We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day, You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly
tests to see the progress you’ re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.
As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you
prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.       
Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities which take place after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits’  organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.
We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English courses are fantastic!
We hope that you’ ll  enjoy a course with us, too. If you’ re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices.’ The course must be paid for one month before it begins.
【小题1】 The shortest summer English course will last for         

A.two weeksB.four weeksC.six weeksD.eight weeks
【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE about the summer English courses?   
A.The students have to take an entrance test.
B.Each class has two or three groups of students.
C.All the teachers are young but very experienced.
D.Tests will be provided regularly to see if students have made progress.
【小题3】 What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.Accommodation and food.
B.Why the students enjoy themselves.
C.Sightseeing and other activities after class.
D.The most interesting part of the summer English courses.
【小题4】If you want to take part in the course, you must __ first.
A.pay for a one-month courseB.fill in the application form
C.choose an American familyD.learn about American culture
【小题5】The passage is a __
A.guide to Los AngelesB.description of life in Los Angeles
C.description often English courseD.newspaper article on language learning

The 12th lunar (阴历的) month in China is called la yue. The character “la” in Chinese language means to respect gods and give best wishes to them.

In Chinese tradition, such activities were held at the end of a year in the Chinese lunar calendar.

There are two important dates in la yue. The first is the Laba Festival on the 8th day of the lunar month. The Laba Festival was a time for the ancient Chinese to hope for the harvest and good luck in the coming year. Laba porridge is the main dish on this day.

The other important date is the Kitchen God Worshipping (拜灶神) on the 23rd or 24th day of the month. People offer food to the Kitchen God, who takes charge of things for the whole family. It is said that the god returns to heaven that day to report to the Jade Emperor (the ruler of heaven in Chinese stories) about the family activities over the past year. So people usually offer him delicious dishes so that he will give a good report and the family will have good luck throughout the next year.

After this day, people start to sweep up the house and decorate the house with couplets (对联) and paper-cuttings. Once these things are finished, people will wait for the Spring Festival.

阅读下面短文,完成表格。

La yue

Activities

On the 8th day

Eat 1.                           

2.                         

Offer food to the Kitchen God

After that day

Sweep up the house

3.                           

Wait for 4.                          

 

 

Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”

Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.

Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.

“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.

A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.

1.The passage tells us that _________.

A. A poor farmer is always a poor farmer.

B. Making your dream come true depends on (依靠)yourself

C. A good friend can help you in doing everything

D. Talk with your friends before you do everything

2.The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.

A.he was rich

B.he got his help from his wife

C.he worked hard to get money

D.he borrowed money from the bank

3.In order to(为了) make Sarah’s dream come true(实现),

Manuel _________.

A.made a careful plan

B.lent her quite a lot of money

C.bought the biggest farm for her.

D.didn’t like her dream

4.The underlined word “trust” means ________.

A.know

B.understand

C.think

D.believe

5. From this passage, we can learn that ________.

A. Harry was a rich, energetic and clever man

B. Harry’s success comes from his dream amd working hard

C. Harry’s father and wife were both interested in making money

D. If you help others, you’ll get what you have paid

 


Hi Eric,
  We don’t have smog in Oxford. We get fog sometimes, but that’s all. Oxford is much smaller than LA. We only have about 135,000 people. I looked up the 1900 population, it was about 57,000. So it is about twice as many people, not ten times as many, like LA! Oxford is much smaller than London - London has about 7,000,000 people. So that means that LA has more people than London. LA gets hotter than Oxford. We have colder winters too – it can be -4°C in winter.
  I’m not surprised that your new student only knew about the university. It is famous because it is one of the oldest universities in the country. There are about 18,000 students. The brother of my best friend is at Aberystwyth University, in Wales. There the population is 14,000 and half of that are students! It must be a strange place to live! There are more tourists in Oxford than students, I should think. We get a lot of tourists, all year round. We also get a lot of young foreign students because there are a lot of language schools here. You can stand in the middle of Oxford, close your eyes, and hear accents from all over the world!
  Your e-mail friend, Ben
  37. How many people are there in Oxford?
  A. 5700.      B. 135,000.     C. 7,000,000.    D. 570,000.

  38. Which of the following is TRUE?
  A. LA is much smaller than Oxford.
  B. LA has fewer people than London.
  C. LA gets hotter than Oxford.
  D. LA has colder winters too.

  39. What is Oxford famous for?
  A. Fog.               B. Universities. 
  C. Language schools.        D. Tourists.

                     

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