Thousands of students, from all around the world, have helped their international careers by taking EIS English studies at South Thames College London – STCL.
You too can take our first-class EIS courses to learn, and live English in London @ STCL.
1. Our experience
We have provided English for International Students EIS courses to people from around the world for 40 years.
More than 1,000 students take our EIS courses each year, often after a recommendation from a friend or relative.
Our teachers have worked in many countries; their experience will help you to develop international English communication skills.
2. A world in one college
The College has students from more than 100 countries.
When you study English with us, you will have the opportunity to meet not only UK students, but also people from all over the world.
3. ________
The College’s main purpose is to provide education and training for our local community.
We have more than 20,000 students, on a range of academic, technical and vocational courses in addition to English language courses.
All students can also use the facilities available at the college—library services, free Internet access, sports & more.
You can join a range of leisure and social activities.
4. Assured quality
STCL is a member of English UK, the national association of accredited (授权的) English language centers.
Our EIS courses meet the quality standards of Accreditation UK and are accredited by the British Council.
5. Our range of courses
We have a wide range of courses designed to meet the needs of global citizens in an international environment.
Our courses prepare you both for life in London – perhaps as a student – and for your future career, anywhere in the world.
We help you improve your English so you can communicate more effectively – for study, work or socializing…
Intensive courses meet UK immigration regulations for students.
For information about out intensive English courses, click here.
1.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To attract students from all over the world.
B. To make South Thames College London known.
C. To stress the importance of EIS courses.
D. To help find a suitable training course.
2.Which can be the best heading of Part 3?
A. Our recreation resources
B. Free services in STCL
C. More than an English school
D. Carefully designed activities
3.From the passage we learn that _____.
A. the College’s history goes back over a century
B. the teachers here come from all over the world
C. the students can’t have access to library services
D. the courses are useful for one’s future career
4.This passage is most likely to be found _____.
A. in a school report B. on the Internet
C. in a textbook D. in the newspaper
Celebrity TV presenter Ju Ping has been a host on China Central Television for 30 years, but her recent experience hosting a charity event was one of the most special moments in her career.
On April 2, World Autism (自闭症) Day, Ju partnered with Xia Junqi, a 17-year-old autistic teenager, to host a charity gala at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, otherwise known as the Water Cube.
The event was organized by One Foundation, which aims to increase public awareness of autistic people and their needs.
Autism is a neural disorder that can impair sufferers’ communication skills and social interactions. Sufferers have restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. It affects about 1.6 million people in China, with medical studies suggesting autism may affect one in every 166 children.
Autism has no cure. For many years it went largely undiagnosed in China but early intervention (干预，治疗) and continuous education may help to teach the autistic self-help skills and lessen their problematic behavior.
The gala(晚会) featured autistic children singing, dancing and performing, and was greeted with enthusiastic applause from the audience.
Cai Chunzhu, a celebrity playwright, recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. He says his family struggled to accept the reality but finally made peace with the diagnoses in the past four years. He says the boy lives in his own world and is trained in an intervention facility. Sun Zhongkai, executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism, one of the earliest intervention facilities for autistic children in China, shared with audience his deep sorrow for parents who often broke down with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.
Over the years, Chinese society has become more supportive of autistic people and their families, but there are still challenges in terms of getting autistic people employed and looking after them when their parents pass away.
Actor Zhou Xun also called on society to show greater understanding and support toward autistic children and their families.
1.The underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A. cause B. improve C. increase D. damage
2.Which of the following statements about Autism is FALSE?
A. It is a kind of illness that cannot be cured.
B. Nothing can be done about it.
C. People in China were not well aware of it in the past.
D. A lot of children suffer from it in China.
3.What can we know from Paragraph 7?
A. It is quite difficult for parents to accept that their children have autism.
B. Training in an intervention facility can stop children with autism living in their own world.
C. There is only one intervention facility for autistic children in China.
D. Doctors often break down when they tell parents their children have autism.
4.Where does this text probably come from?
A. A TV interview. B. A medicine magazine.
C. A newspaper. D. A book review.
阅读理解。
Two days ago I was woken up at 1 am. My roommate stood at the door (she was returning from a club) along with a huge middle-aged man with long hair. “Please let him in,” she told me, “He has been locked out of his apartment.” She had seen him, cold and shivering (it had snowed the previous night) and immediately asked him to sleep at our place. He was a law student in his fifties who had been doing his homework at the Laundromat (自助洗衣店) when he found he had left his keys in his house.
I have never had a strange man sleep in my house before. My roommate and I are both less than 5 feet and we have been asked not to speak to strangers since we were kids. Not to mention that we’re in a new city that we have lived in for less than a month. He accepted our kindness with hesitation and as soon as dawn broke he left.
The next day he came to our house, saying he owed us big time for not being frozen out in the cold. He left us a beautiful card saying—“Thank you so much. Your actions are so sincere.”
Later he cooked us a wonderful simple “thank you” dinner over which he told us about his life (a coach, a guide, a law student). He told us how he was completely touched by our concern for a total stranger. I learnt a lot that evening. As he talked about how once he brought a homeless man in to eat Christmas dinner with his family, I was deeply touched.
My roommate taught me a huge lesson: Let go of your fear; always leave the door of compassion (同情) open and you can never go wrong.
1.From the first paragraph we can infer that _______.
A. the writer came back from a club earlier
B. the writer’s roommate was kind-hearted
C. the writer’s roommate often came back late
D. the man wanted to find a job at the Laundromat
2.When the writer knew the man would stay in their house for the night, at first _______.
A. she felt nervous B. she was angry
C. she felt excited D. she was disappointed
3.The next day the man went back to the writer’s house to ______.
A. tell them he was OK B. give them nice cards
C. show his thanks to them D. show he was really lucky
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer’s roommate worked in a club.
B. The man had helped others before.
C. The man was a complete failure in his life.
D. The two women have lived in this city since they were young.
假设你叫李华。远在英国的网友Tom想了解你对上网的看法。请根据下表提供的信息，用英语给Tom发一封100个词左右的电子邮件。
Advantages | 1．获得更多信息 2．可上网校学习 3．联系更加便捷 |
Disadvantages | 1．聊天、玩游戏费时 2．仍有有害东西 |
Suggestions | 1．善于网上学习 2．时间不宜过长 |
生词：电子邮件：e-mail 网校：net-school
注：邮件的开头与结尾已给出。
Dear Tom,
I would like to give my opinion about being on the Internet.____________
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Yours,
Li Hua
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
This morning I got up early and went to school as usually, only to find there were nobody in the classroom because it is Sunday. “How a bad memory I have!” I couldn’t help laughing. Stand in front of the school gate, I began to wonder what to do next. Suddenly a good idea occurs to me. “Why not get together with some good friends for a picnic in such a fine weather?” I immediately telephoned some of my best friends, but they all agreed to join me. About two hours late, we finally arrived a pleasant park with trees and flowers here and there. We really enjoyed us greatly.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多余三个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式.
Mum(putting on her coat) : I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why?
Mum: I’m not sure what1.(happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table 2.I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are3.(go).
Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad. I’m sure he was in the kitchen 4.(early).
Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished 5. (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it.6., he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m sure7.wasn’t him.
Alan(opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of8. fridge?
Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. I9.have put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my10. . Now, why did I put on my coat?
