Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education. There are many expenses. First of all, there is tuition (学费). At some schools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollars a year or more. At other schools, it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. At some community (社区) colleges, tuition is free. There are other expenses as well. Many students leave their homes to go to schools in other cities. They may live in dormitories or apartments (flats), and they must pay for it. Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. Some families start saving money for their children's education when the children are small. Many students work to save money for tuition. They can also get loans (贷款) from the government. They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education.
1.Which students pay for their education?
2.How much is the higher tuition?
3.Are there any free tuition colleges?
4.Why do many students live in dormitories or apartments?
5.What must students buy finally?
The summer vacation is over. It’s true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.
As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in math. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress.
I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.
In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.
1.The text mainly tell us how the writer spent his summer holidays.
2.It took the writer half an hour to do his homework.
3.The writer spent most of the afternoon listening to music .
4.The writer didn’t have very good summer holidays .
5.The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.
1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D. Because the sky is sunny all day
2.From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds
C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn
3."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy
4.In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
A. their friends ask them to do so
B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them
D. they are their favorite things
5.The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Bad Seasons
B. Summer or winter
C. The Weather in England
D. Strange English People
An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”
Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,” She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”
1.An old lady had _________ .
A. glasses B. a blanket over her head
C. a coat D. a basket
2.A. She didn’t want to ________ .
A. Takes it off B. turn it off
C. get on D. talk about it
3._________ spoke to her.
A. The air hostess B. The man next to her
C. her husband D. one of her friends
4.The old lady had never been _________ before.
A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital
5.The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________.
A. to fly again B. to travel
C. to go abroad D. to go home
Dear Linda,
I have been in England three months now. I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters.
I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College. So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living. I won't tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at. I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.
I find some of the customs new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.
Yours
Alice
1.The writer came to London from _________.
A. Asia B. Europe C. America D. Africa
2.The writer __________.
A. has never been to England
B. came to England just now
C. came to England three months ago
D. will come to England in three months
3.She has _________.
A. not written any letters
B. much time to write letters
C. no time to write letters
D. a little time to write letters
4.She came to England to _________.
A. study
B. make a living
C. learn British ways of living
D. learn about life there
5.Englishmen ___________.
A. do not often shake hands with friends when they meet
B. often shake hands with friends when they meet
C. raise their hats to all friends when they meet
D. do not raise their hats to friends when they meet
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Do you know how to study __________ and make your study more effective ( 有效的)? We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long _____________, This is very good ,but it doesn’t___________a lot ,for an effective student must have enough sleep ,enough food and enough rest and ____________. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your___________.
When you return ___________your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and you’ll learn more____________study better. Psychologists (心理学家) ____________ that learning takes place this way. Here take English learning ___________ an example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems ____________ the same. So you will think you’re learning ____________ and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you ___________ give up, and at some point your language study will again take another big ___________. You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying, English can be very effective and ____________. Don’t give up along the way. Learn ___________ you are sure to get a good result.
1.A. well B. good C. better D. best
2.A. days B. time C. hours D. weeks
3.A. help B. give C. make D. take
4.A. exercise B. homework C. running D. clothes
5.A. health B. body C. study D. life
6.A. after B. for C. at D. to
7.A. yet B. and C. or D. but
8.A. have found B. have taught C. told D. said
9.A. with B. for C. as D. to
10.A. to have B. to make C. to take D. to stay
11.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
12.A.mustn’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t D. may not
13.A. work B. jump C. walk D. result
14.A. hard B. common C. possible D. interesting
15.A. slowly B. fast C. quickly D. happily
