Last week Adele's second album, 21, sold 257,000 copies in the UK, a sales figure that would look incredible as an opening sales week for any album by any global superstar. The fact that the album was celebrating its 10th week at No.1, and that each of the previous nine weeks it had sold over 100,000 copies, makes what Adele has achieved look miraculous. The last female singer to spend that long at No.1 in the UK was Madonna in 1990 with her greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection.
For Adele, the success of 21 is part of a perfect storm of talent, timing and a connection that went beyond gender, age and credibility. But what does it say about the state of the music industry? Does Adele's success signal a return to the MOR(适合大众口味的音乐) musical depression, when the likes of James Blunt dominated the charts? Her success may well lead to a great many similar acts aiming for an MOR audience, but that's more the fault of an industry desperate to recreate any kind of success by creating poor copies until the world shouts "stop now".
What seems to have set Adele apart is her apparent ordinariness, besides that incredible voice. While Gaga parades around in a dress made of meat and Beyonce orbits a world out of touch to the majority of most human beings, Adele's chain-smoking, girl-you'd-like-to-go-to-the-pub-with persona stands out. Even for a British act, her ordinariness goes against trend, with fellow Jessie J adopting a very American habit of over-emoting, talking about a "journey" and making the idea of being a pop star seem fairly difficult.
It's this universality and broad appeal that's helped her translate talent into sales. While the first single from 21, Rolling in the Deep, appealed to Radio 1 listeners and bloggers, the second single, Someone Like You, is so successful that silenced the grand O2 Arena during this year's Brit Awards. The press can write pages and pages in that there's enough of a connection of musicians – Rick Rubin worked on the album, there's a cover of the Cure, Mumford & Sons were an influence – while the gossip magazines have been excited by the fact that the album is one long break-up record, eager to find the ex.
In 1990, Madonna was a global superstar with a back catalogue of era-defining hits to her name. She was untouchable and, tellingly, unknowable. She was (and still is) a megastar, but a megastar of a different age. These days, we want to know a bit more about our artists; that they have relationship problems, walk their dog. Her selling point and appeal is precisely the fact that she exists at the point between everyday ordinariness and pop star.
For now, Adele's success should be celebrated, especially for becoming an unlikely global star on her own terms. The danger is that we're headed for a lot of fairly boring pop, a situation that led to the "birth" of Gaga a few years back. Pop goes in cycles and it feels like we're headed back towards the very middle of MOR

  1. 1.

    Adele’s achievement seems unbelievable for the reason that ____________

    1. A.
      the sales of her second album achieved an incredible success last week in the UK
    2. B.
      her second album ranked first in a row with the incredible average sales per week
    3. C.
      Madonna was the last female singer in the UK to stay at No. 1 as long as she did
    4. D.
      she is such an ordinary singer with so fascinating a voice in the music industry
  2. 2.

    According to the author, the success of Adele’s second album __________________

    1. A.
      to a large extent depends on her apparent talent for music
    2. B.
      is because of her extraordinariness and the wonderful voice
    3. C.
      lies in gift, timing and something beyond sex, age and trust
    4. D.
      is largely due to the state of the music industry currently
  3. 3.

    Compared with other female pop stars, what does the author think of Adele?

    1. A.
      She stands out in a totally different way from Gaga and Beyonce
    2. B.
      She and Madonna are contemporary megastars in music
    3. C.
      Only she and Madonna spent that long at No.1 in the UK
    4. D.
      Jessie J and she both have an American habit of expressing themselves
  4. 4.

    What helped Adele successfully turned her gift of singing into sales?

    1. A.
      Her musical talent
    2. B.
      The joint work of musicians in the album
    3. C.
      Her incredible voice
    4. D.
      Her universality and broad appeal
  5. 5.

    The author thinks that the current musical trend in the UK is _______________

    1. A.
      satisfying
    2. B.
      disappointing
    3. C.
      dangerous
    4. D.
      desperate

When an official at the U. S. Open Pocket Pool(台球)Championship saw a 9-year-old girl playing at one of the tournament tables, he told her that spectators(观众)were not allowed to play. But much to his surprise, the girl was actually a competitor. That was nine years ago, and today, with five U. S. Open Women’s titles behind her and a recently won world championship, no one is likely to mistake Jean Balukas for a spectator again.
It doesn’t seem too surprising that Jean became caught up in pool——her father owns a pool hall within walking distance of the family’s home in Brooklyn. When she was just tall enough to see over the table, she fell in love with the game soon. Five years later Jean was ready to enter her first U. S. Open. She still remembers the letter the officials sent her reminding her that she wouldn’t be allowed to stand on a box to play.

