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Britain’s Solo Sailor
Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt.
She loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat. When she was 18, she sailed alone around Britain and won the "Young Sailor of the Year" award.
But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race, which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when she returned.
Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen’s personality. When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race. Then she took a one-way ticket to France, bought a tiny seven meter class mini yacht, slept under it while she was
A. a gold medal
B. the "Best Women Sailor" award
C. the second place
D. the "Young Sailor of the Year" award
[单项选择]A. Ellen hates going shopping.
B. Ellen went shopping last Sunday.
C. Ellen preferred paper work to shopping.
D. Ellen plays computer games all day long.
[单项选择]In Ellen’s opinion, electronic footprint can
A. help develop the graduates’ confidence.
B. bring a positive effect to job hunters.
C. get the graduates off the coach.
D. be tracked by prospective employers.
[单项选择]Why does Ellen suggest that students should not rely on the Internet
A. Because it will reduce the chance Of getting a job.
B. Because it is full of fraud.
C. Because it will become the graduates’ only strategy.
D. Because it is a waste of time.
[单项选择]According to Ellen, the increasing demand for hiring is due to
A. good economic environment.
B. good majors in colleges.
C. the new policy on economy.
D. expansion of some large corporations.
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Conversation Two
How will Ellen pay for the dress（ ）
A. By cash.
B. By credit card.
C. By debit card.
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Conversation Two
Why does Ellen want some new clothes（ ）
A. For her holiday.
B. For her new job.
C. For her brother’s wedding.
[单项选择]Which of the following details about Ellen is CORRECT
Which of the following details about Ellen is CORRECT
A．She studies physics at a college. B．She has the dean as her instructor.
C．She has problems in time management. D．She has some questions about her scholarship.
A. She studies physics at a college.
B. She has the dean as her instructor.
C. She has problems in time management.
D. She has some questions about her scholarship.
[填空题]Ellen was pleased to hear people praise her great tan skin.
[单项选择]When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn’t biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn’t cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she’d like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $ 50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. "I’m a good economic indicator," she says. "I provide a service that people can do without when they’re concerned about saving some dollars. " So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillard’s department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. "I don’t know if other clients are going to abandon me, too," she says.
Even before Alan Greenspan’s admission that America’s red-hot economy is cooling, lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slowdown themselves. From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending. For retailers, who last year took in 24 per
A. Spero can hardly maintain her business
B. Spero is too much engaged in her work
C. Spero has grown out of her bad habit
D. Spero is not in a desperate situation
