Welcome ___ our college.

A.gain

B.receive

C.accept

D.acquire

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to take DELL Flight.

We will depart from Shanghai andtravel for 11 hours to our destination—Sydney.

The arrival time is 10 p.m. We sincerely hope thatyou will have a nice journey.

Please fasten your seat belt before taking off.

Where can the words be heard？

A.On a train.

B.At the airport.

C.In a plane

D.At a bus station.

ate divides time into B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (in the year of our Lord). Nor was the exact day of his birth known. For the first 300 years his birthday was celebrated on different days. It was not until the year 354 that December25thwas chosen.

Christmas music is loved by all who hear and sing it every year. Carols, bells, and merry music have been a part of Christmas for centuries. Every Christmas Eve the bells ring to call people to church services. The most famous sleigh bells in the world belong to Santa Claus.

Christmas is a family festival. In the United States, no distance seems too great if it enables one to join the family circle for the holiday. All schools close for two weeks, parents welcome home their children and grandchildren and often open their doors to friends and strangers.

The calendar began ______.

A．in the exact year of Christ' birth

B．on the exact date which divides time into B.C.and A.D.

C．on December 25th

D．on the chosen date

f our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.

Small Group General English Courses

These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels:

BEGINNERS

ELEMENTARY(初级)

PRE-1NTERMEDLATE

UPPER-INTERMEDLATE

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently on a daily basis.

Try our free online test to see which level you are at—CLICK HERE.

Exam Courses

These courses are aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels:

University of Cambridge exams:

ADVANCED 1 — FCE (First certificate)

ADVANCED 2 — CAE (Advanced)

ADVANCED 3 — CPE (Proficiency)

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.)

Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation

This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.

Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation, with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities, who need to focus on different areas.

CLICK HERE to register for a General English course.

Other Languages

At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias, restaurants, shops and bars.

Most importantly, we have foreign language classes of French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian during the day, evening or on a one-to-one basis.

What does this passage mainly talk about？

A．English courses.

B．Ways to improve students' English.

C．The best way to improve your skills.

D．The importance of English.

e our facilities (设施) to the full.

Dining Room: Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Also the room staff (服务员) may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7 a.m. If this happens, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch is from 12 to 2:30 p. m. Dinner is from 7:30 to 9 p. m.

Room service: This operates 24 hours a day; phone the Reception desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.

Telephones: To make a phone call, dial(拨) 0 for Reception and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays if the lines are very busy. There are also public telephones near the Reception desk. Tell Reception if early calls are needed.

Shop: The hotel shop is open for presents, gifts and goods from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p. m.

Laundry: We have a laundry in the building, and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to collect them.

Bar(酒吧):The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Banking: The Reception staff will cash cheques (兑现支票)and exchange any foreign money for you.

You would see this notice ______.

A．in a hotel bar

B．in a hotel (lining room

C．in a bedroom of a large international hotel

D．at the entrance of a small family hotel

nger difficult. Most people do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent (代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

What makes life difficult is the process of facing and solving problems and it is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or, loneliness or regret or anger of fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

1.The main idea of paragraph three is that ().

A、most people feel life is easy

B、the writer feels life is easy

C、the writer likes to complain about his problems

D、Problem solving is part of life

2.The saying from Benjamin Franklin "Those things that hurt, instruct" suggest that ().

A、we do not learn from experience

B、we do not learn when we are pain

C、pain teaches us important lessons

D、pain cannot be avoid

3.According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ().

A、encourage them to learn

B、teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem

C、help them learn to deal with pain

D、teach them how to respect from problems

4.From the passage, it can be inferred that ().

A、everybody has problems

B、we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

C、life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

D、people like to complain about their problems

5.The writer probably used one short sentence in the first paragraph to ().

A、save space

B、persuade readers

C、make readers laugh

D、get readers'' attention

When the president entered the room, everyone ______ to welcome him.

A．raised

B．rose

C．arose

D．aroused

A.welcome

B.accept

C.receive

D.meet

Welcome, Mr. Green. I’m here to meet you.（)

A. It’s very kind of you

B. It doesn’t matter

C. Not at all

D. You are welcome

Welcome to my birthday party, but you needn't ______ any present.

A. bring

B. bringing

C. brought

D. have brought

here.

A．providing

B．comparing

C．supposing

D．considering