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After studying Mandarin (普通話) at a university in London, I decided to further develop my language skills in Beijing. My choice of __1__ was Hutong School Beijing.
Hutong School Beijing not only __2__ language classes but also helps with accommodation, visas, and anything you could __3__ need help with. They also organize __4__ events, which is nice when you're living somewhere you don't actually __5__ anyone.
After a 10hour flight, I __6__ early in the morning. I __7__ up my suitcase, made my way to the exit and met the Hutong School Beijing representative. He took me to my __8__， which was located in Dongzhimen, a really nice and __9__ location, only 2 stops to Tian'anmen Square. However, the apartment was not quite as “nice” as __10__ on the website. And I just had two __11__： a German guy who would be there for four months learning __12__， and a Spanish guy who works for Hutong School Beijing.
After __13__ in, the representative took me to __14__ with the local police, which you need to do as a “resident”. Then, he took me to Hutong School Beijing to __15__ a level assessment, arrange my __16__ and take me to meet my teachers.
The school is, well, __17__ of what one would expect or is implied by the __18__ not actually located in the hutongs, but located on the 15th floor of a skyscraper. Obviously it was less charming but it did __19__ for great views.
There, I had a 2hour private class every day and my teachers were just lovely. Being in China and constantly being completely __20__ in Chinese improved my Mandarin so much.
語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了作者在倫敦學(xué)習(xí)普通話之后，初次來(lái)到北京的胡同學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)的經(jīng)歷和感想。
1．A.agency B．office
C．institute D．class
解析：選C 空后的“Hutong School Beijing”提示了作者選擇了一個(gè)教育機(jī)構(gòu)。故選C。
2．A.serves B．designs
C．operates D．offers
解析：選D 胡同學(xué)校不僅提供(offers)語(yǔ)言課程，而且提供任何你可能(possibly)需要的幫助。
3．A.possibly B．frequently
C．naturally D．hardly
解析：選A 參見(jiàn)上題解析。
4．A.cultural B．academic
C．social D．financial
解析：選C 他們也組織社會(huì)(social)活動(dòng)，當(dāng)你生活在一個(gè)你確實(shí)不認(rèn)識(shí)(know)任何人的地方時(shí)，這對(duì)你是有好處的。
5．A.meet B．know
C．like D．recognize
解析：選B 參見(jiàn)上題解析。
6．A.stopped B．arrived
C．rested D．waited
解析：選B 10個(gè)小時(shí)的飛行后，作者一早到達(dá)(arrived)了。故選B。
7．A.put B．caught
C．lifted D．picked
解析：選D 作者拿起了手提箱，走到出口，見(jiàn)到了胡同學(xué)校的代表。pick up意為“拿起，撿起”。
8．A.company B．school
C．apartment D．station
解析：選C 根據(jù)下文中的“However, the apartment was not quite as ‘nice’ as ________ on the website.”可知，此處說(shuō)的是“公寓(apartment)”，故選C。
9．A.quiet B．plain
C．cheap D．central
解析：選D 根據(jù)空后的“only 2 stops to Tian'anmen Square”可知，公寓處于中心(central)位置。故選D。
10．A.presented B．explored
C．sought D．painted
解析：選A 然而，這個(gè)公寓并不像網(wǎng)上展示(present)的那樣好。故選A。
11．A.teachers B．roommates
C．customers D．classmates
解析：選B 根據(jù)上文中提及的“apartment”及空后內(nèi)容可知，作者在公寓里有兩個(gè)室友(roommates)。
12．A.Chinese B．German
C．English D．Spanish
解析：選A 由前文可知，作者是來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)的，故室友也是來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)(Chinese)的。故選A。
13．A.bringing B．joining
C．settling D．taking
解析：選C 安頓下來(lái)后，這位代表帶作者到當(dāng)?shù)嘏沙鏊怯?span lang="EN-US">(register)，這是作為“居民”應(yīng)該做的。settle in意為“安頓下來(lái)”。故選C。
14．A.register B．associate
C．negotiate D．connect
解析：選A 參見(jiàn)上題解析。
15．A.study B．pay
C．adapt D．get
解析：選D 然后，他帶作者去胡同學(xué)校接受(get)水平評(píng)估，安排作者的日程表(schedule)并且?guī)ё髡呷ヒ?jiàn)老師。
16．A.party B．schedule
C．tour D．report
解析：選B 參見(jiàn)上題解析。
17．A.on the whole B．by the way
C．as a result D．on the contrary
解析：選D 這所學(xué)校和人們所期待的或者它的名字所暗示正好相反，它不在胡同里，而是位于摩天大樓的第十五層。on the whole“大體上，總的來(lái)看”；by the way“順便說(shuō)一下”；as a result“結(jié)果”；on the contrary“正相反”。故選D。
18．A.name B．representative
C．nature D．teacher
解析：選A 作者認(rèn)為胡同學(xué)校按照名字的字面意思應(yīng)該在胡同里。故選A。
19．A.take B．look
C．make D．long
解析：選C 顯然，它不那么迷人，但它確實(shí)利于(make for)觀景。故選C。
20．A.lost B．involved
C．stuck D．interested
解析：選B 身處中國(guó)并且不斷地融入漢語(yǔ)(環(huán)境)大大地提高了作者的漢語(yǔ)水平。be involved in“參與，置身于”。故選B。
