It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Korea. Because Tara looked Korean, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Korea. Tara replied, "No, I'm not." Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Japan, or Thailand, or China. To each question, Tara answered them a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, "She's not from anywhere!" The two went to their desks, talking to each other in Korean.
The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory(介绍的)questions of each other. A student in Tara's group asked her, "Where are you from?" Tara answered that she was from Korea. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara's answer.
"Aha!" they both exclaimed, "You ARE from Korea!" Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized(道歉)to both of them for lying the day before. She told them that she had not wanted to get into a Korean conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their mother language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Korean. In her opinion， ESL students should try to speak English only.
"I agree." said Rose.
"You're 100 percent right." agreed Jenny, "Rose and I must stop speaking Korean to each other. Right，Rose?" Rose nodded，and then said something in Korean. All three women laughed.
The next half a year, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Korean to them during class or break.
1.The underlined word "exclaimed" in Paragraph 3 means " ".
A. announced with excitement
B. shouted in surprise
C. screamed with joy
D. cried in fear
2. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that .
A. Tara said she was from Korea because she knew the student in her group was also from Korea
B. Tara said she was from Korea because she wanted to make friends with the student in her group
C. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't want Rose and Jenny to speak Korean with her the following days
D. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't like Rose and Jenny and wasn't willing to speak Korean with them
3.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Don't Tell Lies B. An ESL Class
C. Let's Speak English D. Three Korean Women
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English（1） Time: Mon. , Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m. Room: 8101 Teacher: Miss Zhao Tel: 0856 – 5211234, 13598765432
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Drawing（3） Time: Mon. , Thurs. & Sun. 9:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m. Room: 8301 Teacher: Miss Sun Tel: 0856 – 5234567, 13787654321 | Swimming（4） Time: Thurs. , Sat. & Sun. 9:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m. Place: Swimming pool Teacher: Miss Li & Mr Zhou Tel: 0856 – 5245678, 13843215678 |
1.Zeng Meili wants to learn drawing, she can call up the number __________.
A. 0856 – 5211234 or 13787654321
B. 0856 – 5234567 or 13612345678
C. 0856 – 5234567 or 13787654321
D. 0856 – 5245678 or 13843215678
2.If you are free on Tuesday afternoon, you can go to learn __________.
A. drawing B. computer C. swimming D. English
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Miss Zhao and Mr. Qian can teach you English.
B. Miss Sun and Mr. Zhou can teach you drawing.
C. Mr. Zhou and Miss Li can teach you swimming.
D. Mr. Li and Miss Zhao can teach you computer.
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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选择最佳项。
Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren't good, I wasn't enjoying my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to ________ .My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed________ to me. I wasn't sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again, but I didn't know who or what would ________ that.
During these days, I had trouble sleeping. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no ________ but to tell my dad. He ________ the book The Secret. I immediately bought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. I'm ________ quite a stubborn person, but the effect on my mood after finishing the book was ________ . Suddenly, I felt like life was beautiful again. I had never felt such a deep and quick________ in my life before.
In fact, the book's message was very simple—think positively(积极地).The book had many success stories about how people were able to ________ money, soul mates(心灵伙伴)and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life like them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could only work ________ I believed these people's success stories.
Now I'm sure I can bring myself happiness.
1.A. take care of B. come up with C. look forward to D. look down on
2.A. colourful B. powerful C. peaceful D. helpful
3.A.prevent B. offer C. answer D. serve
4.A. problem B. doubt C. need D. idea
5.A. recommended B. collected C. returned D. borrowed
6.A.finally B. mainly C. normally D. probably
7.A.obvious B. common C. difficult D. serious
8.A. breath B.change C. surprise D.notice
9.A.imagine B. control C. attract D. mention
10.A. until B. when C. while D. before
— Kitty, do you know ______?— Sure, about forty minutes.
A. when did their class meeting begin.
B. where their class meeting was held
C. how often their class meeting is held
D. how long their class meeting will last
--- Why not join us in the game, Millie?
--- _______, but I have to do my homework first.
A. Let’s go B. I’d love to
C. Yes, please D. It’s a pleasure
If you don’t go to the cinema tonight, _______.
A. so will I B. neither do I
C. nor will I D. so I will