As Jean improved, she found it increasingly difficult to play games at her father’s pool hall. “If I’d beat one of the guys, his friends would laugh at them about losing to me,” she says. Now Jean comes to the hall only weeks before a tournament when she plays Johnny Goon, her father’s pool manager.
That Johnny can beat her shows the gap that now exists in pool — as in other sports — between the top men and women competitors. “I’m supposedly the top woman player, but I’d have a hard time beating the number 50 man,” says Jean. “If I was a boy and played pool, I’d be a nobody.”
Jean thinks that women pool players still have a long way to go because pool has been a man’s game for so long. “When they think of pool players, people have this picture in their head of gambling(赌博) and smoke,” she says.
Jean won four of the seven games in these two years. She was as surprised as anyone else at her performance, even though she was a New York City tennis champion and center for her high-school basketball team. Jean does not take full credit for her achievements, saying, “I think what I have in sports is a gift from God, and that’s why I can get out there and do so well.”

  1. 1.

    We can learn from the first passage that Jean Balukas_____

    1. A.
      had become well-known at the age of 9
    2. B.
      had achieved great fame at the age of 18
    3. C.
      was often asked to play with men players
    4. D.
      was refused to play in the U. S. Open for her young age
  2. 2.

    The letter Jean received before her first U. S. Open_____

    1. A.
      told her to arrive in time for the game
    2. B.
      showed people’s doubt about her ability
    3. C.
      told her about the basic rules of the game
    4. D.
      invited her to compete in the U. S. Open
  3. 3.

    Jean Balukas believed that women pool players_____

    1. A.
      fall far behind men players
    2. B.
      aren’t suitable for a man’s game
    3. C.
      are impossible to beat any man player
    4. D.
      have a bad reputation(名声) for gambling and smoking
  4. 4.

    By saying the underlined words in the last paragraph Jean meant that _____

    1. A.
      women players had a long way to go
    2. B.
      she wouldn’t stop before her great achievement
    3. C.
      she had much confidence in the game
    4. D.
      she achieved her success because of her born gift

The unwanted disturbing of a mobile phone ringing at a critical moment has led to some famously strong reactions
British actor Richard Grif-fiths，stopped a performance at the National Theatre and ordered The offending party to leave
Judge Robert Restaino went considerably further．He was hearing a session of domestic violence offenders in a court when proceedings were interrupted by rings of a phone．
“Everyone is going to jail unless I get that instrument now,” he shouted．
Over the next two hours，the judge entered a period of “incredible madness”．He began by ordering the doors of the court locked，and set the officers to searching for the phone．
When that failed to find the offending item he ordered each of the defendants(被告) present in the room up to his bench and in turn asked them if they  had no idea, he sent each in turn to jail(监狱).   
All 46 of them．
When a defendant protested the judge’s actions were not fair to those who didn’t possess the phone，Restaino replied：“I know it isn’t．
Judge’s actions caused chaos．Extra officers had to be drafted into the court to control the crowd．and booking officers at the city jail were at full stretch．“We were playing Twister in here”, one said at the time．
Fourteen of the defendants were shackled(束缚 )in irons and sent to the county jail．
The judge cooled off and later that afternoon released all 46．
The “two hours of viral lunacy（疯狂）”, has probably cost Restaino his job．The commission ruled that he should be removed from his $14,000 job．Restaino now has 30 days to appeal(上诉)．
His lawyer pointed out that until that moment he had served 11 years as a judge without any disciplinary issues．“With the exception of two hours．his record is spotless．”

  1. 1.

    The underlined sentence in the passage means _____．

    1. A.
      we are just playing games
    2. B.
      we are struggling to control the crisis here
    3. C.
      we can hardly survive the crisis
    4. D.
      we’re searching casually
  2. 2.

    Why is British actor Richard mentioned?

    1. A.
      To indicate the disadvantage of mobile phone．
    2. B.
      To scold the misusage of mobile phone．
    3. C.
      To provide an excuse for Richard’s offence．
    4. D.
      To support the opinion above
  3. 3.

