43. The underlined word "reluctant" in the passage may probably mean ________.

　 A. kind　　　　 B. unwilling　　　　　 C. free　　　　　 D. careless

C

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42. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that ________.

　 A. there are many foreigners in Japan

　 B. Japan is good for nightlife

　 C. they can teach English privately in Japan

　 D. Japan has something more attractive than expected

41. According to the writer, one had better ________ first to do private teaching better.

　 A. take a TEFL course　　　　　　 B. decide his or her own lessons

　 C. find students　　　　　　　　　 D. build up a full schedule

40. From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in ________.

　 A. Tokyo　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a small town

　 C. a city of middle size　　　　　　 D. a big city

39. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that _________.

　 A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths

　 B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects

　 C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language

　 D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

B

　　 Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I' m not a football commentator (评论员), though --just an English teacher in Japan.

　　 I came to Japan two years ago, and didn' t think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it' s best to teach, in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for tile nightlife factor. But I' d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices.

　　 I teach English privately, which means I' m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it's well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule (日程表) of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part-time.

　　 Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on, but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.

　　 The schools are reluctant to take time off -- even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.

38. We may know from the scientific findings that________.

　 A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is

　 B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language

　 C. the experience of learning a second language has effect on people’s brain

　 D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

37. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ________.

　 A. say language is also a kind of physical labor

　 B. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language

　 C. to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

　 D. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

36. The main subject talked about in this passage is __________.

　 A. science on learning a second language

　 B. man’s ability of learning a second language

　 C. language can help brain power

　 D. language learning and maths study

34. A. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　　 C. something　　　　　　　　 D. everything