Like many other young people, I’m interested in taking a trip. Every year my parents take me to ________places on vacation. But the trip to Dalian was my _______ one.

I remember I was ten years old that summer. I _______ a fast train to Dalian with my mother. When we got there, the first thing was to see the sea. Before I was there, I______ saw the sea. It was really great. There was so much blue_______ that you couldn’t see the end.

On the soft______, I took off(脱下)my shoes, running and jumping. Sea waves(浪)and sea wind kept_______to the beach. They seemed to be telling me some great stories.________walking on the beach, I picked a lot of shells(贝壳).They were really________.

Later, I sat on the beach and then I got into the water. The water kept making me up and _______like a swing. Just at that time, I saw a yacht(快艇)running on the water. I wanted to try to sit on it, but I was kind of ________. Then my mother said to me,” Dear, just go for it and try to be______ .” As a result, I________ the yacht. Soon it started to run quickly and I felt like I was flying. It was exciting!

I really_________that vacation. It taught me a lot and I had a lot of _______ with it. I’ll never forget this trip.

1.A. same B. sunny C. noisy D. different

2.A. busy B. favorite C. useful D. difficult

3.A. sold B. had C. took D. found

4.A. always B. usually C. often D. never

5.A. sky B. water C. music D. fish

6.A. sofa B. bed C. train D. beach

7.A. walking B. touching C. moving D. waiting

8.A. Before B. If C. Although D. When

9.A. funny B. terrible C. expensive D. wonderful

10.A. down B. below C. under D. into

11.A. bored B. tired C. glad D. afraid

12.A. you B. me C. myself D. yourself

13.A. got on B. brought out C. put up D .looked for

14.A. wanted B. dreamed C. enjoyed D. crossed

15.A. money B. fun C. tickets D. prize

If some people say that they can help improve your English after you buy their books, don't go for them. Improving spoken English is a matter of practice and right guidance.

For improving your communication skills, you should first of all be comfortable with grammar. Many people think learning grammar is very boring, but grammar is useful for getting a good hold of what you speak. So if you are weak in grammar, I suggest that you go and get a grammar book. Don’t worry if you cant remember everything. No one can remember everything in grammar. Just get a good hold of it. That should be enough for the basic preparation.

Talk with people around you in English. Try to talk as much as possible with your classmates or teachers in English. This will help you get self-confidence(自信). Break down all barriers that stop you from doing so. Make good friends, and talk with them in English.

If possible, join an English class. This is often helpful as the teachers drive you for good communication skills. What's more, you get on well with your classmates. You can talk freely and have no feeling of shame, and the learning process is very fast.

Reading English also helps, as you get used to different English words and your grammar gets improved. Get a proper English book to start reading. A novel in English is also helpful, but novels may have many slang words(俚语词),which might have a bad influence on your grammar. But anyway, I suggest going for it. In this world there is nothing free, and if you are learning something, then you have to accept the disadvantages of it.

1.According to Paragraph 2, what should we do if we want to improve our communication skills?

A. Learn English grammar well.

B. Speak English as often as possible.

C. Get a lot of practice and right guidance.

D. Remember everything important in English.

2.The underlined word “barriers” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 信息 B. 方法 C. 经历 D. 障碍

3.Why should we try to read an English novel?

A. Because it is written in good grammar.

B. Because we can learn something useful from it.

C. Because it can help us have good friends to talk with.

D. Because we can learn many slang words from it.

4.The passage mainly tells us_______.

A. why we should learn English

B. how to learn English grammar

C. how to improve spoken English

D. why we should buy an English book

Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp.He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed.After lunch,he found the box was gone.He went to tell his camp_____ about it.

The next day,the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuits behind a tree.He _____ an idea to solve (解决) the problem.He found Tom and said to him,“I know who_____ your biscuits.Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”

“Well,yes…are you going to punish _____,sir?”Tom asked.“No,I am not,”the coach explained_____.“That would only make him hate you.I want you to write to your mother and ask for more_____.”

Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later.“Now,”said the coach,“go and_____ them with the boy who stole your biscuits.”______ Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention (意图),he still followed his advice.

Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill,arm in arm.The boy was trying to ask Tom to_____ his toy robot in payment (赔偿) for the stolen biscuits.And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend.He said that a few biscuits were not so _____.

In some situations,forgiveness (原谅) is better than punishment.

1.A. cook B. doctor C. coach D. cleaner

2.A. got on with B. went on with C. came up with D. caught up with

3.A. took away B. ran away C. went away D. threw away

4.A. me B. him C. us D. them

5.A. shyly B. angrily C. sadly D. patiently

6.A. gifts B. biscuits C. candies D. toys

7.A. share B. choose C. hide D. fill

8.A. Although B. If C. Since D. Unless

9.A. steal B. mend C. make D. accept

10.A. cheap B. delicious C. different D. important.

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