Oxford English Language Center
Information for New Students
CLASS TIME：8:30a. m.-10:00a. m.，10:30a. m. -12:00a. m., 1:30p. m. -3:00p. m. The Language Center is open Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.
SELF—ACCESS：The language laboratory（Room 1110）is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p. m. to 5:00p. m. for all full-time students. You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.
ATTENDANCE: All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.
BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it. If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books（Room 3520）.
1.When do classes begin and end on a full day?
A. 8:30a. m. —1:30p. m.. B. 8:30a. m. —3:00p. m..
C. 8:30a. m. —3:15p. m.. D. 3:15p. m. —5:00p. m..
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A. No teachers are in the language lab.
B. 90% attendance is required for the students.
C. Books can’t be taken out of the center.
D. Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes.
3.The books that the students wish to buy are in ________.
A. the lecture hall B. the language laboratory
C. Room 1110 D. Room 3520
假如你是李华，你收到正在学习汉语的美国笔友Smith的电子邮件，说他在汉语学习中遇到了困难，感到非常着急。请根据以下要点给他回一封信，并提出建议，帮他来解决这方面的困难。
1.不要担忧，要有信心
2.给自己更多练习汉语的机会
3.让自己融入汉语的环境中
要求：1. 100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Smith,
I’ve received your e-mail.
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I had an argument with my friend Ben yesterday because his favorite movie, which I thought was not interested. After the argument, he went off without say goodbye to me. I was so angry on him. In the afternoon I started to feel sad because he is my best friend. After school, I asked him if he wanted to go with me as usually. He gave me a strange look and turned away. But, this time, he does say good bye to me quietly. Later, while I was watching TV at home, the phone rang. This was Ben and he was sorry for that he did. He felt like childish. I said never mind. Now I feel much better since we are still good friend.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everybody in the world is seeking happiness--and there is one sure way1.(find) it. That is by2.(control) your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend3. outward conditions, but inner conditions.
It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing4.makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. For example, two people may do 5.same thing in a place; both may have about an equal amount of money and status --and yet one may be6.(depress) and the other happy. Why? Because they see things7.(different).I have seen just as many happy faces among the poor farmers8.work very hard in the fields as I have seen in air conditioned offices in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles.
Abraham Lincoln once 9.(say) that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be”. He was right. If you decide to be happy, then you will always find plenty of 10.(reason) to be happy.
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own ________
I learned this lesson from a(n) ________ many years ago. I took the head ________job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.
It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the ________ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to __________the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't ________ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ________ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were __________me. I had to change my ________about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little __________. Most important, I began to treat them like __________. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their __________, we met every day and ____________passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our ____________on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to __________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a __________for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest __________of my life！
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can __________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and____________them. I helped them to see themselves __________, and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, but born.
1.A. luck B. tests C. efforts D. nature
2.A. experiment B. experience C. visit D. show
3.A. operating B. editing C. consulting D. coaching
4.A. successful B. excellent C. strong D. new
5.A. cheer for B. prepare for C. help with D. finish with
6.A. believe B. agree C. describe D. regret
7.A. realize B. claim C. permit D. demand
8.A. reacting to B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about
9.A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. intention
10.A. pride B. culture C. fortune D. relationship
11.A. leaders B. partners C. winners D. leaners
12.A. rewards B. vacations C. health D. honor
13.A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced
14.A. defeat B. decline C. accident D. mistake
15.A. relax B. improve C. expand D. defend
16.A. shame B. burden C. victory D. favor
17.A. chances B. thrills C. concerns D. offers
18.A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect
19.A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed
20.A. honestly B. individually C. calmly D. differently
The key to dealing with test-day anxiety is through preparation! 1. It is important to prepare your mind and body for the experience of working under pressure.
Get some sleep. I know you’ve heard this before, but it’s often repeated because it’s so important. Get plenty of sleep the night before the test! If you don’t have enough rest, you’ll find it much harder to concentrate. 2..
Leave early. Be sure to leave earlier than normal on the day of a test to avoid the added fear of arriving late. 3. The embarrassment will cause you to be distracted and lose valuable time.
4. Once you arrive at school or at the testing center, find a quiet space where you can be all alone. You can use your car if you drive, or you can find an empty locker room or office (ask a teacher). Once you locate in a quiet place, do a relaxation session. Close your eyes and try to relax completely. Take deep breath and keep calm.
5. It’s possible that some students start to stress out as other students discuss the material. When you hear others chatting, it might sound like you skipped over something important or you misunderstood a concept. It’s probably not even true——but it can seem like it!
A. Take a quiet moment.
B. A sleepy brain is a foggy brain!
C. Watch out for the road conditions.
D. Walking into an exam late is the last thing you need!
E. You might also find time for a quick bite during a break.
F. Don’t talk with other students in the minutes before a test.
G. But full preparation means more than knowing the test material.
