Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones2,3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.
Meal Plans Available
♢ Continental Breakfast
♢ Breakfast and Dinner
♢ Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal（谷物类食品），bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally
part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit.you must first ask your host’s permission.You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room.This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestule and is more suitable for the long-stay student.However,it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.
1.The passage is probably written for
A.host willing to receive foreign students
B.loreigners hoping to build British culture
C.travellers planning to vist famlies in London
D.English learners applying to like in English homes
2.Which of the following will the host provide?
A. Room cleaning.
B. Medical care.
C. Free transport.
D. Physical trainning.
3.What can be inferred from Paragraph3?
A.Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.
B.The business centre of London is in Zone.
C.Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.
4.According to the passage. What does continental Breakfast include?
A.Dessert and coffee
B.Fruit and vegetables.
C.bread and fruit juice
D.Centre and cold meat.
5.Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?
A.To experience a warmer famliy atmosphere.
B.To enrich their knowledge of English\
C.To entertain friends as they like.
D.To enjoy much more freedom.
A Love Note To My Mom
When I was a little girl, would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that finally understood what role modeling 16 in your life. Little did I known you were 17 every penny you earned to go to 18 school.
I cannot thank you enough for 19 you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework. I wanted into the dining where you were buried 20 piles of law books. I was 21 .Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for 22 ?When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t known. Moms 23 be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was ,that statement kept 24 in my ears. I watched as you faced the 25 of completing your studies, staring companies with Dad, while still being a 26 and a Mom if five kids. I was exhausted just watching you 27 .With your words of wisdom in my 28 mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world 29 .I set out to live my life filled with 30 ,seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I 31 found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) 32 one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your 33 , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and 34 meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m 35 it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
1. A. found B. play C. kept D. provided
2.A. saving B. making C. donating D. receiving
3.A. business B. fashion C. law D. medical
4. A. what B. that C. which D. where
5. A. at B. to C. upon D. under
6. A. amused B. worried C. puzzled D. disappointed
7. A. role B. tests C. positions D. shows
8. A. must B. ought to C. need D. could
9. A. ringing B. blowing C. falling D. beating
10. A. choices B. chances C. challenges D. changes
11. A. professor B. doctor C. reporter D. model
12. A. in danger B. in action C. in trouble D. in charge
13. A. weak B. powerful C. youthful D. empty
14.A. came back B. closed down C. went by D. opened up
15. A. hope B. hardship C. harmony D. sadness
16.A. constantly B. shortly C. hardly D. nearly
17. A. and B. but C. or D. for
18.A. description B. statement C. praise D. introduction
19. A. secretly B. curiously C. carelessly D. eagerly
20. A. doing B. considering C. correcting D. reading
I ______ sooner but I didn’t know that they were waiting for me.
A. had come B. was coming C. would come D. would have come
---I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
---________? Mary is interested.
A. Why bother B. Why not C. So what D. What for
Modern science has given clear evidence ______ smoking can lead to many diseases.
A. what B. which C. that D. where
______ into English, the sentence was found to have an entirely different word order.
A. Translating B. Translated
C. To translate D. Having translated
