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, especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements(广告) about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
Global English Centre
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) courses.
Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day. Mon.~Fri.
Experienced college English teacher
s.
Close to city centre and bus stops.
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 USA.
Language lab and computers supplied.
3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.
Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056
Tel: 67353019
The 21st Century English Training Centre
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.
We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1.
Only 15-minute walk from city centre.
Call 67801642 for more information.
The International House of English
Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week, convenient (方便的) class hours:
9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~5:00 p.m.
A four-month evening programme for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).
Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers with experience in teaching English as a second foreign language.
Free sightseeing and social activities.
Very close to the Central Park.
For further information call 674322308.
1.You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?
A. Global English Centre and Modern Language School.
B. Global English Centre and The International House of English.
C. Modern English Centre School and The 21st Century English Training Centre.
D. The 21st Century English Training Centre and The International House of English.
2.The 21st Century English Training Centre is different from the other three schools in that___.
A. its teaching quality is better
B. it is near to the city centre
C. its courses are more advanced
D. it requires an entrance examination
3.You will probably prefer to go to The International House of English because it________.
A. offers free sightseeing and social activities
B. has a special course in spoken English
C. costs less than the other schools
D. has native English teachers
4.If you take the evening programme at The International House of English, you will pay____.
A. 60 yuan B. 240 yuanC. 720 yuan D. 960 yuan
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After a while somebody came in. The room was so dark that I couldn’t see his face clearly. The man turned on the light and said with a sharp voice, “Ah! Sweetie, do you still remember who I am?” I was shocked. Oh, my God! I cried, “You are Michael Zey, the man I charged with murder! Why are you here? You should be in prison!”
“You never thought about the result of charging a gang（犯罪团伙）leader, did you? Because of you, I was in prison for 15 years. You ruined my life!” His voice was very cold. My face was pale with fear. He was here to take revenge（报复）!
“Please, let me go! Don't hurt me! Please!” I asked him. “Dr. Calme
nt, you are smart enough to know it is impossible. Now, I give you two choices. One is shooting your head. It is the quickest way. The other is cremation（火葬）. Your husband and you will be together forever. It’s quite romantic. Don't you think?” He spoke angrily. “What? My husband? He is innocent!” I shouted at him.
Suddenly, he took hold of my head and said, “You will pay for what you have done to me.” He took out a gun from his bag.
“Help! Help! Can anybody help me?”
1.What might have happened to the writer before the man came in?
A. She had taken his place and become a gang leader.
B. She had come to this place to see her husband.
C. She wanted to pay for what she had done to Michael Zey.
D. She had been beaten terribly.
2.Which of the following words can best describe how the writer felt when the story happened?
A. Surprised. B. Terrified. C. Amazed. D. Puzzled.
3.What does the underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. To let her go. B. To hurt her. C. To take revenge. D. To stay in prison.
“A” for Attitude
English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected work. Every student received a "C" or "D" grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.
I graduated from high school, early and had children. about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an "A" student. I up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office, explaining that I had always be at English, and recommending that I did not deserve a '"D" from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was but unable to change a(an) . Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to them or hide them. I was not an "A" student in high school English! Somehow, I had myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an "A" or "B" but mostly "C” S.
Had I lived up to those grades and myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I my younger self as an "A" English student, except for that undeserved "D".
1.A. scolded B. allowedC. ordered D. reminded
2.A. badB. complexC. terribleD. wonderful
3.A. approvedB. appointedC. expectedD. urged
4.A. flexible B. creativeC. disappointingD. controversial
5.A. college-levelB. basedC. difficultD. easy
6.A. marriedB. workedC. succeeded D. progressed
7.A. SadB. Confident C. AnxiousD. Curious
8.A. added B. lived C. grew D. went
9.A. countedB. rememberedC. approachedD. discovered
10.A.
brought B. turned C. heldD. kept
11.A. nervous B. good C. poorD. terrible
12.A. impolite B. impatientC.
inexperiencedD. sympathetic
13.A. gradeB. figureC. paperD. entry
14.A. tearB. fireC. cryD. escape
15.A. warnedB. reminded C. informedD. convinced
16.A. average B. enthusiastic C. outstanding D. occasional
17.A. considered B. deniedC. reflected D. described
18.A. abandonedB. given C. believed inD. doubted
19.A. changeB. riskC. defeat D. reminded
20.A. looked B. viewedC. sang D. criticized
On returning home, she found a note _______ to the door, _______ “Call in later.”
A. attaching; reading B. attaches; saying
C. attached; which reads D. attached; reading
Although all of the apples ________, none of them ________ good.
A. have been tasted; tasteB. have been tasted; are tasted
C. have tasted; tasteD. have tasted; are tasted
Such good use had been his spare time_________ his English has improved a lot．
A
. made of; as B. made of; that C. made in; that D. found in; as