    Two hours of viral lunacy will_____

    1. A.
      make Robert pay a large sum of money
    2. B.
      make no difference to Robert
    3. C.
      most likely make Robert lose his job
    4. D.
      make him world famous
  4. 4.

    What’s the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Phone-rage(狂怒) judge
    2. B.
      Judge，prisoner and mobile phone
    3. C.
      The story in court
    4. D.
      Mobile phone in court
  5. 5.

    From the passage we can find_____．

    1. A.
      Robert is always challenging the disciplines
    2. B.
      Robert is now in jail
    3. C.
      judge is not a well-paid job
    4. D.
      all the defendants didn’t follow Robert’s instructions willingly

If you have ever gone through a toll booth(收费所), you know that your relationship to the person in the booth is not the most intimate you'll ever have. It is one of life's frequent affairs: You hand over some money; you might get change; you drive off.
　　Late one morning in 1984, headed for lunch in San Francisco, I drove toward a booth. I heard loud music. It sounded like a party. I looked around. No other cars with their windows open. No sound trucks. I looked at the toll booth. Inside it, the man was dancing.
　　"What are you doing?" I asked.
　　"I'm having a party," he said.
　　"What about the rest of the people?" I looked at the other toll booths.
　　He said, "What do those look like to you?" He pointed down the row of toll booths.
　　"They look like……toll booths. What do they look like to you?"
　　He said, "Vertical coffins. At 8:30 every morning, live people get in. Then they die for eight hours. At 4:30, like Lazarus from the dead, they reemerge and go home. For eight hours, brain is on hold, dead on the job. Going through the motions."
　　I was amazed. This guy had developed a philosophy, a mythology about his job. Sixteen people dead on the job, and the seventeenth, in precisely the same situation, figures out a way to live. I could not help asking the next question: "Why is it different for you? You're having a good time."
He looked at me. "I knew you were going to ask that. I don't understand why anybody would think my job is boring. I have a corner office, glass on all sides. I can see the Golden Gate, San Francisco, and the Berkeley hills. Half the Western world vacations here……and I just stroll in every day and practice dancing."

  1. 1.

    According to the first paragraph, in most cases, how do you describe the relationship between drivers and toll booth?

    1. A.
      most intimate
    2. B.
      very tense
    3. C.
      pretty ordinary
    4. D.
      extremely hostile
  2. 2.

    Why did the author go to San Francisco?

    1. A.
      To attend a party
    2. B.
      B. To have a meal
    3. C.
      To dance with the worker in the toll booth
    4. D.
      To hand in the repair fee of his car
  3. 3.

    The underlined name “Lazarus” mentioned in the eighth paragraph probably refers to a person___________

    1. A.
      who was very active in his life
    2. B.
      B. who was dead and revived from death
    3. C.
      who was going to San Francisco
    4. D.
      who liked dancing at work
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

    1. A.
      The author passed by the toll booth every day
    2. B.
      The worker enjoyed his work very much
    3. C.
      Only western people like to spend their holidays in the Berkeley hills
    4. D.
      The dancing worker was getting badly along with his colleagues
  5. 5.

    After hearing what the worker said, the author would probably_________

    1. A.
      go to the worker’s senior to complain about his bad attitude towards job
    2. B.
      go climbing the Golden Gate and the Berkeley hills to have a vacation
    3. C.
      learn to take a positive attitude to job and appreciate valuable things in life
    4. D.
      go back home instead of wasting time traveling to San Francisco

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.Wash your hands. Always say  “please” and “thank you”. We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how tomanage their money.
　　Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives:
　 　Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投资)it at 8% and add $100 every month, by the time she’s 65,she would have $980,983!
　　Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.
　　Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.
　 　Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving. “For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot,” says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.
　　Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined, says Eilleen Gallo,co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don’t want to buy it.“You might say, ‘I’d rather save that money for your  education,’” advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don’t spend money, you have a chance to share your values.

  1. 1.

    The writer gives some basics to help______ in a proper way.

    1. A.
      parents teach their children how to deal with money
    2. B.
      children follow their parents’ instructions
    3. C.
      children manage their money
    4. D.
      parents save their money
  2. 2.

    The writer thinks that, if a child wants to buy something, his parents should______.

