Please select the best answer.

Public Notice - Weekend Engineering Works

Due to scheduled engineering works to take place on some Nationals Rail lines, on Sundays between April 15 and May 6, 2007, changes will be made to certain train line timetables and services. These changes may affect and departure times.

Circle
Circle Line: April 15, 22 and 29.
Line will be closed. Replacement bus services will be available, at all stations.

Gatwick
Gatwick Express: April 22, 29 and May 6.
Service will run every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes.

Northern
Northern Line: April 22, 29 and May 6.
Service will run once every hour, from Kings Cross, on the hour.

Victoria
Victoria Line:
April 15, 22, 29 and May 6.
Service will be between Green Park and Oxford Street stations.

All other Nationals Rail lines will operate a normal Sunday service. We regret that bicycles, large carriers and luggage MAY NOT be conveyed on replacement bus services.

Please check your station Information Board for exact times, the day before your journey. Or visit www.nationalsrail.co.uk/planned_works.html for more information.

We for any inconvenience these engineering works may cause, and we appreciate your understanding and support.

　Q1. These changes may affect ------- and departure times.

A. journey

B. journeyed

C. journals

D. journalisms

Q2. Replacement bus services will be available, ------- at all stations.

A. called

B. recalls

C. caller

D. calling

　Q3. Service will be ------- between Green Park and Oxford Street stations.

A. suspending

B. suspended

C. suspends

D. suspension

Q4. We ------- for any inconvenience these engineering works may cause, ...

A. apologies

B. apologize

C. apology

D. apologizing

Please select the best answer.

East Londinium Bus Company

Public Notice Regarding Fare Prices & Bus Routes

From May 1st new changes will be introduced that will affect all buses run by the East Londinium Bus Company. Please read all of information below carefully, so that you are aware of the changes and how they will affect you.

Due to the increasing cost of gasoline and oil, mainly because of the government's heavier taxing of large commercial vehicles, we have no choice but to increase East Londinium bus fares. We have been at other ways to cut costs, but unfortunately, in order to maintain a safe and reliable bus service for the community of East Londinium, fares must go up. From May 1st all single and round trip tickets will increase by 15%.

Also, due to new government regulations regarding late night operating hours, for public transport, we are no longer allowed to operate our all-night bus service. We apologise for any inconvenience these new changes may cause but wish all our customers to know that these decisions were out of our hands. However, we do hope you continue to use and enjoy our remaining services.

　Q1. Please read all of ------- information below carefully, ....

A. some

B. the

C. any

D. an

Q2. Due to the increasing cost of gasoline and oil, ------- mainly because of the government's heavier taxing of large commercial vehicles, ...

A. but

B. so

C. nor

D. too

　Q3. We have been ------- at other ways to cut costs, ...

A. seeing

B. viewing

C. looking

D. watching

Q4. Also, due to ------- new government regulations regarding late night operating hours, ...

A. lecturer

B. tractor

C. stricter

D. conductor

Please select the best answer.

Staff Notice Board

Looking for Volleyball Team Members

This notice is for employee would be interested in starting up a new company volleyball team with me. Piezer Healthcare used to have a company volleyball team a few years ago and it was a lot of fun. We practiced once or twice a week, and even started playing other area teams, but when the company relocated the team stopped.

It is my wish to a new company team, with the aim of competing in the Kent Business Volleyball Championship. I have checked with the local sports centre, and Tuesday and Thursday evenings are available. So we can practice on either one of these evenings, whichever is most for the team as a whole. Although I'd like the team to eventually compete in the Kent championship, I that our gatherings would mainly be sociable, fun meetings where we can also get into shape!

Would anyone interested please email me and state which day is more convenient for you. All ages and levels welcome. Thanks, and I hope to see you soon on the volleyball court!

Graham Spiker,
Sales Dept.
graham@piezer.org

　Q1. This notice is for employee ------- would be interested in starting up a new company volleyball team with me.

A. who

B. why

C. where

D. what

Q2. It is my wish to ------- a new company team, ...

A. be started

B. start on

C. start to

D. start up

　Q3. ..., whichever is most ------- for the team as a whole.

