Welcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
At Language upon Thames，we feel it is important to be flexible，in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.
Small Group General English Courses
These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking，listening，reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels：
BEGINNERS
ELEMENTARY(初級)
PRE-1NTERMEDLATE
UPPER-INTERMEDLATE
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently on a daily basis.
Try our free online test to see which level you are at—CLICK HERE.
Exam Courses
These courses ale aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels：
University of Cambridge exams：
ADVANCED l — FCE (First certificate)
ADVANCED 2一CAE (Advanced)
ADVANCED 3一CPE (Proficiency)
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.)
Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation
This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.
Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation，with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities，who need to focus on different areas.
CLICK HERE to register for a General English course.
Other Languages
At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias，restaurants，shops and bars. Most importantly，we have foreign language classes of French，Japanese，German，Spanish and Italian during the day，evening or on a one-to-one basis.
68. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. English courses.
B. Ways to improve students’ English.
C. The best way to improve your skills.
D. The importance of English.
69. If you attend Exam Courses，you will     .
A. use English as fluently as a native speaker
B. deal with everyday English well
C. . have better pronunciation of English
D. be able to continue your education or enter university in this country
70. Judging from the description，we can tell that this passage must be taken from     .
A. a newspaper        B. a magazine
C. . the Internet            D. a guidebook
71. The following statements are true EXCEPT     .
A. Only Englishmen can attend the courses.
B. The courses are designed for learners of different levels.
C. . One can learn French even in the evening.
D. Language upon Thames is a school aimed to offer help with language learning.

C
Classified Ads（廣告）
For direct classified service, call 800-0667 10 a.m.—4 p.m., Monday---Friday.
For Rent
Best on Campus
Excellent Room for girls, begins Jan. , 2, 4, or 8 months lease. Single, $ 105. $125. Double, $ 140. Call 800-1932.
Family Home, 3 bedrooms, large yard. $ 275. Call 800-4300.
For Sale
Sheepskin Coat, men’s size 42, 1year old. $ 85. After 6 p.m. call 800-5224.
Moving: Must sell. Color TV 21, $ 150; transistor radio, $ 15; recorder, $ 25. Call 800-0739.
Help Wanted
Babysitter—My home
If you could find a few hours during the day, some evenings and weekends to care for 2 school- age children, please call 800-1111.
Lost
A black bag with a pencil-box and some books left in the reading room. Will the finder please come to Class 3, Grade 1?
Found
A green jacket was left on the sports ground yesterday afternoon ( April 15th). Will the owner please ring 656-6688?
49．If you wanted to place an ad. , what number would you call?
A．800-0739      B．800-1932       C．800-5224      D．800-0667
50．“Classified Ads” may probably mean “­­­________”.
A. ads about everyone’s life
B. ads giving one some necessary information
C. ads divided into different groups according to a certain rules
D. ads for which you needn’t pay any money
51．If you want to find a part-time job, you will look at________.
A. For Rent       B. For Sale        C. Help Wanted     D. Lost

B
Hi, everybody !
Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!
Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.
Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.
Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.
Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia ( 百科全書 ) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.
If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.
In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.
Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!
50. The speaker of the passage is most probably _______
A. the author of 25 New Takes            B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore
C. the manager of the cinema bookstore    D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema
51. How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?
A. Two.                 B. Three.               C. Four.            D. Nine.
52. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？
A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.
B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.
C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.
D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films.
53. The purpose of the speaker is_______.
A. to satisfy the customers' various tastes     
B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore
C. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars
D. to take the readers into film producers

D
Lex Kim English School Information Session Description
Lex Kim English School offers language improvement courses in reading, writing, grammar, and speech to students from Grades 3 to 11. All classes are conducted in English and class sizes are no larger than 10 students.
We are looking for full-time teachers and assistant teachers who’re interested in very organized self-starters. Our application process includes a phone interview, an in-person interview, and a sample teaching period. Additionally, all applicants must standards for the available positions:
Native English speakers with at least 15 years’ experience in teaching
A Bachelor’s degree or higher (preferably in education, English, or related fields)
Benefits
Teacher pay ranges from $26,000 to $45,000 depending on experience plus overtime pay and various performance-based prizes throughout the year free dinners, and other benefits.
Required documents:
The cover letter ( please indicate the position you are applying for )
The resume（個人簡歷）with your Date     The recent photo of yourself or the copy of your passport
At least two references（推薦信）from your former employer
Contact
Please visit our website at www.lexkimjob.com for more information and visit http://lexkimjob.com/apply/main.php to submit（提交）your application.
53. According to the passage, Lex Kim English School _______.
A. only offers classes to the students in the morning
B. has students of all ages who are weak in English
C. is very strict about the application process
D. is badly in need of part-time English teachers
54. Who is the most likely to be hired by Lex Kim English School ?
A. A Frenchman with a Bachelor’s degree in education
B. An American with a Master’s degree in economics
C. A Korean with a Doctor’s degree who has worked in America for 18 years
D. An Englishman who has 16 years’ experience in teaching in a Canadian college
55. We can know from the passage that _______.
A. applicants must hand in their passports to the school
B. teachers of Lex Kim English School must use English to teach grammar
C. the more experienced applicants are, the higher pay they will get
D. applicants can go directly to the school to apply for the positions

