1n 2007．five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea.The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones．About eighty percent of all people are said to live within reach ofa wireless telephone signal．   

    The idea was to use mobile phones and the Internet to connect job seekers with employers．The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor．

    Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT)．Three of the founders were graduate students there．  

    Assured Labo ris an electronic market place．It has two parts．One is for；the Unied States．That operation was launched in January in Boston．It links pe'ople with employeis offering temporary jobs．

    The other arm of the business is for developing markets．That operation is meant to help people get mbfe permanent jobs．A representative is currently building partnerships with universities，and international compaines in Central America.

    Assured Labor’s presidenL David Reich，says the companies now place job advertisements on radio or in newspapers．Some even drive around in cars with loudspeakers announcing that jobs are available．He says the companies are interested．in having more modem hiring practices．

    Through Assured Labpr,companies will list open positions on the Internet．People who think

 they could do the job could reply by text messags or on their cellphones．

    This is how the system works in Boston.

The jobs available include house cleaning．dog walking and home repai.People who want their house cleaned，for example，can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers．The list tells what services．they offer，and how much they want to be paid．People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers．

    The employer chooses workers they would like jto hire ,The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer．

    After a job is completed，the employer and employee rate each other, The rating is kept for  future use．Assured Labor is not charging anyone，right now,but the plan is to have employers pay for the service．   

61．Assured Labour is founded by                

    A．David Reich                   B．five young people in Massachusetts

    C an uknown expert                D．three graduate students fromMIT

62．what kinds ofjobs does Assured Labor offer?

    A．Temporary jobs．              B．Permanent jobs．

    C.Free jobs                       D, BothA and B·

63．Which is NOT one of the means for Assured。Labor to advertise jobsavailable?'

    A．Radio     B．Newspapers    C．TV programmes     D．Cars with loudspeakers

64．Which of the following is the proper procedure to seek a job through  Assured Labor?

    a.  People can look online at a list of jobs

    b．Companies will list open positions on the Internet．

    c．The company sends the workers a text or e-mail message．

    d．The workers can respond to an offer．

    e．The employer'chooses workers they would like to hire．

    A．a(chǎn)cdbe         B．baecd        C．bedae          D．a(chǎn)bdea

 65．What can be inferred from the passage?

    A．The present hiring practices need to be improved．

    B．Employers don’t need to pay Assured Labour．

    C．Universities also join  Assured Labor for financial help

    D. Assured Labor only offers household jobs．

66．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

    A．An Electronic MarketPlace

    B. Mobile Phones and Markets

    C. Getting Into Job Market by Mobile Phone

    D .Job Seekers and Markets

In 2007，five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea．The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones．About 80% of all people are said to live within reach of a wireless telephone signal．

The idea was to use mobile phones and the Interact to connect job seekers with employers．The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor．

Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）．Three of the founders were graduate students there．

Assured Labor is an electronic marketplace．It has two parts．One is for the United States．That operation was launched in January in Boston．It links people with employers offering temporary jobs．The other arm of the business is for developing markets．That operation is meant to help people get more permanent jobs．A representative is currently building partnerships with universities and international companies in Central America．

Assured Labor's president，David Reich，says the companies are interested in having more modern hiring practices．Through Assured Labor，companies will list open positions on the Internet．People who think they could do the job could reply by text message or on their cell phones．

This is how the system works in Boston: The jobs available include house cleaning，dog walking and home repair．People who want their house cleaned，for example，can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers．The list tells what services they offer and how much they want to be paid．People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers．The employer chooses workers they would like to hire．The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer．After a job is completed，the employer and employee evaluate each other．The evaluation is kept for future use．

Assured Labor is not charging anyone right now，but the plan is to have employers pay for the service．

1．What is the idea of Assured Labor based on?

A．Technology of mobile phones and the Internet．

B．Technology support by Massachusetts Institute of Technology．

C．Broad labor sources all around the world．

D．Large areas of a wireless telephone signal available．

2．Which of the following can indicate how the system works in Boston?

a．Assured Labor informs the worker of the job available．

b．The employer chooses a worker from a list online．

c．The employer and the worker evaluate each other．

d．The worker responds to the offer and does the job．

A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d             B．b-a-d-e                   C．a(chǎn)-b-d-c             D．b-a-c-d

3．To build its electronic marketplace for permanent jobs，Assured Labor needs _________．

A．to place job ads on radio or in newspapers

B．to cope with employers offering temporary jobs

C．to get the support from the American state of Massachusetts

D．to cooperate with universities and international companies

4．How much money has Assured Labor made till now?

A．A large sum of money．                   B．Only a small amount of money．

C．No profit at all．                         D．It's not mentioned in this passage．

5．From this passage，we can infer that _________．

A．80% of people in the world now have a telephone

B．a(chǎn)ll founders of Assured Labor were from MIT

C．a(chǎn)nyone's name can be listed on the internet by Assured Labor for job hunting

D．the evaluation after a job is quite important and necessary

In 2007, five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea. The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones. About eighty percent of all people are said to live within reach of a wireless telephone signal.

