Q: On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could read the whole "map" of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own. People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named "genes" in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language. In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaci found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one "word" means, we can help save more people from several illnesses. Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technic wasn't limited in use.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is a map of the human body called?
2. Who said they could read this map?
3. Is RNA why we resemble our parents?
4. Is the study of it new?
5. Who studied it first?
6. What year was that?
7. Did he discover chromosomes?
8. What did he discover?
9. When was the next epiphany on this topic?
10. Who unearthed it?
11. When was the next breakthrough?
12. Are researchers now fully experts in this science?
A: 1. DNA.
2. Francis Collins and Craig Venter.
3. No, genes are.
4. No.
5. Gregor Mendel
6. In 1860.
7. No.
8. The reason we look like others.
9. In 1953,.
10. James Watson and Francis Crick.
11. In 1961.
12. No.
Q: If you need any help in planning your future, call in at the Education and Careers Expo , which opened at the City Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Expo gives you a unique opportunity to meet leading industrialists and educators.

I spoke to several young people at Expo, and they all agreed how useful it was to have so much information under one roof.

Duncan Kelly intends to take a university course in design after he leaves school. He was collecting some of the free literature when I spoke to him. "I'm not in a hurry to make a choice at the moment. I want to get all the information before I make up my mind."

One feature of Expo is the careers seminars , at which expert speakers outline their respective fields. Barbara Watts is already at university, in the second year of a law degree. She's decided to keep on studying after she graduates. She attended a seminar on international law. "The speaker was really good at getting across his message," said Barbara. "It was very helpful."

But Expo isn't just for people who are still in education. It also offers help to those in employment, and to people who are considering retraining or a change of career.

One advantage of Expo in that you can meet many prospective employers face to face, and talk to them frankly about your plans. As Charles Li told me, "Normally I wouldn't dare to go and talk to the manager of a company. But today I have talked to several managers. It's easy to meet them here, in a relaxed environment." He left school after Junior High and went to work in a factory to earn a living. He's looking at changing his career and perhaps tidying to be an accountant.

The organizers expect over 200,000 young people to visit Expo, and there's no doubt that it's a bit of a squash . But the opportunities available here certainly make up for any discomfort. So, if you need any help with your future, come along to Expo. You don't need a ticket. It's open today, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm, and entry is free to all.

Answer the following questions:
1. How many people are expected to attend this event?
2. Are they old?
3. How much does it cost?
4. With whom did Charles meet?
5. Is that something he generally does?
6. Why was he able to today?
7. Is the atmosphere tense?
8. Did he go to university?
9. How much education does he have?
10. What did he do after that?
11. What did he do immediately after school?
12. What are Duncan's plans?
13. In what field?
14. Does he have all the details worked out already?
15. What is he acquiring to aid in his decision?
16. How many were interviewed/quoted?
17. Who's the third?
18. Was there a woman quoted?
19. What's her name?
20. Is she in school?
21. What course is she pursuing?
22. How long has she been doing that?
23. Did she go to a program at this event?
24. What did she attend?
A:
1. 200,000
2. no
3. free
4. several managers
5. no
6. easy to meet them here
7. no, not at all
8. no
9. Junior High
10. changing his career
11. work in a factory
12. take a university course
13. design
14. no
15. free literature
16. Three
17. Charles Li
18. yes
19. Barbara Watts
20. yes
21. law
22. Two
23. yes
24. seminar on international law