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with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English,
especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers.
You may find the information you need.
Global English Center
＊General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
＊3-month(700yuan), 6-month(1200yuan) and one-year(2000yuan) courses.
＊Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day. Mon-Fri.
＊Experienced college English teachers.
＊Close to city center and bus stops.
Tel: 67605272 Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082.
Modern Language School
Special courses in English for business. traveling , banking , hotel management and office skills.
＊Small classes(12-16 students) on Sat.＆Sun. From 2:00-5:00pm.
＊Native English teachers from Canada and USA.
＊Language lab and computers supplied.
＊3-month course: 1,050yuan; 6-month course: 1,850yuan.
Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675Park Road.100056
Tel: 67353019
★The 21st Century English raining Center
＊We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.
＊We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at
a cost of 800yuan.
＊We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
＊Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec.1.
＊Only 15-minute walk from city center.
Call 67801642 for more information.
★The International House of English
＊Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost: 60yuan for 13 hours
per week; convenient class hours: 9:00-12:00am and 2:00-5:00pm.
＊A four-month evening program for developing speaking skills( same cost as day classes).
＊Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second/foreign
language. Free sightseeing and social activities. Very close to Central Park.
For further information call 67432308.
B. Global English Center and The International House of English
C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century English Training Center
D. The 21st Century English Training Center and The International House of English
B. has special course in spoken English
C. costs less than the other schools
D. offers free sightseeing and social activities
B. Modern Language School
C. The International House of English
D. Global English Center
B. 240 yuan
C. 720 yuan
D. 1,000 yuan
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Victorian age.
Opening Hours
The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:00-17:00; Sundays 11:00-17:00.
Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.
Admission Charges:
Adults: ?5.00; Students: ?4.00; Seniors: ?4.00; Children: ?3.00; Families: ?14.00
(2 adults & up to five children)
Group Rates:
For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of ?4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted
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Access:
We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection. Our current projects
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Find Us:
The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7,17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by
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B. website
C. newspaper
D. announcement
______ compared to going there separately.
B. 14.00
C. 9.00
D. 11.00
B. Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum.
C. The Museum is not very far from the British Museum.
D. Anyone cannot hire the Museum for other uses.
B. inform readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum.
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Shakespeare"s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare"s World
Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he
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◆Enter through the Visitors" Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare"s World,a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.
◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.
◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare"s period.
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The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map；nearest is
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The House may present difficulties but the Visitors" Centre,its exhibition Hall and the garden are
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B.￡12.00.
C.￡14.20.
D.￡16.40.
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C. At Windsor Street.
D. Near the Coffee House.
B. the garden
C. the Visitors" Centne
D. the exhibition hall
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Littleton Children"s Home
We DON"T want your money, but children"s toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION
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