Welcome To International Summer School
An enjoyable English language learning experience——together with organized sports, activities and excursion (外出游学) program.
International Summer School runs 3 different summer school centers for boys and girls aged from 8-21 years in the South of England. Our schools are chosen for their location, accommodation and excellent sporting and art facilities.
International Summer School has grown increasingly popular and attracts high student numbers each summer. We have many students and staff who return each year. Our courses are personal and of high quality. Students can surely have an exciting and enjoyable experience while improving their English at the same time.
Bethany Centre is situated in the heart of Kent in the beautiful countryside, very close to the village of Goudhurst, with its old fashioned shops and cafes, and Marden with its direct train route to central London. The historic large town of Tunbridge Wells is only 15 minutes away. Gatwick and Heathrow airports are easily accessible, as are Eurostar International Stations at Ashford and Ebbsfleet.
Moira House is based in Eastbourne on the south coast of England in the much favored Meads area of the town, within walking distance of the seafront and town centre. Gatwick Airport is about half an hour’s drive away and Heathrow around 40 minutes.
Eastbourne Centre is situated directly on the seafront and only a few minutes walk away from the main town centre, with its theatres, museums, art galleries, nightclubs, cafes, restaurants and good selection of indoor and outdoor shopping. Gatwick Airport is about half an hour’s drive away and Heathrow around 20 minutes.
The aim of International Summer School is to create a lively and happy atmosphere that makes learning and international communication enjoyable. Young people can have fun, but also gain considerable skills in English. A full day in London is always included, as well as other places of cultural interest.
Students of all cultures are welcomed as our aim is to create a summer school which can truly be described as International.
When we return your child to you at the end of their stay, we hope they will feel enriched by their experience with us and will look forward to returning to meet friends made at International Summer School the following year, as so many do.
Learning English should be fun——at International Summer School it is fun!
1.If you want to experience traditional English culture, you’d better go to ________.
A.Marden B.Moira House
C.Goudhurst D.Eastbourne Center
2.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.all the three centers have easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow airports
B.the three centers are not very far from each other
C.students will spend most of the time taking part in organized activities
D.learning English in International Summer School should be fun
3.The target readers of the passage are probably ________.
A.teachers B.children
C.parents D.schools
Jerry wanted to continue his studies through college after his graduation from high school; so every morning he never failed to read the classified ads in the newspaper. He scanned even the smallest ad, hoping to find one company needing the services of a high school graduate.
His patience paid off for early one morning he read an ad which said: “An executive wants boy to assist him in his office. He should at least be a high school graduate.”
Jerry cut the ad and quickly took a bath. He put on a clean suit, brushed his short hair neatly, and after asking permission from mother, he proceeded to the office which advertised the ad. When he reached the place, he saw that it was filled with young people. His heart beat faster for he felt he had a very slim chance to be selected.
Very soon the office became empty and Jerry found himself being briefed by the executive. He was asked to report at eight o’clock the following morning. After Jerry left the office, the manager asked the executive, “What made you select that boy who did not have a single recommendation?” “That is where you are mistaken,” explained the executive. “Before entering this office, he wiped his feet and closed the door quietly. It shows he is careful. I noticed that he stood instantly and offered his seat to an old man who entered the office. His act shows that he is kind and considerate boy. He took off his cap when he entered the room and answered my questions promptly indicating that he is polite and gentlemanly.”
“Do you know that I purposely laid a book on the floor to find out what these applicants will do?” the executive continued. “This boy picked it up and placed it on the table while the rest stepped on it. Does this not show that this boy is orderly? While the others pushed and jostled each other in their desire to be interviewed first, this boy waited quietly instead of pushing and crowding as the rest did. I noticed, when I talked to him, that his clothes were clean. Of course, he had no letter of recommendation, but the things that he did counted more than a dozen letters of recommendation. Furthermore, I really do not believe in written recommendations. I judge a person’s character by the way he behaves spontaneously, because I believe that the training of a person will always show in whatever he does and in whatever place he is.”
“Now, I hope you are convinced why I selected that boy among the other applicants even if he does not have a single written recommendation.”
1.What did Jerry feel when he arrived at the office?
A.He was completely disappointed.
B.He was quite astonished by what he saw.
C.He was afraid he wouldn’t be admitted.
D.He felt empty because he didn’t have a recommendation.
2.How can the character of a person be shown according to the executive?
A.By one’s recommendation. B.By his actions.
C.By others’ comments on him D.By his determination.
3.What words can best describe Jerry?
A.Responsible and well-mannered B.Polite and strong-willed
C.Ambitious and gentlemanly D.Thoughtful and spontaneous
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Never Judge a Book by Its Cover B.Observation Is the Best Teacher
C.Seeing Is Believing D.The Best Recommendation
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some ________ intestinal (肠内的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But it was actually acute appendicitis (急性阑尾炎), and the boy ________ suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been ________ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al’s emotional health deteriorated under the huge burden of his ________. To make matters worse, his wife ________ him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two ________ were more than Al could handle, and he ________ to alcohol to help him cope, thus in time Al became an alcoholic.
________ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he ________—his home, his land and his art objects. Al ________ died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing to show for it. “What a complete ________ he is!” I thought. “What a totally wasted life!”
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment. I knew Al’s now ________ son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free ________ of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his ________. One day I worked ________ my courage to ask him. “I’m really ________ by something,” I said. “I know your father was ________ the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person?”
Ernie sat quietly and ________ for a few moments. Then he said, “From my earliest ________ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘I love you, son’.”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any ________ possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known. (423words)
1.A.certain B.average C.rare D.common
2.A.worsened B.choked C.starved D.died
3.A.cured B.forbidden C.prevented D.saved
4.A.disease B.guilt C.pressure D.duty
5.A.left B.scolded C.quarreled D.forgave
6.A.accidents B.situations C.conflicts D.adventures
7.A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank
8.A.As B.Though C.Because D.If
9.A.needed B.possessed C.benefited D.shared
10.A.accidentally B.gradually C.eventually D.immediately
11.A.trouble B.failure C.disaster D.rubbish
12.A.teen B.adolescent C.aged D.adult
13.A.will B.fall C.flow D.space
14.A.mother B.brother C.father D.child
15.A.with B.up C.on D.through
16.A.puzzled B.worried C.interested D.attracted
17.A.especially B.basically C.merely D.specially
18.A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.reflected
19.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories
20.A.spiritual B.material C.memorable D.emotional
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Buildings around the world will go dark for 60 minutes this evening in a voluntary event 1. (know) as Earth Hour. This grassroots effort started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, and since then it 2. (grow) into a global movement 3. (raise) awareness of our energy consumption and the effects of climate change on our planet. Anyone can participate in this movement by switching 4. the lights at 8:30 PM local time. Last year close to 18,000 landmark buildings switched off their lights in 188 countries. Will you dim your lights tonight?
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Chocolate was first used as a drink over 3,500 years ago in 1. (center) America. It was very popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs. In fact, cocoa beans were very important to people there. That was 2. they were used as money. In the beginning, cocoa 3. (plant) in Ecuador, which was, for a long time, the world’s number-one producer of cocoa beans. It is still one of the top producers of the beans, but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa.
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Old Tom sent his four sons to look at an apple tree in different seasons, 1. he wanted them to learn not to judge things too quickly. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest in autumn. When they all came back, he asked for the 2. (describe) about what they had seen. The sons had different opinions. Tom then told them 3. they shouldn’t judge a tree, or a person, by only one season.