    1. A.
      give him some regular pocket money
    2. B.
      encourage him to put money away for it
    3. C.
      explain to him the importance of investment
    4. D.
      tell him to save some money by using a credit card
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “incentive” in paragraph 6 means______.

    1. A.
      honor
    2. B.
      praise
    3. C.
      excitement
    4. D.
      encouragement
  4. 4.

    What leads the writer to write this article?______.

    1. A.
      Parents want to know how to educate their children
    2. B.
      He wants to share his good ideas about money matters
    3. C.
      He thinks money management the most important for children
    4. D.
      Parents care Little about their children’s management of money

Moving in with a boyfriend causes women to eat more unhealthily and put on weight. But the opposite is true for men, whose long-term health benefits when they move in with a female partner.
Dieticians at Newcastle University said both partners try to please one another, and so change their dietary habits to suit their other half.
It leads men to eat more light meals, such as salads, fruit and vegetables, while women choose to make creamier, heavier dishes like curry or rich pasta sauces, which may please their partner.
Women still have the strongest long-term influence over the couple’s diet and lifestyle, as they still have the traditional role of shopper and cook in most households.
The report, by Newcastle University’s Human Nutrition Research Centre, reviewed the finding of a variety of research projects from the UK, North America and Australia, which looked at the eating and lifestyle habits of couples.
The research shows that women are more likely to put on weight and increase their consumption of foods high in fat and sugar when they move in with their partner.
Women also use food as a comfort when dealing with emotional stress and have been found to gain weight when a relationship ends, while the same finding has not been observed in men.
Many couples reported food as being central to their partnership, and eating together in the evening was particularly important to many.
Report author and registered dietician Dr. Amelia Lake said, “The research has shown that your partner is a strong influence on lifestyle and people who are trying to live healthier lives should take this factor into consideration.”

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “light” (in Paragraph3) probably means _______

    1. A.
      not very heavy
    2. B.
      gentle
    3. C.
      less in fat and sugar
    4. D.
      not serious and important
  2. 2.

    According to the report by Newcastle University’s Human Nutrition Research Centre,   
    ______

    1. A.
      eating together in the evening is a good way to communicate for couples
    2. B.
      women put on weight only because they want to suit their other half
    3. C.
      when men are faced with emotional stress, they will change their dietary habits
    4. D.
      it is wrong to change your dietary habits to suit your partner
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, moving in with a girlfriend, men _______

    1. A.
      have to eat more unhealthy food
    2. B.
      have few changes of their dietary habits
    3. C.
      don’t like foods high in fat and sugar at all
    4. D.
      try to eat foods that their girlfriends like
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Don’t be silly any more, women!
    2. B.
      Dr. Amelia Lake and his study
    3. C.
      Boyfriends make you fat
    4. D.
      Which are better dietary habits?

If you have no friends around you, it’s time that you should know about your neighborhood. Not all of your neighbors out there are friendly, but at least you need to communicate with them. It is common that when you are new to the neighborhood, your neighbors might actually greet you in an inspiring way.
In other words, they are pleased to welcome you in their neighbor-hood. Both you and your neighbors may start in getting known to each other by introducing yourselves. This is a sign that you and your neighbors are actually friends. Instead of watching television and playing computer games all the time, you also need to take a break and have some fun talking with your neighbors. But if you want to make friends with them, you need to do something that might please them. The only problem for this situation is that you are afraid to approach and greet them in a nice way.
This is a challenge that you or your fellow neighbors must be aware of. You need to get as many friends as possible in your neighborhood, and one of them is to get closer with the unfriendly. If you want to get closer with him but he refuses to be friends with you, don’t force him anymore. Treat him with some respect if you don’t like to create any more problems. However, if he agrees to be your friend, you are lucky and start treating him like a friend. It is very tough to approach a person in your neighborhood, but it is a good challenge. This is how important for you to get closer with your neighbors, even if they’re unfriendly. This is better than sticking yourself alone at home and not having time for social interactions (交往) with real people

  1. 1.

    The passage is mainly about ______

    1. A.
      the importance of friendship in our life
    2. B.
      how to build good neighborhood relations
    3. C.
      methods to communicate effectively with people
    4. D.
      how to get rid of misunderstandings with neighbors
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements does the writer agree with according to the passage?

