newspaper
C. the introduction to the company             D. the website of the company

Attractions in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square
Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture(文化) on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. Admission is free.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am -- 4:00 pm.
(608) 264-6555 www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
Swiss historical village
612 Seventh Ave., New Glarus
The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of every day life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.
Tue.—Fri., May 1^st –October 31^st , 10:00 am—4:00 pm. Admission is $20.
(608) 527-2317 www.swisshistoricalvillage.com
Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café
6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI
One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts(手工藝品) in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sp. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!
Gallery open Tue. –Sun., 10:00 am—5:00 pm.
Café open Wed. –Sat., 11:00 am –3:00 pm.
Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00—3:00 pm.
(608) 845-6600 www.artisangal.com
Christopher Columbus Museum
239 Whitney St., Columbus
World-class exhibit –2000 quality souvenirs(紀(jì)念品) marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.
Open daily, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm.
(920) 623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com
小題1:Which of the following is on Capitol Square?

A．Wisconsin Historical Museum.	B．Swiss Historical Village.
C．Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.	D．Christopher Columbus Museum.

小題2:Where can you go for a visit on Monday?

A．Wisconsin Historical Museum.

B．Swiss Historical Village.

C．Artisan Gallery & Creamery café.

D．Christopher Columbus Museum.

小題3:Where can visitors have lunch?

A．At Wisconsin Historical Museum.

B．At Swiss Historical Village.

C．At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.

D．At Christopher Columbus Museum.

小題4:We learn from the text that___________.

A．Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year

B．Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river

C．tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum

D．Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for 4 hours

    

Opening week specials at Munchies Food Hall. At the corner of Green and Brown Streets in the city Monday 7th of January until Sunday.13rd of January 2008 Feast until you’re full! Come down to Monetizes time week to enjoy the special dishes on offer it all of our food outlets. Order from the following: ●Succulent chicken rice            ●spicy stays beef ●Delicious noodle dishes           ●plump park chips ●seafood specialties               ●crunchy vegetables ●sweet tropical fruit 10％ discount on all orders above ＄20.00     Halal food is available at the stall  Malay Mood Heaven Win Prizes and Gifts! l Spend ＄20.00 or more and win instant prizes from our lucky draw box. l Collect a free party balloon and whistle for each young diner. l Enjoy a free meal if you are the first customer of the day at any of our stalls. l Win a holiday to Western Australia. A free raffle ticket is given with every receipt. Just fill in your information and place your entry in the box provided. Winner to be announced in The strait Times on the 15th of January. Join in the Fun! Between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm each evening until the 15th of January, your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you: ●May Lee                    ●Jackie Chen ●Kim Yap                    ●Kamal Autograph sessions will follow each performance! And who will be our extra special mystery star? Come down on Saturday at moon to find out.

小題1:Munchies Food Hall does NOT sell ____.

A．lamb

B．beef

C．pork

D．chicken

小題2:The prices at Munchies are ____.

A．lower than usual	B．bargain prices for the opening
C．lower far two people	D．lower of you spend ＄21.00

小題3:Everyone who eats at Munchies well receive a ____.

A．free raffle ticket	B．lucky draw coupon
C．free meal	D．balloon and whistle

小題4:I will find out who has won the top to Western Australia when I __.

A．watch Channel 3 television	B．come down to Munchies at moon
C．read The Straits Times on the 5th of January
D．a(chǎn)ttend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall

