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    egistration -5 www. TopSage.com Undertine te Proper Names referring to world fanous cites in tbe given fice rotencs a 1 se Asis known tall, New York is one of the biggest financial centers, where you ean see one of the three most importa stock exchange centers. “There isa mast developed undergronnd system in London, but the trafic there is sil ter- ible, Paris the capital of fashion and art, of which the name came fram a prince ofthe ancient Grecemythology. ‘When in Rome, dos the Romans do, “There are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City the Great Wall, the ‘Summer Palace and so on. Exercise 2 Circe the Proper Nimes referring tthe place of camps the puragraph. Sparkhill University campos i small in comparison with most universities in Britain. As you emer the main gate, you will see the Stent Union Building on the right. The building next ro the Student Union is the Pentagon Canteen, named after its shape. Opposite the Student Union, there isthe university bookshop, Boothby’, where students ean buy most af the textbooks used their courses at discounted prices. Ifyou prefer to borrow books, go to the Wellington Library, which is ahout 200 metres north of the bookshop, Ifyou get lst goto the entrance ro the Mel rose Sports Centre; the library is directly opposite i. Bvercve 3 ill sbe blanks wih the zdecuat Proper Nanas from the posege. T Places Numbers Names Others “T icthinin rocses Sc aes tien tte pit and enrollment, The application procedure is as follows. You must submit a completed Applica~ tion for Admission together with a non-refundable application fee of 25 pounds to the Admission Officer, Applications shouldbe received by Ist August for students intening to begin thie stl ies on 1st October. Application received after ths date will only be considered atthe diseretion of the Admissions Officer: Check your Application for Admission carefully vo ensue that there are ‘io errors ar omissions. “The Admission Oificer is Mes, Jean Edwards, who has been dealing with admission afsiee ‘or aver 20 years now, Applications can be sent to her at the university address. Alternatively, you ‘www.TopSage.com ‘may deliver your application in person to Mrs. Edward or the Assistant Admissions Officer, Mr Richard Cox, during office hours, Monclay to Friday (9:00 a.m.~12:00 a.m, 1:00 p.m-5:00 pum. ‘The Admission Office is located on the ground floor of the Keeling Building. ‘The telephone ‘number for the Admission Cie is (0363) 63 85 93 67. ‘Domestic students using the Computerised Admission System do not need to send evidence (of their academic results with their applications, but all other applicants must do s0. Copies of transcripts, et, may be sent separately ftom the Application for Admission, but please ensure that they are clearly marked with your name and address, so that they can be processed quickly ‘You can call the Admission Office during working hours to check: that your documents have ar- rived, Enrollment takes place on. the first day of term, Students who are unable to ensoll on the fest day of term must cuntact che Admission Office to make alternative arrangements. Students sign up for courses with the Administration Officer atthe ficulties where those courses are ‘aught. So, far example, if you wish to sign up for French Literature, you rst go to the Foreign Language Faculty to enrol. full list of courses and details of where to enroll will be published on our website at last 10 clays before the start of term, Each fheulty organizes its own orientation sessions on the second cay of term, You should aitend the orientation session at the faculty where ‘you are taking most of your courses www. TopSage.com © “bue"—structural word ‘Lets not lave with words or tongue bar with actions and in eth, ‘The rending stategy suggested by TELTS experts ix summarized as follows: first, read the topie sentence (in most cases, the beginning or ending sentence ofa paragraph) cof each paragraph very quickly (skim reading) to get 4 general idea of what the writer is saying and how the writer developed his article; secondly, read the questions to un~ www TopSage.com Mee derstand what is the mest important information needed to finish the question (in most cases, a key word in the question sentence) thirdly, use the key words to sean the passage to locave the parsicular information in the text and then read the located sentence Enten~ sively to find the carrect answer, ‘ased ow the training in the fist lesson, we will mave-on to discuss a more difficult task involving scanning, that is, try to scan for structural words and phrases. it English passages, there are lot of such structural cues, through which the-suthor indicates his or her tain of thought. Stractaral eves are those that ean serve as mtrers forthe readers to understand how the centel ideas are developed. Strsctral cues differ from proper nouns in that we don't have sue obvious characteristics capitalized initial letters of proper nouns. So we have to prediet what sor of structural words will appear in the target text. Bvercise 1 ‘Questions 1-5 Underine the saructural wards nd praser in the own fice ensace. 