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　　Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.

　　Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

　　Global English Centre

　　*General English in all four skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing.

　　*3month (700 yuan), 6month(1,200 yuan) and oneyear(2,000 yuan) courses.

　　* Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon. Fri.

　　* Experienced college English teachers.

　　* Close to city center and bus stops.

　　Tel : 6705272 Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082

　　Modern language School

　　* Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.

　　* Small classes(1216 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:005:00 pm.

　　* Native English teaches from Canada and USA.

　　* Language lab and computers supplied.

　　* 3month course: 1,050 youan;

　　* 6month course: 1850 yuan

　　Write or phone: Modem language School, 675 Park Road, 100056

　　Tel: 67353019

　　The 21st Century English Training Centre

　　* We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.

　　* We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.

　　* We also have a sixweek TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.

　　* Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1.

　　* Only 15minute walk from city centre.

　　Call 67801642 for more information.

　　The International House of English

　　* Three/Sixmonth English courses for students of all levels at very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week; convenient class hours: 9:0012:00 am and 2:005:00 pm.

　　* A fourmonth evening programme for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).

　　* Welltrained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second foreign language.

　　* Free sightseeing and social activities.

　　For further information call 57432308

1．You work from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm every day. Which schools will you choose?

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A．Global English Centre and Modern Language School.

B．Global English Centre and the International House.

C．Modem language School and the 21st Century.

D．The 21st Century and the International House.

2．The 21st Century is different from the other three schools is that ________.

[　　]

A．its teaching quality is better

B．it is nearest to the city centre

C．its courses are more advanced

D．it requires an entrance examination

3．You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it ________.

A．offers free sightseeing and social activities

B．has a special course in spoken English

C．costs less than the other schools

D．has native English teacher

4．If you take the evening programme at the International House, you will pay about ________.

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　　Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the seafront towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passers. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.

　　“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please.”Said the man in one breath.

　　Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash(色斑) of his shirt half filling the picture.

　　“Seventy pence, sir.”The man said,“It's the bargain of your holiday.”

　　“Seventy pence.”Edgar repeated, mildly,“For this”He stared at the photograph.

　　“They're normally eightyfive, sir ,but for a single subject I make a cutprice offer. It's the best value you'll get in Chadwell.”“You'll have to make a better offer.”Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly to the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower comer. He had had no idea that he was being snapped (快照). He thought he was really quite a gooklooking chap(小伙子).

　　“That's as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds.”Said the cameraman,“It's better in a way because it's so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”

　　“I've never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn't worth that kind of money. It's not as if I need the thing. Look, I'll give you twentyfive.

　　“No, I can't do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50pthat's the price of the blank frame(结构), so you see…”

　　“Criminal, criminal.”Edgar broken in,“You want a profit(利润) of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I'm afraid I'll give you your 50p and that's that.”

　　“Let me see, then.”The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar's hand.“I can't waste any more time with you. It's 70p or I keep it.”

　　“Keep it.”Edgar said. He turned, looked out to sea, then walked quickly away.

1．Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?

[　　]

A．It was his home.

B．He had gone there on holiday.

C．He was taking part in the making of a film

D．He went there to have his photograph taken

2．Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because ________.

[　　]

A．he thought he recognized her

B．he wanted the photograph to be amusing

C．she was having her photograph taken

D．he was feeling excited and cheerful

3．The photographer lowered his price to 70p because ________.

[　　]

A．Edgar wanted to bargain(讨价还价) for the snap

B．Edgar could not afford to pay the normal price

C．the only person in the snap was Edgar

D．there was only one copy of the photograph

4．What was Edgar's opinion of the photograph?

[　　]

A．He thought it made him look like a criminal.

B．He liked it but thought it was too dear.

C．It annoyed(使苦恼) him because he had not expected it.

D．He thought it was a bargain at the price.

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　　Editor's note: AWL is wellknown for its dictionaries and English language teaching materials. Some readers have written in to ask us for the latest information on high quality books on English speaking, so here we introduce two texts that aim to improve spoken English fluency(流利).

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　　Let's Speak (Beginner)

　　By Bev Dusuya, Nako Ozeki and Kevin Bergman

　　ISBN: 962001359X

　　Speak Up (PreIntermediate)

　　By Bev Kusuya, Nako Ozeki

　　ISBN: 058222505O

　　“Teach the students about your culture(文化) and help them talk about their own.”How often are these worthy goals kept from being achieved by the limitations of your beginnerlevel learners? Students at all levels want to talk about culture.

　　Topics include food, shopping, sports, fashion, the roles of men and women, health, music, and many more.

　　These are all thosen from surveys(调查) of over 15,000 students about their own interests in cross cultural communication.

