The Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program （ISP） at the International Center provides a welcoming place for immigrants where they can build the skills they need to fully participate in the professional and social life of their new country．

About the Program

     The Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program (ISP) at the International Center provides an integrated (综合的) set of educational, cultural, and professional activities at ICNY to help immigrants:

●improve their English

●develop the networks they need to achieve their goals and fully participate in American life

●find a welcoming "home away from home"

Participants have access to a wide-range of programming, including:   

●more than 40 weekly classes in English language and American culture

●practical and career-skills workshops

●opportunities to explore New York City and the nearby area through trips and tours

   ISP is particularly focused on helping newly arrived immigrants at a critical point in their lives．Recent arrivals in financial need receive one-year scholarships and low-cost meals．ISP is funded by Andrew Romay and a sum of money from the Open Society Institute．

   If you are interested in applying for ISP, please fill out our online application or contact ISP Program Manager, Elaine Roberts at (212)255-9555 or at eroberts@intlcenter．org．

Resources for Current ISP Members

RECOMMENDED CLASSES

●Intermediate level:Introduction to Writing & Interviewing Skills on Wednesday, from 11 am-l2:l0pm．

●High Intermediate/Advanced: Tips for Success at Work and Beyond on Tuesday, from 2-3:25pm．

●Advanced: Career Skills Workshop on Wednesday, from 6-8pm. Sign-up required．

●For all levels: Interviewing Skills Workshop on Saturday, from 11 am. - 2 pm. Sign-up required.

UPCOMING EVENTS

To see a list of upcoming events, visit our News & Events page.

OTHER RESOURCES

If you would like helpful resources on topics such as ESOL, healthcare, housing, or finding a job, please visit our Member Resources page．

The main purpose of ISP is to ____．

   A. help new immigrants set up a home away from home

   B. equip new immigrants with the skills needed

   C. provide support for new immigrants in financial need

   D. help old immigrants at a critical point

You can become a member of ISP by ____．

   A. visiting News & Events page

   B. surfing Member Resources page

   C. contacting Andrew

   D. contacting Elaine

Which class best suits Tracy, who hopes to improve her

   interviewing skills but is busy on weekdays?

   A.Intermediate level．               B.High Intermediate/Advanced．

   C.Advanced．                     D.For all levels．

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文　中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Jack,

  I’m middle school student. I’m writing to tell you my problem with my mother.  She is a doctor, whom works very hard. She is strict in me, but she is too busy with her work that she found little time to talk to me. I love her

and I do well in my studies, but I still feel a little of afraid of her because she loses her temper easy. I don’t know how to communicate with her. Maybe that’s why we have seldom sat down and exchanged our feeling and thoughts. I hope we can know more about each other and understand each other well. I do hope we’ll be closer. What can I do?

Looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes!

                                                    Your sincerely,

                                                       Tom

---Please take these letters to ____ post office ， Jack    ---With ____ pleasure, Dad.

  A. a; the      B. the; a     C. a;/   D. the;/

_____ this afternoon, you would have to come again next week.

    A．The boss were not to return          B．The boss didn’t return

    C．Didn’t the boss return         D．Were the boss not to return

What is the best way you can imagine ______the overuse of water in our school? 

A. reducing         　B. to reduce              C. reduced            D. reduce

The light is still on. They ___ to turn it off when they left the room.

    A. must forget            B. could have forgotten

    C. may forget             D. must have forgotten

Some futurologists have assumed that the vast increase of women in the workforce may portend（预示）an increase in divorce. The opposite of this concern is that the outlook of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage. The earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner.

The increase in divorce rates follows to the increase in women working outside the home. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The effect of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its effect on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally reasonable. Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. By raising a family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability.

Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.

A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Meanwhile, an attractive woman who finds her value in work may play an important role in a stable marriage. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.

If women find fulfillment through work outside the home, _________.

A. they are more likely to control their marriage partners

B. their husbands are expected to do more housework

C. their marriage ties can be strengthened

D. they tend to put their career before marriage

One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that ________.

A. they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom

B. they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands

C. they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations

D. they tend to suspect their husbands loyalty to their marriage

Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

Which of the following statements can best summarize the author’s view in the passage?

A. The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic social position of women.

B. Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage.

C. In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent.

D. The effect of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.

— Sorry for what I have said to you.

— ______.

A. Don’t mention it                     B. You are nice

C. Forget it                   D. You’d better not

Tom’s parents died when he was a child, so he was ______ by his relatives.

A. grown up              B. fed up               C. raised up         D. brought up

（2010·云南模拟）The tomato juice left brown ____ on the front of my jacket．

 A．spots              B．points              C．tracks          D．traces