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arttime jobs could be balanced. Yours faithfullyMargares. Willams 56. Which of the following is true according to the letter? A. Parttime jobs help teenagers develop social skills‘ B. All young people doing parttime jobs are intelligent and honest. C. Children in singleparent families should not do parttime jobs. D. The writer :did parttime jobs when she was at school.57. What does the writer think many of the young people are doing now? A. Taking some parttime jobs to help their family. B. Doing their academic learning heart and soul、 C. Wasting time with soap operas and puter games or discos.D. Doing munity services by helping the old or the sick in hospitals.58. What can we learn from the letter? A .The writer of the letter is doing some parttime jobs. B. An article against teenagers’doing parttime jobs was published. C. Teenagers of the time are not doing the right thing. D. The writer of the letter is a teenager from a singleparent family. SLOW JOURNEY Everywhere is walking distance,if you have the time... SOUTH:WALKING ABOUT THE BOOK TO AFRICA In August 2004,Paula Constant began walking from Trafalgar Square in London. Exactly one year later,she had walked over 5000km through France,Spain,Portugal and Morocco,without fourwheel drive back up or of WRITER third party support. Excited by her achievements,she Paula Constant began planning to continue the walk through the Western, Central and Eastern regions of the Saharawhere she is currently walking with camels. Learning to Walk,the name they call the journey, RETAIL details the journey Paula and her husband,Gary,found $ themselves on as they attempted . to break away from a. conventional 9to5 routine;planning a trip that was more than simply a holiday,rather a bid to change their lives.As it covers the walk itself,the story bees one of personal IMPRINT transformation,awakening and realisation as both Paula and Random House Gary face physical and mental challenges in walking over Australia 25km a day for a year straight,through a variety of cultures,climates and landscapes. Learning to Walk is as much a spiritual journey as a physical one.It goes a step further than conventional travel PUB DATE literature and delves(探究)into the motivations behind such April 2008 journeys. It is a touching story of how an urban primary school teacher became a successful expeditioner and how an ordinary woman achieved something extraordinary. ABOUT THE WRITER Australian adventurer,Paula Constant,has walked over 15,500km since she first left Trafalgar Square in 2004. She has gained sponsorship for her endeavors through the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty and Birkenstock sandals. When Paula walks into Cairo early in 2008,she will be the first woman to have ever made a solo crossing of the Sahara from West to East,on foot.She is currently writing her second book, detailing the desert walk. SELLING POINTS Perfect for armchair travellers Will appeal to fans of internationally best selling books such as Holy Cow by Sarah MacDonald and Almost French by Sarah Turnbull. Paula39。s story has gained her sponsorship from Birkenstock and Dove39。s Campaign for Real Beauty,and she has already had widespread media exposure. National marketing campaign includes press advertising,online trailer and promotions with Dove and Birkenstock.59.The book SLOW JOURNEY SOUTH:WALKING TO AFRICA is A .a(chǎn)bout how to travel in the south of Africa with a third party support B. about where to travel over 15,500km in the south of Africa C .the writer39。s second book about her journey in the Sahara with camels D. the writer39。s first book about her over 5000km journey in 2004200560.Why Paula and her husband made the journey may most probably be that . A .they thought their daily life was boring B. they attempted to gain some sponsorship C .they wanted to have a holiday D. they could know more about Africa61.Who would most probably like to read the book? A .People who sponsor their journey and like traveling. B. Women who write travel books and like traveling. C .Women who like traveling but are not satisfied with life. D. People who like traveling but just stay at home.62. We can infer from the passage that A. they didn’t stop walking over 25km a day in a whole year B. it was a physical challenge for them to walk through the Sahara C. Holy Caw and Almost French are also books about traveling D: they think the journey had a spiritual value on them in their life C Nap,doze,shuteye and snooze are all expressions we use to describe that mysterious state,sleep. We all do it,we can39。t get by without it and by the time we reach old age,most of us havespent 20 years sleeping: Yet,nobody knows why we do it. Most scientists think that by resting our bodies,we allow time for essential maintenance(維護(hù))work to be done‘Any damage that there is can be put right more quickly if energy isn39。t beingused up doing other things‘Injured anima