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　　The decision to further all or part of your studies outside your country is a serious one, and one which for most students will have a special life-long benefit. If you realize English will help you in your career and enrich your personal life, you will find that coming to England to study English is a very special experience that you will never forget.

　　I am very pleased to have this opportunity to invite you to join our English Language courses. London is one of the world’s outstanding cultural and trade centers. You will live in one of the world’s great cities. It provides the perfect arrangements to learn and develop English language skills. The international body of the students attending courses at the English Language Institutes in London provides an attraction because it is a good chance for you to enjoy other cultures in surroundings to develop your personal character. As we prepare for the 21st Century, international communication has never been more important. To master a foreign language is becoming a useful tool for trade, industrial and professional success. Our aim at the English Language Institutes is to develop students’ English language skills in friendly and helpful conditions.

　　Supported by the computer, video and audio equipment, and using sound classroom, our team of teachers will guide you through your chosen courses of study; you will receive excellent services and advice at every stage. Our out-of-class support staff will help you settle in and make the moat of your stay in London Truly, you will enjoy yourself in London and dellelop friendships that will last a lifetime. I hope we can welcome you to this exciting world of London. Come and see us! Visit a class in any of the English Language Institutes. See for yourself why we encourage you to study in London.

1．The phrase life-long benefit in the first paragraph means ________ .

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2．The writer invites you to join their English Language course, because-.

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A．London is really a good place for learning English

B．you can enjoy a special foreign culture

C．London is a great international trade center

D．computers can teach you to learn English well

3．The main purpose of the text is ________ .

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A．to introduce something about London

B．to let us know the importance of learning English

C．to tell us the skills of learning English

D．to tell us that education in London is free

4．This passage is a (an) ________ .

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No one wants to be tested．We would all like to get a driver’s license without answering questions about rights of way or showing that we can parallel park a car．Many future lawyers and doctors probably wish they could join their profession without taking an exam．

But tests and standards are a necessary fact of life．They protect us from unskilled drivers, harmful products and dishonest professionals．In schools too exams play a constructive role．They tell public officials whether new school programs are making a difference and where new investments are likely to pay off．They tell teachers what their students have learned——and have not．They tell parents how their children are doing compared with others of their age．They encourage students to make more effort．

It is important to recall that for most of century, educators used intelligence tests to decide which children should get a high-quality education．The point of IQ testing was to find out how much children were capable of learning rather than to test what they had actually learned．Based on IQ scores, millions of children were assigned to dumbed-down (学术挑战较小的) programs instead of solid courses in science, math, history, literature and foreign language．

This history reminds us that tests should be used to improve education．Every child should have access to a high - quality education．Students should have full opportunity to learn what will be tested; otherwise their scores will merely reflect whether they come from an educated family．

In the past few years, we have seen the enormous benefits that flow to disadvantaged students because of the information provided by state tests．Those who fall behind are now getting extra instruction in after - school classes and summer programs．In their efforts to improve student performance, states are increasing teachers’ salaries, testing new teachers and insisting on better teacher education．

Performance in education means the mastery of both knowledge and skills．This is why it is reasonable to test teachers to make sure they know their subject matter, as well as how to teach it to young children．And this is why it is reasonable to assess whether students are ready to advance to the next grade or graduate from high school．

68．According to the passage, school exams enable ______．

       A．governments to make right policies

       B．students to meet their teachers’ requirements

       C．teachers to understand if their students have made efforts

       D．parents to compare their kids’ achievements across schools

69．Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

       A．Disadvantaged students can benefit from state tests．

       B．Tests should focus on what students have actually learned．

       C．Intelligent tests decide if children should get a high - quality education．

       D．Intelligent tests are helpful in separating excellent students from poor ones．

70．What is the purpose of the passage?

       A．To re - assess the value of IQ testing．

       B．To defend the role of testing in education．

       C．To explain what high - quality education means．

       D．To call for thorough and complete reform in education．

To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write．Lenin and his wife translated a long English book into Russian but when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand a word Lenin and his wife said, and Lenin and his wife couldn't understand what was said to them．This shows the importance of spoken language．

Speaking, of course can't go without listening．If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly．The sounds of Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same．If you don't listen carefully, you'll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers．

Well, what about writing﹖ Like speaking, it's to exchange ideas．People usually use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing．

The important thing is to make your idea clear in your mind and then to write it in a clear lively language．

Chinese students read too slowly．If you read fast, you understand better．If you read too slowly by the time you have reached to the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about．When you meet with new words don't look them up in the dictionary．Guess the meaning to form the context. You may not guess quite correctly the first time but as new words appear again and again in different context their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word you'll never finish a book．

Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they're studying. They should study those subjects in the foreign language not only in translation．In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time．

1.In England Lenin        ．

A．could be understood by Englishmen

B．could understand Englishmen

C．and Englishmen couldn't understand each other

D．and Englishmen could understand each other

2.In the first paragraph the writer told us        ．

A．how to speak English

B．how to read and write

C．why English people couldn't understand the Lenins

D．spoken English is important

3.In the fifth paragraph the writer advised us on        ．

A．how to guess the meaning of the words

B．how to read fast

C．how to look up new words in the dictionary

D．how to read carefully

4.“Kill two birds with one stone” means        ．

A．to get some particular knowledge

B．to get more than what one pays

C．the stone is very useful

D．the birds are blind enough

5.In the last paragraph the writer advised us        ．

A．to kill two birds with one stone

B．to learn two languages at the same time

C．to study all the subjects in a foreign language

D．to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language we are studying