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 organization. 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 unluckily to have enough registered landlords to houses 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.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 landlords have little valuable information
D. the final year students always offer better information
3.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. Notice boards. D. Family.
The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people．We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well．I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I was amazed．The sad truth is that great talent is not enough．
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth．”
There is an old saying that goes, "Job means 'just over broke（破产）"．And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people．Because schools do not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers "live within their means"．They work and they pay the bills．Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn．
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald's makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald's is excellent at business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
1.The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that ．
A. he is just one of the talented people
B. he is ready to help others
C. he has a sharp sense of hearing
D. he knows little about car repairing
2.The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by____ ．
A. spend more than they can afford
B. 1ive within what they earn
C. 1ive in their own circle
D. do in their own way
3.Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?
A. They don’t work hard enough．
B. They have no specialized skills．
C. They don't make full use of their talents．
D. They lack financial intelligence．
4.The main purpose of the author is to tell us____ ．
A. how young people can find a satisfactory job
B. What schools should teach about finance
C. why so many talented people are poor
D. how McDonald's makes much money
Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb was and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now about lessons learned from that experience.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier (航空母舰) Kitty Hawk . You were !"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped（倒吸一口气） in surprise and .The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
Plumb assured him, "It did—if your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night，thinking about that man. He says, "I wondered how many times I might have passed him the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you', or anything , you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a ."
Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels（深处）of the ship working on each chute, holding in his hands each time the of someone he didn't know.
Plumb asks his , "Who's packing your ? Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it the day." Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down—he needed his parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to and be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through times.
1.A.followed B. destroyed C. spied D.seen
2.A.released B. wounded C.captured D.killed
3.A. lectures B. gives C. studies D.hear
4.A. repaired B. made C.flew D.cleaned
5.A. taken down B. looked down C. set down D.shot down
6.A. bought B. checked C. found D.packed
7.A.gratefully B.suspiciously C. happily D.sadly
8.A. almost B.surely C.narrowly D.nearly
9.A. abroad B.in C.on D.at
10.A. so B. because C.unless D.though
11.A. sailor B. captain C. pilot D.technician
12.A.unwillingly B.immediately C. worriedly D.carefully
13.A.death B. fortune C.fate D.chance
14.A. wife B. children C. sailors D.audience
15.A.luggage B. bag C. parachute D.future
16.A. through B. to C. up to D.as
17.A. psychological B. physical C. imaginary D.safe
18.A. spirits B. emotions C. supports D.people
19.A. award B. recognize C.reward D. help
20.A. happy B. tough C. comfortable D. cosy
— Shall we go for a drink at one o’clock this afternoon?
—_______ .Will two o’clock be OK?
A. Sure, it’s up to you B. Sure, no problem
C. Sorry, I can’t make it D.Sorry, I’m not available today
David is ________animal fur, so he won’t visit anyone who has cats or dogs in the house.
A. curious about B. fond of C.satisfied with D. allergic to
After the long journey, the three of them went back home,_______.
A. hungry and tiredly B.hungry and tired C. hungrily and tiredly D.hungrily and tired
