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If water shortage weren't ________ problem in the area, there wouldn't be a need for ________ college graduates.
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There is a need for more ________ teacher.
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Among the four skills in learning English ,which of these is the “Odd-Man-Out”?The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own. But you can't really speak alone! Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away!
Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practise speaking when you are alone?
At school if you pay to go to a language school ,you should use the chance to speak .If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students ,try to say as much as possible. Don't worry about your mistakes. Just speak!
Conversation Clubs Many cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another .Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you .They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee.
Shopping Even if you don't want to buy anything ,you can ask questions about products that interest you in a shop.“How much does this cost?” “Can I pay by cheque?” Often you can start a real conversation—and it costs you nothing!
Cafe and Bars There are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities .If you can find one, you'll probably meet many people speaking English as a first or second language.
Language is all around you Everywhere you go, you find language .Shop names, street names ,advertisements ,notices ,and car numbers....When you walk down the street ,practise reading the words and numbers that you see .Say them to yourself .It's not exactly a conversation ,but it will help you to “think” in English .But don't speak too loud!
Songs and Video Repeat the words of an English-language song singing with the music until it becomes automatic. It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.
Above all ,speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress!
1.What does “Odd-Man-Out” probably mean according to the passage?
A.Someone or something appearing different from others.
B.Someone or something standing out of the group.
C.Someone or something arranged in pairs.
D.Someone or something easily mistaken for another.
2.What might happen if you speak to yourself loudly in public?
A.The police will take you away and punish you.
B.The doctors will force you to stay in hospital.
C.You will have to pay to escape being punished.
D.You will be forbidden to be member of the club.
3.Why does the writer say “Make as many mistakes as possible”?Because _______.
A.everyone will make mistakes in learning English
B.everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes
C.making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English
D.making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking
4.According to the passage,which way is not likely to be accepted by English beginners?
A.Recite poems loudly along the riverside.
B.Listen to some English pop songs and video.
C.Find an Englishman to speak English with.
D.Take to the TV showing programmes at home.
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The dark, narrow streets of London were dangerous places for a lad to wander during the ruling of Charles Ⅱ (1660-1685). Bands of hoodlums(强盗), in the pay of some ships' captains, were found everywhere. Their job was to seize as many boys as they could find and carry them off to waiting ships in the harbor. Many a pale city lad would wake up from a drugged sleep, or a blow on the head, to find himself on the high seas, bound for the New World. There he might become a farmhand, an apprentice, or perhaps a household servant.
Thousands of unsuspecting youths were kidnapped who were never to return to the land of their birth. The traffic in young boys became, in time, a great public scandal, and this is the way it had come about.
America desperately needed colonists. At first, many people had come willingly, lured by tales of quick wealth and unlimited opportunity. But once they arrived, they found it to be a far rougher place than they had imagined. It was true that, there was opportunity, but hard work was needed to make it pay off. Many of the new colonists, hoping for easy fortuned, were not used to the difficulties of hard manual labour.
Nor could they manage the large farms by themselves. They needed help of every sort: for planting, for harvesting, for building their houses, etc. Some few skilled workers had come and set up shops--blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights(修造轮子的工匠) and such--but they, too, were in need of help. Without apprentices and laborers, they could not possibly do all the work that the colonists required.
British shipowners offered free transportation to all those who would come, in return for an agreement to work for seven years without wages. Thousands of immigrants accepted the offer. After seven years of service they were farmers in their own right--and needed help. So there was an increasing need for workers. When the captains could not get colonists any other way, they hired hoodlums to seize any young boys they could lay hands on.
Over 100000 youngsters were taken to America in this way. Kidnapping became such an open scandal that in 1682 the London Council passed a law forbidding any person under fourteen to be bound into service without the knowledge and consent of his parents.
1．What shocked the London citizens in the late 17th century?
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A．The British shipowners needed hands in their business.
B．Bands of hoodlums wandered in the dark streets of London.
C．Many young boys turned to drugs and violence.
D．Many young boys were captured and shipped to America.
2．According to the passage, many British people were willing to settle in America because _____.
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A．they were poor and desperate
B．they thought they could find jobs easily and soon make a fortune
C．they were desperately tired of the bad conditions in London
D．they learned that skilled workers were badly needed there
3．According to the passage, the colonists were in need of hands for the following reasons except that _____.
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A．many rail tracks had to be built
B．there was a lot of work on the farms
C．many houses had to be built
D．there was a lot of work in various kinds of shops
4．Why did thousands of immigrants sign the agreement to work for seven years without pay?
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A．Because they had no money to pay for their voyage to the New World.
B．Because they could become farmers in their own right after their seven-year work.
C．Because they had no land of their own when they just arrived in America.
D．Because they were kidnapped and forced to sign it.
5．We can infer from the passage that the British government passed a law in 1682 because _____.
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A．the shipowners had seized a great fortune of the country apart from the young boys
B．it intended to stop the employment of the young workers under the age of fourteen
C．the public strongly condemned the kidnapping of young boys
D．it did not want to lose a lot of its young residents
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