Many people think that the BBC news programs are better than those on other channels because the BBC is not a commercial company. It pays for its programs from the television license money which everyone must pay if they have a television.

The BBC, which is often known as "Auntie", is the biggest news collecting operation in the world. It has the world’s largest network of foreign correspondents (通訊員；記者）. Ten percent of the BBC’s annual budget is spent on news collecting, reporting and presenting. More than 1,700 people work for the BBC news service.

The BBC produces more than 214 hours of news and current affairs programs for radio and television each week. Each television news program costs about £78,000 per hour and each radio news program costs approximately £4,800 per hour. In the UK, about 19 million people ― almost 35% of the total population, watch the BBC television news progams every day.

Developments in technology are improving news collection and presentation every year. The BBC now uses special cameras in the TV news studios to film the news presenters, and captions― the words and sentences at the bottom of the screen, are now produced automatically by computer.

1.

According to the first paragraph, we can learn that __________.

2.

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

3.

We can infer from the passage that the UK has a population of about __________.

4.

What’s the best title for the passage?

【小題1】The ad most probably comes from the “_______”part of the newspaper.

The ad most probably comes from the “_______”part of the newspaper.

A. Education      B. Farming      C. Travel         D. History

Which of the following ways can offer you enough information about the celebration in Plano?

A. Calling 214-599-7733.

B. Visiting5445 Independence Pkwy.

C. Visiting 5445 Beltline Rd.

D. Calling 214-599-7783.

The purpose of the ad is to _____

A. tell readers what Walt Disney is

B. encourage readers to attend a Disney celebration

C. look for helpers for the celebration

D. announce a plan of a Disney celebration

According to the ad, AAA Travel is_____________.

A. the name of an agent

B. a way of traveling

C. a way of celebration

D. a kind of activity held by Disney

The Adventure Guides Program

New Member Information for the Adventure Guides Program （ for children aged 4—12）

What Is the Adventure Guides Program All about?

The objectives of the program are:

● Fostering companionship and setting foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between parent and child

● Increased understanding of one another

● Expanded awareness of spirit, mind and body

● Great memories

● Fun!!!

Parent and Child Will Be Joining…

The nationwide affilicated（隸屬的） program sponsored by local YMCA’s and part of the National Council of YMCA’s

A smaller group of families called a “circle”

What Is the Time Commitment?

● Program runs from October to May （ending with the Memorial Day Parade）

● One “circle” activity per month （ one circle decides on fees and dates）

 Additional all participant activities （scheduled by Wilton Family Y） —additional fees and registration required．

Outing Dates: To Be Announced

What Do I Do Now?

● Registration is on-going． Registration forms are available online under “Registration”．

● You will be notified by the Wilton Family Y of which “circle” you and your child are in and who your “circle” leader is．

● You will be notified by your “circle” leader as to when your first parent/child “circle” meeting will take place．

Fees:

Participant: Full Child or Family member $110．00 / Program member $200．00

Sibling: Full child or Family member $75．00 / Program member $150．00

Adult: Family member FREE / Program member $125．00

Wilton Family Y Contact Information:

Geoff Malyszka Teen Director 762-8384 ext．224

E-mail: gmalyszka@wiltonymca． org

Kim Murphy Early Childhood Ed． Director762-8384 ext．214

E-mail: kmurphy@wiltonymca． org

Which of the following is true about “circle”?

   A． You and your children will make up a “circle”．

   B． A “circle” activity will be held once a month．

   C． You have the right of choosing your “circle” leader．

    D． You are free to choose to become a member of a “circle”．

What information can you get from the passage？

    A． There is no extra fees for additional all participant activities．

   B． The program will be held only in October and May

    C． You can register just by making a call to 762-8384 ext．224．

   D． It has not been decided yet when you will go out．

The passage is mainly written for _____．

    A． parents and their children

    B． adventurous travelers

   C． international students

    D． children with bad memories

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I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been quite  1 since I arrived at
Andover. Although I had quite a few extracurricular (課外的) activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position.
This  2 changed when I received an e-mail from Ms Griffith, my cluster dean (主
任),    3 that a few female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep 4 Discipline Committee Representative.  5 boarding school students break serious rules, like using  6  , getting drunk or cheating in the studies. The punishments given to such students are   7 by a DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster dean. I was really interested in becoming a DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 8 so were five other students. We had to hold   9 and Ms Griffith asked us to write  10  to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.
I thought hard about what to write. I didn’t  want to make any   11 because they are difficult to keep. I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining  12  I wanted to become a DC Rep. “ I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out disciplines,” I wrote  13 .
I made three   14 that said “ Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit (出口處) of my dorm so that people would  15 my name when they went to vote.
Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election, I was  16 . But my positive nature didn’t allow me to   17 for very long. I actually  18 when my friends tried to comfort（安慰） me. “Teresa, I’m sorry that you didn’t win the election,” they would say.
“ No, don’t be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election.” I said.
It is true: the   19 is much more important than the result. I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden  20 .