【正文】 ation.3. A carrel at St Paul’s School is all of the following except _______.A. a shelter for students to escape from bad studentsB. a big room for private studyC. a place where they can store their booksD. a small room in the school library4. If something surprises students at The Leys, they might _______.A. open their lockers and have books jump outB. shout “beards”C. touch their beardsD. run to their carrels5. Which of the following is the right match of school, slang expressions and real meanings?A. St Paul’s School — good eggs — trustworthy classmatesB. Eton — bad eggs — disobedient studentsC. Christ’s Hospital School — brushing — surprise D. Westminster School — muzz — read B The advantages of an international language in the modern world are obvious. Thanks to modern methods of transport, we can travel everywhere more easily and more quickly than ever before, but the language problem still remains. Without a mon language, there may be misunderstandings between people of different countries. There are two possible solutions to this problem: either we choose one of the main living languages of the world, or we make up an artificial one. But neither solution is simple because no living language will be acceptable to everyone and because an artificial(人造的)language, such as Esperanto, has no culture and would be thought boring by many learners.It is often said that English is quickly being a world language. It is certainly the most widely used language in the world, and second only to Chinese in its number or native speakers, but there are certain worries of choosing English as an international language.First of all, for political reasons and national pride, English is not acceptable to everyone as a world language. Many dislike its influence. English words enter their language and this often threats their own language. In France, a new word “franglais” has been invented to describe the results. Although English is being taught in more and more schools abroad, the process is not always popular. Not every nation is prepared to accept the leading position of English in their education system.6. What are the advantages of an international language?A. We can travel more easily. B. We can learn our culture.C. We can understand each other. D. We can develop transport.7. Why would many learners think Esperanto boring?A. Because it is not a natural language.B. Because it is not a world language.C. Because there is nothing interesting in the language.D. Because there is no country using this language as the main language.8. What did the writer think of choosing English as an international language?A. It’s crying for the moon. B. Easier said than done.C. It’s a piece of cake. D. No pain, no gain.9. The invention of the new French word “franglais” shows that ________.A. French words enter the English languageB. English words enter the French languageC. the French language is being internationalD. the English language is being international 10. Every nation doesn’t accept a living language as a world language partly because _________.A. they are proud of their own schoolB. they dislike a widely used languageC. a process has not bee very popularD. a foreign language has certain dangersⅧ. 書面表達(dá)Suppose you are Zhang Lin. You have been learning British English. Now you are writing to your American pen pal Jack to ask him something about American English and whether it would be difficult to municate with the American people if you went there. 要點(diǎn)：1. 美國英語與英國英語有什么不同，在拼法和發(fā)音上是否有區(qū)別；2. 美國人是否也講英國英語；3. 美國是否有很多方言(dialect)；4. 美國方言是否很難聽懂。(more than) Ⅵ. 完形填空J(rèn)oe was an American who came to Britain for the first time as an exchange student at London University. His first experience on the day he got to his flat was very confusing, 1 British English. It started the moment he 2 the house. After a long flight, Joe felt very 3 , and he wanted to go to bathroom. The lady handed him a towel and told him the bathroom was on the 4 floor. With the towel in his hand, he felt a bit puzzled, going around, only to find 5 bathroom on that floor. Actually the lady meant the second floor in American English. Then he was shown upstairs,