When I arrived in London I couldn't speak a w...

When I arrived in London I couldn't speak a word of English. Not even "hello". Nothing. I was 18, I'd been working for my dad's restaurant in Milan and I wanted a new experience. My friend from home lived in London and he used to tell me how incredible it was. I was really bored and so I took my luggage and left.

I was so lost when I arrived at Stansted. To me, English sounded like Chinese. I only arrived with a few hundred pounds. I lived with my friend in east London for a while. I couldn't find a job for a month. Finally I found a waiter role in a restaurant. At the time, I had nothing else going on in my life. I used to get up, go to work, and sleep. It was so boring. Then one day on my lunch break, I saw a Gymbox. When I took a look in, there was an amazing Muay Thai. I used to do boxing when I was 15 but I wasn't that serious about it. There and then I joined the gym and signed up to the Thai boxing team.

I fell in love with it. I never missed a session. I started training a lot and the head coach said to me one day, "Do you want to fight？" I knew that's what I wanted to do. He put me in competitions and I won my first nine amateur games. After watching me progress, they offered to help me fight professionally. However, at one point I had a motorcycle crash and was out for 18 months. This year I've fought in Milan and London. I'd say I'm about 12 fights away from becoming a winner.

Sometimes I can't believe how far I've come from that day I arrived in England. I think everything that's happened has been because I'm committed. But anyone could do it. If you put in 100%, you'll get there. I'm just happy because I did a positive thing with my life. It feels good.

1.What had the writer done before he came to London？

A.He had worked in a restaurant.

B.He had been a professional coach.

C.He had worked in a company.

D.He had done nothing but travel around.

2.Which of the following can describe the writer's Chinese？

A.He was good at it.

B.He liked it very much.

C.He knew nothing about it.

D.He just knew a little about it.

3.What was the writer's life like at first in London？

A.Exciting.

B.Scaring.

C.Satisfying.

D.Boring.

4.Why did the writer stop fighting for 18 months？

A.He made a mistake.

B.He was injured in an accident.

C.He had to put more time to work.

D.There were no fights in the 18 months.

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Children who speak English as their first language are now a minority in inner-city London primary schools，official figures show.

Youngsters with foreign mother tongues form a majority at primary schools in 13 out of33 London cities. Across the country，English is a foreign language to more than one in seven primary school youngsters.

The figures from the Department for Children，Schools and Families (DCSF) point to major demographic (人口的) changes over the past few decades，with around a fifth of pupils now coming from ethnic minorities.

There are concerns that school finances are coming under stress from the growing numbers of youngsters requiring help with English. The government has been urged to provide more funding，and give fair treatment to schools with large concentrations of non-English speakers.

In Tower Hamlets almost four out of five youngsters do not have English as their mother tongue. In other areas，including Leicester，Luton and Bradford the proportion approaches 50 percent.

The figures indicate that many recent migrants have settled in London. Sir Andrew Green，Founder and Chairman of Migration Watch UK，says，“These figures confirm the huge impact immigration is having on our society. When government funds are as tight as they are，this is bound to have a negative impact，since children for whom English is a second language need extra tuition (学费).”He adds，“In inner London it's hard to know with whom immigrant chil­dren are supposed to practice English，since the number of immigrant children is much larger than that of local. ”

A spokesman for DCSF stresses that the figures “only indicate the language to which a child was initially exposed at home，regardless of whether he or she comes to speak English fluently later on. It is only a relatively few recent arrivals for whom communication problems are serious”.“We are increasing funding to the Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant (助学金)to £206 million by 2010，to help bring students weak in English up to speed. We’re also equipping schools to offer effective English as an Additional Language teaching to new arrivals，”he adds

72.A minority of London primary school students speak English as their first language because

________.

A. local children prefer to speak other languages

B. more and more immigrant children are attending school in London

C. children learning English as an additional language need extra tuition

D. English is too difficult a language for primary school children to learn

73.Some people worry about________.

A. the increasing number of adults needing help with English

B. the government taking no measures to help the schools

C. non-English speakers putting school finances under stress

D. London schools not providing adequate service for children in need

74.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. most immigrant children make a great effort to learn English

B. the government used to treat non-English speakers unfairly

C. it's not easy to find English speakers for immigrant children in some parts of London to communicate with

D. local children are influenced by immigrant children

75.According to the spokesman for DCSF，the figures indi­cate________.

A. that children will speak English fluently later on

B. that immigration is having a huge impact on English society

C. what the language the children were exposed to first was

D. that funding is increasing to help students weak in English

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The young man was　　　　 by his grandma in London，so he can speak standard British English．

A．brought up　　 B．caught up　　 C．made up　　 D．showed up

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When we arrived in ________ used to be called the foggy capital，we found London completely changed.London is now one of the capital cities in the world with the finest air quality.

A．which　　 B．what　　 C．that　　 D．where

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1

It was July 24th when he arrived in London, ______ the 30th Olympic Games would be declared open 3 days later.

A. that                             B. how                                  C. where                             D. Who

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We’d better take umbrellas—I’m sure it _____ when we arrive in London; it’s always wet there at this time of year．

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We'd better take umbrellas—I'm sure it____when we arrive in London; it's always wet there at this time of year．

A．will rain            B．is raining           C．will be raining           D．would rain

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This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.

