Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I’m not a football commentator (评论员), though – just an English teacher in Japan.

I came to Japan two years ago, and didn’t think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it’s best to teach in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices.

I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part – time.

Most of my foreign friends here work full – time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on, but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.

The schools are reluctant to take time off – even teachers with tickets for the England – Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.

1．From the passage we know in Japan the write likes to live in          .

       A．Tokyo                                                B．a small town

       C．a city of middle size                             D．a big city

2．According to the writer, one had better         first to do private teaching better.

       A．take a TEFL course                              B．decide his or her own lessons

       C．find students                                       D．build up a full schedule

3．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that          .

       A．there are many foreigners in Japan

       B．Japan is good for nightlife

       C．they can teach English privately in Japan

       D．Japan has something more attractive than expected

4．The underlined word “reluctant” in the passage may probably mean         .

      A．kind  B．unwilling   C．free   D．careless

    Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I' m not a football commentator (评论员), though --just an English teacher in Japan.

    I came to Japan two years ago, and did’t think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it' s best to teach, in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for tile nightlife factor. But I' d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices.

    I teach English privately, which means I' m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it's well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule (日程表) of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part-time.

    Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on, but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.

    The schools are reluctant to take time off -- even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.

56. From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in ________.

  A. Tokyo                       B. a small town

  C. a city of middle size            D. a big city

57. According to the writer, one had better ________ first to do private teaching better.

  A. take a TEFL course             B. decide his or her own lessons

  C. find students                  D. build up a full schedule

58. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that ________.

  A. there are many foreigners in Japan

  B. Japan is good for nightlife

  C. they can teach English privately in Japan

  D. Japan has something more attractive than expected

59. The underlined word "reluctant" in the passage may probably mean ________.

  A. kind         B. unwilling          C. free           D. careless

Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I’m not a football commentator(评论员),though just an English teacher in Japan.
      I came to Japan two years ago, and didn't think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People after end up living here longer than they planned. I think it’s best to teach in a biggest city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices.
       I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表)of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part time.
       Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on. But whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.
       The schools are reluctant to take time off even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.

68. From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in_______.
A. Tokyo      B. a small town   C. a city of middle site      D. a big city
69. According to the writer, one had better ________first to do private teaching better.
A. take a TEFL course                   B. decide his or her own lessons
C. find students                             D. build up a full schedule
70. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that_______.
A. there are many foreigners in Japan           B. Japan is good for nightlife
C. they can teach English privately in Japan   D. Japan has something more attractive than expected
71. The underlined word “reluctant” in the passage may probably mean_____.
A. kind        B. unwilling       C. free            D. careless