B
Chinese sword play
Learn Chinese swordsmanship and practice Chinese sword play under the instruction of a professional in Ditan Park every Sunday afternoon.
Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)
Time/Date: 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10.
Place: Meet at the south gate of Ditan Park, across the overpass north of the Lama Temple, Chaoyang District.
Tel: 8457-2772
See Lu Xun’s former residence
Visit the museum and former residence of Lu Xun, the father of Chinese modern literature, and learn about this period of Chinese history, from 1910 to the late 1930’s.
Fee: 50 yuan(US$ 6)
Time/Date: 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16
Place: Meet in front of Lu Xun’s Museum, Fuchengmennei Dajie, Xicheng District
Tel: 6432-9341
Hike on Heifengkou Great Wall
Heifengkou Great Wall is about one and a half hours’ drive north of Beijing. The hike starts from the village at the foot of the mountain where the Great Wall meanders to the top.
Fee: 150 yuan(US$ 18) for adults, 100 yuan(US$ 12) for kids under 12.
Time/Date: 8:30 am --- 5:30 pm, October 16
Pick-up: Meet at 8:30 am in front of the Big Easy, at the South Gate of Chaoyang Park, returning by 5:30 pm.
Contact Lucy at lucy @ highclub. cn, or 6553-3920 for signing up.
Tai Chi class
This is a beginner’s level of Chen-style Tai Chi class, instructed by Paul Wang, who speaks excellent English and has a lot of experience teaching Westerners. He is the 12th generation master of Chen-Style Tai Chi, Tai Chi Sword, and Shaolin Temple longquan.
Time/Date: 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12.
Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)
Place: In front of Jintai Gallery, inside the West Gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6432-9341
Contact Gina at linshujuan@chinadaily. com. cn.
60. The underline word “residence” in the second text possibly refers to ______ .
A. a work    B. a famous person     C. a park        D. a house
61. If John wants to learn Chinese sword play, he may go to _____.
A. Ditan Park at 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10
B. Fuchengmennei Dajie at 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16
C. the South Gate of Chaoyang Park at 8:30 am
D. Chaoyang Park at 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12.
62. If you are free from 10:00 am --- 11:30 am, you may go to _____.
A. learn Chinese sword play
B. hike on Heifengkou Great Wall
C. visit the museum and former residence of Lu Xun
D. take the Tai Chi class　
63. In which section of the newspaper can you find the information above?
A. Sports.    B. Entertainment.     C. Advertisements.    D. Brief

B
13th CLIC／LISO annual conference set for California
Event
13th annual CLIC／LISO Conference
Dates
May  l7 to 19, 2007
Venue
Santa Barbra, California，US
Theme
Conference on Language，Interaction (相互作用) and Culture
Organizer
*The Australia Research Council (ARC)；
*Language，Interaction and Social Organization (LISO) group；
*The Center for language，Interaction and Culture (CLIC).
Keynote and featured speakers
*Barbara Fox，professor of 1inguistics (語言學(xué))，University of Colorado，Boulder，US；
*Celia Kitzinger, professor of sociology，University of York，UK：
*Norma Mendoza-Denton，professor of anthropology (人類學(xué))，University of Arizona，US；
*Jason Raley，assistant professor of education，University of California，Santa Barbara, US
Topic areas
*Anthropological linguistics；
*Pragmatics；
*Conversation analysis；
*Discourse analysis
Participants
Language and culture researchers from institutions across US，Australia and many other countries．
Background information
The Language，Interaction. and Social Organization (LISO) group is composed of professors and researchers in the areas of linguistics，sociology，and education，etc．The Center for Language，Interaction，and Culture (CLIC) is made up of experts from anthropology，applied linguistics，education，psychology，and sociology. Their common purpose is to promote cross-disciplinary discussion of issues regarding language as a complex resource for thinking and acting in the world．
The Australian Research Council  (ARC) plays a key role in the Australian government’s investment in the future prosperity and well-being of the Australian community．
For further information，please visit http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/.
60．Who are likely to attend the conference?
A．Language researchers                       B．Language learners
C．Business men                                      D．Social volunteers
61．What topic will not probably be discussed in the conference?
A．Pragmatics study                             B．Discourse analysis
C．Economic development                       D．Language and culture
62．It is inferred from the passage that______．
A．1anguage is so difficult that learners should study sociology first
B．LISO aims to promote the prosperity and well-being of the world
C．the conference will be held in California of Australia
D．language has a close connection with sociology