A. conveniently

B. convenience

C. convention

D. convenient

Q4. ..., I ------- that our gatherings would mainly be sociable, fun meetings where we can also get into shape!

A. express

B. stress

C. impress

D. press

Please select the best answer.

News Weekly Report

German-French Collaboration Reports Love
by Fredrick Fibber
Associated Print Writer

Scientists, behaviourist, and counsellors all that there is nothing to compare to the feeling of being in love, to make people happy and healthy. "Love" is regarded by some as all-important, to maintaining one's health in mind, and body.

Over the last four decades, the Ich Liebe mon Amour Society has been working on a paper called "Love Bites". Soon to be released, this paper is based on interviews conducted with over 5,000 couples, as well as the latest science data, and statistics. It will over 700 case studies, and is one of the most anticipated pieces of research carried out in recent years. The final report is expected to give evidence on exactly how "love" affects our lives, and how we can ensure good relationships.

Of interest, will be the Society's findings on just how much a broken heart can affect one's life span. The report is said to reveal the number of months which loss of a loved one can take away, from our lives.

Of course, there are some who think that this research won't tell us anything, that we don't already know. They are skeptical that the report has been a complete waste of time, and money. In spite of this criticism, however, its results will be welcomed by many millions of people, and may benefit the lives of many more.

　Q1. Scientists, behaviourist, and counsellors all ------- that there is nothing to compare to the feeling of being in love,...

A. agreement

B. agreeable

C. agreeing

D. agree

Q2. It will ------- over 700 case studies, ...

A. spite

B. quite

C. excite

D. cite

　Q3. Of ------- interest, will be the Society's findings on ...

A. particular

B. particularly

C. partially

D. participate

Q4. Of course, there are some ------- who think that this research won't tell us anything, that we don't already know.

A. expertise

B. experts

C. expirations

D. expiring

Please select the best answer.

Dear Ms. Jennifer Werding,

Thank you for your interest in the Paradise Hotel. We are to hear that you and your husband are considering visiting Samui Island in July. Let me tell you a little more about our hotel.

We are a small but charming hotel located on Chaweng Bay, Samui's most beach. We have 25 beautiful rooms overlooking the beach or the garden, all wonderfully decorated by professional Thai designers in classical Thai style. Also, we have just undergone a full refurbishment and upgrade, and we now boast a newly restyled restaurant, a beachside swimming pool with a wooden deck surrounding it, and a health spa.

We are delighted to offer you a weekend package deal of 0 a night, including breakfast.

Should you need any special dining such as vegetarian meals, please let us know.

Enclosed you will find a Paradise Hotel brochure with photographs of our rooms and local areas of interest. We look forward to serving you, and if you have any further questions, please do not to contact me.

Sincerely Yours,

John Taylor
General Manager

　Q1. We are ------- to hear that you and your husband are considering visiting Samui Island in July.

A. appalled

B. thrilled

C. thankfully

D. appreciated

Q2. We are a small but charming hotel located on Chaweng Bay, Samui's most ------- beach.

A. popular

B. successfully

C. hit

D. happiest

　Q3. Should you need any special dining ------- such as vegetarian meals, please let us know.

A. arrangements

B. compromises

C. accompaniments

D. placements

Q4. We look forward to serving you, and if you have any further questions, please do not ------- to contact me.

A. doubt

B. refuse

C. hesitate

D. suspend

Please select the best answer.

Long after Captain de la Cruz was gone and search parties no longer hoped to find him and his crew, stories were about his lost treasures. For years many searched for the treasures of 1523 and it wasn't until 1956, when anthropologists finally decided that although the stories of Captain de la Cruz were probably more or less accurate, the treasures no longer existed. It was that perhaps these treasures, although most assumed that they probably had at one point existed right along with the stories, got lost at sea with the captain.

On one sunny Wednesday afternoon, Francisco Marin, a gardener from the beach town of Santa Maria found the treasure. "It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought that it was some kind of mistake," he tells us.

After he carefully took the treasure out of the ground, he waited until he had finished his work to take it home and take a closer look. The day he took one of the gold pieces to an expert and asked him if it was really gold.

When it was decided that the piece was gold and not just golden, Marin turned the treasure in to the city. It was a move that many couldn't believe. Many said that if they were in his place they would have kept the gold. Marin received a 0,000 reward for being such an excellent citizen.