　　“Let's Speak”and“Speak Up”share a special but excellent way that allows all students to take part.

　　The series has questions which start thinking and then help collect opinions about personal topics. Conversation practice is provided by readytouse models of basic exchanges on the topic. Also, the cultural information presented in the series comes in the form of interesting, relevant(相关的) facts and ideas from other countries through listening tasks and Culture Quiz exercises.

　　Team activities in books provide lively problemsolving games to enable sharing and comparison of cultural values.

　　“Let's Speak”is fit for entrylevel students of all ages.“Speak Up”provided for the needs of higher level beginners, offering the same careful listening and speaking help, but with slightly more openended discussion.

　　For any information about AWL's books, please get in touch with the following address:

　　Beijing Addision Wesley Longman Information Center:

　　Room 2306, FLTRP Beijing

　　19 Xi San Huan Beilu, Beijing 100081

　　Tel: (010) 68917488　　(010)68917788 ext 2306

　　Fax: (010) 68917499

　　E-mail: zrh@ public. Bat. Net. Cn

1．In the sentence“Teach the students about your culture(文化) and help them talk about their own”, “your culture”here means the culture of ________.

[　　]

A．the English native speakers

B．the English learners

C．the readers of the two books

D．the readers of the newspaper

2．Which of the following are mentioned about the two books in the passage above?

a．publisher　　b．titles　　　c．content

d．writers　　　e．prices　　f．pages

g．book number

[　　]

3．The two books have in common everything except ________.

[　　]

A．the same interesting topics

B．the same level of learners

C．proper ways to excite the learners to talk

D．right kinds of activites for cultural communication

4．According to the passage, you can have at least ________ ways to be connected if you want to know something about AWL's books.

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5．The passage above is probably taken from the ________ section in a newspaper.

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　　The conflict(争论) over what or how much homework should be comes partly from the fact that people can't seem to agree on the purpose of homework.

　　What teachers think?

　　Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce(巩固) what is learned in school. And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework.

　　Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn't have time time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things.

　　Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it is the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school.

　　Parents' ideas.

　　But many parents seem to have different ideas.

　　Elissa Cohen, who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn't like the fact that thirdgrade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year.“They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate(交替的) ways of thinking about books and thinking about reading and writing.”

　　Experts' opinions.

　　Some education reformers (改革者), such .as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University, professor wellknown for his theory on multiple intelligence(智力),think that Cohen on the right track.

　　But it is often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.

1．How many opinions do the teachers have on“homework”?

[　　]

2．According to the experts opinions, ________.

[　　]

A．teachers should give necessary work to the students

B．teachers should not work too hard or too long

C．teachers should let the students repeat what they didn't have time to get in class

D．what Cohen's thinking about is correct

3．What's the problem with Elissa Cohen's twins in writing about their book report?

[　　]

A．They find homework really hard

B．They simply copy one repeatedly

C．They aren't given much thinking about what they read.

D．They get different ways of thinking about their work.

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　　“It hurts me more than you,”and“This is for your own good.”There are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin ,clean my room, stay home and do homework.

　　That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a letalone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

　　Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students “so passive” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children's passivity(消极).“We're not training kids to work any more.”Says Klompus.“We're talking about a generation of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”

　　Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It's time to take the car away, to turn TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

1．To such children as described in the passage ________.

[　　]

A．neither is easy to say yes or say no

B．it is easier to say no than to say yes

C．it is easier to say yes than no

D．neither is difficult to say yes or say no

2．We learn from the passage that the author's mother used to lay emphasis on(强调) ________.

[　　]

3．Children are becoming more inactive in study because ________.

[　　]

A．they watch TV too much

B．they have to fulfill too many duties

C．they have done too much homework

D．teachers are too strict with them

4．The main idea of the passage is that ________.

[　　]

A．It's time to be more strict with our kids

B．parents should always set a good example to their kids.

C．parents should leave their children alone

D．kids should have more activities at school

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　　“Everyone else has one!”Lucy declared to her parents, trying to get a mobile phone as a gift for her 14th birthday. Her parents gave in.

　　Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone, Jane Bidder, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning. The bus seats twenty, of whom half have a mobile phone. One rings and several young owners fumble (摸找) in their bags.

　　Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile phone is no longer only for traveling businessmenit is also likely to be found in school bags.

　　The mobile phone is the necessary accessory (附件) for today's teens in Britain, according to a survey(调查) published last week by NOP, a leading market research company in Britain, Research shows that 66 percent of 14 to 16yearold teenagers now have a mobile phone. The mobile has been turned into a secret massage service by teen users. When they are talking on the mobile, their parents are not able to eavesdrop (偷听)on the second line.

　　The interviews with 2,019 young people aged seven to sixteen find that they favor that text message services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch. The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out.

