【正文】 able to speak and write English. “They also have to talk to media from time to time about what they are doing so they can’t be too shy and they’ll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors,” said acting state Premier Paul Lucas. “The fact that they will be paid to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel and generally live the Queensland lifestyle makes this undoubtedly the best job in the world. ” Lucas said that the campaign was part of a drive to protect the state’s 18 billion Australian dollar a year tourism industry during th tough economic climate caused by the global financial meltdown. “Traditional tourism advertising just doesn’t cut it sometimes and we are thinking outside the box by launching this campaign.” Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said some people might question whether it was risky to let an unknown person bee an unofficial tourism spokesperson for the state. “I think the biggest risk will be that the successful candidate won’t want to go home at the end of the six months,” she said. “This is a legal job which is open to anyone and everyone.” Applications are open until February 22, 2009. Eleven shortlisted（列入決選名單）candidates will be flown to Hamilton Island in early May for the final selection process and the six month contract will mence on July 1.56. What is the main purpose of this news report? A. To inform the public of the best job in the world. B. To show the world how beautiful the island is. C. To further promote the Great Barrier Reef. D. To encourage more people to move to Australia.57. You are unlikely to be given the job if you are an applicant who______________. A. is openminded with a very good mand of English B. is a good swimmer as well as a good municator C. writes English very well and always a man of few words D. has much experience with media and also enjoys writing58. According to Desley Boyle’s prediction, what will happen when the 6month contract is over? A. Tourism industry in that state will wele a boom. B. The :best job in the world: winner will choose not to leave the island. C. The tough economic climate in the state will be greatly eased. D. The local people will persuade the successful candidate not to go home. B You can never be too sure these days in the United States of your neighbours or even your customers! Try to keep a low profile（姿態(tài)）in your neighborhood: don’t announce to just about everyone that you are running a home business with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. As much as possible, don’t invite clients（客戶）or visitors to your home. In fact I know of some homebased entrepreneurs（企業(yè)家）who would rather meet their clients in a neutral（中間的）ground, . the client’s office or even Starbucks. There are other ways to keep burglars away from your house. ●Keep lights on around your house in the evenings. Light is a natural fright for burglars.●Invest in a security alarm, particularly if your house is located in a remote spot. Security systems can often bring down the cost of your homeowner’s insurance premiums（費(fèi)用）.●Make sure that all windows and doors are locked and the security alarm turned on before you sleep at night or go out of the house. Avoid keeping house keys in obvious places, such as under the lamp or top of the doorframe.●Adding an additional lock will provide extra security when you are home. The deadlock, sometimes called an “exitonly deadbolt” is an deadbolt that doesn’t have an external（外部的）key. It’s clearly visible on the door from the outside, but can’t be broken into without destroying the door, frame, or lock itself. While the security won’t help directly when you aren’t home, the visibility may discourage an intruder from trying the door.●Your door itself should be made of strong materials, such as oneinch thick solid hardwood or heavy metal.59. The advice given by the writer in the passage focuses on __________. A. how to make your house safer from burglars B. what to do when your house is broken into C. how to improve social security in the United States D. how to run a home business60. Some homebased entrepreneurs don’t invite clients to their home ___________. A. to enjoy convenience outside their home B. for reasons of their property safety C. not to let others know their business D. in order to avoid being seen by burglars61. All of the following are part of the writer’s advice except that the homeowner ________. A. buy a security alarm and turn it on in the evening B. fix an extra lock on the door from inside C. have the doors made of solid hardwood or heavy metal D. keep lights on in all rooms to threaten burglars62. What does the underlined word “intruder” most probably mean in this passage? A. Someone who is invited to visit. B. Someone who illegally enters the home. C. Someone who pays regular visits to the home. D. Someone who tries to destroy the lock.C Heehaw! Scores of f