Learning English can sometimes seem like a difficult thing to do-the grammar can be very confusing and spoken English seems to be changing all the time.But, it is not as hard as it seems and the most important thing for any learner to achieve is confidence with the language.If students are nervous about using English or worried about making mistakes, they won’t feel like practicing, and without practice they cannot make progress.General English courses aim to give students that confidence.Whether students are complete beginners or advanced learners, schools want them to be confident about using English by the time they finish their course.To do this ,schools have developed General English courses which combine a range of different teaching methods.
In class, teachers encourage students to work together so that they can practice new words and grammar.They always try and make this classwork interesting and fun.Many schools are equipped with language laboratories and libraries where students can work on their own with audio tapes, video and computers.And outside the classroom, the learning continues, where students are meeting together socially, visiting local attractions, or at home with a host family.
Most schools offer General English courses which are either part time-usually 15 hours per week or full time, which can be as much as 40 hours.This type of course is available all year round.Students can normally start a General English courses every Monday , and can study for as long as they like.Other types of General English courses may last a minimum umber of days or weeks.Some of the most popular General English courses are available during the summer holiday period.These are usually part time, and schools organize social activities for students in their free time.Some schools offer special activities like sports.
General English courses also give students the chance to discover new parts of Britain.With so many schools offering this type of course, students can go almost anywhere, and while they are studying, they will have a chance to explore the countryside or towns and meet local people.Wherever they go in Britain, they are assured high quality courses.
(1)
If English learners are nervous about using English, ________.
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A.
they won’t feel like practicing
B.
they won’t go to English
C.
they won’t go to any language class
D.
they won’t talk to teachers
(2)
Teachers help students practice new words and grammar in class by means of ________.
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A.
encouraging students to work together
B.
trying and making the classwork interesting and fun
C.
making students speak in English all the time
D.
both A and B
(3)
We can learn about the types of General English courses offered by schools from the passage.We can attend ________.
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A.
part time courses-usually 15 hours a week
B.
full time courses-up to 40 hours a week
C.
courses of a few days or a few weeks
D.
all of the above
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.
General English courses help students practice English not only in the classroom but
also outside the classroom.
B.
We can learn from the passage that there are many schools offering General English
courses across Britain.
C.
General English courses are designed for beginners of English as a second language.
D.
The aim of General English courses is to make students confident about using English.
‘How lucky you are to be a doctor…’ Anyone who’s a doctor is right out of luck, I thought.Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined.
You may think I want to change my job.Well, at the moment I do.As one of my friends says-even doctors have a few friends-it’s all experience.Experience!I don’t need such experience.I need a warm, comfortable, undisturbed bed all my own.I need it badly.I need all telephones to be thrown down the nearest well, that’s what I need.
All these thoughts fly round my head as I drive my Mini(微型汽车)through the foggy streets of East London at 3∶45 a.m.on a December morning.I am a ministering angel in a Mini with a heavy coat and a bag of medicines.As I speed down Lea Bridge in the dark at this horrible morning hour, the heater first blowing hot then cold, my back aching from the car-seat, I do not feel like a ministering angel.I wish I were on the beach in southern France.Call me a bad doctor if you like.Call me what you will.But don’t call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear-ache that you have had for two weeks.
Of course, being a doctor isn’t really all bad.We do have our moments.Once in a while people are ill, once in a while you can help, once in a while you get given a cup of tea and rock-hard cake at two o’clock in the morning-then you worry if you have done everything.But all too often ‘everything’ is a repetitious rule: look, listen, feel, tap.Pills, infection(注射), phone, ambulance(救护车), away to the next.
And then there is always the cool, warm voice of the girl on the switchboard of the emergency bed service who will get your patient into hospital for you-the pleasant voice that comes to you as you stand in the cold, dark, smelly, dirty telephone box somewhere in a dangerous section of town.Oh, it has its moments, this life does.
(1)
According to the sentence“Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined,”we know that ________.
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A.
a medical student should have a very good memory
B.
a doctor must be mentally strong so that he can meet any difficult situation
C.
the writer thinks that those who want to be doctors are crazy
D.
to be a doctor is a challenge for people’s mental health
(2)
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A.
The writer wishes he could have a quiet, undisturbed night in bed at home.
B.
One of his friends says that being a doctor helps one gain all sorts of experience.
C.
He hates the telephone as a modern means of communication.
D.
He is not happy with the small and uncomfortable car he is driving.
(3)
The statement“We do have our moments”could best be replaced by“________”.
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A.
we doctors are called at a moment’s notice to see people who need medical treatment
B.
usually we are glad that we can do something to help the sick
C.
sometimes we find people are thankful for our help
D.
there are chances that doctors find their work rewarding and satisfying
(4)
From the whole passage we know that the writer ________.
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A.
is a bad doctor, unwilling to make a house call during the night-time
B.
is so dissatisfied with his job that he wishes to find a new one
C.
is satisfied with his job but he hates to be called out unnecessarily
D.
thinks a doctor can enjoy certain special rights whether he felt lucky or not