While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I   16 . Because I was in great need of   17  and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter   18 . It asked me to see the   19  at Croydon. It proved to be a(n)   20  journey —a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of   21  a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. Clearly, the principal   22  opened the door. He was   23  and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the   24  except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into  25  groups and teach them at three different   26 , and I was not    27  at the thought of teaching maths —a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was   28  that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon   29  most of my friends would be   30  themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said. “you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”

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Happy Children’s Palace

MONDAY 19:00—20:30 English learning Prof. G. White Would you like to improve your English? This is for middle school students. (2 weeks) TUESDAY 17:30—19:00 Photography(摄影) Mr. Green Learn to take good pictures. Bring your own camera with you. (4 weeks) WEDNESDAY 18:00—19:00 Office 2000 Prof. Wang Lan Learn how to use the new software. (10 weeks)   FRIDAY 19:00—20:30 Painting Miss Yang Jing Would you like to learn painting? It is for beginners only. (16 weeks) SATURDAY 15:00—16:30 Cambridge Young Learner’s English Prof. J. Brown This course is for the children at primary school(小学). (20 weeks) SUNDAY 10:00—12:00 Swimming, club Coach: Liu Xin Want to swim as fast as a fish? (9 weeks)

1.You can go to Happy Children’s Palace to learn some skills(技能) exc

ept ________.

2.If you want to improve your English, you’d better learn it from ______.

3.If you are interested in painting and want to be an artist, Miss Yang Jing    can teach you ______.

4.If you don’t have enough time and you want to learn a skill in two months, you’d better learn ____.

5.Which of the following statements(陈述) is TRUE?

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A: Him Jack! H____ (1) are you?

B: I’m five, thanks. And you?

A: Fine, too. Where w_____(2) you last year?

B: I w_____ (3) i____(4) Sydney.

A: Oh, it’s a beautiful place.

B: Yes, but it’s too hot. What about you? Were you away from school?

A: Yes, I was i____(5) in hospital last year.

B: What’s the m_____ (6) with you?

A: Something is wrong with my eyes.

B: Oh, I’m sorry to h_____(7) that. Are you better now?

A: Yes, I am.

B: I think you’d better do much s____ (8).

A: Yes, t____ (9) y_____ (10).

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① 人民教育出版社  ②材料  ③目的地  ④离开  ⑤到达

1. When does the plane reach Milan?

A. At 11:30  B. At 14:35  C. At 10:00  D. At 18:00

2. Where can you have fun and watch displays?

A. In Flight No. BA564      B. In people’s Education Press 

C. At Zhonglu Hotel        D. In Deeside Animal Park

3. If you want to buy English books, you’d better call the number_______.

A. (8610) 64622288       B. (010) 67661423 

C. (8610) 64612502       D. (024)46364148

4. If you travel to Beijing, you’d better live in ________.

A. Milan         B. PEP Teaching Materials Center

C. Zhonglu Hotel   D. Southdene

5. From the information, we can guess Yang Kai is ________.

A. a bookseller  B. a student  C. a waiter  D. a teacher