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1、INTRODUCTIONThe portfolio include ten exercise, contains different types of exercises, such as listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar. Many of these exercises from the Chinese college entrance examination, because I think that these exams include a lot of knowledge in high school,they are very usef
2、ul and can help us to learn English.Escola Universitariade Turisme i Direcci 6 Hotel eraAjdscriia 3 悟 UEHExercise 1 ( Essay and Words)The author finds out that good intentions alone are not enough when his attempt to be kind to an old man leaves them both feeling worse than before.The SamplerIn a ce
3、rtain store where they sell puddings, a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row during the Christmas season. Here you may select the one which is most to your taste, and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision.I have often wondered whether some people, who had
4、no intention of making a purchase, would take advantage of this privilege. One day I asked this question of the shop girl, and I learned it was indeed the case.Now theres one old gentleman, for instance, she told me, he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings, though he nev
5、er buys anything, and I suspect he never will. I remember him from last year before that, too. Well, let him come if he wants it, and welcome to it. And whats more, I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share. He looks as if he needed it all right, and I suppose they can aff
6、ord it.She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great interest.Why, thats the very gentleman Ive been telling you about, whispered the shop girl. Just watch him now. And then turning to him: Would you like to samp
7、le them, sir? Heres spoon for you to use.The elderly gentleman, who was poorly but neatly dressed, accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings, only braking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief.This is quite good.This is not bad ei
8、ther, but a little too heavy.All the time it was quite evident that he sincerely believed that he might eventually buy one of these puddings, and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store. Poor old chap! Probably he had come down in the world and this
9、sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding.Amidst the crowd of happy, prosperous looking Christmas shoppers, the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place, and in a burst of benevolence, I went up to him and
10、said:Pardon me, sir, will you do me a favor? Let me purchase you one of these puddings. It would give me such pleasure.He jumped back as if he had been stung, and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face.Excuse me, he said, with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearan
11、ce, I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you. Undoubtedly you have mistaken me for someone else. And with a quick decision he turned to the shop girl and said in a loud voice, Kindly pack me up this one here. I will take it with me. He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive of t
12、he puddings.The girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to make a parcel of it, while he pulled out a worn little black pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on to the counter. To save his honour he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford. H
13、ow I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words! It was too late though, and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away.You pay at the desk, the shop girl was telling him, but he did not seem to understand and kept trying to put the coins into her hand. And that was the las
14、t I saw or the old man. Now he can never go there to sample pudding any more.NEW WORDSIntention: n. purposeSampler: n. one who finds out the quality of sth. by testing a part of itPurchase: n. buying vt. buyPrivilege: n. special right given to a personSuspect: vt. feel doubt about; guess or supposeE
15、lderly: a. near old ageLimp: n. walk with an uneven stepEagerly: ad. with strong interest or impatient desireHeavy: a. (of food, etc.) too rich to digest easilyPositive: a. sure, certainCheat: vt. deceiveChap: n. man; boy; fellowAmidst: prep. in the middle of; amongProsperous: a. rich; successfulLon
16、g: vi. wish earnestlyUnsay: vt. take back (sth. that has been said)PHEASES & EXPRESSIONSlay out: spread outin a row: side by side in a neat lineto ones taste: in a way that one likestake advantage of: use (sth.) for ones own benefitfor instance: for exampleand whats more: also, and more importantlyall right: certainlybreak off: pauseout of pla