　Q1. Long after Captain de la Cruz was gone and search parties no longer hoped to find him and his crew, stories were ------- about his lost treasures.

A. called

B. heard

C. lost

D. sold

Q2. It was ------- that perhaps these treasures, although most assumed that they probably had at one point existed right along with the stories, got lost at sea with the captain.

A. indicated

B. indicate

C. tell

D. telling

　Q3. The ------- day he took one of the gold pieces to an expert and asked him if it was really gold.

A. before

B. then

C. following

D. after

Q4. When it was decided that the piece was ------- gold and not just golden, Marin turned the treasure in to the city.

A. indeed

B. like

C. full

D. not

Please select the best answer.

It was a sunny day in the middle of the summer in Santa Maria, a sandy beach town in south Florida, when Francisco Marin a box that has forever changed his life. Marin was tending to his usual Wednesday afternoon job. As a gardener he was responsible for many of the nicer gardens and parks in town. He was at Blue Stone Park on this particular day working under what he considers the biggest tree in the lot. He was moving the dry earth around the tree in order to plant new flowers for the season. The city decided to fill the city parks with seasonal flowers in order to add color. He had already dug up half of his day's work when he decided to take a short break. He gave his tool a hard push into the ground and hit something hard beneath. He gave a second push, just to be sure, and again he hit something that felt nothing like soil. So he took a closer look.

That day Marin found what some had long the lost treasure of Captain de la Cruz. An old Floridian story tells of the captain's legendary travels and adventures throughout the great seas. Storytellers told of all the gold he had found and then away for his later return. Captain de la Cruz was said to have been lost at sea on his final return to Spain, where he was originally from.

(To be continued)

　Q1. It was a sunny day in the middle of the summer in Santa Maria, a sandy beach town in south Florida, when Francisco Marin ------- a box that has forever changed his life.

A. took to

B. seen

C. looked

D. found

Q2. The city ------- decided to fill the city parks with seasonal flowers in order to add color.

A. had

B. did

C. should have

D. was

　Q3. That day Marin found what some had long ------- the lost treasure of Captain de la Cruz.

A. consist

B. considerable

C. considered

D. consideration

Q4. Storytellers told of all the gold he had found and then ------- away for his later return.

A. hide

B. lost

C. hidden

D. hid

Please select the best answer.

The Warriors was released during the hot summer of 1979, at a time American street-life was of major interest to the newspapers, television and especially the US Government. Young adults were out on the streets, mixing with each other in places like New York and Los Angeles, often creating new musical styles and, just as frequently, fighting among themselves control of their city.

The Warriors was ground-breaking; in that it blended real life with acted parts, in a documentary-like style which had a dramatically, unique feel about it. The results it produced were exceptional.

Although the film was rather dark, many audiences could to it. In this writer's opinion, The Warriors was quite simply in the right place at the right time. It was a "slice of life" in which there were no clean-cut loving families, no positive messages, and no happy ending. It was totally unconventional - and that's just what people were looking for.

Prior to its release, the American Movie Ratings Board tried to block The Warriors, on the grounds its subject matter was not suited for the young - its target audience. continued on page 27

　Q1. ..., at a time ------- American street-life was of major interest to the newspapers, television and especially the US Government.

A. whom

B. which

C. whereas

D. when

Q2. ... and, just as frequently, fighting among themselves ------- control of their city.

A. from

B. into

C. for

D. to

　Q3. The Warriors was ground-breaking; in that it ------- blended real life with acted parts, ...

A. creatively

B. create

C. creation

D. creativity

Q4. Although the film was rather dark, many audiences could ------- to it.

A. relation

B. relate

C. relative

D. relevant

Please select the best answer.

When Marco Polo returned from his to the Far East, he brought with him a new eating utensil never before seen by Europeans. These have come to be known in the West, as "chop sticks".

No one is quite sure about the of chopsticks. The Han Chinese whom Marco Polo met on his travels, claimed to have invented chopsticks themselves, just a few centuries earlier. Other Chinese peoples, however, that chopsticks can be traced to a king, who lived more than 3000 years ago.

