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.

1. The shortest summer English course will last for         

A. two weeks         B. four weeks        C. six weeks         D. eight weeks

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.

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.

4.If you want to take part in the course, you must __ first.

     A. pay for a one-month course                B. fill in the application form

     C. choose an American family               D. learn about American culture

5.The passage is a __

     A. guide to Los Angeles              B. description of life in Los Angeles

     C. description often English course     D. newspaper article on language learning

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Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same    1   at school and they often visit    2   home at weekends. Now they are    3   eight years old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very    4   to have a little sister. So she is always talking about her to Susan. At first Susan is very    5   in the new baby because she doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. But    6   some time she begins to get tired of Carol’s endless talking about it. She also feels a little jealous of her friend. One morning when the two girls    7   in the school ground, Carol says to Susan, “Do you    8  , Sue, my baby sister has put on nearly half a pound in weight this week.”

“That is not very    9  .” answers Susan. “I know a baby and he puts on ten pounds a day.”

“Oh, that can’t be    10  .” answers Carol laughingly. “Whose baby is it?” “An elephant’s.” says Susan.

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  American schools begin in September(九月) after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) in a school year. The first term is from September to January（一月）, and the second is from February（二月） to June（六月）. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish middle school. Middle school students study only four or five subjects(科目) each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things. After middle school , many students go to college (上大学). They can go to a small one or a big one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

(    )6. Most American children go to school at the age of ____________.

               A. eight    B. six    C. five  D. seven

(    )7. Middle school students ____________ after class.

               A. do a lot of homework                   B. do some shopping

               C. do many interesting things      D. do some housework for their parents

(    )8. After middle school , many students go to ____________.

               A. college    B. work    C. make more money  D. towns or cities

(    )9. In order to(为了) __________, many college students work after school.

               A. help other people               B. get the money for their studies

               C. get the money for their parents    D. learn some new things

(    )10. From this passage（一段文章） we can know a summer holiday begins in ________in American .

                A. July（七月）     B. January    C. September     D. February