I have to make a choice．Princeton, along with its significantly better financial （财政的）aid package．Or Yale, which wrote me a letter praising my writing skills and saying that his university is prefect for me．

    First of all, I sent e-mails to some friends, asking for advice．The feedback was half and half． I also sought opinions from current students．The Yale Website was friendlier, giving me the names of Yalies from China．

    I sent my questions and concerns to all of them．From their replies, I could tell that these Chinese students, whether they are American Chinese or native Chinese, were all enthusiastic(热心的)about Yale．Their love for the school shone through their words．I was beginning to lean toward Yale．

    The next deciding factor （因素）is the Spring Visit．I went down to New Haven, Connecticut, and was very excited to see Yale．I think it is the most beautiful campus, though most people would disagree．(Princeton is said to have the most beautiful campus of all the Ivy League universities．) Compared with the red brick buildings at Harvard or Andover, I appreciate the Gothic(哥特式的) styles of Yale much more．

    The culture in Yale is also more attractive than Princeton’s．I went to an event held by CASA( Chinese American Students Association), and met many Chinese Americans there．I discovered Yale’s Chinese population is very active and often stages cultural  events．I even bought a shirt that reads “ Ye Lu Da Xue” in traditional Chinese．

    I enjoyed Yale so much that I began to feel glad that Harvard had refused me． I used to think it was Harvard or nothing．Had I been accepted, I wouldn’t have given Yale or Princeton a chance．

1． _________made me begin to like Yale in some way．

A．The letter from the university           B．My e-mail’s feedback

C．The Yale website                    D．The Chinese students’ interest in it

2．_________finally made me choose Yale．

A．The Spring Visit                     B．The Gothic styles of Yale

C．The Yale community                  D．The shirt that reads“ Ye Lu Da Xue”

3．What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．My friends’ advice is not worth listening to at all．

B．My friend didn’t tell me the truth completely．

C．Only half of my friends wrote back to me on line, giving me advice．

D．Half of my friends suggested Princeton while others suggested Yale．

4．What do you think “Ivy League” refer to most probably?

A．An organization of universities and colleges in the United States．

B．An organization of universities and colleges in the world．

C．A football league in the United States．

D．A student union in an American university．

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long  35   .This is very good, but it doesn’t       36   a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.

When you return   37   your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more  38  study better. Psychologists(心理学家)  39  that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning    40   an example. In the first few months you can make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems   41   the same. So you will think you’re learning  42  and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big  43  . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t  44  along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

Good afternoon! Welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Now, I would like to tell you something about our laws.

   The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy wine in this country, if you are under 18 years of age. Neither may your friends buy it for you.

   The second one: noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, especially at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

   The third one: crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings(人行横道) and do not take any chances ( 冒险 )  when crossing the road.

   My next point is about rubbish. It isn’t lawful to drop rubbish in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a dustbin.

   Finally, smoking. It is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobaccos if you are under 16 years of age.

   I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kind of help, you can contact the police. The police wilt be pleased to help you. You can call, write or directly go to ask any policeman.

1. Who do you think most probably makes the speech?

       A. A guide   B. A person who makes laws  C. A teacher   D. An English officer

2. How many points are mentioned in the speech?

       A. Three       B. Four                  C. Five      D. Six

3. The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to _       _

       A. tell people that those above 18 years of age can drink and smoke in English.

       B. declare (宣布) the different laws of England.

       C. give advice to the travelers in England

       D. ask people not to go to England

4. You can contact a policeman in England if you need help by           

       A. making a phone call                   B. making a lot of noise

       C. drinking a lot of wine                   D. smoking a cigarette

5. From the speech, we can learn that           

       A. in England, if you are under 18 years old, your friends can buy wine for you.

       B. you may not buy cigarettes or tobaccos unless you are above 16 years of age

      C. the traffic moves on the left side of the road, and the right side is for pedestrians

      D. you can throw rubbish anywhere in the street.

Good afternoon! Welcome to England． We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Now, I would like to tell you something about our laws.

    The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy wine (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor (也不) may your friends buy it for you.

    The second one: noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, especially at night. We ask you to respect (尊敬) other people who may wish to be quiet.

    The third one: crossing the road． Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road．

    My next point is about rubbish. It isn’t lawful (合法的) to drop rubbish in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

    Finally, smoking. It is against the law to buy cigarettes (香烟) or tobaccos (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.

    I’d like to finish by saying that if you need any kind of help, you can contact (联系) the police. The police will be pleased to help you. You can call, write or directly go to ask any policeman.

(    ) 1. Who do you think most probably makes the speech?

A．A guide.                     B．A person who makes laws.

C．A teacher.                    D．An English officer.

(    ) 2. How many points are mentioned in the speech?

A．Three.          B．Four.        C．Five.          D．Six.

(    ) 3. The main purpose(目的) of this speech is to         .

A．tell people that those above 18 years of age can drink and smoke in England

B．declare(宣布) the different laws of England

C．give advice to the travelers in England 

D．ask people not to go to England

(   ) 4. You can contact a policeman in England if you need help by        .

A．making a phone call            B．making a lot of noise

C．drinking a lot of wine           D．smoking a cigarette

(   ) 5. From the speech we can learn that          .

A．in England, if you are under 18 years old, your friends can buy wine for you

B．you may not buy cigarettes or tobaccos unless you are above 16 years of age

C．the traffic moves on the left side of the road, and the right side is for pedestrians

D．you can throw rubbish anywhere in the street