【推荐1】EnglishScore Tutors: Improve Your English with a 1-to-1 Tutor

Learn English with the help of one of our professional English tutors. Book private online sessions with a tutor and focus on the areas important to you. Work together on a learning plan based on your level to help you reach your goal. Sessions are fun and designed to get you speaking confidently.

What is EnglishScore Tutors?

EnglishScore Tutors is a personal tutoring service offering 30-minute one-to-one online English tuition with British Council approved tutors. EnglishScore Tutors is an enjoyable way to develop language skills. Our highly qualified tutors will develop a study plan with you focused on achieving your goals and they will find a pace and approach that works for you.

Personalized, flexible learning.

Our biggest difference from others is that our one-to-one sessions are completely tailored to your needs. You can get expert recommendations from your tutor. After every online lesson, your tutor will leave you detailed feedback on your speaking performance. Our tutors are available 24/7, so you can plan lessons at times that work around you.

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Sign up for your first lesson. Choose your tutor and schedule your first lesson. Get a personal learning plan. There is no download required. All you need is a computer, Google Chrome, a microphone and an Internet connection. After your first lesson, you’ll get access to a fully personalized learning plan. You can book further 30-minute sessions with your tutor.

Learn from the best.

Our tutors have years of experience teaching English and understand the skills needed to succeed. Each tutor holds a teaching qualification and has also worked in a professional setting in diverse sectors. Our system helps you stay on track, monitor your progress and reach your goals.

1. What is the biggest advantage of EnglishScore Tutors?

A．Its tutors are officially approved.	B．It will help you reach your goals.
C．It will improve your English skills quickly.	D．It offers sessions according to your needs.

2. When can you get a fully personalized learning plan?

A．After you fully pay.	B．After you have your first lesson.
C．Before you have your first lesson.	D．When you meet your tutor for the first time.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To educate.

B．To attract.

C．To help.

D．To inform.

【推荐2】A Nighttime Adventure at the Natural History Museum

The crowds are gone, and the doors have closed. Finally, one of the world’s most popular museums is your playground until nearly midnight! Join other night owls (夜猫子) as you immerse (使沉浸) yourself in a unique experience. Wander through the Natural History Museum’s galleries, brushed by giant shadows cast by dinosaurs, exploring the Earth’s past, discovering the wonders of the ocean, and more.

Schedule

* 6:30-6:50 p.m. Check-in

*7 p.m.Orientation (情况介绍)

* 11 p.m. Program ends, depart from the museum

Registration (登记)

This event is intended for children aged 8-14 and their adults (21 or older). There must be at least one adult for every five kids in any group that registers.

*Ticket sales will end at 12 a.m. on Friday, October 28, 2022. Tickets must be purchased in advance; no door sales.

* Ticket price is for each person attending. $70 for members / $85 for non-members.

* Group sales are available for 10 or more people for $50 per person. Call 202-633-3030 during regular business hours to take advantage.

Rules

To make everyone’s evening enjoyable, we require that guests follow these rules:

* Guests are strongly encouraged to eat dinner before arriving for the program.

* All participants must attend orientation, which starts at 7:00 p.m. in the café.

* No food or drink is allowed outside of the café.

* Running and shouting are not permitted in the museum.

* Adults must stay with their children throughout the entire event.

* Children should play nicely with each other and exhibits.

* Cell phones should be put on silent mode (静音模式).

1. How much should three adults and eight children pay for the adventure?

A．$ 770.

B．$ 550.

C．$ 935.

D．$ 765.

2. What are children forbidden from doing in the museum?

A．Exploring the museum alone.	B．Eating in the café.
C．Touching the exhibits.	D．Taking cell phones with them.

3. Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A．A travel brochure.	B．A textbook.
C．A novel.	D．A report.

【推荐3】Join Us, Succeed Together!

To meet the rapid development of Wal-Mart in China, we now invite people with qualification to join us.

Construction Manager

You are employed to lead and train a team of project managers and manage all stages of projects under construction throughout China.

Requirements: University graduate in Architecture with at least 6 years in Project Management. Being able to work on weekends and on the night shift is a distinct advantage.

Public Relation Manager

Your duties include publishing the news related to the company, supporting and maintaining(维护)the local public relationship all over the country.

