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A题材:体育明星 难度:★★★★
建议时间:8分钟 字数: 220
B题材:商场介绍 难度:★★★
建议时间:6分钟 字数: 203
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At a recent luncheon(午餐会), Yao Ming，an outstanding Chinese basketball player，was introduced to the CEOs of IBM, Fedex，Motorola，Disney，AOL Time Warner and the visiting Chinese President，Jiang Zemin. Other deals include Nike(which predated his arrival in the NBA last fall)，a two-year deal with Sorrent，a company that develops video games for mobile phones and other wireless devices in Asia and a Chinese wireless provider called China Unicom.
Ultimately，Yao is expected to earn much more in endorsement deals than his four-year,＄18-million salary to play center for the Houston Rockets.
"His amiable(和蔼可亲的)personality is real, " said Jimmy Siegel，who as vice-chairman，senior executive creative director at BBDO New York was behind Yao s "Yo!" commercial for the Visa check card.
"He's very much what you'd imagine," said Siegel, "He's very modest, down to earth, somewhat self-effacing(不爱抛头露面的)and quiet-but I think that s part of the language barrier(障碍)."
Despite all the attention，Ming's bank account(账户)is still far from Jordan s or Woods. They each earn between＄40 million and＄60 million annually in endorsements.
And unlike Jordan and Woods-who are unquestionably the best in the world at what they do-there s no way to know how long Ming will remain king of the NBA-he s only been here six months.
1. Who have/has contacted with Yao Ming recently?
A. CEOs of IBM，Motorola，Disney，AOL Time Warner
B. Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao.
C. Sorrent，vice-chairman of BBDO New York.
D. All of the above.
2. What does the word "endorsement" properly mean?
A. Commercial.
B. Entertainment.
C. Sports.
D. Marketing.
3. Why is Yao Ming s bank account still much less than Jordan's or Woods' ?
A. Because he is not as good a player as Jordan or Woods.
B. Because he will earn only 18 million in 4 years in future.
C. Because his endorsement income is now lower than Jordan's or Woods' .
D. Because he has only been in the States for six months.
4. Which statement about Yao Ming is NOT true?
A. He is now quite popular in the U.S.
B. He is an amiable, modest, down-to-earth young man.
C. He may earn more in endorsement deals than his salary.
D. He will surely become the future king of the NBA.
B
Los Angeles Shopping Malls
Let s take a look around the mall. You will find various malls in LA. Stores vary(变换)by mall. To better understand shopping at the mall，let s take a look at the basic structure of malls.
Basic Structure
Most the malls are two or three layer buildings including their parking lots.
It's not the norm，but some malls like Beverly Hills Center are located on top of the parking lot. Most of the malls have pathways between the department stores and a food court, a central place for dining. You can also find theaters in malls.
Services of the Mall
It's easy to find the places you want to go from the directories in each mall.
Usually the directory is located in several places throughout the mall. You can also carry printouts of the directory while shopping. If you have questions ask employees for more details.
Most shops do not wrap gifts so you will have to use the department gift service center for wrapping. Make sure you have your receipts(收据) when you go to have the gifts wrapped. Each mall has a variety of service facilities including restrooms，public phones，diaper(尿布)changing room ATM machines，stamp machines and vending(贩卖)machines.
5. Which of the following does NOT make up the basic structure of a shopping mall?
A. Supermarket.
B. Theatre.
C. Parking lot.
D. Food court.
6. What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. The parking lot is usually located on the top of the mall.
B. The parking lot is usually located under the mall.
C. Only the parking lot of Beverly Hills Center is under the mall.
D. The parking lot can be located on any floor of the mall.
7. What s the use of the mall s directory?
A. It tells you where to find some certain goods.
B. It shows you the best and cheapest goods of the mall.
C. It shows you all the places in the mall.
D. It gives all the names of the shops in the mall.
8. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. A food court in the mall is a big dining place.
B. You need to bring receipts when having gifts wrapped.
C. You can have your gifts wrapped at any shop in a mall with a receipt.
D. You can take your young baby with you when shopping in a mall.
