An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London．“What’s that strange building？”asked the visitor．“That’s the tower(塔)of London．”“I see．How long did it take to build it？”“About 500 years．”“In my country we can build it in five months，”said the visitor．A short time after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂)．“Very interesting！”said the visitor．“How long did it take to build it？”“Nearly forty years，”said the Englishman．“In my country we can finish it in forty days，”said the visitor．This went on all day．They visited most of the best known buildings in the city．Every time they saw a new one，the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it．Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country．At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it．A few days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会大厦)and the visitor asked his usual question，“What’s that？”The Englishman answered，“I’ve no idea．It wasn’t there last night．”
(1)
The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ________．
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A．
the Tower of London
B．
St. Paul’s Cathedral
C．
some famous buildings in London
D．
the whole city of London
(2)
The visitor said that in his country it would take them________ to build St．Paul’s Cathedral．
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A．
less than half a year
B．
more than a month
C．
five hundred years
D．
forty years
(3)
The Englishman’s last answer showed he________．
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A．
was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before
B．
could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it
C．
was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answer
D．
didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building
There are many ways for you to improve your English．You can find the right way for yourself．Here are a few tips that might help：
Motivate (激励) yourself
If you are not motivated to learn English, you will become frustrated and give up．Ask yourself the following questions：
●Why do you need to learn / improve English?
●Where will you need to use English?
●What skills do you need to learn / improve? (Reading / Writing / Listening / Speaking)
●How soon do you need to see results?
●How much money can you afford to learn English?
●Do you have a plan or a learning strategy (策略)?
Set yourself achievable goals
You know how much time you can dedicate to learning English, but a short time each day will produce better, longer-term (更长期的) results than a full day on the weekend and then nothing for two weeks．
Joining a short English intensive course (强化课程) could produce better results than joining a course that takes place once a week for six months．
Here are some goals you could set yourself：
●Join an English course．
●Read an English book every month．
●Learn a new word every day．
●Visit an English speaking forum (论坛) every day．
●Read an English article on the net every day．
●Do 10 minutes' English listening practice every day．
●Watch an English film once a month．
●Follow a soap opera, comedy or radio program or TV drama．
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
(1)
If you are not motivated to learn English, you will ________．
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A．
get good grades
B．
learn English better
C．
become frustrated and give up
D．
be hard-working and study better
(2)
Which word can the underlined phrase “dedicate to” be replaced (被替代) by?
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A．
kill
B．
spend
C．
keep
D．
waste
(3)
How often should you watch an English film?
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A．
Once a day．
B．
Once a week．
C．
Once a month．
D．
Once a year．
(4)
How long should you do English listening practice every day?
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A．
Ten minutes．
B．
Twenty minutes．
C．
Half an hour．________
D．
An hour．
(5)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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A．
You needn't afford too much money to learn English．
B．
You shouldn't join a short English intensive course．
C．
Read the same English article on the Internet every day．
D．
Learning English a short time each day will be better than a full day a month．
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