    1. A.
      It’s just natural that all our neighbors are not friendly
    2. B.
      Neighbors are usually unwilling to greet newcomers
    3. C.
      Television and online games help reduce one’s loneliness
    4. D.
      Making friends with the unfriendly neighbors needs patience
  3. 3.

    What’s the most difficult in making friends with neighbors?

    1. A.
      Staying away from television and games
    2. B.
      Knowing more about neighbors’ situations
    3. C.
      Getting known to each other by introducing
    4. D.
      Getting close with the unfriendly neighbors
  4. 4.

    The main purpose of the passage is to ______

    1. A.
      share experience
    2. B.
      provide facts
    3. C.
      give advice
    4. D.
      compare opinions

Renee had been married for a long, long time. Her favorite part of being married was the weekend, when she was with her two horses. On the weekend, Renee was at the stables(养马场) from morning until dark. She fed, groomed, and rode her horses. She was an excellent rider. She would ride the horses bareback on Saturday, and then she would saddle（给马装鞍） them up on Sunday.
Renee loved parades. She used to say, “A parade isn’t a parade without a horse.” Renee loved parades almost as much as she loved her horses. She belonged to an email list of volunteers for parades. She regularly visited the state website list of parades to see if there were any new parades that she didn’t know about. All the state parades were organized in her computer. In the parades file, she listed the date, drive time and distance, parade time, contact people, and other details she felt were important.
She knew the parade director of every town within a four-hour drive. She never stayed overnight. She always left the parade in time to get her horses back to the stables before “bedtime”. She had to feed them before they turned in. Her horses seemed to like parades, too. They knew a few tricks that always impressed the children.
Renee was very generous with her time and her horses. But owning horses wasn’t cheap. You had to rent the stables, and there were always vet(兽医) and feed bills. Renee knew how to cope with expenses, though. Her vet always gave her a 10-percent discount for paying cash. She always bought the no-name, generic food for the horses. Her vet had told her it was just as healthful and tasty as the brand name material. She always bought economy gasoline. And on parade days, Renee always packed her own lunch and ate with her horses

  1. 1.

    What did Renee regularly do on the weekend?

    1. A.
      She visited the state website list of parades
    2. B.
      She took part in parades
    3. C.
      She fed, groomed, and rode her horses at the stables
    4. D.
      She spent with her family
  2. 2.

    Which one did Renee like better,horses or parades?

    1. A.
      She liked horses better than parades
    2. B.
      She liked parades better than horses
    3. C.
      She didn’t love her horses as much as she loved parades
    4. D.
      She loved her horses almost as much as she loved parades
  3. 3.

    Renee never stayed overnight when she took part in parades because__________

    1. A.
      she didn’t like to sleep together with horses
    2. B.
      she had to get her horses back to the stables before “bedtime” to be fed
    3. C.
      her horses didn’t agree to stay overnight
    4. D.
      she couldn’t sleep well outside
  4. 4.

    How did Renee cope with expenses of owning horses? The following ways were used except that __________

    1. A.
      she always bought the brand name food for the horses
    2. B.
      she had a 10-percent discount for paying cash offered by her vet
    3. C.
      she always packed her own lunch and ate with her horses on parade days
    4. D.
      she always bought the no-name, generic food for the horses
  5. 5.

    Which of the following words can’t be used to describe Renee?

    1. A.
      caring
    2. B.
      money-saving
    3. C.
      careful
    4. D.
      mean

Women, Race & Class
Angela Y Davis
?7.99
Analysing the differences and similarities between the experiences of black and white women, Davis casts new light on the struggle for human rights.
The Words to Say it
(an autobiographical novel)
Marie Cardinal
translated by Pat Goodheart
?7.99
Marie Cardinal's groundbreaking book was the first and remains the complete book about the personal experience of psychoanalysis (精神分析学). It reveals her traumatic (创伤的)childhood and institutionalisation(收容), followed by her escape to the cul-de-sac(死路)where her analyst(精神分析医师)lived. There, for many years, she made the journey towards recovery through Freudian psychoanalysis. A worldwide bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, it remains one of the most highly-praised books of our age.
Jade
Millie Murray
?4.99
Jade Wilson is smart, young, black and ambitious. And she's just been given the chance of a lifetime - a try-out for the Commonwealth Games swimming team. Jade lives with her mum, Jojo, a successful business woman. Jojo is overprotective of Jade, but she has her reasons. As a young model with a wonderful career ahead of her, she fell pregnant(怀孕) with Jade, and, much as she loves her daughter, she's determined not to let anything get in the way of Jade's success. So when Jade starts dating Dicey, there is hell to pay. Will Jade survive her Mum's constant nagging (唠叨)? And what if she were to get pregnant - would she, could she, do the same as Jojo and give up her career? As things start hotting up with Dicey, Jade is faced with some very tough choices... .
The book is very popular with people all over the world

  1. 1.

