When you learn a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. It is a very active _______ which has many advantages, including:

Learning Vocabulary in Context

You will usually encounter new words when you read. If there are too many new words for you, then the level is too high and you should read something simpler. But if there are at most 5 new words per page, you will learn this vocabulary easily. You may not even need to use a _______ because you can guess the meaning from the rest of the text (from the context).

A _______ for Writing

When you read, it gives you a good example for writing. Text that you read show you structures and expressions that you can use when you write.

Seeing "Correctly Structured" English

When people write, they usually use "correct" English with a proper grammatical structure. This is not always true when people _______. So by reading you see and learn grammatical English naturally.

Working at Your Own Speed

You can read as fast or slowly as you like. You can read ten pages in 30 minutes, or take one hour to explore just one page. It doesn't matter. The choice is _______. You cannot easily do this when speaking or listening. This is one of the big advantages of reading because different people work at different speeds.

Personal Internet

If you choose something to read that you like, it can actually be interesting and enjoyable. For example, if you like to read about football in your own language, why not read about football in English? You will get information about football and improve your English ______ .

1.A.generation B.life C.person D.process

2.A.diary B.dictionary C.schoolbag D.workbook

3.A.Channel B.Method C.Model D.Talent

4.A.listen B.speak C.read D.draw

5.A.yours B.his C.theirs D.mine

6.A.in a minute B.in a hurry C.at once D.at the same time

The news for Antonio was not good. The ship that sank in the sea between England and France was his. Its valuable cargo lay at the bottom of the sea, and Antonio had lost his money. His friends hoped that there would be no more bad news for him.

Shylock was still angry about his daughter, Jessica, and the news for him was not good,

either. He paid people to look for her, but they could not find her. They came back with news about money she had spent and the jewels she had sold. All this made Shylock angrier and angrier.

However, when he heard that Antonio had lost a ship and all its valuable cargo, he was pleased. He decided that if Antonio could not pay back his debt when it was due, he would make him pay the penalty. He would take one pound of his flesh. He would choose the heart. Then Antonio would not be able to take business away from him any longer because he would be dead.

The news got worse for Antonio. He lost another ship in a storm near Tripoli. It was a very large ship and its cargo was very valuable. The ship and its cargo sat at the bottom of the sea. The news soon came to Venice and Shylock was happier than ever. Now he would have revenge on his old enemy. He looked forward to taking one pound of Antonio’s flesh.

“You will not take a pound of his flesh, will you?” Antonio’s friends asked Shylock. “What use is that? What can you do with it?”

“I can use it to go fishing,” he replied. “I can't eat it, but it will make me feel good. He has often laughed at me when I lose money. He even laughs at me when I don't lose money. He lends money to people for no interest, and so he takes away my friends and my business. Why does he do this? It is only because I am a Jew. But a Jew is just another person. Don't I have eyes and hands like he does? Don't I have feelings and passions like he does? Don't I eat the same food? Don't the same weapons hurt me as hurt him? Don't I get sick with the same illnesses as he does? Am I not cured in the same way? Don't I get hot in the summer and cold in the winter as he does? If you cut me, won't I bleed? If you tickle me, won't I laugh? If you poison me, won't I die? If you do me wrong, won't I take revenge?”

1.Why does Shylock become angrier and angrier?

A.Because Antonio’s ship sank in the sea.

B.Because he lost lots of money and jewels.

C.Because his daughter left him without telling him.

D.Because Antonio lent money to people for no interest.

2.What does the underline word “penalty” probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A.bill B.loss C.punishment D.cargo

3.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

①Antonio lost a ship in a storm near Tripoli.

②Antonio borrowed some money from Shylock.

③Antonio’s friends asked Shylock about the flesh.

④Shylock paid some people to look for his daughter.

A.②④①③ B.④②③① C.②④③① D.④②①③

4.What does Shylock mainly want to express in the last paragraph?

A.The way he will deal with the flesh. B.The reasons that he will do to Antonio.

C.His feeling at that moment. D.The personalities of a Jew.

5.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.Antonio and his ships B.Shylock and his Daughter

C.Shylock’s Revenge D.Bad News for Antonio

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