Steps Shoes Salon
Steps Shoes Salon, 4518 S．Cottage Grove, knows our “economy is weathering a little storm” They’ve discounted winter botts and shoes for their fellow shoes lovers．So step in and save! Hours: 11a．m．to 7 p．m．Monday through Friday; 11 a．m．to 6 p．m．Saturaday; Noon to 5 p．m．the first Sunday of this month （closeed other Sundays）．Call 773-548
Jonathan Saunders for Target
If you’ve ever watched a runway shoes and thought “yeah, that dress would be awesome if it wasn’t $ 1,800”, you’ll be very pleased to know that British designer Jonathan Saunders has decided to use his powers for good and offer fashion – forward clothing．His collection was inspired by the works of Gustav Klimt, Jackson Pollack and Rothko．The clothing ranges from $ 14．99 to $ 29．99 and is only available until Novermber 1 （close evenings）．So hurry! Here are some highlights: Color – Block Tunic is $ 17．99; Ponte Skirt is $ 29．99; Marble – Print color – Block Dress is $ 19．99 and Reversible Belt in Yellow is $ 14．99．
Don’t miss these two boutique （时装用品小商店）sale events
Shop at boutiques along Roscoe, including Cinnamon Boutique, between 5 and 9 p．m．to-night, October3, and 15 percent of all sales will be donated to Children’s Memorial Hospital．Other stores include A Pied, Little Threads, Glas-to-Go, Sacred Art and Original Expressions Happy shopping!
The adorable Lincoln Square boutique Dressing Room just opened a sister store called Dressing Room Shoes．Grab your fellow shoe worshippers and has over for snack, sales, specials and giveaways（免费样品）during one of these three parties: from 6 to 8 p．m．tomorrow, October 4; from 1 to 4 p．m．．, October 5 Sunday and from 1 to 4 p．m．Octorber6, Monday．Also, the store is launching a new art exhibition from Morpho Galley, which will run through the end of the month．Enjoy!
1.Miss Blythe, who will be free at 7 p．m．tonight, might go to for some purchase．
A．Cinnamon Boutique B．Jonathan Saunders for Target
C．Steps Shoe Salon D．Dressing Room Shoes
2.The underlined word “awesome” in the second part probably means “ ”．
A．common B．fashionable C．perfect D．expensive
3.What is the main idea of the first part?
A．The world is being hit by an economic downturn（开始下降）
B．Steps Shoe Salon is providing weather forecast for us．
C．A snowstorm has interrupted the traffic in Cottage Grove．
D．Steps Shoe Salon marks down（减价）winter shoes and boots．
4.What can we learn about Jonathan Saunders from the passage?
A．Most of his designs are classical．
B．The clothes he designed are affordable．
C．He is returning to Britain on November 1．
D．Rothko once instructed him in designing．
完型填空（共20题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section．A small advertisement held my 36 ．It read："Easy job．Good wages．No experience 37 ．"it sounded like the job I was 38 ．Easy job．Good Wages．Those four words 39 now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the 40 ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good Wages．Easy．．．
When I got to the place I saw a series of large 41 half filled with water, out of which I noticed 42 the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their 44 in the water of the basin．the left hand holding a 45 and the thumb（拇指）nail of the right hand 46 the labels（标签）on it．
I Sat down On a 47 beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the 48 0f the water started to 49 from my hand to my body．But 50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was 51 by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger．A numb（麻木）pain began to be felt 52 from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body．After three hours of this I told the manager I'd 53 ．He figured I had 54 69 cents at 23 cents an hour．
With the money, I left the working place．"Easy job．Good wages．．．．"came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I 55 myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"
1.A．eyes B．attention C．decision D．breath
2.A．necessary B．relevant C．practical D．primitive
3.A．running after B．looking for C．heading for D．looking after
4.A．circled B．moved C．flashed D．attacked
5.A．letter B．sign C．advertisement D．post
6.A．baskets B．bowls C．pots D．basins
7.A．hiding B．sticking C．rising D．breaking
8.A．In B．Above C．Under D．Around
9.A．arms B．hands C．legs D．feet
10.A．knife B．snail C．bottle D．brush
11.A．painting B．decorating C．refreshing D．scratching
12.A．chair B．bench C．bottle D．sofa
13.A．smell B．coldness C．color D．steam
14.A．spread B．travel C．recycle D．accelerate
15.A．worse B．better C．more D．rather
16.A．going B．finding C．growing D．becoming
17.A．now and then B．here and there C．one by one D．little by little
18.A．adapt B．negotiate C．bargain D．quit
19.A．taken B．offered C．earned D．created
20.A．thought B．asked C．found D．hated
Low – carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment． can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it, however．
A．Something B．Much C．Few D．Nothing
It was reported that 115 miners in the flooded mine for eight days were pulled out afive at last．
A．trapped B．being trapped C．were trapped D．had trapped
We wouldn’t go to Philippine for our vacation we could afford it．
A．as if B．so that C．now that D．even if
—Have you got any books on English grammar? I’d like to borrow ．
—Yes, here you are．But you must return it by Friday．
A．it B．one C．some D．any