　　For example,“cya”means“see you”;“lol”means“laugh out loud”, and“2 nite”is short for “tonight”. All these are based on shorthand phrases used on the Internet.

1．When Lucy says“Everyone else has one.”She means ________.

[　　]

A．mobile phone has become very popular today

B．she also wants to have a mobile phone like others

C．a mobile phone is the best gift for her 14^th birthday

D．anyone has to use a mobile to keep in touch

2．By following Lucy, Mrs, Jane Bidder found ________.

[　　]

A．her daughter liked to go to school by school bus

B．the school bus was so big as to hold 20 students

C．the young students like to put their mobile phone in their bags

D．students use mobile phones nowadays just as businessmen do

3．What may be the main reason that teen users like to use mobile phones according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Distant talking.

B．Being Modern.

C．Safe message exchange

D．Cheap Using

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Mobile phone Hits UK Teens.

B．The Use of Mobile Phones in UK.

C．A New Way of Escaping Being Eavesdropped.

D．What is New in School Bags.

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　　This morning I woke from a wonderful night's sleep. Not just a good night's sleep, but one of those completely satisfying sleeps - - extremely rare and difficult to explain, but if you've ever had one you know what I am talking about.

　　No amount of riches could buy a better night's sleep. As silly as that sounds, it was the first things that crossed my mind when I awoke. I truly appreciated my joyful rest. It was like a gift from the heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates or any other billionaire you can mention, really couldn't have had a more satisfying, fulfilling night of sleep. The best that money can't buy.

　　That started me thinking of other pleasures that cost nothing or very little and that are often taken for granted. Like a drink of cold water on a hot day when you're really thirsty. Or a warm relaxing bath when you're bone tired or mentally exhausted.

　　Remember your first real kiss-can you put a price on that? Or the companionship of a faithful and loving pet or the clean, fresh smell of mountain air? There's an old song,“The Best Things in Life Are Free.”

　　Did you ever eat a meal that not only filled your belly (肚子) and satisfied your taste, but refresh your soul? Ever spend a winter's evening in the company of good friends?

　　What could be better than listening to your favorite music or watching good movie? Or sharing the beauty of sunset with a loved one? These are quiet delightssmall pleasures. I hope this doesn't sound too ridiculous (可笑的) in today's rough, loud world. I wonder if the new generation can appreciate some such things.

　　We're told we need the latest model car, or TV or computer to be happy, but it's all a cheat, a marketing move. It never lasts for long, either. No sooner do we get these things than we're looking to replace them with a newer car, or TV or computer.

　　This is not to say that…

1．Which of the following are the best things according to the passage?

[　　]

A．A good night's sleep, a suit of clothes in fashion.

B．A fire that can warm yourself in freezing weather, a beautiful flower sent to the respected person.

C．An expensive computer, a big meal that fill your stomach.

D．A wonderful film that interests you, a new house in the country.

2．The underlined word“that”in the 2^nd paragraph probably refers to ________.

[　　]

A．dreams during the sleep

B．a satisfying night's sleep

C．Bill Gates and some other famous persons

D．the whole first paragraph

3．The best tile of the passage might be ________.

[　　]

A．Best Things Money Can't Buy

B．A Good Night's Sleep

C．Best Things In Life Are Free

D．Mental and Physical Pleasures in Life

4．We can conclude that the part that follows this passage mainly deals with the subject ________.

[　　]

A．about many other physical pleasures in the daily life

B．why young generation can't appreciate the small quiet pleasures

C．what is the proper time to buy the new car, TV or computer.

D．money also plays an important part in our everyday life

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　　In the desert world, the seasons differ from one region to another. The Gobi, which lies roughly between 35℃ and 55℃ north of the equator, is a good example of seasonal change.

　　Four seasons are characteristic of the Gobi: spring, summer, fall, and winter, with usually a false spring at the end of winter. These seasons are distinct, with extremes of temperature, as much as 150 between the hottest day in summer and the coldest day in winter.

　　Spring in the Gobi usually begins about the second week April. For 2 or 3 weeks there is a period of delightful weather, with warm, sunny days and not too much wind. But these are the days of false spring. About the first of May, the tail end of winter returns, and cold, blustery days of dust-burdened winds are the rule then, until early or middle June. The latter part of June, for 2 or 3 weeks after the blowy end of winter is the real spring. It spreads its rather comfortable warmth over the desert, and occasional light rains help the desert grass to come along nicely.

　　July, or sometimes mid-June to mid-August is summer. Hot days are the rule, but the nights are cool. Wind and dust again govern the desert, but this is the season when hard rains, if they come at all, are most likely to dump water on the plains.