1. Several houses were destroyed by the storm, 1. “Then, Mike drank another bottle af water—in addition to dhe (wo he had already drunk! 3. Since same of us musty ty Beijing this evening, we should finish the meeting at 3 o'eloek. 4. There are several problems with the project. However, we must still ry to finish on time 5. -Qursales weren't as high as last year: Nonetheless, our profits increased a lite. Exercise 2 Question 6 Undertine the srncturad ore and liraser in the give now paragraphs, Although small, che Sparkhill Universiey campus has numerous activities for students. C: pus social life revolves around the Student Union Building, since there is a bar on the ground floor and, in addition, there is a coffee shop and games room on the first floor. The eofice shop and games room are generally quiet. However; the bur hosts discos on the weekends and live mu- sic during the week, Since the coffee shop is open from 8.00 a.m., those of you who need an early morning cup of coffee will find yourselves taken care of, Alternatively, for those of you vishing 10 keep fit, there isa sporss hall. Alshough it isn’t an Olympic stadium, it has facilites for many ‘www. TopSqgescom sports anda fly equipped fess centre In addition to the campus Facilites, there's plenty to do offeampus. ‘The loca swimming poo! is nearby: However, it cam got very crowded, so we recommend that you go cay inthe morning or daring lunch. As there are only few shops on campus, you willbe doing most of your shopping in the town. Greenhill Road is very popular with students itis only a short walk from the eampus. However, the shops there clase rather early, at 600 pum. Exercise 3 Question 7 E Unaerlne dhe seraceral wor an phrase in the given pana [De ne ea are plenty of off-campus fuciliies available to students in the town itself. The Student Travel is located on the second floor of the Beacon Building. Whilst the STS offersa wide range of servies, some scudents repare finding even beter deals at Dickson's Travel on Bridge Street sand Shelly Tours on Middleton Road, both of which are off-campus. However, we suggest that ‘you make the STS your first pore of ell, given that tis more convenient. Sporty stadeats should know that there is only a fimess center on campus. Nonetheless, the univers ens a cooperative project with Darston ‘Town Couneil to provide spores facilites for both students and Ines residents atthe River side Sports Centre. The Sportscenter Is open from ‘1m. to 10400 p.m. so those of vou who fancy an early morning svim or 4 game of squash in the evening are well eatered for. The sports center also features table tennis, trek and field, vol- Jeyhall, and 5-a-side football. Moreover, bicyeles and canoes can be rented at the center—perfect fora day in che eouncryside or om the water. “There is bar and a coffee shop on campus. “The Digs is popular with students for its cheap selection of drinks, tasty snacks, and occasional live music, whereas the “Café Royale” pro- Vides a quiet, relaxing atmosphere for students ta unwind after a hard elay of lectures and serni= nars. There are three pabs in town: “The Lamb and Flag, “The Four Horses", and “The Sports Bar” at the sports centre. Even though “Starbucks” hasnt reached Darston yet, there are two cafés in town —*Clande’s Patisserie” and “Café det Mar”, Both serve snacks. ‘Despite the faet that Darston has a population of just over 10,000, there are several clubs, “The philaely club meets on the first Sunday of each month, he hiking club organises walks ‘every weekend turing July and August and crery nwo weeks in June and September, “The Lamb and Flag” holds a pub quiz cvery Tuesday, staring at 8:00 pam. and there's a lot of fiend vary bbetmesn stuskent teams and local anes, Remember that you may nos have more than five people ‘on your tear! As for clubs on campus, these tend to-come and go, s0 look out for Ayers posted around the campus informing you of current cub actviies, Servi ‘www.TopSage.com i amnnnnanenenn i Lesson 3 A armup | i Which category can you pur the italicized part into, verb phrases or nominal phrases? across a bird’ nest beside: the road, cither ina tee or om the ground, kill analysis | ‘When we are scanning, we should bear in mind that in che very beginning, we www TopSage.com Fill tbe appropriate ances i te abe L 2 & + ‘He walked through the gate into the garden. ‘The diseussion went on for so long that [thought it would never end. ‘Tetook me hours to clean up the mess after the party on Saturday. “The police suspected him of carrying drugs s they went through his bag—but they Foun ‘Yuck, this milk stinks! I think is gone off ‘The amount that