People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English. As for it, everyone is different. I’ll share some of my experiences _________you. I once took an English course for one school year in Peking University, but I mostly________to learn English myself.

One thing I can tell you is that once you’ve started learning, you should try to think _________ English as much as possible. If you see something when you're riding your bike or walking down the street, ________think about “How would I say them in English?” At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences. Now when I’m in America, and for most of the time, I will think in English and speak it________.It’s amazing how much this helps.

For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I didn't want to make mistakes. Finally, I________it. And while traveling in America, I’d try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I’d have no choice but________English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it. After that, my English started improving ________.

__________, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you're writing, and ask them to give you some suggestions for improvement.

The suggestions above are really helpful for those________want to learn English well. Try them and you are sure to improve your English soon.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.A.to B.with C.for

2.A.made my way B.got in the way C.went out my way

3.A.in B.with C.on

4.A.still B.just C.already

5.A.gradually B.directly C.carefully

6.A.realized B.succeeded C.overcame

7.A.speak B.to speak C.speaking

8.A.much quicker B.much quickly C.much more quickly

9.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore

10.A.that B.which C.who

Marco Polo was from Venice, Italy. In 1271, at age 17, Marco went on a trip with his father and uncle to China. Today people often travel to different places around the world. But it was very hard for people from Europe to visit China then. After three and a half years, the Polos reached China on 1275.

While he was there, Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan, the emperor(皇帝)of China. He was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans. In his diary, he wrote, “Kublai Khan’s palace is the greatest I’ve ever seen. The streets of the new capital. Daidu, are so straight and so wide.” Paper money also took him by surprise, since it was not yet in use in the West at that time. Homes were heated with “black stones... which burn like wood.” These stones were coal, and most of the Europeans knew little about it then.

After 17 years in China, Marco and his family finally returned to Venice in 1292. After he returned home, Marco completed a book about his trip, full of facts about his wonderful experiences in China.

1.How was Marco Polo’s three-and-a-half-year journey to China?

A.Expensive. B.Comfortable. C.Difficult. D.Smooth.

2.The Polos finally got to China in .

A.1271 B.1275 C.1288 D.1292

3.What did Marco do when he was in China?

A.He worked for the emperor.

B.He learned to build city streets.

C.He helped to dig for coal.

D.He finished a book about his trip.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Magic “black stones”

B.Marco Polo in China

C.Paper money on Daidu

D.Kublai Khan—the greatest emperor

The World's Longest Rivers

River

Length

Location

Nile

4,132 miles (6,650 km)

Africa

Amazon

4,000 miles (6,400 km)

South America

Chang Jiang(Yangtze)

3,915 miles (6,300 km)

China

Mississippi—Missouri—Red Rock

3,902 miles (6,275 km)

United States

Ob

3,364 miles (5,410 km)

Russia

Fast Facts

The Nile River passes through 9 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The Amazon is second in length but first in amount of water carried and area of land drained(排水).

Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third—longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow wholly within one country.

The Missouri and Red Rock Rivers are considered tributaries (a stream or river that flows into a main river) of the Mississippi.

The Mississippi river system goes through only one country: the United States.

The Ob River is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river.

1.How are the rivers listed in the table?

A.From northernmost to southernmost. B.From widest to narrowest.

C.From longest to shortest. D.By greatest to least volume(体积).

2.Why are the Mississippi, Missouri, and Red Rock Rivers grouped together in the river?

A.All three are the same length. B.They all flow to the Amazon.

C.They are all rivers in North America. D.They are part of the same river system.

3.Which river is the longest in the world that goes through only one country?

A.Nile. B.Chang Jiang. C.Amazon. D.Ob.

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