We are just getting older and older with each New Year. Vigor and wisdom
are draining, and bit by bit we are moving away from the amazement of youth.
Yet neither fear nor anxiety helps retain youth. Instead, a few living habits
help maintain.
●Laugh to your heart's content as much as you can. Laughter helps reduce
pressure and improve your immune system, which makes people look 8 years younger.
●Keep an eye on your blood pressure. Those with a blood pressure of 115/75mmHg look 2.5 years younger than those above 160/90mmHg.
●Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking. This can take 8 years off your appearance.
●Spare some time for exercises each day. Exercises need not be tiring. A 20 minute walk every day makes people look 5 years younger.
●Keep learning and absorb something new each day. Speak the same language as the young people. Learning something every day makes people look 2.5 years younger.
●Keep other pressures under control. Too much pressure makes people look 30 years older. If they are good at networking and manage to keep pressure under control, they will look 30 years younger.
●Secure high quality medical care insurance and do whole body check regularly. For those contracted with chronicle diseases, proper treatment and qualification of the diseases makes people look 12 years younger than what they would without proper treatment.
63. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. the important of retaining youth    B. some tips helping people retain youth
C. moving away from the amazement of youth
D. the connections between the health and the age
64. The underlined sentence “This can take 8 years off your appearance.” means _________.
A. Smoking and passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger
B. Smoking and passive smoking can make you die 8 years ahead
C. Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you live 8 years longer
D. Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger
65. According to the passage, we can know that _________.
A. exercises properly every day helps people retain youth
B. if you want to be 30 years younger you must keep other pressures under control
C. doing whole body check regularly can make people look younger
D. fear and anxiety are a part of our life, which help people realize the importance of keeping youth

C
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C

Why Melbourne? Having long lived in the shadow of Sydney, Melbourne has become a Mecca(圣地) for fashion and design and cultural centre of Australia, with an enjoyable programme of festivals
What to see? The City center’s grid（格子） system of streets conceals a maze of lanes and turn-of-the-century arcades where you will find the best cafes, bars and boutique shopping. The hidden secrets tour(00613 9329 9665,hiddensecretstour.com) guides will make sure you find what you’re after, whether it is fashion, art and design or wine. From 34 per person .
Where to eat? Melbourne is a paradise for gourmands（美食家）. And its top chefs use fresh produce and have a talent for the experimental. But for something different, indulge your culinary senses with an Australian Wine Tour Company trip. Departing from the city centre daily. You will taste wines at four of the region’s best vineyards. It costs from 48 per person, including all wine tasting, lunch and a visit to Damien Chandon(00 613 9419 4444. austwinetourco.com.au) .
Where to stay? The nunnery is an old convent（女修道院） on the edge of the city. It has double rooms with breakfast from54 per night (00 613 9419 8637, nunnery.com.au).
How to get there ? Qantas(0845 7747 767, qantas.com. au) flies from Heathrow to Melbourne twice daily from 766 return, including taxes.
More information Contact the official tourism site for Melbourne at visitmelbourne. Com/uk.
Use the links below for more on
Destination guide: Melbourne
Click here for our Melbourne page
60. To get more information about Hidden Secrets Tour, you should call____________ .
A. 00 613 9419 4444                               B. 00 613 9419 8637
C. 0845 7 747 767                                  D. 00 613 9329 9665
61.If you are interested in Australian wines, you will have to pay___.
A. 48                B. 54                  C. 34                  D. 766
62.Where can you find the passage?
A.In a magazine           B.On the Internet          C.In a guidebook          D.In a newspaper
63.The passage is written to__________.
A.introduce places of interest in Australia
B. tell readers to travel to Australia
C. offer tourists some information about Melbourne
D. introduce the history and culture about Melbourne