It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation

 One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English_ speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different country live together.

Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home countries and get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English

1. The best title of the passage can be “How to overcome homesickness”.

A. True B. False

2. From the reading passage, attending a pronunciation class can be very helpful to adult learners who have problem with their pronunciation.

A. True B. False

3. From the reading passage, living with someone from another country is quite easy.

A. True B. False

4. Students of English can’t pick up new vocabulary by living with native speakers.

A. True B. False

5. In the context of the passage, what does “to be exposed to English” mean?

A. Living in an English-speaking environment.

B. avoiding speaking English outside the classroom.

C. Listening to native speakers.

D. imitating native speakers.

6. From the reading passage, which of the following is true? 

A. To avoid misunderstanding about cultures, students should live with native speakers.

B. Many students feel depressed because they cannot improve their pronunciation.

C. When international students reach their new homes, most of them may forget about the problems because they are very excited.

D. Studying in an English-speaking country doesn’t help international students improve their English.

It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation

 One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English_ speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different country live together.

Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home countries and get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English

1. The best title of the passage can be “How to overcome homesickness”.

A. True B. False

2. From the reading passage, attending a pronunciation class can be very helpful to adult learners who have problem with their pronunciation.

A. True B. False

3. From the reading passage, living with someone from another country is quite easy.

A. True B. False

4. Students of English can’t pick up new vocabulary by living with native speakers.

A. True B. False

Identify the one underlined word or phrase. A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

Before (A) the nineteenth century, it (B) was rarely (C) to find organized systems (D) of adult education.

A. Before

B. It

C. Rarely

D. Systems

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

In the USA, futher education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full time study. It doesn’t include degree courses (1) ______ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)______ education. Futher education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for illiterate to full – time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______, more students are enrolled in futher education courses than in (4)______ degree programmes. Often adult education students don’t need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they’re generally (5)______ on a first – come, first – served basis. A high school diploma is (6)______ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) ______ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four- year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ______ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ______ , and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ______ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.

Question 1:

A. Gone

B. Brought

C. Taken

D. set

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

In the USA, futher education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full time study. It doesn’t include degree courses (1) ______ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)______ education. Futher education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for illiterate to full – time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______, more students are enrolled in futher education courses than in (4)______ degree programmes. Often adult education students don’t need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they’re generally (5)______ on a first – come, first – served basis. A high school diploma is (6)______ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) ______ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four- year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ______ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ______ , and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ______ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.

Question 6:

A. permitted

B. brought

C. requested

D. required

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

In the USA, futher education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full time study. It doesn’t include degree courses (1) ______ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)______ education. Futher education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for illiterate to full – time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______, more students are enrolled in futher education courses than in (4)______ degree programmes. Often adult education students don’t need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they’re generally (5)______ on a first – come, first – served basis. A high school diploma is (6)______ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) ______ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four- year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ______ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ______ , and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ______ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.

Question 9:

A. businesses

B. organizations

C. agencies

D. companies

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

In the USA, futher education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full time study. It doesn’t include degree courses (1) ______ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)______ education. Futher education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for illiterate to full – time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______, more students are enrolled in futher education courses than in (4)______ degree programmes. Often adult education students don’t need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they’re generally (5)______ on a first – come, first – served basis. A high school diploma is (6)______ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) ______ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four- year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ______ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ______ , and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ______ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.

Question 8:

A. technique

B. technology

C. technician

D. technical

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

In the USA, futher education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full time study. It doesn’t include degree courses (1) ______ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)______ education. Futher education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for illiterate to full – time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______, more students are enrolled in futher education courses than in (4)______ degree programmes. Often adult education students don’t need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they’re generally (5)______ on a first – come, first – served basis. A high school diploma is (6)______ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) ______ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four- year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ______ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ______ , and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ______ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.

Question 3:

A. areas

B. grounds

C. yards

D. campuses

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

In the USA, futher education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full time study. It doesn’t include degree courses (1) ______ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)______ education. Futher education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for illiterate to full – time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______, more students are enrolled in futher education courses than in (4)______ degree programmes. Often adult education students don’t need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they’re generally (5)______ on a first – come, first – served basis. A high school diploma is (6)______ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) ______ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four- year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ______ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ______ , and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ______ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.

Question 4:

A. frequent

B. regular

C. usual

D. permanent