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　　The Guidance Department(教导处) at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.

　　“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram,” says Mildred Foreman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”

　　September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It's the holiday.” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year's Day.”

　　Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again: This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year's busiest month. That's when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.

l．The teachers in the Guidance Department usually ________.

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A．do most of their work for the students

B．answer all the questions from parents

C．help other teachers get along with students and parents

D．only bring report cards to students and parents

2．In December parents usually ________.

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A．stay at home with their children for their holidays

B．wait for the teachers to bring report cards to their children

C．wouldn't like to visit the teachers in the Guidance Department

D．let teachers have a good rest during their holidays

3．In March, each of the teachers working in the Guidance Department has to meet about ________ parents.

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4．Why do some parents come to school in March? Because ________.

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A．they want to see their children's teachers after Christmas holidays

B．they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department

C．bad marks have them do it

D．it's the beginning of a new school year

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．In June the school decides who will stay in the same grade again.

B．Almost all the parents come to meet Mildred Foreman every month.

C．April is also the second busiest month for the staff.

D．The parents help to do most of the work for the staff.

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.

— I went to your home at 4 pm yesterday, but nobody was in.
— Oh, I 　　　 football with my friends in the park then.