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Part-time waiter

Busy café needs honest and reliable waiter for weekends. Must enjoy working with a team and dealing with customers. Call Serge at 95562476 after 6 pm.

Delivery（投遞，傳送）person

Young, fit person required to deliver heavy boxes of books. Must have a driver’s license and be able to carry heavy boxes. We are looking for a trust worthy person for this position. Call Gary at 0556-805987 any time.

Nanny wanted

Kind, hard-working nanny wanted to look after three friendly children. Must be experienced and have childcare qualifications（資格）. Please call Tess at 98674451 between 10 am and 3 pm.

Alice, Sonia and Bobby are looking at the employment section in their local newspaper. They are looking at advertisements for different types of jobs.

“Why don’t you apply（申請）for the job as a waiter, Bobby?” said Alice.

“Do you think I will have a chance?” Bobby replied.

“Of course you will,” said Alice. “You’re certainly honest and reliable（可靠的）. Everyone trusts you, and you’re never late.”

“I think Sonia should apply for the job as a nanny,” Bobby said.

“Yes, Sonia,” Alice said. “You always work so hard and you love children. You would be perfect!”

“I’d love to do it,” Sonia said, “but the advertisement says they want someone who is experienced. I don’t have any experience or qualifications. But what about you, Alice?

“Yes, Alice,” Bobby said. “Which job would you like”?

“I think I should become a career advisor!” said Alice.

根據圖表內容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最恰當的答案。

56.What does the underlined word “nanny” mean?

   A. 女工            B. 阿姨           C. 傭人          D. 保姆

57.The friends are looking at the employment section in the newspaper for _______.

A. money           B. advertisements    C. jobs          D. chances

58.Who is supposed to be a good waiter?

A. Alice            B. Sonia            C. Bobby        D. Serge.

59. If Bobby wanted the jobs at the café he could call Serge __________.

A. anytime          B. after 6 pm        C. before 10 am    D. after 3 pm

60. Alice was the most active of the three in ________.

A. giving suggestions       B. applying for jobs 

C. making experiences        D. looking at the employment advertisements

Answer 1

【語篇解讀】

　　這是一篇說明文，文中詳細描述了Alice, Sonia 和Bobby通過查看報紙的招聘啟事找工作的片段。

【答案解析】

56. D推理判斷題。根據最后一則招聘廣告，“Kind, hard-working nanny wanted to look after three friendly children.”可以推斷，這是一個要尋找保姆照看孩子的廣告。

56.C推理判斷題。根據文章大意可以推斷，他們在雇傭區間尋找的是適合自己的工作。

58.C推理判斷題。根據原文 “You’re certainly honest and reliable（可靠的）. Everyone trusts you, and you’re never late.”可知，Bobby誠實可靠并值得信賴，很適合這份工作。

59.B 細節理解題。根據第一則廣告“Call Serge at 95562476 after 6 pm.”的描述，他只能在六點之后打電話。

60.A推理判斷題。根據本文三個人的對話可知，Alice很擅于表達觀點，因此很活躍。