you want to chat about, we'll do it tonight（）

Do you want to improve your skills and boost your job prospects？

Would you like to give an edge to your university application？

Would you like to study where and when you want - even just using a laptop？

Would you like to set your own timetable？

Then a Direct course is the one for you! Direct offers online courses in many areas including computing, business and finance. No previous computer experience is required.

Learning with Direct

Direct is not a lonely experience - it's learning in a virtual classroom.

* You will be given an online tutor and have online tutorials. These will be completely confidential. You log on with a secure password.

* You can chat with other students on your course in informal chat rooms.

* You can join online discussion forums and seminar groups at pre-arranged times.

Join the e-learning revolution!

Courses available

Business (Marketing, Management, Customer care, Selling)

Finance and Accounting

Computing

- Word processing

- Spreadsheets

- Presentation preparation

- Web design

By the end of each course you will have earned a Direct Certificate and you will have gained three credits towards your diploma.

Plans for expansion

By the end of next year we will have set up a full range of desktop computers right here in the Centre, so that even if you do not have one at home, you can still learn with Direct.

To register simply come to the Direct Centre when we’re open.

Direct Centre opening times

Monday - Friday 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday – 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Or

telephone us on: 020 5667 824

e-mail us on: DIRECT@mamo.co.uk

1.The passage is written for the purpose of ______.

A.informing the reader of Direct Courses

B.introducing how to apply for Direct Courses

C.arguing for Direct Courses

2.Which of the following is NOT true about the Direct？ ()

A.It offers a great variety of courses.

B.It’s an e-learning experience.

C.It requires you to be skilled in computer.

3.Bases on the passage, we can infer that if we learn with Direct, we can______.

A.meet the tutors on line

B.have no contact with other students

C. join the discussion forums and seminar groups anytime

D. study English well

4.We can infer from the passage that if we want to learn with Direct, ____.

A.we must buy a laptop

B.we needn’t have our own computers

C.we need several computers at home

5.According to the passage, if we want to register for Direct, we’d better _____.

A.make an appointment beforehand

B.go simply to the Direct centre every morning

C.go simply to the Direct centre during their opening hours

THRE THINGS TO BRING YOU MORE FRIENDS

Do you lack friends？ Do you want to make more friends？ If so，you may read on.".

There's a certain beauty in being a lone wolf.You have more time to do the things you want to do.But if you want to make more friends, and do things together with them, please consider these suggestions on how to meet people and form. strong, lasting friendships.

Spend more ti me around people and talk to them.If you want to make friends，you first need to put yourself out in order to meet people.Friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit at home playing computer games.

Participate in an online community.You don' t necessarily need to have a lot of common interests with people in order to make friends with them.Social networking sites such as We chat, Facebook,Twitter, and My Space are great way to meet new people and learn more about the people you meet.

Join a sports team.A common misunderstanding about this is that you have to be really good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others on the team, but not all teams are so competitive, As long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a local team could be a great way to make new friends.

1.How many ways the author suggests on how to make more friends？

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Two.

2.If you want to make more friends，first you need to()？

A.join a club.

B.chat on the internet.

C.put yourself out.

3.What is the meaning of the word online in paragraph3？

A.直线的

B.在线的

C.线下的

4.What is misunderstanding about joining a sports team？

A.You have to be good at playing a particular sport.

B.You must en joy the sport.

C.You must support your teammates.

5.The main point of this passage is about.

A.how to talk with friends.

B.how to make more friends.

C.how to study English well.

iends If so, you may read on… There's a certain beauty in being a lone wolf. You have more time to do the things you want to do. But if you want to make more friends, and do things together with them, please consider these suggestions on how to meet people and form. strong, lasting friendships. Spend more time around people and talk to them. If you want to make friends, you first need to put yourself out in order to meet people. Friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit at home playing computer games. Participate in an online community. You don't necessarily need to have a lot of common interests with people in order to make friends with them. Social networking sites such as Wechat, Facebook, Twitter, and My Space are great way to meet new people and learn more about the people you meet. Join a sports team. A common misunderstanding about this is that you have to be really good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others on the team, but not all teams are so competitive. As long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a local team could be a great way to make new friends.

