I need to send many old ________to my grandpa in the village.

A. news B. magazine

C. photo D. newspapers

—Is the film interesting?

—I thought it would be. But ________,it's very boring.

A. in all B. in fact

C. in a hurry D. in future

—Wow, your sweater is very beautiful!

—Thank you. I bought it two days ago. It ________ me $50.

A. took B. cost

C. paid D. spent

Your parents will you if you study hard and get good grades at school.

A. are proud of B. be proud of

C. take pride D. take proud in

Do you often make________ in grammar?

A. mistake B. mistakes

C. some mistakes D. a few mistake

Teachers should _____ better _____ their students.

A. communicate; with B. communicate; to

C. to communicate; with D. communicated; by

Please connect the phone ______the computer.

A. at B. into

C. of D. to

Can you _____ the star singer ____ us.

A. introduce; to B. introduces; to C. introduce; with D. introduces; with

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you _________ today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty (清朝). Three men did most of the important __________work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to _________ words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The_________for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty ? two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to_________. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. _________he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house __________in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and __________in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was _________ adding (增加) words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary ________he was very old.

Forty ? four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

1.A. write B. use C. copy D. miss

2.A. easy B. boring C. early D. dangerous

3.A. spell B. collect C. invent D. make

4.A. way B. use C. idea D. prize

5.A. school B. cinema C. village D. college

6.A. Ever since B. Before C. So far D. Later

7.A. built B. sold C. broken D. drawn

8.A. read B. wrote C. worked D. thought

9.A. already B. still C. usually D. always

10.A. if B. because C. until D. since

Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability. As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students increase their vocabulary(词汇量)and improve their reading skills. They can learn new knowledge from newspapers. But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper? Do students need to look over all the content(内容)of the newspaper?

The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language. Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(标题)to know what has happened. As the most important things are put on the front page, it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely. There is no need to go through all the articles.

Secondly, read newspapers every day. Remember words through the context(上下文), in which these words may appear repeatedly. Once they appear several times, you will remember them easily. Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary. You can try to guess the meaning between sentences. If your guess is wrong, don't give up. Keep reading, and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts.

Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable. It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language.

26～27题完成句子; 28题简略回答问题; 29题找出并写下本文的主题句; 30题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students ________ their vocabulary.

2.Choosing a right newspaper is the ________step.

3.When will you become familiar with the words?

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