3、A2 and AS Level Revision at Easter 2009

Course Dates

Courses run from Monday to Friday each week.

◆       One Week Courses

Monday 6 April―Friday 10 April

Monday 13 April― Friday 17 April

◆       Two Week Courses

Monday 6 April―Friday 17 April

Students may arrive a day earlier （Sunday） and/or depart a day later （Saturday） at extra cost.

Number of Students per Class

The average number of students is usually between 1 and 4 per class. As the numbers increase　in a class, the number of “contact hours” is suitably increased to allow extra time. Many students　will find themselves in privately tutored（指导） classes giving them ultimate flexibility（灵活性） and attention of the Revision Tutor.

Fees

One Week Boarding Fees: 1,495 GB Sterling （5 days/4 nights）

Two Week Boarding Fees: 2,895 GB Sterling （12 days/11 nights）

One Week Day Fees: 1,095 GB Sterling （5 days）

Two Week Day Fees: 2,165 GB Sterling （10 days）

Optional Extra Elements

Extra Night’s Accommodation（住宿）: 70 GB Sterling （including meals）

Additional Private Tutoring: 60 GB Sterling per hour

How to Apply

We provide you the majority of A2 and AS subjects. Before you apply, please contact us to tell us which subject areas you would like to cover. We will then be able to check whether a space is available. Once a space has been confirmed as available, you will need to apply online or via the PDF, and also compete the Additional Information PDF. After you apply, we will require you to fill in a detailed form explaining your requirements. If you have any question, don’t hesitate to ask us.

49. Before you apply for the course, you must _______.

A. explain your requirements in a form in detail

B. make sure that they have the area you want

C. go to the school to get the application form

D. complete the Additional Information PDF

50. If you arrive on Sunday and leave on Friday for a two-week course, you will have to pay ____.

A. 2,235 GB Sterling                   B. 2,895 GB Sterling

C. 2,965 GB Sterling                    D. 2,165 GB Sterling

51. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. If you need the tutor’s extra help, you need to pay more money to them

B. If you apply for the 2-week courses, you will have classes on the weekend in between

C. Tutoring hours are fixed no matter how many students there are in a class.

D. You can take the course on weekdays all the year around in 2009.

52. This passage most probably is a （an） _______.

A. arrangement for the Easter 2009       B. timetable for a new school

C. advertisement for vacation courses     D. instruction on how to apply

2、Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies　show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick　more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear（折磨） than those who have a support system　of friends.

Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don’t　want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support　your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer　support and do not judge your decisions based on society.

One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people　who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and are protected against the symptoms（症状） of　depression and loneliness.

Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in　how they deal with stress than men, while men are more likely to have a “fight or flight” reaction.

Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other　and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their　wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically（心理上）, friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference　also contributes to the difference in the length of one’s life time.

45. In the author’s opinion, a real friend should _________.

A. tell you what to do even if you refuse to hear it.

B. try to persuade you to change your mind quickly.

C. judge your decision according to his/her experience.

D. give you advice but respect your own decision.

46. Women benefit more from friendship than men because _________.

A. women are always cared for by more people than men.

B. women are usually less stress-out when staying with others.

C. women are more likely to solve problems with friends’ help

D. women can always keep more long-life friendship than men

47. According to the passage we can infer that _______.

A. it’s good for women to tell men what they should do or not

B. friends are always more important than family members

C. men don’t want to share their problems with many people

D. the trend that women can live longer makes them more relaxed

48. This passage mainly talks about _________.

A. why people should develop friendship

B. when friendship affects people’s health

C. people’s different attitudes towards friendship

D. the friendship which can make people live longer

1、How would you describe Quincy Jones? Is he an instrumentalist, a composer, an arranger, or a　producer? None of these labels can sum up this remarkable man. He has been known for years to　people who follow popular music. But his part in the We Are the World VCD and the Hands Across

America project made him a national figure.

In addition to these successful efforts, Jones has written the music for many cartoon movies,　including The Color Purple, which won 11 Oscar nominations（提名）. He also wrote the music for

Alex Haley’s Roots, a greatly successful television mini―series. These achievements show his　many-sided genius.

Quincy Jones was born on March 14, 1973, in Chicago’s South Side. Ten years later, his family　moved to the Seattle area. It was there that he met Ray Charles, who was three years older than

Jones and who in time would be a world-famous singer. The young musicians performed at small　clubs and weddings. Through Charles’s influence, Jones began composing.

When Jones was only 15, his musical talent impressed Lionel Hampton, who invited him to join　the Hampton band. Jones was ready to quit school to join, but Hampton’s wife, Gladys, stated her　disagreement. Believing that he needed an education, she removed him from the band’s bas. “Get that child out of here,” she yelled, “Let him finish school.”

These experiences made Quincy Jones more determined than ever to success. He finished high school, attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a scholarship, and finally did Lionel Hampton’s band. Soon, however, he struck off on his own. The future beckoned（召唤） brightly.

41. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?

A. Ray Charles, Lionel Hampton and Quincy Jones became very close friends.

B. Lionel Hampton played an important rule in the success of Quincy Jones.

C. A college education is very important and necessary in modern music.

D. Quincy Jones had a very lucky, fruitful and successful musical career.

42. Which of the following made Quincy Jones become famous all over the country?

A. His role in the We Are the World VCD and the Hands Across America program.

B. His music for the cartoon film The Color Purple which won 11 Oscar nominations.

C. His meeting with Ray Charles and their performances at small clubs and weddings.

D. His education in the Berklee College of Music in Boston, which is world-class.

43. Whose opinion played an important role in Jones’s school education and college education?

A. Alex Haley’s                 B. Lionel Hampton’s

C. Ray Charles’s               D. Hampton’s wife’s

44. Insisting that Quincy Jones get off the bus, Gladys Hampton was actually very _____.

A. professional         B. cruel         C. kind          D. selfish

34、 I’ll probably see you on Sunday; 　　　　, it will be on Monday.

A. thus      B. then      C. after all      D. if not

33、―I really like the modern digital camera you lent me last week.

―　　　　.

―And thank you very much for letting me keep it so long.

A. I’m glad you like it      B. Don’t mention it

C. I hope you like it           D. That’s all right

32、No matter _____, you must keep trying.

   A. how difficult does it seem                B. however it seems difficult

   C. however seems it difficult                D. how difficult it seems

31、_____bilingual education in one’s early childhood is getting more and more popular in Shanghai now.

   A. Receive          B. Receiving          C. Received       D. Having received

30、When a ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, the scientists were overjoyed with the chance _____ the remains of the past.

A. examine                   B. examining          C. to examine                D. examined

29、The scientists are trying to find out what ______ caused the dolphins to strand themselves, a strange animal behavior hard to understand.

     A. was it that            B. that was that    C. was that which      D. it was that

28、The government has revised the budget, 5% of______ will be used to help develop the medium  and small sized enterprises.

     A. that                  B. whose        C. which            D. as