Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has had courses in English especially for foreign students. Students are expected to be critical of what they read and hear, and to be able of working independently. Foreign students will soon notice that at Dutch institutions for higher learning, people are expected to do a lot of talking. The most common form of teaching is the seminar (研讨会) or working group, where a small group of students work under a teacher's supervision (监督，管理) to analyze (分析) a certain problem. On exams, they have to show that they know the material, and that they have formed well-founded opinions on the subject.

Accommodations (住宿)

　　If you are in an exchange programme or an international course, it is quite possible that a room will be arranged for you. Accept it immediately, or you will regret it later. That's because finding a place to live in a country as crowded as the Netherlands is not easy.

　　Before you leave China, ask your host institution whether or not housing will indeed be arranged in advance. If you are in the Netherlands and still looking for a place, ask the international relations office or the student dean for advice.

　　Tuition (学费)

　　Bachelor's degree: about 2 500 euros a year

　　Master's degree: 5 000～12 000 euros a year

　　Living expenses:

　　Experience has shown that a year in the Netherlands costs a Chinese student about 450～750 euros a month.

　　Here is a breakdown of average prices of supermarket goods:

　　Litre of milk:　　　　0.5～0.8 euro

　　Kilo of apples:　　 1.5 euros

　　Shampoo, 400m1:　　4 euros

　　Tube of toothpaste: 1 euro

　　Bed sheet:　　　　 20 euros

　　Other expenses:

　　Haircut: 15 euros

　　Air ticket to China: 600～800 euros

　　Mobile phone call (one minute): 0.1～0.3 euro

Phone call to China (with IP card): 7 euros (one minute)

　　Postage stamp in the Netherlands: 0.39 euro

　　Stamp for China: 0.78 euro

　　(1 euro=about 10 yuan)

　　Trains, buses and trams (有轨电车) run throughout the country.

　　If you really want to sample Dutch life, and get around quickly and easily, buy yourself a bicycle. Most students buy second-hand bicycles. A reasonable one will cost you 70～120 euros. You can find them at second-hand bicycle shops or at the bicycle parking facilities near railway stations.

(1) Teachers expect foreign students to do much talking and analyzing in order to make them ________.

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A．get higher marks

B．pass exams easier

C．be able to work independently

D．get in close touch with each other

(2) The passage implies that ________.

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A．it is easier to find a room in Netherlands

B．it is difficult to find a room in Netherlands

C．your host institution will surely find a room for you

D．the international relations office can find a room for you

(3) It costs at least ________ a year for a master's degree.

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(4) Most students ride second-hand bicycles mainly because ________.

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A．they can ride them fast and easily

B．bicycles are safe and comfortable for riding

C．bicycles are convenient and easy to park

完形填空：

　　The Metropolitan Railway in London was the world’s　　 first underground railway. It 1 in 1860. 2 then, the streets of London were 3　　 busy that it was difficult to travel around. An underground railway was first 4 in　　 1843, and there was a lot of 5 about the new idea. The government at last gave　　 permission 6 the railway in 1853.

　　So, one day in 1860, several hundred workmen 7 in　　 different districts. They 8 broke up the road, and then dug a 9 wide trench(壕沟) 10 the road had been. The trench was　　 covered with a roof, which carried the new street on top. It 11 the tunnel for the　　 trains. This is 12 the ‘cut-and-cover’ method of building an underground　　 railway.

　　The new railway was very 13 and it carried　　 9,500,000 people in 1863, its first year. But, of course, there was no electricity then,　　 and smoke from the steam trains filled the tunnels. It was very uncomfortable. Holes were　　 cut in the tunnel roof so that the smoke could escape. This 14 the air in the　　 tunnels better, but the 15 air frightened the horses in the streets above. When the　　 first electric train arrived in 1890, the underground railway was 16 better.

1. A. was begun    B. happened

   C. took place   D. went on

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2. A. Just    B. While

   C. Even    D. Even if

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3. A. too　　 B. so

   C. very    D. such

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4. A. meant　　  B. suggested

   C. ordered    D. insisted

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5. A. speech　　 B. say

   C. talk　　   D. tale

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6. A. for　　   B. to

   C. with　　  D. on

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7. A. reached　　 B. arrived

   C. got　　　　 D. appeared

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8. A. at first    B. first

   C. firstly　　 D. the first

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9. A. deeply　　  B. deep

   C. depth　　   D. deeper

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10. A. where　　 B. which

    C. what　　  D. that

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11. A. existed　　  B. formed

    C. shaped　　   D. appeared

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12. A. known　　    B. thought

    C. excepted　　 D. called

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13. A. busily    B. crowdedly 

    C. liked　　 D. popular

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14. A. caused    B. made

    C. kept　　  D. had

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15. A. escaping　　 B. escaped

    C. to escape    D. escape

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16. A. more　　 B. many

    C. much　　 D. much the

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短文改错

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）画掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线画掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。