同等学力英语每日一练(2014-3-9)——学苑教育.pdf

网址： 同等学力英语每日一练（2014-3-9） 2014年参加同等学力的考生们，学苑教育献上同等学力英语每日一练，我们将每天发布1--5 道习题，帮助大家夯实基础。大家可随时关注学苑教育同等学力考试频道，我们将第一时间 公布相关考试信息。 There has been a lotof unfair and biased criticism of familieswho welcome foreign students intotheirhomes. Ishould liketotellyouofmy ownpersonal experiences, which are not so different from my neighbors’ experience, I might add. Ahostfamily issentstudentsby schoolorcollegeandtheirhomesareregularly inspectedby theaccommodation staff. Ifa home isbelow therequired standard, the family isremoved from the school’s accommodation list.Apart from this, the host family is obliged to follow certain rules, as laid down by the school. The problem isthat thehost family cannot inspectstudentsor refuse toaccept the ones who look dirty, unreliable or noisy. And they don’t seem to follow any rulesatall intheirbehavior tothehostfamily.We areoftentreated likeservants or hotel staff, which is rude and bad manners. Thefeepaid toahostfamilyonlyjustcoverstheactualcostofprovidingmeals etc. A hostess is lucky to make more than a pound or two profit on each student. Onehas toremember that shehas towash theirclothes,allow themtohavehotbaths, pay for their lighting and the heating in their bedrooms, and cope with damage to furniture, bedding and carpets. Another thing is that most of them do not want to be part of the family. They 1 网址： prefer to be out with other students causing annoyance to local residents in the town center. They remain in their bedrooms all morning and afternoon if they can, restingbeforetheeveningsothattheycangooutuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning. Bedrooms likepigsties(猪圈). Food, emptybottles and waste paper all go under the bed. When taken to task the reply is invariably that they don’t understand or that the school has told them the