Below is a housing guide for students going to London.
University accommodation (住所)offices
Many university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organizations. The advantage of using your university accommodation office is that you can get some support if you have 'a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to house all their students.
Property papers: Loot and Renting
Loot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: www. loot. com. The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers.
Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www. Renting.co. uk.
Accommodation agencies
The majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters.
Noticeboards
Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic.
Word of mouth
Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, don't suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily, going to be better than that found through any other source.
Family
Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice.
1.What is the advantage of using Loot?
A.It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting.
B.It gives you personal information about other co-renters.
C.Their website is designed mainly for students.
D.There are some good bargains.
2.A good agent can help you .
A.know more people
B.find cheap accommodation
C.get the right accommodation quickly
D.get free information about most accommodations
3.The information passed on by word of mouth is important because .
A.it is better than that found through any other source
B.it helps you find some of the best housing never advertised
C.the final year students always offer better information
D.the landlords have little valuable information
4.For students going to London for the first time, which of the following provides the most reliable information?
A.University accommodation offices.
B.Loot and Renting.
C.Noticeboards.
D.Family.
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York city. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic test to our class. When the papers were ______ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about ______ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill ______ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to______ after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked______ questions, and she didn’t______ us either. Instead she wrote on the blackboard the______ words by Thomas Macaulay. “The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ” She then ordered us to ______ these words one hundred times.
I don’t______ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ______ I can say: it was the most important single______ of my life. Thirty years after being ______ to Macaulay’s words, they ______ seem to me the best yardstick( 准 绳 ), because they gave us a ______ to measure ourselves rather than others.
______ of us are asked to make ______ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called ______ daily to make a great many personal decisions.
______ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the______ change received at the store be forgotten or returned? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ______ to live with someone you respect.
1.A.examined B.completed C.marked D.answered
2.A.lying B.cheating C.guessing D.discussing
3.A.didn’t B.did C.would D.wouldn’t
4.A.come B.leave C.remain D.apologize
5.A.many B.certain C.more D.no
6.A.excuse B.reject C.help D.scold
7.A.above B.common C.following D.unusual
8.A.repeat B.get C.copy D.put
9.A.worry B.know C.hear D.talk
10.A.myself B.ourselves C.themselves D.herself
11.A.chance B.incident C.lesson D.memory
12.A.referred B.showed C.brought D.introduced
13.A.even B.still C.always D.almost
14.A.way B.sentence C.choice D.reason
15.A.All B.None C.Few D.Some
16.A.quick B.wise C.great D.personal
17.A.out B.for C.up D.upon
18.A.Should B.Must C.Would D.Need
19.A.extra B.small C.some D.necessary
20.A.easier B.more natural C.better D.more peaceful
______ the weather, the press conference will still be held on time.
A.Instead of B.In relation to C.Regardless of D.On behalf of
When he turned professional at the age of 11, Mike ___________ to become a world champion by his coach and parents.
A. expected B. was expecting C. was expected D. would be expected
--Reading is the best way to pass time on the train.
-- , I never go traveling without a book.
A. You are joking B. That's true
C. I don't think so D. It sounds like fun
________they decide which college to go to，students should research the admission procedures.
A.As B.While
C.Until D.Once
