While studying very hard I started to feel aches in my eyes. They got tired very quickly when I read. It was not important whether the reason for it was books or I ______ too much time sitting in front of my computer. So, I began to ______ the solution to my problem, for my quickly tiring eyes. I didn't want to waste time in ______ things but continued learning English. I tried to find an easier way to learn more. At the same time, I needed to let my ______ have a little rest. Suddenly, a bright thought came to me. Maybe I should learn English with ______. I started to visit some websites for ways of learning English. I was lucky to find a very simple ______， The Internet Picture Dictionary. It tells us that we can study and repeat English words with the help of pictures. That is to say, we can write the words on the pictures and learn vocabulary with them.

I was glad to spend part of my time in this way and ______ the words under the funny pictures. The right words did not ______ come to our mind quickly, so we can use the pictures to help us. I am sure that it is a great way to make your child learn new words ______ looking at the pictures. I would provide this program ______ children and beginners to help them increase their vocabulary. Try this simple way to improve your memory.

1.A. paid B. cost C. spent D. took

2.A. look out B. look for C. look in D. look after

3.A. necessary B. important C. useless D. meaningful

4.A. eyes B. ears C. head D. hands

5.A. video B. recorder C. pictures D. dictionaries

6.A. website B. problem C. method D. thought

7.A. draw B. imagine C. write D. describe

8.A. never B. ever C. seldom D. always

9.A. through B. with C. by D. for

10.A. with B. for C. to D. from

Sing the Language You're Learning

How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this.

Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.

“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way，” said Dr. Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulty learning foreign languages. On his blog, Dr. Ludke writes, “A listenandrepeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and open the door for future research in this area.”

Many language teachers know the value of using music and singing. Hua Zhuying, a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington D. C., depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says, “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids we usually use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics. So it's easy for them to start because they know the music. Not only does it work, but it is fun for the kids.”

“Sometimes, I think if I were taught English that way, maybe I would speak much better English than now，” Hua Zhuying adds.

Our brain likes music, especially for remembering. So, if you're still struggling in learning a language, why not try singing it out?

1.According to the passage, the best way to remember a foreign language is to________.

A. read and write more B. listen to the teacher carefully

C. copy the words many times D. remember words in a song

2.The underlined word “catchy” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A. 艰涩难懂的 B. 悦耳易记的

C. 枯燥乏味的 D. 震耳欲聋的

3.Dr. Ludke believes that foreign language learning can be supported by________.

A. using the listenandrepeat singing method

B. listening to all kinds of famous music

C. writing songs with the language

D. reading the lyrics again and again

4.From the passage, we know that Hua Zhuying ________.

A. is interested in writing English songs

B. teaches children English by using music

C. teaches Chinese in an American school

D. is a researcher in a language school

5.The passage mainly tells us that________.

A. many researchers realize the importance of language studying

B. your brain remembers a language better if you sing it

C. many language teachers know the value of famous music

D. you will never learn a language well unless you can sing

书面表达

为了鼓励大家学好英语，你们班准备出一期英语学习经验交流专刊。请根据你的实际情况，以“My English Learning”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。(内容主要包括什么时候开始学英语；在哪方面有困难；你怎样学；你知道其他什么学好英语的方法)

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用适当的介词填空。

1.What are they searching ____?

2.They found a poor person ____ power or money.

3.There was a happy man ___ the street.

4.I don't agree ___ her.I think it's unfair.

5.Did they return ____ the palace with the shirt at last?

—________ have you stayed in this city?

—For more than 10 years.

A. How far B. How soon C. How long

I think she'll come on time ________ it rains tomorrow.

A. ever since B. only when C. even though

—I'm thirsty.I'd like a glass of orange juice.What about you，Dad?

—I prefer a cup of coffee ________ nothing in it.

A. with B. without C. for

Jenny goes to school on foot.It takes her about half an hour ________ there.

A. to get B. get C. got

The funny story made the kids ________.

A. drink B. work C. laugh

请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词。每空一词。

Anger is a kind of feeling.Many things can make you angry.When your teacher gives you too much homework，when your team loses an important game，when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it，you may get really angry.

Usually，your body will tell you when you are angry.For example，you breathe faster，your face turns red，and you may want to break something or hit someone，but sometimes you hide your anger.For example，you may hide it in your heart.The problem is that if you do this，you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact，it's not good to hide your anger，and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes.But anger must be let out in the right way，without hurting others or yourself.

When you get angry，you can talk about it with other people.It's helpful to talk about your anger with adults，such as parents，teachers，etc.When you talk about anger，those bad feelings can start to go away.Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry：talk to a good friend；count from 1 to 100；give someone a hug；go for a bike ride；think about good things，etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse.Don't let your anger control you.