　　Fall usually may be recognized by the encouraging, bright days beginning in mid-August and lasting until mid-September or the first of October. This is the time of year when both men and beasts feel best in the Gobi. The clear air, bright sun, and frosty temperatures make you glad to be alive.

　　Winter comes with a rush anytime after the middle of September. One day you may be enjoying a pleasant temperature near the eighties. But suddenly the air cools. In a few hours the temperature has slipped below 50; and a little later cold rain changes to snow and blustering wind.

1．In this passage the author briefly describes ________.

[　　]

A．the different seasonal changes

B．the effects of climatic change on men and beasts

C．the Gobi as a terrible place to live in

D．the seasonal cycle of the Gobi

2．The word“distinct”in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

[　　]

A．quite the same

B．extremely bad

C．clearly different

D．unclearly separate

3．In the Gobi, the most frequent changes in the weather occur ________.

[　　]

A．after mid-September or the first of October

B．about the second week in April

C．in early or middle June

D．in mid-August to mid-September

4．From the passage we can infer that ________.

[　　]

A．no water and no plant can be found in the Gobi

B．both men and animals grow well in the Gobi.

C．life may be hard for most of the year in the Gobi.

D．climate changes irregularly in the Gobi.

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　　Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. You no longer need to walk round hundreds of shops looking for the items you need. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, 50 percent of families have computers at home and almost one third are linked to the Internet. Americans spent over US $ 2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to reach US $ 11 billion by the year 2004.

　　People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common things that people buy through the Internet. You can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the Internet. Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving hotels or renting cars are also available (可得到的) on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in online games or e-mail“chats”.

　　To find something on the Internet, people often use powerful computer tools called“search engines”. You can search for a type of product, such as sports shoes, or a brand name, such as Nike. The search engine will give you a list of websites where you can find these products. These websites may be specialist shops such as a Nike shop, or they may be general stores, called malls, which sell a variety of goods.

　　Internet shopping offers a number of benefits (＝good) for the shopper. The most important advantage is convenience. You can shop when you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day, and you do not have to queue with other shoppers at the check-out counters. Secondly, it is easy to find what you are looking for on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is often cheaper to buy goods through the Internet, and you can tell the shop exactly what you want.

　　The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or check their quality(质量). Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends. Some people are worried about paying for goods using credit cards, so Internet companies are now finding ways to make online payment safe.

　　Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things-from tonight's dinner to a new car.

1．“Physical products”are things ________.

[　　]

A．that can be seen or felt

B．useful for health care

C．that help you keep fit

D．connected with sports

2．The best point about Internet shopping is ________.

[　　]

A．the speed the goods are delivered

B．the reasonable price

C．the quality of the goods

D．the convenience it brings to you

3．Choose the most proper heading for Paragraph 5.

[　　]

A．People enjoy other ways of shopping

B．Internet companies find new ways for payment

C．Problems with Internet shopping.

D．Disadvantages of Internet shopping are not serious.

4．“Search engines”seems to be kind of ________.

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　　Butterfiles(蝴蝶) are common all over the world, but butterflies in hot countries are usually bigger and more brightly coloured than those in cooler countries, and there are more different kinds.

　　Usually the male butterflies are more brightly coloured than the female. The female have bigger and heavier bodies, since they carry the eggs. The bright colours of the male help to attract the female and the duller colours of the female make them less likely to be caught by enemies before they have laid their eggs.

　　Some butterflies have a bright pattern colours on the upper (上面的) surface of their wings which show when flying, but when they rest on a tree or leaves they close their wings. On the undersides of their wings there are green and brown marks which look like the tree or leaves. They are then difficult to see. The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly. When its wings are closed, it looks exactly like a dead leaf. There are even marks that look like the holes in a dead leaf. When a bird is chasing(追逐) a butterfly and it closes its wings, it seems to have disappeared completely.

　　Many butterflies have round marks on their wings that look like eyes. When they are resting, their wings are closed, and these cannot be seen. When a bird sees one, and begins to attack it, the butterfly would open its wings. The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring at it, and frightened, and flies away.

1．The bright colours of the male ________.

[　　]

A．can protect the butterflies themselves

B．make them look frightening

C．make them pretty and easy to see

D．will greatly help to get the attention of the female

2．It's not easy to catch the female butterflies because ________.

[　　]

A．their body colours are not so bright

B．they always stay inside, laying eggs.

C．they are much fewer in number than the male

D．they fly higher

3．Every time the butterflies rest on some place, ________.

[　　]

A．their enemies come soon

B．their wings are usually closed

C．they look exactly like dead leaves

D．they show their round marks on the wings.

4．When attacked by birds, the resting butterfly sometimes would ________.

[　　]

A．close its wings

B．open its mouth to attack the bird, too

C．open its wings

D．pretend to be dead