Teaching English as a foreign language is very popular for many travellers. In March I started teaching English in Thailand.
I really love teaching. I knew it could be a lot of fun, especially with my students who are 3-5 years old. But I had no idea just how much I would actually enjoy it. The only reason I started was simple - it was an easy way to make money.
I had no idea Thai children could speak English so well at such a young age. My children could describe colours, shapes, body parts, days of the week and classroom objects!
Two things changed after working. The first one was in the first weeks of teaching, I liked to have my lessons planned out, but things didn't go as expected. Now I am happy to walk into a classroom with whatever I need for the subject.
I guess the other thing would be how much the children trust me. 18 weeks ago these children were unconfident and pretty shy, but now they can't wait to get involved.
In 6 months I have no idea where I will be, but right now I love teaching and enjoy working with the kids every day. Will I teach again - I'd like to think so!

  1. 1.

    Where is the writer most probably from?

    1. A.
      Korea
    2. B.
      England
    3. C.
      China
    4. D.
      Japan
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT the writer's student?

    1. A.
      May, 4 and a half, who can tell different shapes
    2. B.
      Wilton, 3, who can tell different colors
    3. C.
      Nick, 5, who can count from one to one hundred
    4. D.
      Leonie, 6, who is good at English grammar
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      The writer might be short of money when he traveled in Thailand
    2. B.
      All the children in the writer's class are very naughty
    3. C.
      The writer will never be a teacher again
    4. D.
      The writer never has classes in the classroom
  4. 4.

    What is the meaning of the underlined word "unconfident" in Chinese?

    1. A.
      粗心大意的
    2. B.
      缺乏信心的
    3. C.
      不切实际的
    4. D.
      骄傲自满的
  5. 5.

    What is best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Teaching is a good job
    2. B.
      How clever the Thailand children are!
    3. C.
      My travel experience in Thailand
    4. D.
      First time as an English teacher in Thailand

How can I get good grades at school? How can I finish so much homework every evening? What should I do if I’m not interested in my classes ? Who will teach us this term ? Maybe you have such questions in your mind before school starts.
Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm．Don’t worry about all the question you have. Put your heart into learning，and you can find something you are interested in．Do it actively．
Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly．Don’t spend a lot of time on it．Do more reading or writing in English．Think about the problems you have and solve them at once．Don’t stay up late，or you can’t study well the next day．
Third, think of something instead of copying or repeating．If you can remember the words in your way，you can tell your teachers you don’t like the way of copying them again and again．Be sure you can pass the test．I think your teachers will agree with you．And they can give you something interesting to do．
School is really a good place for you to learn．Believe in your teachers and yourself．You are the best one and you can do everything well．

  1. 1.

    The writer writes the passage to       

    1. A.
      give students some good ways of learning．
    2. B.
      ask students not to listen to their teachers．
    3. C.
      ask students not to do their homework
    4. D.
      tell students what a good teacher is．
  2. 2.

    What does the writer tell students to do about their homework?

    1. A.
      They should spend a lot of time on it．
    2. B.
      They should stay up late doing it．
    3. C.
      They should do more reading or writing in English．
    4. D.
      They should have boring work to do．
  3. 3.

    What’s the third piece of advice about?

    1. A.
      How to get on with friends?
    2. B.
      How to get high grades．
    3. C.
      What kind of schoolwork is better for students．
    4. D.
      How to finish the homework in a short time．
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, students should believe in    ．

    1. A.
      themselves and their teachers
    2. B.
      themselves and their parents
    3. C.
      their parents and teachers
    4. D.
      themselves and their classmates


We all enjoy the beautiful show of colours as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens?
Leaves are nature’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose (葡萄糖). Glucose is a kind of sugar, which plants use as food for energy and growing.
The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis that means “ putting together with light”. A chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. It gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.
As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these colours have been in the leaves all along. We just can’t see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples (枫树), glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red colour. The brown colour of trees like oaks (橡树) is made from waste left in the leaves.
It is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful colours we enjoy during autumn

  1. 1.

    The word “chlorophyll” in the third paragraph means _______ in Chinese

    1. A.
      叶绿素
    2. B.
      氧气
    3. C.
      胡萝卜素
    4. D.
      蛋白质
  2. 2.

    The leaves of the trees in autumn turn yellow because of the short of _____

    1. A.
      water and carbon dioxide
    2. B.
      glucose and energy
    3. C.
      sunlight and water
    4. D.
      sunlight and carbon dioxide
  3. 3.