Requirements: Bachelor degree or above, 3 + years’ managerial experience. Good command of Chinese and English. Rich media network, excellent negotiation skill, and good organization skill. Senior Market Research Manager

We are accepting applicants who are responsible for research projects design, quality control, data analysis, report preparation and presentation. You also communicate with research suppliers, manage and control the survey quality.

Requirements: Bachelor degree or above, majoring in Business Administration or Marketing. Fluent English, skillful PC operation and complete knowledge about statistics & data processing. Business Development Manager

You are responsible for finding new business sites. You’ll conduct negotiations, sign and keep good relationship with developers.

Requirements: Bachelor degree, good spoken and written English and good computer skill. 5 plus years experience with not less than 3-year experience in business development field.

1. What is a plus if you apply to be a construction manager?

A．Willingness to work overtime.	B．Rich working experience.
C．Great sense of team spirit.	D．Excellent human relations.

2. What position requires an applicant to master English and Chinese?

A．Construction manager.	B．Public relation manager.
C．Business development manager.	D．Senior market research manager.

3. What’s the duty of a business development manager?

A．Checking project quality.	B．Training project managers.
C．Negotiating with developers.	D．Publishing the corporate news.

【推荐2】Reading a good book at the end of the day can be relaxing. But if you don’t have the right app, the reading experience is not as good as it could have been. The following reading apps can offer you different options.

Media365

Media365 is a free reading app for Android that lets you read all of the books in its library. Authors can self-publish on the Media365 platform, but there are also a large number of popular published books available, like the Harry Potter book series.

Hoopla Digital

Check out the Hoopla Digital app, another excellent app making use of your kid’s library card. It’s great for all ages, giving kids the ability to borrow free digital eBooks, audiobooks, plus music and other media available in your local public library. No wonder it’s one of the top 15 book apps in the App Store.

Literal: An Addictive Reader

What makes Literal: An Addictive Reader such a cool reading app for tweens and teens is that it takes both classic titles along with newer books and turns the format into something Gen Z knows well: Group Chats. Kids can read books together with their friends through a book group, which is easy to use through the Literal app.

ComiXology

ComiXology is one of the oldest and most popular services for reading comic books digitally. The ComiXology online store, now owned by Amazon, offers thousands of new and classic comic books from major publishers like Marvel, DC Comics, and Image Comics.

1. What is special about Media365?

A．It features classic books.

B．It is only available on iPhones.

C．It is a free reading app for all ages.

D．It allows writers to self-publish their works.

2. Which app best suits people who wish to read books through group chats?

A．Media365.	B．Hoopla Digital.
C．Literal: An Addictive Reader.	D．ComiXology.

3. Which column is the text most likely from?

A．Science Study.	B．Culture Focus.
C．Learning Kit.	D．Book Review.

【推荐3】We can text WhatsApp, Facebook message and Snapchat — but are we losing the convenience of the phone conversation? Who has time to chat when you can spend hours on WhatsApp?

Most of my phone calls are less than a minute long. If I unintentionally hit answer instead of pressing ignore button, I usually say, “Hold on, I’ll call you back,” before quickly typing out a “whatsup?” text. My list of recent phone calls is limited to four people and unless we live together, are related, or dating, there’s very little chance that you’ll be added to that list.

It seems I’m not the only who’s abandoning the phone call. The average adult spends more time on media or communication per day than on sleeping, but among all that communication, the phone call is the medium that’s falling.

So why has the phone call fallen out of favour? Many messaging apps seem to have created a grade of communication, so that the phone call is no longer the standard way of conversing long distance, but a relatively intimate thing.

Rachel, 24, says that she used to speak to all her girlfriends on the phone but now only calls a few. “I rarely even speak to good friends on the phone and if they call me I’m like, ‘Hello, is something wrong?’,” says Rachel. “If I do a phone call it feels really official, like it’s a big deal.”

Instead of taking the time to ring a friend and catch up, it now seems easier to send a short message. And unless you’re very close to someone, an unscheduled phone call can feel like an intrusion. While text messages can be put to one side for hours or even days, a phone call demands attention in the moment.

But while text messages and emails may be a more efficient way of sharing basic facts and information, they’re not necessarily the best way of communication. We may be communicating more than ever before, but we seem to be listening far less.

1. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 1?

A．People chat much less on the phone now.	B．People are addicted to messaging apps.
C．People find no time to chat face-to-face.	D．People have many ways to communicate.

2. What does the underlined word “abandoning” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Taking on.

B．Picking out.

