Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.

In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousand of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.

These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.

In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic(经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.

Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. They best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.

1.Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?

2. Ws the area rich or poor in the 1950s?

3.Why did the restaurant workers have not time to learn English?

4.When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?

5.What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?

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Another 1.__ is coming. My classmates are talking about how to spend the weekend. Some of them are going to have a good sleep and 2.___ up late. Some are going to watch TV. 3.__ are going to enjoy themselves in the park.

On weekends, I usually 4.___ at home doing my homework or reading some books. Sometimes I watch TV or play computer games. But this weekend, I have my 5.___ plan, however. On Saturday morning, I’m going to practice English more, 6.___ there will be an English test next week. I want to do 7.__ in the test, so I must get ready for it. I’ll watch the news report in the evening. I like watching the news because I can know what’s 8.___ on around the world. On Sunday, I will go to 9.___ my grandmother with my parents. She 10.___ ill last week. We want to know if she is better now.

Maybe I’ll be very busy but I think I’ll be very happy, too.

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

1.” What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”

2.”I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”

3.”Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”

You can see from the above three examples that the context helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.

1.This passage tells us mainly about ________.

2.From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is ________.

3.Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.

4.From the passage we can infer that guessing is ________ in learning a foreign language.

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Personal Data 

Name: David             Age: thirteen               Sex: Male

Address: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China                Postal code: 315010

Fax : 87256931          Telephone: 87254721     E-mail: david @sina.com 

Fruit: apples, oranges      Animal: pandas 

1.Is David thirty? ________________________________.

2.Does he live in Zhejiang? _________________________________.

3.What’s David’s telephone number? ___________________________.

4.What fruit does he like? ____________________________________.

5.What animal does he like? ______________________________________.

Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.

In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousand of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.

These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.

In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic(经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.

Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. They best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.

1.Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?

2. Ws the area rich or poor in the 1950s?

3. Why did the restaurant workers have not time to learn English?

4. When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?

5. What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?