1．Look at the following world­famous landmarks and write down the countries or cities they belong to.

　　2.Do you want to go abroad for a further study？Look at the following pictures of universities，where do you want to study？Why?

　　Yes._I_want_to_study_in_Harvard_University.Because_Harvard_University_is_the_oldest_institution_of_higher_learning_in_the_United_States_and_one_of_the_most_famous_universities_in_the_world.There_are_seven_presidents_of_the_United_States_graduating_from_it.

　　3．What should we take into consideration before we decide to travel abroad?

　　Money；Transportation；Making_plans；Apply_for_a_visa；Language；Local_conditions_and_customs_and_so_on.

Fast Reading 　　1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.

　　The text describes Xie Lei's life in the first months at a(n) English university, including some of the differences and difficulties she experienced and how she solved the problems.

　　2．Read the text and then match the main idea with each paragraph.

　　Paragraph 1　　A．Xie Lei is getting used to the Western University's way of learning.

　　Paragraph 2 B．The newspaper will follow

　　 Xie Lei's progress in later editions.

　　Paragraph 3 C．The general introduction to

　　 Xie Lei and her study.

　　Paragraph 4 D．The advantages of living

　　with a host family.

　　Paragraph 5 E．Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is

　　 studying in a foreign

　　country - London.

　　Paragraph 6 F．The difficulties Xie Lei met

　　 while living in London.

Paragraph 7 G．Xie Lei feels much more at