If you are like most international students, you are probably comfortable reading and writing in English. Below are some tips to help you to improve your conversational skills.
Make friends with American students. Many international students end up making friends with a lot of—or only—other international students. Hanging out with natives not only naturally pushes you to improve your spoken English, but also helps you pick up cultural and social information.
Learn from American friends. Tell your American friends that you are trying to improve your listening and speaking skills, and would like them to help you. If you pronounce a word incorrectly, or misuse an idiom, you ask them to guide you.
Increase your knowledge. If you are familiar with the topics that are likely to be discussed in conversation, you have a much better chance of understanding people when they talk, and of being able to express yourself well.
If you have to explain something to someone, you have a strong motivation to pronounce everything as well as you can, and find other ways to explain yourself. Finally, this becomes a good habit. Many people have asked me how I learned to speak English fluently, and I owe most of it to my years of being a math teacher in college for years.
A. It is bad for them to do that.
B. You will make progress this way.
C. Become a teacher at your school, if possible.
D. It's a win－win opportunity for international students.
E. Keep up with news and watch popular shows and movies.
F. Explaining everything in a different way matters.
G. However, you may have trouble in listening and speaking in the language.
When Kate's car ran out of gas on a highway one night six weeks ago, she got into a panic. "I thought I could make it all the way home, but (obvious) I was wrong," Kate recalled. "I drove to the side of the road and got out, (plan) to walk to the nearest gas station. That's when I met Johnny, a homeless man sitting nearby. Johnny stopped me. Concerned about my (safe), he told me to get back in the car and lock the doors. I obeyed. A few minutes later, he came back with a gas can that he bought with his last $20. "
"was crazy that he should use all his money on someone he didn't even know," Kate added. (repay) Johnny, Kate returned many times and gave him some money, food and clothes. But she wanted to do more this man. "Johnny is generous indeed," said Kate. "He's got such positive energy, he's in that situation."
(touch) by Johnny's selflessness, Kate is now raising money online for him. "To my great delight, donations keep pouring in," said Kate. "So far, over $100,000 (collect). He's indeed a good guy and deserves everything is coming to him."
I I left my purse.
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加,，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1） 每处错误及其修改均仅限一个词
2）只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many of people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, a immense stadium, but a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new road and a special railway line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have complete the new roads at the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxious as the new buildings go up. We are all very exciting and are looking forward the Olympic Games so they have never been held before in this country.
You are welcome to come back, .
改错：(2019·北京高考)Armed with this knowledge, they are able to carry out individual targeted campaigns to cheat people.
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The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which ________ (be) saved for other purposes.
Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history．
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers，for food，for sport，and simply because they were in the way．Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever．Hundreds more are on the danger list today．About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals．And because once they are gone，
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Animals are more than beautiful or interesting or a source of food．Every animal has its place in the balance of nature．Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems．
For example，when farmers killed large numbers of hawks，the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice．Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice．With no hawks to keep down their numbers，the rats and mice multiplied quickly.
Luckily，some people are working to help save the animals．Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem．And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws．These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list.
1. What is the best title for the passage? (within 10 words)
2. Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within 10 words)
3. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
A few organizations collect money to make people aware of the problem.
4. Translate the underlined sentence.
5. Do you think the number of the animals in danger will be increased? Why or why not? (within 30 words)
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Two years after the First World War (1914-1918), a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton. Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich.
One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they were talking and talking. They soon forgot about the coin. After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost. One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned their pockets inside out. Only Clinton refused, however. “I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said. After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died.
A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize. “But,” he asked, “you knew the coin was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?” “Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my hungry wife and children.”
66. The story took place ________.
A. in 1920 B. after 1945 C. in 1950 D. 1916
67. The coin was passed and praised because ________.
A. Clinton was rich B. the supper was good
C. it was a large gold coin D. they were happy
68. Everyone was to be searched because _________.
A. they were thieves B. the gold coin was lost
C. Clinton stole the gold coin D. they stole the gold coin
69. Clinton refused to be searched because _________.
A. he was afraid to be found that there was some food in his pockets
B. he didn’t steal the coin
C. he was poor enough
D. the gold coin was in his pocket
70. “After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him.” From the sentence we know that _____.
A people thought of him as a beggar
B people took no notice of him
C people look down upon him
D. Clinton refused to see his friends
He is still devoted to his research although most of the experts little importance to it.
A. attach B. put C. focus D. pay
Goddington Theater
The Goddington Theater Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and for half an hour in the evening before the advertised start time of each performance.
Telephone bookings
*Your tickets are held at the Ticket Office for you to collect or, if you prefer, a charge（费用） of 35 cents is made to post them to you if you pay by cash. We’ll post them to you for free if you book by credit card. No extra charge.
Postal bookings
* You can write to the Ticket Office requesting tickets, or to confirm a reservation.
Where to find Goddington Theater
* Goddington Theater can be found within the Goddington University site, next to the car park, which is available for public use after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.
If travelling by car
* Coming from the south end of Princes Street, you will see the library on your right. Next to the library is Goddington University. Take the next turning on the right, then first right into the car park gate straight ahead of you, stopping as close as possible to the orange machine. Put a $ 1 coin in the machine and the gate will rise.
If travelling by train/bus/ taxi
* You will need to allow 30 minutes to walk from the train station. Taxis are available from the front of the station.
* The University is a 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the main bus station.
* When ordering a taxi from the theater, ask to be picked up at the bottom of North Street. Taxis will not come into the car park because of the entrance charge.
13. You can book your tickets ________.
A. at 9 a.m. on Monday B. at 5 p.m. on Wednesday
C. at noon on workdays D. at lunch time on weekends
14. Where is the Goddington Theater?
A. In the Goddington university. B. On the right of the Ticket Office.
C. To the south of Princes Street D. At the bottom of North Street.
15. What can we learn from the passage?
A. You can find a free parking place in the university.
B. You have to collect your tickets if you pay by credit card.
C. Tickets paid by cash will be posted to you at no extra charge.
D. Taxi drivers are unwilling to pick up customers inside the car park.
