Newcomers to San Francisco who can’t
speak English have a hard time finding an apartment, a job, or health care.
Institutions that baffle and frustrate native-born Americans, such as the
Department of Motor Vehicles, are even more intimidating to immigrants. Many
immigrants are greeted at the airport by relatives who can ease their transition
to life in the U.S. But some arrive without contacts and need immediate
help. In San Francisco, this help comes more from local ethnic communities than from the government. Organizations such as the Chinatown Youth Center and Jewish Family and Children’s Services apply for grant money and provide services to immigrants. Many Hispanic immigrants to the city seek help at the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center in the heart of the Mission district. The Good Samaritan center teaches "surviv A. paying a bill B. speaking English C. getting a job D. going shopping [填空题]Who can attend the oral English course
The engineers and the staff members who ______ the interview with the English expert. [单项选择]Children can speak before they can read or write shows that language is
A. arbitrary. B. used for communication. C. productive. D. basically vocal. [单项选择]Peter can’t speak Chinese and can’t write it, ( ). So Chinese is Greek to him.
A. too B. also C. neither D. either [填空题]For a person who cannot speak a word of English, life in Britain __________________(是很难想象的).
[单项选择]()he can speak English so fluently makes us very surprised and excited.
A. What B. How C. That D. If [单项选择]At a summer school in English for Europeans who are studying English, twelve of the students have been invited to take part in the game of Twenty Questions. Mr. Green explains the rules.
Mr. Green: You all know something about the game, I am sure. You have probably heard this game in the B B C English by radio programs. Perhaps you’ve heard broadcasts of it here in England. But I’d better say a few words about it. I am going to think of something. You are going to try to find what I have thought of. You will be allowed to ask twenty questions. If you find the answer within twenty questions, or in a smaller number, you will win. If you don’t, I win. You are not allowed to ask any special questions. You can ask questions that I can answer by "Yes" or "No". You can ask questions with an "or" in the middle. For example, "Is it wet or dry" I shall give you one piece of information. I shall tell you what I am thinking of; the object is either animal, vegetable or mineral. To win the A. ask twenty "Yes" or "No" questions B. get the correct answer within twenty questions C. ask more than twenty questions D. ask special questions 我来回答: 提交
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