Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
Global English Center General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. * 3-month (700 yuan ), 6-month (1,200 yuan ) and one-year (2,000 yuan ) courses. * Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon. ~ Fri.. * Experienced college English teachers. Tel: 67605272 Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082
Modern Language School Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. * Small classes ( 12~16 students ) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m.. * Native English teachers from Canada and the USA. * Language lab and computers supplied. * 3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan. Add: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056 Tel: 67353019
The 21st Century English Training Center We specialize in effective teaching at all levels. * We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. *Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1. Call 67801642 for more information.
The International House of English A six-month English course for students of all levels at very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week. * Class hours: 9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~5:00 p.m.. *Well trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second/foreign language. Call 67353019 for further information.
【小題1】 Mr. White works in the daytime every day and the place he will choose is ______.
A.Global English Center
B.Modern Language School
C.The 21st Century English Training Center
D.The International House of English
【小題2】 The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other three. It ______.
A.has a language lab and computers
B.has more experienced teachers
C.offers morning or afternoon classes
D.requires an entrance exam
【小題3】If you want to attend the course at the International House of English, you’ll pay about ______.
We can find ads everywhere. Here are four ads. Please read them carefully.
(1)WAITE WANTED Are you hard—working? Do you like to meet people? If your answer is “Yes”, then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call AL Hotel at 8556779.
(2)REPORTER WANTED Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Karen at 8558366.
(3)HELP WANTED Do you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 8766588. $ 80 or more. Today! Hurry1
(4)CLEANER WANTED Can you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job paid at $ 20 once, call us this evening 18:00—20:00. Tel: 8633800.
【小題1】______ are needed in AL Hotel. A. Cleaners B. Reporters C. Waiters 【小題2】 If you like children and have two — day free, you can call at ______ for a job. A. 8556779 B. 8558336 C. 8766588 【小題3】 If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house once a day, how much will the cleaner get in a week? A. 120.B. 140. C. $ 160. 【小題4】 If you’re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ______. A. ad(1) B. ad(2) C. ad(3) 【小題5】 The above job ads are probably from ______. A. a science book B. a story book C. a newspaper
Long long ago, there was a man whose name was Frank. He loved his 46 very much. A special day was coming. It was his wife’s birthday. Frank decided 47 something for her. The next day he 48 home and said to his wife, “I bought something 49 you.” “Thank you!” said his wife 50 . “What have you bought for me?” “I’ve bought a gold ring. Here it is.” He took it out for his wife to see. Carelessly, he dropped it onto the ground. He began to look for it on the ground, 51 it was dark in the house and he could not see 52 . Then he went out and began to look for it in the street. He looked and looked. After a while, a friend came along. “What’s the matter with you?” asked his friend. “I am 53 for my ring. It was for my wife. But I lost it just now.” said the poor man. “ 54 did you lose it?” “I lost it in my house.” “You lost your ring in your house, but you are looking for it in the street. How foolish you are!” “Ah,” said the man, “but it is dark in my house. I will never find it there. Anyhow, here in the street, it is much 55 . I can see everything more clearly.” My dear friend, do you think Frank could find his gold ring in the street? 【小題1】A. wife B. daughter C. son 【小題2】A. to show B. to buy C. to cook 【小題3】 A. go B. goes C. went 【小題4】A. for B. with C. to 【小題5】A. angrily B. sadly C. happily 【小題6】A. but B. so C. because 【小題7】 A. something B. anything C. nothing 【小題8】 A. asking B. calling C. looking 【小題9】A. Where B. When C. Why 【小題10】 A. darker B. brighter C. harder
The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was 31 cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 32 but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, 33 happened? Is everything okay?” “Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the 34 .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is 35 I can do to make a difference.” “Let me tell you 36 .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 37 , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by 38 . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry 39 those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 40 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as 41 as he could, ‘how silly you are! My 42 ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43 I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.” “Thinking for a moment, the man 44 to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the 45 person.
【小題1】
A.drinking
B.making
C.selling
D.washing
【小題2】
A.turned around
B.turned down
C.turned on
D.turned off
【小題3】
A.what
B.when
C.where
D.why
【小題4】
A.a(chǎn)ir
B.land
C.water
D.environment
【小題5】
A.something
B.a(chǎn)nything
C.everything
D.nothing
【小題6】
A.a(chǎn) lie
B.a(chǎn) joke
C.a(chǎn) story
D.a(chǎn) truth
【小題7】
A.wind
B.rain
C.waves
D.sands
【小題8】
A.himself
B.itself
C.ourselves
D.themselves
【小題9】A of B. for C. from D. forward
【小題10】
A.a(chǎn)fraid
B.surprised
C.sad
D.a(chǎn)ngry
【小題11】
A.slow
B.fast
C.soon
D.high
【小題12】
A.father
B.mother
C.son
D.daughter
【小題13】
A.Or
B.So
C.Because
D.Though
【小題14】
A.began
B.continued
C.forgot
D.waited
【小題15】A shortest B. tallest C. smallest D. biggest