【正文】 rk with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（資格證書） if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a fulltime job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school. 21. What is the author’s present job? A. Working parttime in a college. B. Taking care of children for a family. C. Helping children with their schoolwork. D. Looking after children at a kindergarten. 22. When staying with the two girls’ family, the author ________. A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week 23. Why did the author leave her first job? A. She found a fulltime job. B. She was fed up with children. C. She decided to attend a parttime course. D. She needed a rest after working extra hours. 24. What has the author learned from her own experiences? A. Less successful students can still have a career. B. Qualifications are necessary for a career. C. Hard work makes an excellent student. D. One must choose the job one likes. B The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice. 1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday? ● Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day. ● Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a batteryoperated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes at least twice a day. 2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday? ● Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a dayhalf of the number doctors remend. ● Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a dayoften inviting germs（病 菌） to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds. 3. How often do you think about fighting germs(病菌 )? ● Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. ● Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge (海綿 ) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds. 25. What is found out about American seniors? A. Most of then have good habits. B. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week. C. All of them are fighting germs better than expected. D. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day. 26. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands ________. A. twice a day B. three times a day C. four times a day D. eight times a day 27. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. We should keep from touching our faces. B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth. C. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet. D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle. 28. The text probably es from ________. A. a guide book B. a popular magazine C. a book review D. an official document C You never played the video dance game? Now such games are used to help lose weight! Like many other teenage boys, Jones loves sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight in trouble. His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds so that he may be a good football game player by the end of the summer. Jones chose the popular Dance Revolution video game at home to increase his activity. He had lost about 10 pounds by changing his diet. Now, after two weeks’ playing the game, he has lost another 10! A health study is being done by an insurance pany. The pany hopes that the game will lead to better health and lower costs. ―Obesity claims last year cost us $ 77 million. We have to cut those costs,‖ said a member of the insurance group. The pany provides a game console (游戲主機(jī) ), a dance mat and software for the sixmonth, $ 60,000 study. The study is more than a mercial thing of an insurance pany. It is widely supported by physical education and health professionals.