Below is a web page from Google.   
Olympic—Modern Olympic Games
The completer results archive of summer and winter Olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all countries since 1896.
www. olympic. it/english/home-16k
Environment
Beijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics [2007-03-11] Beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water [2007-02-05]. Air quality in Beijing has improved over the past six years [2007-02-01]·Green Olympics dream coming true …
en. Beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52k
Beijing announces planned route of Olympic torch relay
Beijing announced the 2008 Olympic Games torch relay route and set off the Olympic Games torch on Thursday. … Green Olympics is one of the three concepts of the Beijing Games. …
english.china. com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26k
Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’
Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’, officially announced on Saturday, 24 September 2005. The symbol, created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, …
my.opera.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18k
Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004   
On behalf of BOCOC, Wang Wei, executive vice president of BOCOC, gave a presentation about Green Olympics, introduced the environment protection work of BMC and BOCOC, and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics …
en.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184.shtml-36k
Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia
Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics? In which cities were the modern Olympic Games due to be held/ scheduled during the ‘war years’, i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? … In which three years of the Modern Olympic Games were … More questions …
www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sports/ olympic_games.html-12k
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
… aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and values, and the impact of the …[ Full story] SPORT ACCORD[2005-01-23]…
www.olympic.org/
Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004
As put forward in the various official texts, the Olympic symbols of ancient Olympia, the Olympic flame and the Marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games,    
www.2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k
6. When was the environmental symbol of Beijing Olympics made public?
A. On January 23, 2005.                      B. On September 24, 2005.
C. On February 5, 2007.                      D. On March 11, 2007.
7. Which of the following websites is designed for young researchers interested in the Olympics?
A. Environment
B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004
C. Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia
D. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
8. Which website provides a complete list of the winners in the Olympic Games?
A. Olympic—Modern Olympic Games
B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004
C. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’
D. Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004
9. Which website provides the founder of the Modern Olympics?
A. Olympic—Modern Olympic Games
B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004
C. Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia
D. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’
10. What do we learn from the above web page?    
A. Beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality.
B. The Olympic torch relay route has not been planned.
C. The Olympic flag will be on display in Athens.
D. A quiz on the Olympics will be held in Beijing   

BDU — www. chinadaily. corn. cn / bdu CHINA DAILY LANGUAGE
BDU—BUSINESS DAILY UPDATE
Want to keep well informed about the dynamic (充滿(mǎn)活力的) pulse of China’s economy?
Get a glimpse of the most important business activities taking place here every day through Business Daily Update, a service offered by China Daily information via the World Wide Web.
Placed under 10 categories, over 25 news items appear each day with the top three events lighted all in English. Busi­ness Daily Update is just a few mouse clicks away.
Subscribe to BDU for an annual fee of  US ＄240. E-mail and fax services are also available upon request.
For more information, please contact Business Daily Update:
Tel: (010)64941107,(010)64924488
Fax:+86-10-64941125
E-mail: bdu@ chinadaily. corn. en
Url:http://www. chinadaily. corn. cn/bdu
1. If you get into BDU, you can ________.
A. know everything in China          B. get all kinds of information in the world
C. get the information in China Daily   D. get all the information out of China
2. This ad will be very important to ________.
A. foreign business people                B. foreign magazines
C. Chinese teachers                   D. China Daily reporters
3. To get the information from BDU every day, you must________.
A. understand newspapers                     B. recognize the mouse
C. know how to operate a computer   D. buy a fax machine

Guide to Restaurants in New York City
Nearly 1,000 restaurants are included in this latest edition of the most trusted guide to eating well in New York. Brief reviews by the city’s most respected food writers are made more readable by what cannot be found in any other restaurant guide, including: suggested dishes final bill. Hardcover.$14.95.
How Electronic Things Work
A guided tour of everyday technology from the pages of the New York Times Circuits section, with easy?to?understand explanations of the inner workings of computers, CD players, ATM’s, digital cameras and 76 other devices, 100 illustrations，St. Martin’s Press. 195 pages. Hardcover.
The New York Times Book of Natural Disasters
The book gathers together the paper’s finest articles about humankind’s quest to understand natural disasters. Possible causes and effects of global warming are studied, as is the surprising force of nature’s violent excitement in such phenomena as hurricanes, forest fires, sinkholes and others. Illustrated, soft cover, 216 pages,$16.95.
Campaigns: A Century of Presidential Races
Every campaign since 1900—including the historic 200 races—in images from the New York Times Photo Archives.With 350 photos, contemporary newspaper reports and an introduction by prize?winning historian Alan Brinkldy DK Publishing. 410 pages. Hardcover.
9.A student of history is most likely to take  listed above.
A.the fourth book      B.the third book        C.the second book       D.the first book
10.The underlined word“others”in Paragraph 3 may include.
A.traffic accidents      B.floods                C.pollution            D.diseases
11.It can be learned from one of the books how to.  
A.repair your digital camera for yourself      
B.work out the expenses before going  to a restaurant
C.get the latest information about natural disasters  
D.learn a lot about historian Alan Brinkley

