听力原文:F: Do you go to the night school every evening?
M: I used to, but not now. I just graduated from the school and got a certificate. It's a wonderful experience studying with other fellow workers.
What did the man use to do?
A. He used to study in the evenings.
B. He used to learn from other workers.
C. He used to work with others.
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The physicians in a hospital form. the core of the medical staff. But they could not provide effective medical care to their patients without the help of numerous other medical employees. From the viewpoint of the patients, the nursing staff is particularly important. Nurses are usually in close contact with patients as long as they are in the hospital.
A nurse does not study for as many years as a doctor. However, each must be equally dedicated. Caring for sick persons requires a great deal of patience and concern. Most nurses work long days, and they often must work at odd hours or during the night.
Under the supervision of the head nurse, the nursing staff must provide nursing services on a 24-hour basis and to patients' needs. This responsibility continues around the clock, and so nurses attend us to work in shifts. A shift is a period of duty, usually eight hours in length. The nurses on the ward orate their shifts. Some take turns working night duty; others work odd shifts.
A nurse must always be careful. She can never afford to be careless. This is true in all nursing situation, but it is especially true in the intensive care unit. Patients under intensive care are critically iii, and they must be monitored at all times. The nurses who do intensive care duty have one of the most demanding job in the hospital.
Serving as a nurse can be a very rewarding job. But it is not an easy one. Not every person is suited to become a nurse. Only very dedicated people have chosen nursing as a profession.
The nursing staff ______.
A. are central to the medical staff
B. play an important role in caring for patients
C. can work effectively without physicians
D. are always in close contact with the patients
During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the London district of Southwark was prospering (繁荣的), and a very important and far-reaching development was taking place at Bank side, and area situated just beside the church now known as Southwark Cathedral. The Rose Theater, the Swan, the Hope Playhouse and Bear Garden, were set up here along with famous Globe Theater, in which Shakespeare acted.
William Shakespeare is commemorated(纪念)in Southwark Cathedral today by the modern me morial(纪念) window of the south aisle(通道). The window was designed by Christopher Web in 1954, after an earlier window had been destroyed in the war, and describes characters from Shake speare's plays. Below it is a figure of Shakespeare, carved by Henry M. Carthy in 1912, set against a background of seventeenth-century Southwark in relief(浮雕), showing the Globe Theatre, Winchester palace and the Tower of St. Saviour's Church. This memorial was provided by public support and was dedicated(奉献) in 1911, and every year a birthday service, attended by many great actors and actresses, is held here in honor of Shakespeare's genius (天才). Shakespeare's brother Edmund here in 1607, and although the position of Edmund's grave (坟墓) is unknown, he is commemorated by an inscribed (刻写).
Shakespeare' s lifetime in Southwark was well known for ______
A. the style. of its buildings
B. Shakespeare's performances at the Globe Theater
C. its influence (影响) on public taste
D. the number of plays produced there
听力原文:F: Did Sarah tell you she was going to Beijing this Spring?
M: No, she didn't. But she is only 13. Where can she get the money?
What does the man think of Sarah's travel to Beijing?
A. It's impossible.
B. It's wonderful.
C. It's likely.
This is news on the hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.
Here is in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leader of the Teacher's Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.
That's the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jane Singer.
To improve the ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe, China ______.
A. will send a group of Chinese scientists to pay a visit to the U.S. and Western Europe.
B. will send some scientists to visit U.S. and the Western Europe
C. has expressed its strong wishes
D. has given many reports to improve the ties