We provide summer English courses and you will enjoy learning about American culture and improve your English. The courses last for 4 weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are very experienced. They teach English classes for 4 hours a day. You can choose between small groups of 2 or 3, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you’re making with your language skills. We also provide books and other materials.

As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family and take part in American life. You have meals with them and do some activities with them, too. This is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.

Of course, you can do many things in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centres, sports centres, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.

Well, if you’re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices. The course must be paid for one month before it begins.

1. How long do the English courses last?

2.Why do organizers (组织者) advise students to live with American families?

A. Students are not rich enough to live in hotels.

B. Students can have meals with American families.

C. Students can experience life in the USA.

D. Students can teach American how to cook Chinese food

3.What’s the title of Paragraph 3?

4.What’s the passage about?

My name is Peter. I study in Cambell Middle School. It has a very large building. There are big playgrounds on two sides and a beautiful garden in front.

In the building, there is the headmaster’s room, the teacher’s rooms and thirty-four classrooms. We also have two labs（实验室） and a library in the building. Our library is on the ground floor. It has books almost （几乎）on all subjects. It opens after school from Monday to Friday.

Our school has uniforms（校服）. Boys wear white shirts and blue trousers. Girls wear white blouses and blue skirts. We all wear black shoes and white socks.

We study English, Maths, History, Biology, Music and PE at school. My favourite subject is Biology. I think it is fun. Our teachers are nice to us. They check（检查） our homework and help us when we need. I love my school and my teachers.

1.How does the building look?

A．It’s very beautiful.                     B．It’s very small.

C．It’s very large.                         D．It’s very clean.

2.Where is the garden?

A．The garden is in front of the building.

B．The garden is beside the building.

C．The garden is behind the building.

D．The garden is in the front of the building.

3.How often does the library open?

A．The library opens two times a week.

B．The library opens three times a week.

C．The library opens four times a week.

D．The library opens five times a week.

4.What does a girl wear at school?

A．A white shirt and blue trousers.

B．A white shirt and black trousers.

C．A white blouse and a blue skirt.

D．A white blouse and a black skirt.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Peter studies six subjects at school.

B．Biology is Peter’s favourite subject.

C．There are lots of books in the library.

D．Their teachers are very fun.

Some students, parents and teachers in Shanghai were surveyed last month. According to the result of the survey, the generation gap (代沟) between students and parents as well as teachers is becoming wider. Here is what they said.

   Voice of the students:

　 “Our parents hold too high expectations（期望）which put us under lots of pressure. They care too much about our lives and studies,” one student said.

“It’s impolite that some students’ parents read their children’s diaries without permission!” one student said angrily.

“Some of our teachers are so serious that we can’t make friends with them at all,” another student said sadly.

Voice of the parents:

One mother said, “After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I can’t stand（忍受） her clothes and hairstyle!”

“I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didn’t realize I was being cheated by him until I got a call from his teacher,” said a father.

Voice of the teachers:

An English teacher said, “Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students’ brain. The power (权力) teachers have kept students away from them.”

“Some parents pay too much attention to their children’s grades instead of creating a lively and colorful environment at home,” another teacher said.

“In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about,” said a teacher. “A school should be a place where students can learn not only knowledge, but also how to face failure and frustration（挫折） bravely enough.” 

1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Students like telling how they feel to their classmates.

B. More and more students don’t like to be surveyed.            

C. Some parents don’t like their children’s clothes and hairstyle.

D. There has been a great distance between students and parents as well as teachers.

2.The underlined word “cheated” in the passage means ___________.

A. 欺骗          B. 批评          C. 表扬         D. 揭露

3. What can we infer (推断) from the teachers who were surveyed?

A. Teachers feel what they are doing for students is good.

B. Parents, teachers and educational rules all influence students greatly.

C. Teachers should care more about excellent students.                   

D. Now teachers and students communicate better than before.

4.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. Unhappy Teenagers                B. Educational Rules

C. The Generation Gap                D. Serious Parents

1. Beijing is the _____________(首都) of China.
2. Here are two______________（照片）of Jim’s family.
3. There are                  （四十）students in our room.
4. My favourite sport is                （跑步）.
5. My father is a _______________(经理)
6. The little river is b____________ my house. My house is in front of it.
7.They are twin          （兄弟）.
8. Betty with Tony         (be) in Class Three.
9. The apples are                        (在…上面)the tree.
10.Our teachers are very good. We all love_______________(他们)