Welcome to Language upon Thames．This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer．If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information．
At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best．
Small Group General English Courses
These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking, listening, reading and
writing skills and are offered at the following levels：
BEGINNERS
ELEMENTARY(初级)
PRE－INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE
UPPER－INTERMEDIATE
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently(适合地)on a daily basis．
Try our free online test to see which level you are at－CLICK HERE
Exam courses
These courses are aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels：
University of Cambridge exams：
ADVANCED1－FCE(First certificate)
ADVANCED2－CAE(Advanced)
ADVANCED3－CPE(Proficiency)
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country．(Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate．)
Speaking, Listening ＆Pronunciation
This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening．
Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation, with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities, who need to focus on different areas．
CLICK HERE to register for a General English course．
Other Languages
At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafes, restaurants, shops and bars．Most importantly, we have foreign language classes of French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian during the day, evening or on a one-to-one basis．
(1)
What does this passage mainly talk about?
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A．
An overview of the language school．
B．
Ways to develop students' language skills．
C．
A brief introduction to some English courses．
D．
Solutions to build students' communicative confidence．
(2)
If you attend Exam Courses, you will ________．
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use English more confidently and competently
B．
gain academic qualifications in English
C．
have better pronunciation and deal with everyday English well
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be able to get admitted into a university for further education in this country
(3)
Judging from the description, we can tell that this passage must be taken from ________．
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a newspaper
B．
a magazine
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the Internet
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a guidebook
(4)
According to the passage, we may conclude that the English courses offered by Language upon Thames ________．
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are flexible but with few language activities designed for students of different nationalities
B．
are flexible and will meet the needs of students at different levels and with different
backgrounds
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place much emphasis on language skills but pay less attention to the needs of learners
D．
are all aimed to improve students' communicative competence by giving classes on a one-to-one basis
Women with an hour glass figure have brains to go with their curves(曲线), scientists claim．
Going in at the waist is said to be a sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too, Wonmen such as Nigella Lawson with a big difference between thir waist and hip measurements scored significantly better in tests than those with thinner, straighter frames, Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be skinny-what mattered was that her waist should be smaller than her hips, A ratio of 3∶5 was found to be idea,
The study, by the Universities of Pittsdburgh and California, involved 16,000 women and girls, According to the scientists, the results are no mere quirk of nature．They claim that the fat Around culvy hips and thighs(大腿)holds higher levels of-3 fatty acids which are essential for the growth of the brain during pregnancy．The fat which collects around the waist, howover．is more likely to contain-6 fatty acids, which areless suited to brain growth．
Reporting in the joumal Evolution and Human Behaviour, the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more likely to do well in cognitive tests than others．they claim that this could help explain why the children of teenage mothers．who might not yet be physically mature enough to have developed real curves-tend to do less well in school．
As wel las boosting(提升)brainpower－3 fatty acids found in oily fish arc considered to be of huge health benefit Although the study analysed women's bodies only－3 fatty acids are also stored in men's hips, However it is not known whether men with wide hips benefit from the same brain power boost．
(1)
Which shows the possible shape of an hour glass?
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B．
C．
D．
(2)
Suppose the following measurements are taken from four women．Which of them is more likely to have bright children?
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Waist：60 cm; Hip：100 cm
B．
Waist：60 cm：Hip：80 cm
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Waist：55 cm; Hip 160 cm
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Waist：120 cm; Hip：110 cm
(3)
The underlined sentence‘the results are nomere quirkofnature,’possible tells us the results ________．
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can be explained scientifically
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are strange and hard to explain
C．
have just come about by chance
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are very interesting
(4)
According to the researchers, teenage mothers tend to have less bright children because ________．
