Dear Friend , The recent success of children's books has made the general public aware that there's a huge market out there . And there's a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children's books bought each year ... plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers . Who are these needed writers ? They're ordinary folks like you and me . But am I good enough ? I was once where you might be now . My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt , and I didn't know where to turn for help . Then , I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing ability , and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed . The promise that paid off The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you , if you show basic writing ability : You will complete at least one manuscript suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course . I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course , but that happened . I sold three stories . And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute . Since graduation , I have authored 34 nationally published children's books and over 300 stories and articles . Free test and brochure We offer a free ability test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training . Realize your writing dream today . There's nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever . Sincerely , Kristi Hill , Instructor Institute of Children's Literature Kristi Holl mentions her own experience mainly to _ . A) prove she is a qualified instructor B) introduce the home-study courses C) show she has realized her dream D) promote the writing program
D

There is an old saying: No one thinks he's a bad driver. Here's an updated 21stcentury version: No one thinks he sends annoying e-mails. But, plenty of us do. Aprefix = st1 /PrincetonUniversityresearch found that 22 percent of Americans say e-mail has added to their work pressures and caused misunderstandings. Here's a guide on e-mail etiquette to help you avoid being annoying. Experts say there are three types of e-mails with different rules--close friends, office and public e-mails.The close friends e- mail You can send your lover, your closest friends and your siblings(brothers and sisters)anything from jokes to"you gotta see this!".But bear in mind that not everyone shares your sense of humour and you may expose them to viruses.The office e-mail Don't add to people's workload. Keep e-mails short and to the point. *Make the subject line factual and brief. *Write in clear, concise sentences. *Provide your name and phone number at the end.The Public e-mail Occasionally we have to send an e-mail to a group of people. If possible, write your public e-mails with a who, what, when, where structure. For example: Who:All members of the soccer team What:Team photo When:Saturday, March 25, at noon Where:Playing field 2. Finally, before you hit"Send", check the following. *Is the e-mail a"flame"? Never send an e-mail in anger. It could stay around forever and haunt your professional and personal life. *Check the "To"field. Is this really who you want to send the message to? *Spell-check the message. Does it have an error that can affect you badly? According to the writer,_. A) e-mails with some misspellings may hurt the receiver B) before sending an e-mail, the sender should ask someone to check it C) jokes sent to a close friend online sometimes may be harmful D) about 80% of Americans like sending and receiving e-mails
C

As goods and services improved, people were persuaded to spend their money on changing from old to new, and found the change worth the expense. When an airline equipped itself with jets, for example, its costs (and therefore air fare) would go up, but the new planes meant such an improvement that the higher cost was justified. A new car (or wireless, washing machine, electric kettle) made life so much more comfortable than the old one that the high cost of replacement was fully repaid. Manufacturers still cry their goods as persuasively as ever, but are the improvements really worth paying for? In many fields, things have now reached such a high standard of performance that further progress is very limited and very, very expensive. Airlines, for example, go to enormous expense in buying the latest jets , in which vast research costs have been spent on ly small improvements. If we abandon these vast costs we might lose the chance of cutting minutes away from flying times; but wouldn't it be better to see airfares drop dramatically, as capital costs become ly insignificant? Again, in the context of a 70 m. p. h. Limit, with lines of cars traveling so close as to control each other's speeds, improvements in performance are actually irrelevant; improvements in handling are unnecessary, as most production cars grip the road perfectly, and comfort has now reached a very high level. Small improvements here are unlikely to be worth the thousands that anybody replacing an ordinary family car every two years may have spent on them. Let us instead have cars -- or wireless, electric kettles, washing machines, television sets -- which are made to last, and not to be replaced. Significant progress is obviously a good thing, but the insignificant progression from model-change to model-change is not. In the case of cars, the author advises that we _ . A) cancel the speed limit B) further improve their performance C) change models every two years D) improve their durability
D

One of the major problems in our economy is inflation , a situation in which prices are going up faster than salary . Thus, a person has to work more hours to pay for the same thing. For example, let's say that this year a loaf of bread costs $1.00 and average salary in the United Sates is $10.00 per hour. That means a person could earn enough money to buy a loaf of bread in one-tenth of an hour, or six minutes. Then, halfway through the year, the price of the bread goes up to $1.25, while salary stay the same. That means that a person now has to work one-eighth of an hour--seven and a half minutes to buy the same loaf of bread. Now let's say that at the end of the year, salary go up to $11.00 per hour, but the price of bread goes up to $1.50. Now a person has to work more than one-seventh of an hour--over eight minutes--to buy loaves of bread, employees will have less money left over to buy other things, Inflation means that the same money buys fewer things and everybody's standard of living goes down, even if salaries are going up. Some kinds of inflation are worse than others. Moderate inflation does not distort relative prices or incomes seriously. Galloping inflation happens rapidly, say at a rate of 100percent or more within a year. And then there's hyperinflation--inflation so serious that people try to get rid of their currency before prices rise further and make the money worthless. Times of hyperinflation are usually characterized by social and political disorder. Which of the following belongs to the type of moderate inflation? A) People try to get rid of their currency B) Inflation occurs at a rate of 100percent in a year C) Incomes and relative prices rise slightly D) There is social and political disorder
C