—Do yo remember to give Mary the money owed to her??

—Yes，I will give it to her_______I see her.?

A.while　　　　　　　　　　 B.immediately

C.suddenly　　　　　　　　　 D.once?

Catherine Destivelle is rock star.She loves rock,but she can’t sing or play the guitar!She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy.She is the most famous woman climber in the world because she climbs without ropes.She climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix,where she lives.She started climbing near her home in Paris when she was five.Then,at fourteen,she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more,but immediately she climbed better and more quickly than the older members of the club.She won her first competition in Italy in 1995.

  Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Moun-tain near Chamonix.The climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavry that she could not move.Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route,but they failed.They are going to try again this year.

    People always ask her about her climbing.She says,“I climb because I’m in love with mountains.I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock.I like it a lot.I felt at home on the side of a mountain.I prepare well before I go,so I’m never worried.”

   Catherine chooses new mountain from books-like buying from a shopping catalogue（目录）! “I see a nice mountains and I go to climb it!”Her next mountain is in Pakistan. She is going there next mounth：“It’s much bigger than the Dru, so it’s going to take longer to climb.An American climber,Jeff Lowe,is coming with me to help. ”

1.Catherine Destivelle is called “a star” because__________.

A.she won a competition in 1995

B.she loves rocks

C.she’s a famous woman climber

D.she found a new route up to the Dru Mountain

2.She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because____________.

A.she lost her way                        B.the climb took 11 days.

C.she needed help from an American climber   D.there was heavy snow

3.On the side of a mountain she feels __________

A.worried      B.easy and happy      C.ike going home      D.well

4.We can infer from the passage people often ask her“____________”.

A.Why do you like climbing?

B.Are you in love with an American climber?

C.Do you enjoy reading books on mountains?

D.What do yo do before you go climbing?

Help Wanted????????????? PAINTER

Must have at least 3 years painting experience. Commercial and new construction work. $ 10/hr. Immediate opening. Call 435-9201 with work history.

SECRETARY

Part-time position available in friendly, busy office. Good typing and general office skills. Some weekends required. High pay.

Various duties. Apply(申请) at East Side Management, 500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214.

Help Wanted????????????? VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT(兽医助理)

Person needed for busy animal hospital. Some nights and weekends.

Apply in person to Johnson-Marks Animal Hospital, 404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224.

After 4 p.m. only please.

NURSES’ ASSISTANTS

Full-time and part-time positions available for modern nursing home.

High pay. Call Mrs. Downes, R.N. at 534-7618.

Help Wanted????????????? COOK NEEDED

Immediately. Busy downtown restaurant. Must be good and dependable.

Experience preferred. Weekends required. Call 324-9817.

SALESPERSON

Experienced. Must have some knowledge of men’s clothing industry. Available to work evenings and some Saturdays. Send resume(个人简历) to: Martin’s Apparel, 237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224.

TEACHER

Small private school needs English and math teachers. Must have BS degree and at least 4 years teaching experience. Send resume to: Wales Charter School 19 South 8th St. NY. 13214.

Help Wanted????????????? HOTEL needs part-time FRONT DESK CLERK. No experience necessary. Excellent people and phone skills a must. Some computer skills helpful. $ 13/hr. Call: Mr Jones 357-2897.

1.If you want to get a job as a math teacher, send your resume to ________.

A. 237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224?????? B. 404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224

C. 500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214????????? D. 19 South 8th St. NY. 13214

2.If you dislike working on Sundays, being a ______ should be your best choice.

A. cook???????? B. secretary??????? C. salesperson??????? D. veterinarian assistant

3.If you want to get a job at ________ you must have office skills.

A. Martin’s Apparel???????????????? B. East Side Management

C. Wales Charter School???????????? D. Johnson Marks Animal Hospital

4.Which job do you think suitable for a beautiful lady, who just graduated from a university and without any work experience?

A. FRONT DESK CLERK???? B. TEACHER??????? C. SECRETARY?????? D. PAINTER

The lights dimmed，the musical hall grew quiet and out walked the conductor (指挥) shiny and white and 4 feet and 3 inches tall.

ASIMO, a robot designed by Honda Motor Co., met its latest challenge Tuesday evening: Conducting the Detroit Symphony (底特律交响乐团), in a performance of “The Impossible  Dream” from “Man of La Mancha”．

“Hello, everyone，” ASIMO said to the audience in a childlike voice, then waved to the orchestra. As it conducted, it perfectly mimicked (模仿) the actions of a conductor,

nodding its head at various sections and gesturing with one or both hands. ASIMO took a final bow to excited shouts from the audience. Later, cellist Yo－Yo Ma joined ASIMO onstage to receive an award for his efforts in music education.

Honda spokeswoman Alicia Jones says it is the first time ASIMO has conducted an orchestra, and it may be the first time any robot has conducted a live performance. But ASIMO has its  limits. ASIMO's engineers programmed the robot to mimic Charles Burke, the Detroit Symphony's education director, as he conducted the piece in front of a pianist about six months ago. But it can't respond to the musicians.

“It's not a communicative device. It simply is programmed to do a set of gestures，” said Leonard Slatkin, the orchestra's musical director. “If the orchestra decides to go faster, there's nothing the robot can do about it. Hopefully, I keep that under control.”

But several musicians also said ASIMO was more realistic than they expected. “The movements are still a little stiff (僵硬的), but very humanlike, much better than I thought，” Hutchinson said.

1.What's the audience's response to ASIMO's performance?

2.Whose conducting was ASIMO made to copy?

3.We can learn from the passage that ASIMO ________.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?