we export is largely dependent on exchange rates, which eat make our products cheaper or more expensive, www. TopSage.com ‘Undertine the Phrases (verb, nominal, prepairional) in the given paragraph. Any phrases here? Our destiny offers not the eup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seine it, nr in fear, bat in planes. RM. Nison ‘When we are practicing “scanning” for “hey” words and expressions, phrases are also very important signposts in helping us to lneate the specific information. In order to sean www TonSaee erm Mee ‘whut we need more quickly, we ein practice another important skill of reading, thats, prediction, Before we begin to scan forthe given pirases, we should predict the possible ame When yoo are required to scan: On toralorwie sores thirst prove your reading tempo, ars | Underline the word sobich ve ben givem in the pase Inthe late 19805, British cuisine started to look for a new diretion. Chefs began to look a litte doser to home for inspiration. Calling on a sich tradition, and wilising many diverse and inwcresting ingredients, the bass was formed for moder Brits food. Came has enjoyed a te- surgence in popularity although italraye had a central role in the British diet, which reflects th abundant food wildlife of dhe countryside. Tn Britain, one cas not only experiment with the best of British, but the best ofthe world as there are many dstinet ethnic cuisines to saraple—Chinese, Indian, eaian and Greck restaurants are amongst the most popular. Alehough soene traditional dishes such as roast beef and Yorshire palding, Cornish pasties, sseak and kidney pie, bread and barter pudding, treacle tr, spotted dick or fsb and chips, re ‘main popula there has been a significant shift in eating habits in Britain. Rice and pasta secoune for the decrease in potato consunpion and the consumption of meat has also fallen. Vegetable and salad oil have largely replaced the use of butter. Roast beefs still the national culinary prids Is called a “jim,” and is served at midday on Sunday with roast potatoes, Yorksite pudding, two vegetables, good strong horseradish, gravy, and mustard, “Today there is more emphasis on fin, fres ingredients in the Beier restanrance and markets ln the UK offer Food items from all over the world. Salmon, Dover sole, exotic rut, Norwegian prawns and New Zealand lamb are choice items. Wildfowl and game are ther specialties on a= fer. Fish is sill importa to the English diet. Britain is afer allan island surrounded by some of the richest fishing areas of the world. Many speciss swim in the coe offdhore waters, inca ccod-—the most popular choice for fish and chips. ‘www-TopSage.com Underline be Pras: in the pasige, amd fill hemi the righ cauoem. Paige CLAW dice Wes talus polep ys ma dens We yolk emit ty Nw teres bean ‘the trend by eating out at expensive resturants and hotels, People who went out in the evenings, for example to the theater, would often dine aut as well, As the American economy grew, more ‘nd more poaple found hat they needs co sat out heeruss of work and could eat oot berause they had more dispasable income. In addition, cheaper restaurants opened up. Foreign restau- rants grew in number, diversity, and popularity, with Chinese cuisine making the yreatest gains. (Cafeterias and diners, boch invented in the 1890s, grew in popularity, and in 1925 Howard John= son opened his first restaurant, This period also saw the rise of those famous American fonds, the hot slag and the hamburger—and with them the founding of the first modern fast food stands. ‘Av around the same time, Americans became fond of carhomited drinks. Coca-cola and lemonale ‘were the most popular, though there were (and still are) many other kinds, These drinkss were sold im stores and on the streete—like hot dogs and hamburgers. Perhaps it’s not surprising that “Americans still enjoy the combination of enea-cols and a hamburger as a quick and easy meal 1o- aay, worw.TopSqge.com Give a shore story cither in English or Chinese to show che difference berween de- ‘uiled information and specific information. (You ean refer to the following explanation inthe Sill analysis part) Detaled information diers from specific information in chat the Former indicates “how, while the latter shows “what”, ldentifjing specific information is key ability in IRETS reading, which can be seen by the fact chat 30% of the Reading Test assesses this ‘www. TopSage.com Exercise 1 Unadertne the word aes of dtaiteinferenaion in the passage Nowadays, people are taking care of their bodies more. Many people have jained, oF are considering joining, a fitness centre, We reali that you have many choices open t0 you. Flow= ‘ever, we firmly believe that our fitness centre has the mest, and the best to fer you, Ou fitness centre has the best equipment and programs to keep you fecing and looking your best. Program, offerings will be individualized and tailored according