Super- short tales of the unexpected, plus read- along tapes!
Twenty soft- cover 16-page mini books help students attain reading success through a high interest approach (方法). Audio cassettes, perfect for the ESL (English as a second Language) students, build listening skills by teaching pronunciation, giving oral directions, and presenting vocabulary words in context.
Each story is followed by four pages of short, simple comprehension and vocabulary exercises.
Price: $6.00 for each pack of books
(including five books).
$7.00 for each cassettes
(all together four cassettes).
Publisher: Shanghai Educational Publish House, Simon & Schuster.
5. The exercises following each story are bout ________.
A. vocabulary and comprehension       B. listening and speaking
C. comprehension and writing         D. listening and vocabulary
6. There are ________ packs of the books in this set.
A. 4           B. 5               C. 9                  D. 20
7. If you want to buy all the books plus read- along tapes, how much do you have to pay?
A. $ 24          B. 28              C. 58                 D. 52

Rules for the University Entrance Examination
●You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. The examination takes place at the same time in different states.
●You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.
●Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. Mathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators (計(jì)算器). Other sub­jects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.
●You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: walkmans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, schoolbags, electronic equipment (unless specifically permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.
●Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When you sit down, place your examination number at the top comer of your desk.
●You must remain silent during the examination. You must not disturb other people who are taking the test.
●If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor (監(jiān)督者) to speak to you. You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroom. You are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break.
●You must write your answers in the official answer sheet. Your supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes.
●You may leave the examination room at any time if you do not plan to return. If you finish early and want to leave, please move well away from the examination center.
●The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the ex­amination. When the supervisor says that the time is up, you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until you paper is collected.
5. What kind of examination are these rules probably for?
A. A local exam.   B. A final exam.    C. A college exam.   D. A national exam.
6. What are you allowed to have with you when you take mathematics examination?
A. Related material.     B. Proof of yourself.
C. A cell phone.                  D. A dictionary.
7. What should you do if you finish the test early and want to get a better result?
A. Take some notes carefully.             B. Leave the room immediately.
C. Remain in your seat and check again.      D. Raise your hand to inform your teacher.
8. What can be provided for you during the exam?
A. Pencils.       B. Food and drink.    C. Extra paper.      D. Calculators.

Together. 31 years.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
They make you sway. With a dance form all their own. Originating as an intimate, innovative dance company, it has evolved into an international force. Taking the spirit of African—American culture and translating it into dance and community programs for more than 31 years. A heritage of bringing together a repertoire of Ailey classics and great dance masterpieces along with exciting new works by emerging artists. Modern Vibrant. Athletic. Colorful. Involving. Because it is dance in step with the people. Part of the neighborhood, their pulse beats—beats—beats of life. Lifting spirits. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Pirouetting the globe. Soaring, moving as one, moving dance into the future. Join Philip Morris in its 8th year of supporting Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. And celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past as they boldly step forward.
5. What does the advertisement ask people to do?
A. To see a play.     B. To watch a match.  C. To ball there.                     D. To see Philip Morris.
6. How is the company?
A. Modern and involving.  B. Intimate and innovative. 
C. Athletic and colorful   D. Vibrant and innovative.
7. What does Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater hold this activity for?
A. To develop the spirit of African—American culture.  
B. To leap tall buildings in a single bound.
C. To pirouette the globe.            
D. To celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past.

Phillip Island Penguins(企鵝)
The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch s summer sunset at Summerland Beach – the stage is attractively set to see the little Penguin leave water and step onto land.
·Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island
·See the Gippsland area – Guinness Book of Records place for the world’s longest earthworm(蚯蚓)
·Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance
·Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island – natural home for Little Penguins and many animals
·Take your place in special viewing stands(看臺(tái)) to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little Penguins
Ultimate Penguins (+U)
Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.
Adult(成人) $60.00         Child $30.00
Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V)
More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands.
Adult $25.00         Child $12.50
Penguin Skybox (+S)
Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach.
Adult 16years +$50.00
1. What kind of people is the text mainly written for?
A. Scientists.      B. Students        C. Tourists.         D. Artists.
2. We can learn from the text that Little Penguins__________.
A. have been on Phillip Island for years
B. keep a Guinness record for their size
C. are trained to practice diving for visitors
D. live in large groups to protect themselves
3. How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?
A. $37.50.   B. $62.50. C. $180.00.   D. $150.00.