To use your dictionary correctly, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.

The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标 ) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just look at the inside back cover when you're not sure how to say a word.

The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word — its definition.

In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2, 000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand.

1.________ of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

2.What is the main reason for us to use a dictionary？

3.The phonetic letters helps you ________ each word correctly.

4.The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is________.

5.How many words are there in this dictionary?

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When I was three years old, I couldn't speak. It was a strange reality that none of the doctors I visited could understand.

One day, I was shadowing（跟随）my mother. She found herself looking in a mirror, and through it our eyes met. She began to speak to me through the reflection, and I slowly began to mimic（模仿）her mouth's movements until I formed a word.

It turned out I'm deaf in my left ear, and have a slight problem in my right. Being hard of hearing has been difficult, but I've never lived in a state of self-hating sorrow. Imagine being able to shut out all sound as you lay your head down to sleep by simply rolling over onto one side. That's my reality when I sleep on my "good ear", and it makes me feel like a superhero sometimes.

People call my deaf side my "bad ear", but when I wear my hearing aid, I have access to a range of features that some other deaf people don't. In cinemas, for example, with one click of a button I can enjoy a whole film as though it were whispered to me from the mouths of the actors.

Owning a hearing aid hasn't always felt good, however. On the first day I got my aid, when I was eight, I took it to school for show-and-tell. As I explained how it worked to my classmates, a boy yelled out, "Aren't those for old men?" At that moment, I felt different. It took a long time for me to get over that sense of being so unlike my peers.

But it's not just school kids who can make us deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel like burdens. Every video on social media that lacks subtitles（字幕）, for example, means an entire community of deaf people is unable to enjoy it. Completely deaf people are excluded from enjoying many movies too, as subtitles in cinemas are almost impossible to find.

And with hearing aids costing around $2,500 each, it can be hard for many people to afford to be able to listen to the things that others take for granted. As for me, I can listen to music, enjoy films, and catch conversations - I'm lucky. I'm deaf, but I can still hear everything. I've been blessed with wonderful life experiences, and I am human. And when it comes to sleeping, I'm even superhuman.

1.How does the author view his hearing difficulty?

A. It's a disaster and causes him a lot of trouble.

B. It gave him a chance to experience something special.

C. It made him feel embarrassed in front of his classmates.

D. It helped him to live in his own world without being interrupted.

2.What can be inferred from the passage about the author?

A. He was born deaf.

B. He is optimistic and helpful.

C. His family and classmates have supported him a lot.

D. The hearing aid brings much convenience to his daily life.

3.What is the author's attitude toward his life？

A. grateful.　　 B. anxious.

C. excited.　　 D. disappointed.

4.What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?

A. To give advice on life to disabled people.

B. To show how difficult life is for disabled people.

C. To share his experience of treating a disadvantage with gratitude.

D. To show the convenience a hearing aid could bring.

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When I was three years old, I couldn't speak. It was a strange reality that none of the doctors I visited could understand.

One day, I was shadowing my mother. She found herself looking in a mirror, and through it our eyes met. She began to speak to me through the reflection, and I slowly began to mimic(模仿)her mouth's movements until I formed a word.

It turned out I'm deaf in my left ear, and have a slight problem in my right. Being hard of hearing has been difficult, but I've never lived in a state of self-hating sorrow. Imagine being able to shut out all sound as you lay your head down to sleep by simply rolling over onto one side. That's my reality when I sleep on my "good ear", and it makes me feel like a superhero sometimes.

People call my deaf side my "bad ear", but when I wear my hearing aid, I have access to a range of features that some other deaf people don't. In cinemas, for example, with one click of a button I can enjoy a whole film as though it were whispered to me from the mouths of the actors.

Owning a hearing aid hasn't always felt good, however. On the first day I got my aid, when I was eight, I took it to school for show-and-tell. As I explained how it worked to my classmates, a boy yelled out, "Aren't those for old men?" At that moment, I felt different. It took a long time for me to get over that sense of being so unlike my peers.

But it's not just school kids who can make us deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel like burdens. Every video on social media that lacks subtitles(字幕), for example, means an entire community of deaf people is unable to enjoy it. Completely deaf people are excluded from enjoying many movies too, as subtitles in cinemas are almost impossible to find.

And with hearing aids costing around $2,500 each, it can be hard for many people to afford to be able to listen to the things that others take for granted. As for me, I can listen to music, enjoy films, and catch conversations - I'm lucky. I'm deaf, but I can still hear everything. I've been blessed with wonderful life experiences, and I am human. And when it comes to sleeping, I'm even superhuman.

1.How does the author view his hearing difficulty?

A. It's a disaster and causes him a lot of trouble.

B. It helped him to live in his own world without being interrupted.

C. It made him feel embarrassed in front of his classmates.

D. It gave him a chance to experience something special.

2.What can be inferred from the passage about the author?

A. He was born deaf.

B. The hearing aid brings much convenience to his daily life.

C. His family and classmates have supported him a lot.

D. He is optimistic and helpful.

3.What is the author's attitude toward his life？

A. excited.　　 B. anxious.　　 C. grateful.　　 D. disappointed.

4.What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?

A. To share his experience of treating a disadvantage with gratitude.

B. To show how difficult life is for disabled people.

C. To give advice on life to disabled people.

D. To show the convenience a hearing aid could bring.

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