    The way that _______________________ is called Photosynthesis

    1. A.
      plants change water and carbon dioxide into sugar
    2. B.
      plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar with the help of sunlight
    3. C.
      plants use glucose as food for energy and growing
    4. D.
      chlorophyll is a great help
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      When autumn and winter come, the days get shorter and shorter
    2. B.
      During winter trees rest and live on the food they store during the summer
    3. C.
      During winter small amounts of yellow and orange colours are kept in the leaves all the time
    4. D.
      Trees begin to stop making food in summer
  5. 5.

    This passage tells us __________________

    1. A.
      all the plants can grow well with the strong sunlight
    2. B.
      there are all kinds of plants on the earth
    3. C.
      all the colours of the leaves aren’t made from chlorophyll
    4. D.
      maples and oaks have the same reason as other trees for the change of colours

Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and not having enough exercise. Doctors tell us, "Eat less, don't smoke, and exercise more."
Running is good exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. "I love to eat," she says.
Running is good for our health in other ways, too. Many runners say running makes colds and other small health problems go away. "Running is my doctor," says one man.
Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running

  1. 1.

    What bad habits do the health problem come from？

    1. A.
      Eating too much
    2. B.
      Drinking too much
    3. C.
      Smoking cigarettes and not having enough exercise
    4. D.
      All the above（以上所有）
  2. 2.

    What do doctors tell us to keep healthy？

    1. A.
      Eat less，don't smoke and exercise more
    2. B.
      Eat more，drink more and sleep less
    3. C.
      Eat less，drink less and sleep less
    4. D.
      Smoke a lot and exercise more
  3. 3.

    The underlined word means ______________ in Chinese

    1. A.
      疾病
    2. B.
      体重
    3. C.
      速度
    4. D.
      健康
  4. 4.

    The third paragraph shows____________

    1. A.
      running helps people to relax
    2. B.
      people who like running have many healthy problems
    3. C.
      running helps build a strong heart
    4. D.
      people who like running have fewer healthy problems
  5. 5.

    The writer mainly tell us ________

    1. A.
      how to run
    2. B.
      running is a good way to keep healthy
    3. C.
      how to lose weight
    4. D.
      running is better than doctors

---___________?
---Not bad


  1. A.
    What’s it going?
  2. B.
    Where’s it going?
  3. C.
    How’s it going?
  4. D.
    How it is going?

I think he’s been drinking, _________ I’m not completely sure


  1. A.
    if
  2. B.
    though
  3. C.
    until
  4. D.
    as

Before the bridge was built ______ the river, the villagers had to take a boat to the other side.


  1. A.
    in
  2. B.
    beside
  3. C.
    across
  4. D.
    along

---What is your math teacher like, Nick?
---She is very kind ______ she looks a little serious.


  1. A.
    although
  2. B.
    if
  3. C.
    so
  4. D.
    until

--What’s this in English?   

--______.
　


  1. A.
    It’s a ID card
  2. B.
    It’s an ID card
  3. C.
    ID card

Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants (宽松裤), drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留) our differences?
It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and colorless it would be!
Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These differences represent their creativity (创造力) and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.
But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization (全球化) takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life are disappearing.
There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.
It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it

  1. 1.

    The passage is written to _______

    1. A.
      explain cultural differences
    2. B.
      convince readers to maintain cultural differences
    3. C.
      predict the future of globalization
    4. D.
      show some cultural phenomena(现象)
  2. 2.

    The author thinks that cultural differences _______

    1. A.
      make the world colorful
    2. B.
      make communication difficult
    3. C.
      only exist in food and clothing
    4. D.
      will never fade away
  3. 3.

    The author starts the argument by ________

    1. A.
      mentioning certain cultural phenomena
    2. B.
      mentioning his view at the very beginning
    3. C.
      mentioning the opposite view at the very beginning
    4. D.
      giving examples of cultural differences
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “shrink” probably means “_______”

    1. A.
      expand
    2. B.
      disappear
    3. C.
      become smaller
    4. D.
      grow in number
  5. 5.

    The author talks of all the following cultural phenomena except _______

    1. A.
      food
    2. B.
      clothing
    3. C.
      language
    4. D.
      architecture
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