There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.” he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.

Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full.

Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big, no one can do this.” he said.

Alan said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, “Why are you playing, you should be working.” The man said, “Don’t worry.” At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?” The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, “You see, the whole room is filled with light!”

1.Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in ________.

A. one day B. two days C. three days D. half a day

2.Martin tried to fill the room with ________.

A. stones B. earth C. wood D. water

3.What was in Alan’s bag?

A. An apple. B. A candy. C. A bottle. D. A candle.

4.Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room?

A. Because he didn’t know how to fill the room.

B. Because he liked playing better than working.

C. Because he wasn’t allowed to work in the daytime.

D. Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.

5.How much money will Alan get from Mike?

A. Two thousand dollars. B. Twenty thousand dollars.

C. Two million dollars. D. Twenty million dollars.

I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses.

The first time I saw him, I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too poor!” I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said. “Foreigners aren’t like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and parties every night! I’m sure he’s going to cause trouble.”

Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. “Hello!” he said (in Chinese!). “My name’s Tony. I’ve just moved into the house next door to yours.” While I was wondering what to say, he continued, “There’s a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come and have dinner with me?” “Bars are bad places,” said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go.

The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking Chinese in a low voice to each other! “Oh, what a civilized place!” my grandmother exclaimed.

The bar served special “hutong pizzas”. As we ate, Tony told us about himself-he is an English expert in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.”

1.When the writer first saw the foreigners, she______.

A. was frightened to him

B. wanted to practice English with him

C. felt too shy to speak to him

D. hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar

2.From the sentence “Bar are bad places”, we can know that the grandmother______.

A. was very excited B. didn’t go to the bar

C. didn’t like bars D. was angry with Tony

3.What’s the meaning of the word “civilized” in the passage?

A. 文明的 B. 喧闹的 C. 野蛮的 D. 讨厌的

4.Which of the following sentence is Not true?

A. Tony made a lot of noise every night.

B. Tony was an English expert in environment.

C. There were some foreigners speaking Chinese in the bar.

D. The grandmother thought Tony might cause some trouble.

5.The best title for this story is______.

A. A Bar in Tibet

B. A Foreigner in Beijing

C. Bars are Bad Places

D. Foreigners Like Bars

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Tuition fees

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Two-week Courses (July 26-August 8): $620

The full payment must be received before the beginning of the courses.

Accommodations

We provide housing, including breakfast and dinner, seven days a week.

Single Room: $250 per week

Twin Room: $160 per person, per week

You should reserveyour accommodations before May 15 and all the accommodation fees must be paid in full before June 15.

How to apply

Fill out an application form and sent it to us at esc@sdc.edu.

Come to our college this summer and make yourself shine at English.

1.The course are offered to help the high school students _________.

A. improve their English B. visit some high schools

C. choose college D. travel to other countries

2.If Linda and her sister want to take the course for a week, what are the tuition fees?

A. $160 B. $250 C. $310 D. $620

3.When must be the accommodation fees be paid?

A. Before May 15. B. Before June 15.

C. Before July 26. D. Before August 1

4.If you want to apply for the course, what should you do?

A. Choose a college. B. Call your teachers.

C. Reserve a hotel room. D. Fill out a form and send it by post.

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