【推荐1】Host family accommodation, or living with host families, remains popular among language travel students for its advantages. These days, host families are trying to offer more in terms of quality, for they still have something to worry about.

    1    . Staying alongside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time of their studying so that they can learn the local language very quickly.     2    . Living in host families also has the advantage for students of being able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents” and get to know the local way of life, people and culture. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive. It attracts students because it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.

    3    . On the one hand, some host families are losing their unique selling point. The problem is that the majority of the hosts in big cities, now generally single and young, have less time available for students but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice.     4    . They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they come mainly from high socio-economic(社会经济的) groups in their own countries.

To get out of the difficult situation, host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service. They are trying to make living conditions better, including broadband Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long showers.     5    .

It is believed that host family accommodation will stay popular with language travel students.

A．On the other hand, student’s expectations have risen.

B．They are also providing students with various family activities.

C．The advantages, however, have not prevented host families from worrying.

D．If you want to experience the real local life, it is a fantastic choice to stay with a local family.

E．You don’t know a lot of words and their real meanings until you use them with local people.

F．Host families provide safe, welcoming, friendly homestay accommodation for students from around the world.

G．Host family accommodation is often seen as the number-one choice for its advantages in language study, cultural communication and living cost.

【推荐2】Have you ever started to read a book in English, then stopped because it was too hard !Don’t worry! You’re on the right track. Books are an amazing tool for learning languages but some are easier to use than others.     1    

1. Read dual-language books

Dual-language books (or ‘parallel texts’) are the same story written in two languages. They have your native language on one page and your target language on the other, so you can quickly check what a word means.

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Learning a language is the perfect excuse to dive back into the magical land of fairy tales and unicorns or the exciting world of spies and secret agents.     3     Look for books with pictures, as they help you to follow the story.

3. Read your favorite childhood book in English

Do you have a beloved childhood book in your own language?     4     You know lots about the fictional world, the characters and the story already, So it is much easier to understand what is happening

4. Make notes!

If you are using a book to learn English, buy a cheap copy you can write in. Don’t be afraid to write translations and thoughts in the margins, as your notes can help you to remember.

Starting to read in a foreign language does not need to be scary. With the advice above, you will be reading in English in no time at all!     5     Try watching children’s television shows in English or turning on English subtitles when watching a film online.

A．Read comic books.

B．Read new children’s books.

C．Find a copy of it in English.

D．Here are my top tips for using books to lean English.

E．Buy a cheap copy you can write in.

F．Children’s books use simpler language and are fun to read.

G．Remember that you can use these tips for films and television, too.

【推荐3】

Once you open the book, you will become a good speaker. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on how to make a perfect speech (演说) are very helpful to you. With the help of the book, you will be confident to know how to give your speech. Also, you will learn how to catch people’s attention (注意) during the speech.

Car and Driver is the world’s most popular car magazine. People who like cars can get information from it. It offers the best car tests in the business. The magazine also covers the latest (最新的) developments in car technology (技术).

There are four parts in IELTS: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made good preparation? The book IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS.

The book offers healthy and delicious food. These dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour, and in many cases, in just a few minutes. Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local materials: meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and vegetables.

1. If you are going to join in an English talk show, which of the books can you read?

A．Designing Effective Speech Interfaces	B．Car and Driver
C．IELTS Listening	D．Quick & Easy Meals

2. We can find the latest developments in car technology in the ________ of Car and Driver.

A．newspaper	B．magazine
C．picture	D．poster

3. What’s the meaning of the word “delight” in Quick & Easy Meals?

A．To cook the food well.	B．To invite people to dinner.
C．To make people happy.	D．To show people how to cook.

【推荐1】OTTAWA — Canada’s western city of Calgary is the world’s best city when it comes to healthy living, local press reported Monday.
According to an international survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a London-based consulting firm, Calgary was put at the top of a list of 144 cities. It scored 121 points, just above Honolulu’s score of 120. Helsinki（赫尔辛基，芬兰首都） and Ottawa followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively.
Three other Canadian cities came in the top 20. Montreal and Vancouver tied for ninth and Toronto came in at 18th.
The scores are based on air pollution levels, availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems.
In America, the lowest scoring city was Atlanta, which was ranked 76th. Athens was the lowest scoring city in Western Europe, ranking 120th because of its air pollution. London was ranked 59th.
1. How many Canadian cities are in the top 20?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

D．6.

2. Which of the following is NOT taken into account when the cities were scored?

A．Weather conditions.	B．Air quality.
C．Waste removal.	D．Medical supplies.

3. Amonge following cities, which is the lowest scoring one?

A．Atlanta.

B．Athens.

C．London.

D．Helsinki.

【推荐3】People do not analyze（分析） every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However , when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in solving a problem.
First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears（齿轮） ,the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully. After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gearwheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gearwheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.
Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.
1. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle

B．Possible Ways to Problem-solving

C．Necessities of Problem Analysis

D．Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem

2. In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except __________.

A．recognize and define the problem

B．look for information to make the problem clearer

C．have suggestions for a possible solution

D．find a solution by trial or mistake

3. By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle, the author intends to _________.

A．illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle

B．discuss the problems of his bicycle

C．tell us how to solve a problem

D．show us how to analyze a problem

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．People do not analyze the problem they meet.

B．People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.

C．People may learn from their past experience.

D．People can not solve some problems they meet.