Course Details
Crazy Creatures (3—5 year olds)
Class size: 6—10 students
Course summary: “Crazy Creatures” teaches children the English language through songs, arts and craft and games. Every lesson focuses on（集中于）a famous children’s story such as “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. The lesson introduces key vocabulary for the story and the children play games, sing songs, and do arts and craft activities based on the story.
Price: RMB 3,500/week, RMB 6,500/2 weeks, RMB 9,000/3weeks, RMB 11,000/4weeks
Ancient Civilizations（文明）(8—12 year olds)
Class size: 6—16 students
Course summary: Children will learn about the culture, food, clothes and entertainment of people who lived in ancient civilizations, from Chinese, Greek, and Mayan / Aztec to Ancient Egypt. At the end of every week children will perform a short play wearing clothes they have made themselves. Throughout the course children will learn songs, read stories and write short stories and poems.
Price: RMB 4,500/week, RMB 8,000/2 weeks, RMB 11,500/3weeks, RMB 14,000/4weeks
Literature（文学）Study (12—14 year olds)
Class size: 6—10 students
Course summary: Children will practice the skills required for the GCSE English Literature exam through analyzing（分析）a novel. The novel is “Holes” by Louis Sachar, a best-seller across the world. This course will develop children’s writing skills and their ability to answer questions.
Price: RMB 4,500/week, RMB 8,000/2 weeks
Dates: June 28—July 2, July 5—July 9, July 12—July 16, July 19—July 23,
July 26—July 30, August 2—August 6
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday
Teaching: Classes are taught by experienced native English speaking teachers with a Chinese teaching assistant.
Application Dateline（申请日期）: Friday 18 June 2010
Payment Dateline: Payment to be made to Harrow International School Beijing by first day of the course.
●Snacks and lunch are provided at no cost
●A school nurse will be on site throughout the course.
●Free school bus service available
1.“Crazy Creatures” aims to improve children’s ______.
A. singing skills B. social skills
C. English skills D. computer skills
2.Students who take “Ancient Civilizations” ______.
A. can learn about Chinese culture
B. will watch a short play every day
C. will be taught how to write songs
D. need to pay 3,500 yuan a week
3.What do we learn about “Literature Study”?
A. It is suitable for students of all ages
B. It uses a novel as its textbook.
C. It will develop children’s art skills.
D. It will be taught by Louis Sachar.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about the courses?
A. They will be offered from June to July.
B. Students will learn seven days a week.
C. School fees should be paid before 18 June.
D. Students can have free lunch at school.
In order to start a business online now, there are a few steps you need to complete.
The very first step you need to complete is to have a product or service idea. A good idea to make money online should be an idea that excites you, an idea that others will be interested in, and an idea that not many other people are trying.
Once you have your business ready to go, you need to go ahead and get a website. You will need to buy a domain name (域名) and host(托管) it with a company on the Web. Your domain name should be as simple as possible and it should be related to(与…有联系) your products. After this you can go ahead and get your site built up.
You can either do this yourself or you can pay someone else to do this. The site itself doesn’t have to be anything special.
The final step for starting your business online is to have a way to make money. For this, you need to have a merchant account(商业账户) that will let you sell things and make money. Your merchant account should accept as many forms of payment as possible.
Once your site is up and running, you can begin advertising the site. You need to create contents(内容), such as articles, social networking sites, blog entries, etc. and then you can post it on the Internet so that you can attract(吸引) as many potential(潜在的) customers as possible.
That’s how easy it is to start a business online now.Very soon you will be making money online.
1.The writer wrote this passage in order to tell us __________.
A. how to set up a website B. how to start a business online
C. how to make some pocket money D. how to become famous nowadays
2.According to Paragraph 2, a good idea to make money online probably should be an idea that ____.
A. you are not excited about B. others will not be interested in
C. almost everyone knows D. few people are trying
3.According to the writer, which of the following may NOT be something necessary to do?
A. Building up a website
B. Having a simple domain name
C. Making your site as special as possible
D. Hosting the domain name with a company on the Web
4.What’s the CORRECT time order of the steps in starting a business online?
a. advertise the site
b. Build up a website
c. Come up with a product idea
d. Buy a domain name
A. c-d-b-a B. c-d-a-b C. d-c-b-a D. c-b-d-a
5.After reading the passage, we may know that _____________.
A. it costs no money to start a business online
B. not everyone is allowed(允许) to start a business online
C. you need to have as many merchant accounts as possible
D. it is better if the website domain name is related to the products you sell.
One day she ordered a(n) 2 breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she 3 , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the 4 , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He 5 her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several 6 . She couldn’t help but feel 7 and was glad she finally took 8 .
She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that 9 , herself included, had offered him 10 , support, food, or drink. She 11 explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to 12 needy people.
So her “Tradition of Kindness” 13 . Each day she and her son went on to 14 the homeless man breakfast. The 15 was kept until they moved away several years later, 16 the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.
My friend 17 every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this 18 tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the 19 .
What a great tradition that he can 20 to his children as well!
1.A. sent B. dropped C. called D. drove
2.A. light B. expensive C. ordinary D. extra
3.A. stopped B. escaped C. backed D. hid
4.A. shop B. market C. hotel D. restaurant
5.A. recognized B. refused C. thanked D. found
6.A. days B. minutes C. months D. weeks
7.A. cold B. good C. strange D. nervous
8.A. action B. time C. care D. effect
9.A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. anyone
10.A. education B. information C. comfort D. safety
11.A. again B. further C. once D. first
12.A. contact B. encourage C. follow D. help
13.A. began B. existed C. failed D. changed
14.A. win B. buy C. show D. award
15.A. promise B. agreement C. order D. practice
16.A. although B. so C. but D. because
17.A. cries B. jumps C. jokes D. smiles
18.A. school B. childhood C. youth D. adulthood
19.A. office B. cinema C. store D. library
20.A. connect B. relate C. pass D. move
Jane warns us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. However, the evening makes it all ______.
A.favorable B.worthwhile C.precious D.essential