C．Bringing about.

D．Giving up.

3. What can be learned from the text?

A．Text messages demand immediate attention.

B．An unscheduled phone call may be unwelcome.

C．People communicate less than before.

D．It is hard to keep track of friends on messaging apps.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards phone conversation?

A．Doubtful.

B．Uncaring.

C．Supportive.

D．Hopeful.

【推荐1】Dear Juliet, Paul and all the stall in ACE,

How is everything going? I have been in Leeds for more than 3 months. I miss you all so much during this time, especially at this turning of the year. I still remember the Christmas and New Year party we had together last year. It is a pity that I cannot celebrate this great festival with you this year, but I hope I can share my happiness with you through this letter.

After I entered in the British University, I realized that the foundation course I have taken is extremely important and helpful. Actually, most of the content of my present module has already been covered by IFY. Therefore, it is not difficult to follow the lectures and tutorials. Compared to the other Chinese students who took the foundation course in Britain, we are in a better stage in terms of both academic English and the knowledge of re levant subjects. More importantly, the IFY course has fully prepared us for the new style of study here. I would like to thank Juliet, Paul, Net, Scott and Chris with all my heart, because without your help, I wouldn’t be able to cope with the study in Britain.

I would also like to thank Cynthia, Sophia, Cathy and all the other staff in Qingdao ACE Programme. Thanks for your help in the last year, and thanks for your advice on my choice of university. It is you who make studying abroad possible for me.

The last one year’s study in IFY course was one of my most pleasant memories. While coping with the challenges of life in Britain, I always think back to the time when I was with you. I cannot forget every lectures and tutorials, and I cannot forget the times that we played together. You are not only my teachers, but also my good friends . I will miss you all. Hope I can see you when I go back to Chin a in summer.

Wish you every success in your life and keep good mood every day!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love,

Phoebe

1. This letter was written by ________.

A．a Chinese student now in China

B．a Chinese student now in Britain

C．a Britain student now in China

D．a Britain student in Britain

2. According to the letter, IFY is a kind of ________.

A．a course opened in British universities

B．a course opened only in summer

C．a foundation course taken before going to British universities

D．a foundation course taken while in British universities

3. The underlined phrase “cope with” can be replaced by “________”.

A．start with

B．deal with

C．go on with

D．go with

4. The letter is written with a chief tone of being ________.

A．happy

B．thankful

C．sorry

D．respectful

【推荐2】Shanghai became the first city to enforce its strictest-ever garbage regulation on July 1. According to the regulation, residents are required to separate dry refuse, wet trash, recyclable waste and dangerous waste. Individuals who fail to sort garbage face fines of up to 200 yuan (about $29). Enterprises can be fined up to 5, 000 yuan for failure to sort waste. China Daily readers share their opinions.

Fatdragon (UK)

In the UK, they force householders to sort the waste and administer heavy fines for getting it wrong. Needless to say, having acquired tons of waste that has been sorted for recycling, administers found the waste often just sits in a field because there is no market for it.

Bushier (Malaysia)

All that is needed is money invested in semi-auto sorting machines inside a factory and guaranteed, and then these garbage problems are solved. Some workers are still needed when machines are unable to sort correctly. New York has a garbage factory like this.

Mixamixa (Finland)

In Finland all apartment buildings with more than five apartments must recycle paper, cardboard, glass, metal and bio-waste. Failing to do so will give your apartment company a big fine. In Finland all soft drinks, wine bottles, beer bottles and strong alcohol bottles have a deposit. For example, a 1.5 liter Coca-Cola bottle has 0.4 euro deposit in the price when you buy it. You get the money back if you return the bottle to the store.

Ck47 (China)

I doubt whether it will achieve expected results, but things will improve for sure. Some people will start to put garbage in different bins and realize the importance of classifying garbage, but some will not do it as they are told, because it’s such a trouble. I am all for it though. It’s a good cause and with our efforts we will make it a nice planet for our kids.

1. What does Bushier think is most important in sorting garbage?

A．Education.

B．Money.

C．Technology.

D．Workers.

2. What is Finland’s way to recycle bottles?

A．Give you a big fine if fail to do so.

B．Give money back if you recycle the bottle.

C．Give you a reward if you recycle the bottle.

D．Give you extra goods if you recycle the bottle.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To educate.

B．To advertise.

C．To introduce.

D．To instruct.