As a leading Chinese language school and a cultural exchange institute in China，Global Exchange Education Center has been providing Mandarin (or Putonghua) language courses and cultural exchange programs for over a decade.
How to apply for our programs
■In order to apply for all of our programs, you must beat least 18 years old. in good health,
a senior high school graduate.
■Application Procedure for Chinese Language Programs
Step 1. Send us a completed application form by email or fax.
Step 2. Send us $60 application fee after receiving our email confirmation.
Step 3. Arrange the payment transfer.
Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.
■Application Procedure for Chinese Business Internship (实习）Program
Step 1. Send us a completed application form with your CV and personal statement for the program by email or fax.
Step 2. Send us $ 310, including $60 application fee and $250 internship placement deposit, after receiving our letter of acceptance for the program.
Step 3. Arrange final payment transfer after receiving our second confirmation.
Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.
■Personal Statement for applicants for Chinese Business Internship Program
You should state why you want to take this program and what your expectations of the program are. How you will make use of this program in your future career.
■ Application Deadlines
The applications for most programs are reviewed on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to submit your application ahead of the application deadlines.
■Confirmation
Having received your application, Global Exchange Education Center usually sends out an email confirmation for the booking within 2-5 working days.
1.The text is probably written for ______.
A. junior high graduates B. international students
C. job seekers D. language trainers
2.If you apply for both of the programs, the total application fees will be ______.
A. $310. B. $ 120. C. $250. D. $ 370.
3. If you want to apply for Chinese Business Internship program successfully, you'll ______.
A. send the application form by post
B. send personal statement and CV only
C. have to get confirmed at least twice
D. have to make a travel plan in Beijing
4.Which of the following is not necessarily included in applicants，personal statement?
A. Their purposes of taking the program.
B. Their expectations of the program.
C. Their future practice of the program.
D. Their feedbacks on the program.
I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.
I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.
I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr. Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.
The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.
That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
1.From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is ______ in some subjects.
A. mind-blowing B. badly-behaved
C. fun-loving D. slow-witted
2.Where may the boy live according to the passage?
A. In an orphanage. B. In a big prison.
C. In the school dormitory. D. In his home.
3.What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?
A. D B. C C. B D. E
4.The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that ______.
A. he missed one of his fingers
B. he treated his students very well
C. he understood the boy
D. he taught his students in a special way
Once there were three travelers checking in a hotel. When they went out in the morning, one traveler brought an umbrella and another one took a crutch (拐杖) the third one left with _ whatsoever.
When they were back in the evening, the man who brought an umbrella got his clothes in rain; the one taking a crutch fell, all covered with mud; but the man empty-handed kept his clothes dry, __ any mud on it. The former two guys felt it was , so they asked the third man why.
The third guy didn’t reply, but _ asked the man with an umbrella, “Then why were you caught in the rain without falling?”
“When it was raining, I felt so for my prediction that I opened the umbrella and walked in the rain . I didn’t think I would be caught in the rain, but my clothes got so showered. Going to the places which were too muddy to cross, that I didn’t have a crutch for fear of falling, I walked very carefully. It _ that I walked all the way back and sound.”
After hearing the first man said, the third man then asked the man with a crutch why he became muddied all over himself instead of getting showered.
He answered like this, “When it was raining, I had no umbrella, so I chose those places I could from the rain to walk through. In the muddy places, I went on with my crutch, but I hadn’t thought I fell.”
The empty-handed traveler , “When it was raining, I chose the places protecting myself from the rain and in the muddy places I kept particularly , so I was neither drenched nor fell.”
The advantages are _ . Only if we create advantages by virtue of the objective environment can we a success.
1.A. whenB. asC. whileD. since
2.A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. everything
3.A. wetB. muddiedC. dryD. tidy
4.A. despiteB. beyondC. withoutD. with
5.A. commonB. strangeC. strictD. ordinary
6.A. besidesB. otherwiseC. thereforeD. instead
7.A. butB. andC. orD. thus
8.A. pityB. gladC. anxiousD. upset
9.A. sensitivelyB. curiouslyC. constantlyD. bravely
10.A. unlikelyB. unexpectedlyC. unacceptablyD. universally
11.A. consideredB. to considerC. consideringD. to have considered
12.A. turned outB. brought outC. carried outD. picked out
13.A. safeB. dirtyC. hurriedD. worried
14.A. whatB. whichC. howD. why
15.A. alreadyB. yetC. stillD. just
16.A. preventB. protectC. shelterD. escape
17.A. confusedB. regrettedC. depressedD. laughed
18.A. pessimisticB. seriousC. casualD. cautious
19.A. absoluteB. relativeC. obviousD. exact
20.A. doB. makeC. takeD. change
—Shall we go out for dinner tonight?
— .
A. You are right B. It must be funny
C. That sounds great D. Have a nice time
All they need a room where they can live and cook and live a simple but
happy life all the your round.
A. are B. was C. is D. were
We all wonder so many students and their families are visiting Boston —area schools, such as Harvard, in their summer holidays.
A. why it is that B. why is it that
C. that it is why D. it is why