Now-a-days, with the popularity of Chinese, Korean and Japanese foods, chopsticks are in the West. Many have learned to use them, although, with varying degrees of skill. Most who do become skilled chopstick users however, appreciate the fact that they do not affect the taste of food, as western eating utensils of steel or silver can do. And many just feel that eating with chopsticks, enhances their Asian dining experience.

In spite of the wide-spread acceptance of chopsticks, many are not aware of the manners and customs associated with them. It is, for example, considered rude in China, to stick your chopsticks upright in a bowl. It is also thought rude to strike the side of your bowl with chopsticks.

　Q1. When Marco Polo returned from his ------- to the Far East, he brought with him a new eating utensil never before seen by Europeans.

A. tourist

B. tripping

C. travelled

D. journeys

Q2. No one is quite sure about the ------- of chopsticks.

A. oriental

B. origins

C. originals

D. originally

　Q3. Other Chinese peoples, however, ------- that chopsticks can be traced to a king, who lived more than 3000 years ago.

A. teller

B. claim

C. story

D. legend

Q4. Now-a-days, with the popularity of Chinese, Korean and Japanese foods, chopsticks are ------- in the West.

A. common man

B. common-place

C. common-law

D. common mistake

Please select the best answer.

Georgetown Police Department To Sponsor Night Out Event

The Georgetown Police Department has aside this weekend as their yearly Night Out event. Night Out is a once-a-year event when the city's police department has an opportunity to get to know the public in a friendly environment. This year's Night Out will take place at McKelvey Park on Saturday evening from 5 to 9 P.M. There will be free hotdogs and drinks and fun activities for adults and children. Everyone is welcome.

Last year's event the most participants yet. Over 2000 people came out to meet and support the local police. "We had a great time. I took my two children, ages 5 and 8, and they loved it. My son now says he'd like to be a policeman when he grows up and he's really looking forward to this weekend. He's told all his friends about it and they are coming along as well," Martha Steward told us.

"It's just an to get to know the community and have them get to know us. Creating a comfort zone between them and us is very important to us. We're this weekend is going to be a great success," Officer Johnson told us in an interview earlier this week.

To get in touch with the Georgetown Police Department, or if you'd like to know more about this weekend's event, call 743-8383.

　Q1. The Georgetown Police Department has ------- aside this weekend as their yearly Night Out event.

A. made

B. set

C. let

D. carried

Q2. Last year's event ------- the most participants yet.

A. turned out

B. made out

C. looked out

D. took out

　Q3. It's just an ------- to get to know the community and have them get to know us.

A. opportunity

B. opposite

C. operator

D. oppose

Q4. We're ------- this weekend is going to be a great success ...

A. concentration

B. concerned

C. certainly

D. certain

Please select the best answer.

Being young and famous may not be all fun and glory. Ms. Ivanca Madison is undoubtedly one of the richest teenagers in the country. At 19, not only is she the heiress to the billion-dollar Madison Hotel dynasty, but she also owns two nightclubs in Los Angeles and is planning to the third in New York this fall. She has everything any teenager dreams of; a red BMW convertible, enough money to buy almost anything she wants, and friends who on TV shows... or so it seems.

"It is not an easy life," Ivanca says. "Everywhere I go, people are watching me or taking pictures of me. I feel like I am never alone. Sometimes I wish people had more respect for my privacy."

Last month, Ivanca to the hospital after she was involved in a minor car accident that was caused by a few paparazzi who were chasing after her car. Fortunately, she only suffered a few bruises, but she had to take the back exit as more paparazzi had gathered outside the hospital's main entrance while she was being examined.

Being famous may be good, but it certainly comes with a price.

　Q1. ..., but she also owns two nightclubs in Los Angeles and is planning to ------- the third in New York this fall.

A. open

B. erect

C. raise

D. rear

Q2. She has everything any teenager dreams of; a red BMW convertible, enough money to buy almost anything ------- she wants,...

A. that

B. what

C. of

D. which

　Q3. ..., and friends who ------- on TV shows.

A. show

B. emerge

C. appear

D. reveal

Q4. Last month, Ivanca ------- to the hospital after she was involved in a minor car accident ...

A. has took

B. was taking

C. was taken

D. had to take