专科英语复习资料(4)

First of all, you will have to ask for an application form, fill in the form with great care, and then send it in with a copy of your school records.

After that, you will have to ask your teachers to write reference letters. You will also need to take some tests such as TOEFL and GRE. You may apply to several universities at the same time. Overseas students in the states are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer, and you need to get permission from US Immigration to do that.

1. This passage is taken from a handbook for .

A. visiting scholars in American universities B. working emigrants in America

C. American students who are going to study abroad D. overseas students who want to study in American universities

2. The author intends to give some to would-be overseas students in the US. A. warnings B. comments C. suggestions D. directions 3. What is the first thing to do in applying to an American university?

A. to send school records. B. To write to ask for an application form C. To provide the TOEFL score report D. To supply reference letters

4. Which of the following is not needed for applying to study at an American university？ A. Your school records B. English test score reports. C. Reference letters D. Your passport

5. Which of the following statements is true of the overseas students in the States? A. They are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer B. They don?t need a permit from US immigration to work in summer. C. Winter is a time when foreign students can work in their spare time. D. You can only apply to one university at a time.

Task 2

Dear Zhao Zhiqiang,

Greetings from Byron Bay, Australia!

Thank you for your enquiry about studying at the Byron Bay English language School. Here is our information sheet, a registration form and a brochure. The Byron Bay English Language School is for international students to learn English in a beautiful environment, away from the expensive and crowded city schools. We have friendly qualified teachers for language teaching and each class has a maximum of 10 students.

You will need a tourist, working holiday or a student visa to study in Australia. Please return

your completed registration form when you decide to study at our school. We will then help you with

your visa application.

Please contact me by email if you have any questions. I will be glad to help you.

Sincerely yours, Nancy Johnson 6. The Byron Bay English Language School sends this letter because . A. it is advertising its school B. it inquires about the registration

C. Zhao Zhiqiang inquires about the school D. Nancy is interested in going to study there 7. The Byron Bay English Language School is located .

A. in the city center B. in a crowded area C. in a quiet area D. in a poor environment 8. Each English language class is made up of .

A. more than ten students B. 10 student C. less than 10 students D. 10 students at most 9. To study in Australia, you need to apply for all the following visas except . A. a visiting scholar visa B. a working holiday visa C. a student visa D. a tourist visa 10. Visa application will begin when . A. a student makes an enquiry about the school

B. a student returns the completed registration form to the school C. a student is interested in studying in the school

D. a student receives the registration form from the school

Task 3

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governing. Following the Revolution, members of congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for other departments. In 1790, George Washington was asked to select a site for the newly designed federal district. Not much to anyone?s surprise but to the disappointment of many, he chose a piece of land on the banks of Potomac River a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills with heavy woods, a number of streams and much land along the Potomac River . There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section had the same nickname a hundred and eight years ago. Two port cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, lie within sight of the new capital. So it was easy to go by ship to the most important cities of the new nation from the new capital---Charlestown, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Portsmouth and also to the far-off ports of England and the European Continent.

11. The main topic of the passage is .

A. the role of Washington in American Revolution B. the first years of the United States Congress

C. the founding of Washington D.C. D. the governing of the U.S.

12. When George Washington chose the site for the capital, people . A. was very surprised B. became quite angry

C. got very excited D. felt it quite natural 13. Mount Vernon was .

A. a port along the Potomac River B. Washington?s plantation

C. part of Maryland D. part of the District of Columbia 14. The District of Columbia .

A. was far away from the Potomac River

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