Yocould apply to be a Stewardship Youth Ranger and work on local naturalresource management projects for eight weeks this summer.

Who is eligible: Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18before December 31 this year.

Summer Employment Opportunities(机会)

Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are hiredeach year in a variety of summer positions across the Provincial Public Service,its related agencies and community groups.

Who is eligible: Students aged 15 or older. Some positions require studentsto be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability.

21. What is special about Summer Company?

A. It requires no training before employment.

B. It provides awards for running new businesses.

C. It allows one to work in the natural environment.

D. It offers more summer job opportunities.

22. What is the age range required by Stewardship Youth Ranger Program?

A.15-18. B.15-24. C.15-29.D.16-17.

23. Which program favors the disabled?

A. Jobs for Youth. B. Summer Company.

C. Stewardship Youth Ranger Program.

D. Summer Employment Opportunities.

B

For Canaan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogue, N.Y.，today is speech day,and right now it’s Chris Palaez’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of theclass. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the of kid who would enjoy publicspeaking.

But he’s, nervous.“I’m here to tell yotoday why yoshould …should…”Chris trips on the“-ld,”a. pronunciation difficulty for many non-nativeEnglish speakers. His teacher ,Thomas Whaley ,is next to him, whisperingsupport.“…Vote for …me …”Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazinglywell. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion ,Whaley invites the rest ofthe class to praise him.

A son of immigrants, Chris stared learning English a little over threeyears ago. Whaley recalls(回想起)how at the beginning of the year，when called uponto read，Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.

Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What youneed is a great teacher who lets yomake mistakes. “It takes a lot for anystudent，” Whaley explains，“especially for a student who is learning English astheir new language，to feel confident enough to say，‘I don’t know，but I want toknow.’”

Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project whenhe asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they couldnever be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project isabout more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kidsto learn to boast(夸耀)about themselves.

“Boasting about yourself，and your best qualities,” Whaley says，“is verydifficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.”

24. What made Chris nervous?

A. Telling a story.B. Making a speech.

C. Taking a test.D. Answering a question.

25. What does the underlined word “stumbles” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Improper pauses.B. Bad manners.C. Spelling mistakes.D. Silly jokes.

26. We can infer that the purpose of Whaley’s project is to _________.

A. help students see their own strengths

B. assess students’ public speaking skills

C. prepare students for their future jobs

D. inspire students’ love for politics

27. Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher?

A. Humorous. B. Ambitious. C. Caring.D. Demanding.

C

As data and identity theft becomes more and more common, the market isgrowing for biometric(生物测量)technologies—like fingerprint scans—to keep othersout of private e-spaces. At present, these technologies are still expensive,though.

Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a low-costdevice(装置)that gets around this problem: a smart keyboard. This smart keyboardprecisely measures the cadence(节奏)with which one types and the pressure fingersapply to each key. The keyboard could offer a strong layer of security byanalyzing things like the force of a user's typing and the time between keypresses. These patterns are unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard candetermine people's identities, and by extension, whether they should be givenaccess to the computer it's connected to—regardless of whether someone gets thepassword right.

It also doesn't require a new type of technology that people aren't alreadyfamiliar with. Everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.

In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteerstype the word “touch”four times using the smart keyboard. Data collected fromthe device could be used to recognize different participants based on how theytyped, with very low error rates. The researchers say that the keyboard shouldbe pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive,plastic-like parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future.