阅读理解

　　The host poured the tea into the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink．Apparently thinking of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the thermos on the table．His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling．

　　They remained sitting in the parlor, the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window, the father just about to take his cup, when the crash came, right there in the parlor．Something was hopelessly broken．

　　It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor．The girl looked over her shoulder abruptly, startled, staring．It was mysterious．Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit．True, it hadn’t stood steadily when their host placed it on the table, but it hadn’t fallen then．

　　The crash of the thermos caused the host, with a box of sugar cubes in his hand, to rush back from the inner room．He gawked at the steaming floor and blurted out,“It doesn’t matter!It doesn’t matter!”

　　The father started to say something．Then he muttered,“Sorry, I touched it and it fell．”

　　“It doesn’t matter,”the host said．

　　Later, when they left the house, the daughter said,“Daddy, did you touch it?”

　　“No．But it stood so close to me．”

　　“But you didn’t touch it．I saw your reflection in the windowpane．You were sitting perfectly still．”

　　The father laughed．“What then would you give as the cause of its fall?”

　The thermos fell by itself．The floor is uneven．It wasn’t steady when Mr．Li put it there．Daddy, why did you say that you…?

　　“That won’t do, girl．It sounds more acceptable when I say I knocked it down．There are things which people accept less, the more you defend them．The truer the story you tell, the less true it sounds．”

　　The daughter was lost in silence for a while．Then she said,“Can you explain it only this way?”

　　“Only this way,”her father said．

阅读理解

　　Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speek English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home．

　　What to Expect

　　The host will privide accommodation and meals．Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week．You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health．

　　Accommodation Zones

　　Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2,3 and 4 the transport system．Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的)．Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area．It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground．

　　Meal Plans Available

　　◇Continental Breakfast

　　◇Breakfast and Dinner

　　◇Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

　　It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast．Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物食品)，bread and tea or coffee．Cheese fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England．Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee．

　　Friends

　　If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission．You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy．

　　Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

　　Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room．This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student．However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much．

阅读理解

　　Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home．

　　What to Expect

　　The host will provide accommodation and meals．Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week．You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health．

　　Accommodation Zones

　　Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones2,3 and of the transport system．Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的)．Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area．It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground．

　　Meal Plans Available

　　◇Continental Breakfast

　　◇Breakfast and Dinner

　　◇Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

　　It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast．Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee．Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally

　　part of a Continental Breakfast in England．Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee．

　　Friends

　　If you wish to invite a friend over to visit．you must first ask your host's permission．You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy．

　　Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

　　Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room．This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student．However,it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much．

阅读理解

　　Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home．

　　The host will provide accommodation and meals．Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week．You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health．

　　Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones2, 3 and of the transport system．Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的)．Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area．It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground．

　　?Continental Breakfast

　　?Breakfast and Dinner

　　?Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

　　It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast．Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物类食品)，bread and tea or coffee．Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England．Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee．

　　If you wish to invite a friend over to visit．you must first ask your host’s permission．You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy．

　　Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room．This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestule and is more suitable for the long-stay student．However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much．

阅读理解

　　What is Home-stay? Literally it is a home for you to stay when you are not home．To be specific, home-stay provides foreign language students with the opportunity to speak native language outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a local home．Here is what you will experience in our British Home-stay Program．

　　What to Expect

　　The host will provide accommodation and meals．Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week．You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health．

　　Accommodation Zones

　　Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system．Most hosts do not live in the town centre(Zone 1)as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的)．Zones 3 and 4 often offer smaller accommodation in a more crowded area．It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground．

　　Meal Plans Available

　　Continental Breakfast

　　Breakfast and Dinner

　　Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

　　It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast．Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee．Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England．Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee．

　　Friends

　　If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host’s permission．You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy．

　　Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

　　Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room．This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student．However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary home-stay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much．