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   Paris________ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.

  A. might B. would C. must D. can

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Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the   1  are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and  2  .The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the    3  of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain(逗樂)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are   4  jobs in hotels and restaurants.

But it is not easy to find work,“   5  you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on    6  for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak   7  .British students only have a language   8   for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

  9   enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been    10  .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was    11  home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the   12  they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only  13  evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was   14  and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

“The trouble is, students expect to have    15   time of it.”Anthea Ellis points out.“  16  ,they see it as a holiday. In practice,  17  ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual(臨時)work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy.  18  ,you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have    19  employment rights. As soon as the holiday season   20  ,they’ll get rid of you.”

1. A. work                          B. luck

C. chances                         D. services

2. A. agriculture                      B. industry

C. hotels                           D. restaurants

3. A. pains                          B. comfort

C. difficulty                        D. excitement

4. A. always                        B. hardly

C. never                           D. seldom

5. A. If                           B. Unless

C. Because                         D. Although

6. A. health care                      B. vacation work

C. language studies               D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian                         B. English

C. French                         D. Spanish

8. A. chance                       B. ability

C. possibility                       D. advantage

9. A. No one                       B. None

C. Not everyone                      D. Everybody

10. A. abroad                        B. employed

C. alone                            D. respect

11. A. driven                       B. ridden

C. left                            D. flown

12. A. friends                        B. decision

C. noise                            D. damage

13. A. busy                         B. free

C. tiring                            D. pleasant

14. A. nice                         B. reasonable

C. fair                             D. poor

15. A. a hard                        B. an easy

C. a demanding                      D. an adventurous

16. A. After all                    B. Worse still

C. However                        D. Therefore

17. A. besides                        B. altogether

C. though                         D. until

18. A. In a word                       B. In other words

C. And what’s more                   D. More or less

19. A. few                         B. little

C. many                            D. much

20. A. starts                         B. lasts

C. goes                           D. finishes

 

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But it is not easy to find work,“   5  you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on    6  for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak   7  .British students only have a language   8   for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

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C. chances                         D. services

2. A. agriculture                      B. industry

C. hotels                           D. restaurants

3. A. pains                          B. comfort

C. difficulty                        D. excitement

4. A. always                        B. hardly

C. never                           D. seldom

5. A. If                           B. Unless

C. Because                         D. Although

6. A. health care                      B. vacation work

C. language studies               D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian                         B. English

C. French                         D. Spanish

8. A. chance                       B. ability

C. possibility                       D. advantage

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C. Not everyone                      D. Everybody

10. A. abroad                        B. employed

C. alone                            D. respect

11. A. driven                       B. ridden

C. left                            D. flown

12. A. friends                        B. decision

C. noise                            D. damage

13. A. busy                         B. free

C. tiring                            D. pleasant

14. A. nice                         B. reasonable

C. fair                             D. poor

15. A. a hard                        B. an easy

C. a demanding                      D. an adventurous

16. A. After all                    B. Worse still

C. However                        D. Therefore

17. A. besides                        B. altogether

C. though                         D. until

18. A. In a word                       B. In other words

C. And what’s more                   D. More or less

19. A. few                         B. little

C. many                            D. much

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4. A. teach          B. taught       C. teaching         D.taught at

5. A. among         B. either        C. between         D.beyond

6.A. real           B. old          C. public           D.private

7.A. by             B. in           C. on             D.about

8. A. until           B. at           C. as              D.to

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10.A. Accidentally     B. Frankly       C. Eventually        D.Fortunately

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2.   A. on            B. in             C. around         D. at

3.   A. what          B. that           C. which          D. who

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6.   A. naming         B. published       C. called          D. replaced

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8.   A. spoken         B. said           C. told           D. read

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10.  A. regard         B. consider        C. work          D. treat

11.  A. searching       B. reading         C. listening        D. typing

12.  A. noticing        B. watching       C. observing       D. seeing

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15.  A. entered         B. pulled          C. reached         D. arrived

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2. A. name and address    B. telephone number

  C. room number       D. post office

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C. interest        D. pleasure     

4. A. museum        B. street  

C. city         D. day      

5. A. look for        B. search  

C. remember       D. return to    

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C. forgot         D. noticed     

7. A. his home       B. the hotel               

C. his wife       D. the museum    

8. A. didn't know       B. not to know           

C. not knowing"      D. having not known 

9. A. someone        B. himself                

C. nobody         D. him       

10. A. a low          B. a soft              

C. a sad         D. an excited   

11. A. I'm sorry        B. Thanks for coming 

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12. A. get           B. use 

   C. spend        D. take        

13. A. bill          B. man               

C. money        D. form       

14. A. surprised        B. excited

C. interested       D. angry       

15. A. the first        B. the long                

C. a second        D. a quick  

 

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