Teaching English as a foreign language is very popular for many travellers. In March I started teaching English in Thailand.

    I really love teaching. I knew it could be a lot of fun, especially with my students who are 3-5 years old. But I had no idea just how much I would actually enjoy it. The only reason I started was simple - it was an easy way to make money.

    I had no idea Thai children could speak English so well at such a young age. My children could describe colours, shapes, body parts, days of the week and classroom objects!

   Two things changed after working. The first one was in the first weeks of teaching, I liked to have my lessons planned out, but things didn't go as expected. Now I am happy to walk into a classroom with whatever I need for the subject.

   I guess the other thing would be how much the children trust me. 18 weeks ago these children were unconfident and pretty shy, but now they can't wait to get involved.

   In 6 months I have no idea where I will be, but right now I love teaching and enjoy working with the kids every day. Will I teach again - I'd like to think so!

1.Where is the writer most probably from?

A. Korea.                                           B. England.  

C. China.                                  D. Japan.

2.Which of the following is NOT the writer's student?   

A. May, 4 and a half, who can tell different shapes.

B. Wilton, 3, who can tell different colors.

C. Nick, 5, who can count from one to one hundred.

D. Leonie, 6, who is good at English grammar.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer might be short of money when he traveled in Thailand.

B. All the children in the writer's class are very naughty.

C. The writer will never be a teacher again.

D. The writer never has classes in the classroom.

4. What is the meaning of the underlined word "unconfident" in Chinese?

A. 粗心大意的                                                B. 缺乏信心的

C. 不切实际的                                           D. 骄傲自满的

5.What is best title for the passage?

A. Teaching is a good job.

B. How clever the Thailand children are!

C. My travel experience in Thailand.

D. First time as an English teacher in Thailand.

 

1.The policeman asked to see his driving l                  .

2. －I can walk home.

－Don’t be s             . It’s much too far!

3.Following the national news we have the l                news and weather.

4.The i             of washing one’s hands before meals is that it prevents infection.

5.I’d like to have my ears p              so that I can wear earrings.

 

Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”

Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.

Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.

“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.

A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.

1.The passage tells us that _________.

A． A poor farmer is always a poor farmer.

B． Making your dream come true depends on (依靠)yourself

C． A good friend can help you in doing everything

D． Talk with your friends before you do everything

2.The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.

A．he was rich

B．he got his help from his wife

C．he worked hard to get money

D．he borrowed money from the bank

3.In order to(为了) make Sarah’s dream come true(实现),

Manuel _________.

A．made a careful plan	B．lent her quite a lot of money
C．bought the biggest farm for her.	D．didn’t like her dream

4.The underlined word “trust” means ________.

A．know

B．understand

C．think

D．believe

5. From this passage, we can learn that ________.

A． Harry was a rich, energetic and clever man

B． Harry’s success comes from his dream amd working hard

C． Harry’s father and wife were both interested in making money

D． If you help others, you’ll get what you have paid

 

 

why、other、see、many、eat、juice、glass、dinner、much、is、eggs、very

 

It’s half past five in the afternoon. 1.____ is ready. There are 2.____ things on the table—plates,bowls and glasses. We can 3.____ some meat,4.____ and fish on the plates. There are some dumplings, noodles and rice in the bowls. The dishes are 5.___ nice. Oh , there is a big cake in the middle of the table. There6.____ something to drink. Five 7.____ are there. One is full of milk, three of them are full of coffee and the8.___ one is full of Coke. There are two bottles of apple 9.____. I’d like to have them very much. 10.____ are there so many nice things? Because it’s Lucy’s birthday.

 

I'm thinking about what I'm going to do this summer.

      Maybe I'll get a job. If I get a job, I'll have ____money to buy some new things. I'd like to have some new dresses ____ I start school again in September. I can also buy some books or some music CDs. I really love jazz(爵士乐)．I could buy some more CDs____my jazz collection. Or I can use the money ____tennis lessons. I can play tennis ____，but I'd like to learn to play it much better. Or maybe I can use the money to pay for the piano lessons.I'd like to learn to play the piano，too.

　　  If I don't get a job this summer, I'll visit my grandparents in San Francisco. They live in a beautiful old house ____ the sea. My grandparents are always very nice to me. They'll let me sleep late. I ____ have to get up until 10 o'clock every day. I'll eat delicious food because my grandmother is an excellent ____.  She  always cooks my favorite food. I'll also go to the ____ with my grandparents. Because I like swimming in the sea. My grandparents like to go to museums but I don't enjoy it so much, so maybe I'll ____to watch TV.

1.A.less           B．many           C．a few          D．enough

2.A.because        B．where          C．when          D．if

3.A.in             B．to　           C．at             D．as

4.A.to skate        B．to pay for　     C．to spend        D．to buy

5.A.very good      B．well　          C．better          D．best

6.A.in             B．at　　         C．near           D．to

7.A.be able to       B．won't　    　  C．must           D．may

8.A.cook           B．lawyer　       C．agent          D．teacher

9.A.museum        B．San Francisco　 C. shop            D．beach

10.A.travel         B. go to college　　 C. stay at home      D. lie on the beach