UK is becoming a popular destination for people who wish to study abroad. However, Britain is quite an expensive place to study and live in. Tuition fees have now reached £ 9,250 a year and students also face some of the highest living costs in the world.
Fortunately, there are a number of countries where universities offer degree programs entirely in English, along with the chance to learn the local language while you live there. Here are three of the options.
Tianjin University
Moving to China is not for the faint- hearted. Undergraduate degree courses at Tianjin last four years. Living costs are only around £ 400 a month and tuition fees are £ 2,300 a year. Flights will cost £ 3,600 over the four years. The total cost, at £ 28,800, is still around half that of a three-year degree in Britain. Tianjin is one of the world's latest cities and is only a half-hour train ride from Beijing. Three undergraduate programs are offered in English: Chemical Engineering, Environment & Energy and Pharmaceutical Science.
University of Amsterdam
The Dutch capital is not a cheap city to live in, but standard tuition fees of £ 1,800 a year make it significantly cheaper than a British degree. There are 14 bachelor's degrees on offer that are taught in English, including Political Science, Economics & Business Economics and Actuarial Science. Nearly all Dutch people speak English, making it an easy country to get by in.
University of Milan
The University of Milan's fees range from £ 140 to £3,650 a year. The one bachelor's degree offered entirely in English―Political Science is a three-year course. While living costs in Milan are high, the significantly lower fees make it a cheaper option than a British university.
1.What is probably the total cost of a three-year degree in Britain?
A. £ 14,400 B. £ 27,750
C. £ 28,800 D. £ 57,600
2.Where can you major in Political Science?
A. London and Tianjin.
B. Amsterdam and London.
C. Amsterdam and Milan.
D. Tianjin and Milan.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage people to study abroad.
B. To introduce some affordable universities.
C. To advertise some degree programs.
D. To compare tuition fees and living cost
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友peter即将作为交换生来你校学习，他来信询问你校学生社团(association)活动情况。请给他回信，内容包括：
1.学校师生对社团活动的态度；
2. 主要的学生社团；
3.你参加的学生社团。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定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出语言错误，每句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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一次；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Most people today are only worried about get good jobs to make lots of money. In our free time, they think about what to do for fun. However, few people think about what they can do help others. There are many people which are less lucky than us. Volunteering our time to help these people is the good way to spend our free time. For example, we can make plans to visit sick child in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. Some people even stopped their jobs for a few of months to a year to move to another place, unlike one of the countries in Africa, but help people there.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内的正确形式。
I was very happy when my friend Mary came to visit me from England. Her destination 1.(be) Beijing and the architectural heritage of China. In 2. (prepare) for her visit she had attended a series of seminars on the history of China. 3. (check) into the Holiday Inn, Mary settled in and began her tour of the capital city. Day in and day out she walked around the city ,rejoicing in its abundant 4.(culture) sites and experiencing the kindness of its people. However, after seeing the Ming Tombs, she was eager 5. (make) a trip to Xi’an to see the terracotta warriors, 6. is known as the eighth wonder of the world.
Originally this had been an optional trip on her schedule, but unfortunately it was later cancelled 7. some reason. She felt it was out of the question for her to visit China without 8. (go) to see the terracotta warriors, so I helped her arrange a tour to Xi’an. It was 9.outstanding success and Mary returned to England with wonderful 10. (memory) of her holiday in China.
In 1882 a baby girl caught a fierce fever. She ______ but the fever left its mark---she could no longer _______ or hear. So how did this child grow up to become a world-famous ______ and public speaker?
The fever cut her off from the outside world. It was as if she had been ______ into a dark prison cell from which there could be no release. ________ she was not someone who gave up easily. Soon she began to _______ the world by using her other ______. She followed her mother wherever she went, hanging on to her skirts. She touched and smelled everything she came ____. She learnt to ________ people by feeling their faces or their ________. She could also tell where she was in the _______ by smell of the different plants and the feel of the ground under her feet.
By the age of seven she had ______ over 60 different signs by which she could talk to her family. If she wanted bread, for example, she would _______ to cut a loaf and butter the slices. But even so she had _________ .
At five she began to realize she was different from other people, which made her so ______ that she used to kick and scream in the room. As she got older, her frustration ________ and her anger became stronger and stronger. Fortunately, with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, she ________ to be a remarkable scholar. While she was still at college she wrote The Story of My Life, which enjoyed immediate popularity and ________ enough money to buy her own house. She _______ the country, giving lecture after lecture and she also received many ________ from foreign universities and kings. The girl was Helen Keller.
1.A. feared B. survived C. cried D. escaped
2.A. touch B. think C. see D. smell
3.A. author B. operator C. manager D. teacher
4.A. thrown B. arranged C. invited D. cheated
5.A. Finally B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Luckily
6.A. explore B. doubt C. hate D. describe
7.A. marks B. senses C. methods D. thoughts
8.A. over B. up C. across D. about
9.A. greet B. recognize C. understand D. follow
10.A. words B. gestures C. eyes D. clothes
11.A. zoo B. room C. garden D. hospital
12.A. invented B. admired C. valued D. explained
13.A. rush B. stop C. struggle D. pretend
14.A. strengths B. limitations C. advantages D. talents
15.A. satisfied B. angry C. ambitious D. shameful
16.A. decreased B. disappeared C. returned D. grew
17.A. failed B. agreed C. waited D. proved
18.A. borrowed B. earned C. begged D. gave
19.A. toured B. reached C. changed D. left
20.A. challenges B. wonders C. honors D. surprises
Pronunciation Tips
These English pronunciation tips will help you get the most out of your Pronunciation Power program.
★ 1.
For example, “threw” and “through”, although spelled differently, are pronounced the same. Also, identical（相同的） letters or letter clusters（字母组合） in words do not always produce the same sound. For example, the “ough” in “though” and “through” represents a different sound in each word. 2.
★ Imagine a sound in your mind before you say it.
Try to visualize（想象)）the positioning of your mouth and face. 3.
★ Listen to and try to imitate the Pronunciation Power instructor.
In addition to listening for specific sounds, pay attention to pauses, the intonation（语调） of the instructor's voice and patterns of emphasis. 4.
★ The English language has many different dialects, and words can be pronounced differently.
It is important, however, that you pronounce words clearly to ensure effective communication.
★ Finally, the Pronunciation Power program is a tool to help you.
But you must practice what you are learning! Remember that you are teaching your mouth a new way to move. You are building muscles that you do not use in your own language. 5. Use the program to exercise your mouth a little bit each day.
A. Read these words over and over again and try to learn them by heart.
B. This can be just as important as the pronunciation of sounds.
C. Learn to practice what you hear, not what you see.
D. So you should force yourself to do what you really don’t like to do.
E. Do not confuse pronunciation of words with their spelling!
F. It is like going to the gym and exercising your body.
G. Think about how you are going to make the sound.
