Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.
In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousand of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic(经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.
Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. They best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?
Ws the area rich or poor in the 1950s?
Why did the restaurant workers have not time to learn English?
When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?
What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up（混合） and people will not understand you, sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humour（幽默感）,you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most importantthing for learning English is: “Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
| A．writer | B．listening |
| C．using it | D．learning grammar |
A careful not to make any mistakes.
B. Write as quickly as you can.
C. Speak English as much as you can.
A. not care B. be happy C. be unhappy
A. keep quite
B. keep your sense of humour
C. get angry
A. Only foolish（愚蠢的）people make mistakes
B. People never make mistakes
C. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes
Mr. and Mrs.Turner live outside a small town.They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试).Mrs.Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to
listen to her.
"Which university (大学) will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked.
"In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily.
"The most famous university?""Oxford University (牛津)."
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,"Congratulations!"
A woman said, "I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.""Who's Fred Smith?""He's my son." "Does he study in the university, too?"
"No, "said the woman. "He is one of the professors."
A. America B. France C. England
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. their son studied at a middle school
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
A. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
B. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
C. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied(满意) with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teacher, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please." said the girl ."What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack.. "Where's yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in thenight, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty
A. he's her grandson
B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet
A. classmate B. colleague C. aunt
A. 邮票 B. 跺脚 C. 标记
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
Once a man wanted to go one side of a river to in a boat. He take him a sheep,a wolf and a basket of vagetables. But he could take only of them ,because the boat was very ."If I the wolf and the sheep together,the wolf may eat the sheep,"he said to "If I leave the sheep and the vagetables together ,the sheep may eat the vagetables ."He thought and thought .At last,he had an idea.And he able to get to the other side of the river with the sheep,the wolf ,and the vagetables .Do you know ?
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