    Which of the following can prove the book The Words to Say it is very successful ?

    1. A.
      It is the first book about psychoanalysis
    2. B.
      It has a successful beginning and ending
    3. C.
      It has translated into 18 languages
    4. D.
      It remains the complete book about personal experiences
  2. 2.

    From the third part we can learn that ______about Jade Wilson’s mother, Jojo.

    1. A.
      She didn’t care about Jade
    2. B.
      She gave it up because of lack of interest in her career
    3. C.
      She wouldn’t like Jade to be what she was
    4. D.
      She was willing to accept Jade’s boy friend first
  3. 3.

    The sentence “there is hell to pay” in the third part probably means ______.

    1. A.
      there are a lot of ghosts
    2. B.
      there is a lot of trouble
    3. C.
      the price has to be paid
    4. D.
      it cost too much to do something
  4. 4.

    Which book do you buy if you want to read about women’s rights?

    1. A.
      Women, Race & Class
    2. B.
      Jade
    3. C.
      The Words to Say it
    4. D.
      Marie Cardinal
  5. 5.

    What is it that makes the book The Words to Say it different from two other books in writing style?

    1. A.
      It is an autobiographical novel
    2. B.
      Its contents and writer
    3. C.
      Its translations
    4. D.
      The leading character in the book

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Mondays, July 7 - September 22, 2008August 4 & September 11- HOLIDAY
Mondays, October 6-December 15．2008 October 13-HOLIDAY
This course is designed for non-native Englisli speakers who wish to take the 1ELTS （International English Language Testing System） exam．Each week, participants （参加者）focus on specific modules of the test （speaking, reading, listening, and writing） to develop and improve the skills they need to succeed on the exam．
ELC 552
Tuesdays, Aprils8-June 10,2008
Tuesdays, October 7 - December．16, 2008 November 11 - HOLIDAY
This course is designed for participants who wish to improve their fluency and expressiveness in English．Production skills will be targeted, including pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, and stress．Participants are required to complete weekly in-class assignments （任务）, including speeches, monologues, interviews, and role-plays．
ELC 554
Wednesdays, July 9 - September 10．2008
Wednesdays, October 8 -December 10．2008
This course is designed for non-native English-speaking university and college participants who wish to improve their academic leading and writing skills．This course gives participants the tools required for presenting information and building persuasive arguments in clear and cohesive written forms．
ELC 555
Thursdays, July 10 - September 11, 2008
Thursdays, October 9 - December 11, 2008
This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are either working or planning to work in a business environment．Areas of focus include handling telephone conversations, networking, participating in meetings, negotiating, making presentations, and conducting interviews．

  1. 1.

    One only needs to pay $440 if he ______．

    1. A.
      attends 10 weeks' evening course
    2. B.
      attends the evening courses for a second lime
    3. C.
      finds others to take the evening course together
    4. D.
      recommends another person to take one ot the evening courses
  2. 2.

    Which is the proper time for one who wants to find a job in business field?

    1. A.
      Mondays, October 6 - December 15, 2008．
    2. B.
      Tuesdays, October 7 - December 16,2008．
    3. C.
      Wednesdays, October 8 - December 10, 2008．
    4. D.
      Thursdays, October 9 - December 11, 2008．
  3. 3.

    ELC 554 is most suitable for ______．

    1. A.
      a newspaper reporter
    2. B.
      a university student
    3. C.
      a businessman
    4. D.
      a high school student
  4. 4.

    ELC 550 mainly focuses on ______．

    1. A.
      college preparations
    2. B.
      fluency and expressiveness in English
    3. C.
      the skills needed to pass an exam
    4. D.
      basic English knowledge
  5. 5.

    A student who mainly wants to improve his spoken English can attend ______．

    1. A.
      ELC 550
    2. B.
      ELC 552
    3. C.
      ELC 554
    4. D.
      ELC 555
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