to personal fitness level for the maximum enjoyment by cach member The finess centre offers fll range of specialized Finess and Ree~ reational programs including acrobies, circuit eraining, tailor-made workouts, 90-plus picees of equipment, fee weights, and personal taining. (ur fitness centre offers the Fitness Advisor Programme to members. ‘The Fitness Advisor Programme i 4 comprehensive exercise and monitoring program vsing strength and artiovas- cular equipment. The Fitness Advisor Programme records every exercise that a member per~ forms. With a fll membership, our fitness instructors will introduce program members to the Figness Advisor Programme during-a complimentary equipment orientation, ‘This is just a part of the service we provide for our members. The benefit of the Fitness Advisor Programanse includes + individualized programmes to suit personal fines needs, interests, and goals. + castom-tailored workout programs and automatic monitoring providing feedback based ‘on personal exercise programs, + providing members with corsect exereise methods and feedback. ‘Our personal triiners and exereise physiologists are here wo asst you in reaching your per= sonal goals ina safe and effetive manner, Our staff are professionally trainet and will utilize their education to-motivate you toward healthier and happicr life. The finess centre offers a Wide variety of personal training packages to meet your needs, Our chief personal trainer, who is responsible for supervising our team, is Ben Alder. Contact him for further information. ‘The Group Exercise Departmene/Acrobic Training Deparunent at the fitness centre offers wide variety of group exercise, ancl aerobie classes to mect your fitness and wellness needs, Our -www.TopSpge.com class schedule is evaluated by our members and staff every sic manths. Adjustments are mike fo the schedule based on the quarterly evaluations and fielity needs, Our group excreiseinstewctors are nationally certified. They take pride in instructing classes that are member Friendly and that ave safe and effective. (Circe the puenctuations indicating detailed inférrnation in tbe paseage. People nowadays have a wie choice of leisure time activities. Some people enjoy quiet lsi- sure time setivities afver a long hard day. at work or school. Watching TV is certainly che most popula leisure ime activity in Britain. The average person watches a few hows every day. The ‘most popular programmes arc soap operas, which follow the (often extraordinary) activities of fictitious people, and news programmes. Mest British people watch the TV news a some pointe in the evening, perhaps whilst eating dinner or just hefare going to bes. British people often find entertainment in collering things. There are people in Britain wha collect any kind of object you care ta name, By far the most common thing to collect is stamps. ‘Most people are happy to collect whatever tanyps come their way, ba others collect thematically, ic. they collect certain kinds of stamps, eg, stamps with pictures of animals on them or stamps that come from a certain country. Tknow people who collect matchbores, dlls, and even the free sift from fat food restaurants. Some people consider collecting aot so much asa habby, but as an investment, which is reasonahle since many collections are warth alae of money. [Although many people prefer to watch sports-on TY, playing sports has slays been popular fn Britain. You must have heard of some of the big British football cls, Of course, few people et to play sports ata high level, bar British people are often happy to play a spore “st for un”. Popular sports that British peaple enja playing include football(soccer, rugby, cricket, golf, ren ‘is, badminton, and squash. Many people play sports to keep it, bur mast British people doit “or the love of the game”. Another form of enerainment in Britain is simply going out and socialtaing with friend. ‘Contrary t popular belie, Brish people are very friendly and are usually quite happy ve starc up 4 conversation with a stringer. Socalising often involves going to a pub with friends, but there are many other alternatives. Coffee shaps are becoming increasingly popular and British people also like to join clubs s0 that they can meer people who have similar interests, Ifyou have an in terest, you'll be sure to find a British person who shares it! www! conn MS Exercise 3 ‘Question 3 Undortine he sentece sof deadledinfoemasion inthe passage. Tee prc 2 ect we healers. ny een al Ae, Pon football season is om (Irn August to Alay), football fans loo: forward to spending Satuntay af- tetnoon watching their favourite team on TV or “live” at ome of the 100 or so stadiums dotted around the country: Many’ men and! women play foxball for amateur teams in leagues where the ‘competition is ince and players alrcam of being “talent sported” by a “real”

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