The idea was to use mobile phones and the Internet to connect job seekers with employers. The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor.

Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）. Three of the founders were graduate students there.

Assured Labor is an electronic marketplace. It has two parts. One is for the United States. That operation was launched in January in Boston. It links people with employers offering temporary jobs.

The other arm of the business is for developing markets. That operation is meant to help people get more permanent jobs. A representative is currently building partnerships with universities and international companies in Central America.

Assured Labor’s president, David Reich, says the companies now place job advertisements on radio or in newspapers. Some even drive around in cars with loudspeakers announcing that jobs are available. He says the companies are interested in having more modern hiring practices.

Through Assured Labor, companies will list open positions on the Internet. People who think they could do the job could reply by text message or on their cell phones.

This is how the system works in Boston:

The jobs available include house cleaning, dog walking and home repair. People who want their house cleaned, for example, can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers. The list tells what services they offer and how much they want to be paid. People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers.

The employer chooses workers they would like to hire. The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer.

After a job is completed, the employer and employee rate each other. The rating is kept for future use. Assured Labor is not charging anyone right now, but the plan is to have employers pay for the service.

1．Assured Labour is founded by            .

       A．David Reich                                        B．five young people in Massachusetts

       C．a(chǎn)n unknown expert                              D．three graduate students from MIT

2．What kinds of jobs does Assured Labor offer?

       A．Temporary jobs.                                  B．Permanent jobs.

       C．Free jobs.                                           D．Both A and B.

3．Which is NOT one of the means for Assured Labor to advertise jobs available?

      A．Radio                                                 B．Newspapers

C．TV programmers                           D．Cars with loudspeakers

4．Which of the following is the proper procedure to seek a job through Assured Labor?

       a. People can look online at a list of jobs.

       b. Companies will list open positions on the Internet.

       c. The company sends the workers a text or e-mail message.

       d. The workers can respond to an offer.

       e. The employer chooses workers they would like to hire.

       A．a(chǎn)cdbe                  B．baecd                  C．bcdae                  D．a(chǎn)bdea 

5．What can be inferred from the passage?

       A．The present hiring practices need to be improved.

       B．Employers don’t need to pay Assured Labour.

       C．Universities also join Assured Labor for financial help.

       D．Assured Labor only offers household jobs.

6．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

       A．An Electronic Marketplace

       B．Mobile Phones and Markets

       C．Getting Into Job Market by Mobile Phone

       D．Job Seekers and Markets

     In 2007．five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea. The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones．About eighty percent of all people are said to live within reach of a wireless telephone signal．   

    The idea was to use mobile phones and the Internet to connect job seekers with employers．The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor．

    Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)．Three of the founders were graduate students there．    ‘

    Assured Labo is an electronic market place．It has two parts．One is for；the United States．That operation was launched in January in Boston．It links people with employees offering temporary jobs．

    The other arm of the business is for developing markets．That operation is meant to help people get mbfe permanent jobs．A representative is currently building partnerships with universities，and international companies in Central America.

    Assured Labor’s president David Reich，says the companies now place job advertisements on radio or in newspapers．Some even drive around in cars with loudspeakers announcing that jobs are available．He says the companies are interested．in having more modem hiring practices．

    Through Assured Labor, companies will list open positions on the Internet．People who think

 they could do the job could reply by text messages or on their cellophanes．

    This is how the system works in Boston.

The jobs available include house cleaning．Dog walking and home repay. People who want their house cleaned，for example，can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers．The list tells what services．they offer，and how much they want to be paid．People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers．

    The employer chooses workers they would like jot hire ,The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer．

    After a job is completed，the employer and employee rate each other, The rating is kept for  future use．Assured Labor is not charging anyone，right now, but the plan is to have employers pay for the service．   

61．Assured Labor is founded by                

    A．David Reich                        B．five young people in Massachusetts

    C an unknown expert                D．three graduate students from MIT

62．what kinds of jobs does Assured Labor offer?

    A．Temporary jobs．              B．Permanent jobs．

    C.Free jobs                              D. Both A and B?

63．Which is NOT one of the means for Assured。Labor to advertise jobs available?'

    A．Radio     B．Newspapers    C．TV programmers     D．Cars with loudspeakers

64．Which of the following is the proper procedure to seek a job through  Assured Labor?

    a. People can look online at a list of jobs

    b．Companies will list open positions on the Intemet．

    c．The company sends the workers a text or e-mail message．

    d．The workers can respond to an offer．

    e．The employer’ chooses workers they would like to hire．

    A．a(chǎn)cdbe         B．baecd        C．bedae          D．a(chǎn)bdea

 65．What can be inferred from the passage?

    A．The present hiring practices need to be improved．

    B．Employers don’t need to pay Assured Labour．

    C．Universities also join Assured Labor for financial help

    D. Assured Labor only offers household jobs．

66．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

    A．An Electronic Market Place

    B. Mobile Phones and Markets

    C. Getting Into Job Market by Mobile Phone

    D .Job Seekers and Markets