1. How many ways the author suggests on how to make more friends()

A. Three.

B. Four.

C. Two.

2. If you want to make more friends, first you need to()

A. join a club.

B. chat on the internet.

C. put yourself out.

3. What is the meaning of the word “online” in paragraph3()

A. 直线的

B. 在线的

C. 线下的

4. What is misunderstanding about joining a sports team()

A. You have to be good at playing a particular sport.

B. You must enjoy the sport.

C. You must support your teammates.

5. The main point of this passage is about ().

A. how to talk with friends.

B. how to make more friends.

C. how to study English well.

If you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form. of English.

Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are "talking" online ─ many of the same time.It's fast: trying talking to six people once. It's convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness,concentration and quick fingers.

And it requires very simple language. There's neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste precious time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (=be right back) will do？

Want to enter a conversation？ Just type PMFJI (=pardon me for jumping in).

Interested in whom you're talking to？ Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal's age, sex and location.You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF (=on the floor), or LOL (=laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (=rolling on the floor laughing).And when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (=got to go) or TTYL (=talk to you later).

People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the "shift" key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too.

(1)、When people are online, they talk by ______.

A：using body language

B：drawing some strange pictures

C：making phone calls

D：making use of an especially short form. of English

(2)、The Internet makes many people in the world ______.

A：talking at the same time

B：discover their friends and relatives

C：pick out good things to buy

D：find out about some problems in society

(3)、The sentence "There's neither time nor space for explanations" means that ______.

A：people should use words properly

B：people should know what time it is when they are talking

C：people online have to express themselves in a simple way

D：people should communicate in a funny way

(4)、If you get 19/M/HK as an answer to your A/S/L, it means ______.

A：the person who is talking to you is 19 from Hong Kong and he is high

B：you are talking to a boy 19 years old and he lives in Hong Kong

C：you are talking to 19 boys from Hong Kong at the same time

D：the boy from Hong Kong has been online for 19 minutes

(5)、Which of the following is a way to save online time？

A：People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.

B：Many people draw pictures.

C：People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.

D：People never use the "shift" key.

re to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive design is irresistible, although this method of selecting ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather uninteresting book, you soon become lost in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must hurry to keep some forgotten appointment——without buying a book, of course.

The opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can go to such places as much as you wish. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the greeting: “Can I help you, sir？” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop, an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. You may want to find out where a particular section is. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. But when he has led you there, the assistant should leave politely and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.

6. The best title for this passage may be _________.

A. How to Spend Your Time

B. The Attraction of Bookshops

C. Bookshops and Their Assistants

D. Buying Books

7. According to the author, the best way to escape the realities of everyday life is _____.

A. to take a walk in the open air

B. to stay reading books of various kinds in a bookshop

C. to make some appointment in a bookshop

D. to chat with an assistant in a bookshop

8. In a good bookshop, _____________.

A. all the books there are interesting

B. you can find shelter from a shower

C. you are satisfied

D. you need to buy something you don’t want

9. An assistant in a bookshop helps you _______.

A. on your entering the shop

B. only when you want to find out where a particular section is

C. just before you finish reading

D. when you are reading

10. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true？

A. Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable only for book-lovers.

B. A book with an attractive design must not be necessarily interesting.

C. People go to bookshops only to buy books.

D. There are only a few places where it is possible to escape the realities of life.

A.There is one or more specifics I want to talk about if I may.

B.Can I have more holiday？

C.I want to ask a few more questions if I can.

D.Could I have a chat before I start working？

A.Can I have more holiday？

B.There is one or more specifics I want to talk about if I may.

C.I want to ask a few more questions if I can.

D.Could I have a chat before I start working？

A.There is one or more specifics I want to talk about if I may.

B.Can I have more holiday？

C.I want to ask a few more questions if I can.

D.Could I have a chat before I start working？