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Last Christmas,when I was in the fourth grade and my brother was in the first grade,our school held its yearly Holiday Shop. At the Holiday Shop,students can buy things like necklaces,key chains,and other small items for their friends and family as Christmas gifts. Since my brother really wanted to take part,my mum gave him two dollars to buy his Christmas gifts.
My mum didn't know that he had picked out a special necklace for her. When he got home from the Holiday Shop that day,he couldn't wait to show it to me. He pulled out a little green box and opened it. Inside was a gold chain with a little red flower and a man-made diamond next to gold letters that spelled out " Grandmother".
"Wow," I said, "It's beautiful. ” Since my brother was in the first grade and was just learning to read,he didn't realize that the necklace said "Grand?mother" instead of "Mother". I knew that on Christmas morning,when he found out,he had bought the wrong necklace,he would be very unhappy,so I said nothing more about it. My brother ran and put the necklace under his bed to hide it from mum until Christmas morning.
When he wasn't looking,I took the necklace and put it in my backpack. The next day I took it back to school and asked the woman who ran the Holi?day Shop if I could change it for the "Mother" necklace. She said yes. When I got home that day,I put the necklace under my brother's bed.
When my mum opened it up on Christmas morning,my brother was so exalted!My mum's eyes were filled with joy. She knew what had happened,which made the necklace even more special to her!
My brother still does not know what I did,but I knew I had done the right thing.
1. What do we know about the gift the author's brother bought?
A. The author didn't like it.
B. It wasn't worth the price.
C. It was designed for Mother.
D. The author changed it for another one.
2. The underlined word "exalted" is the closest in meaning to " ”.
A. amazed B. disappointed
C. excited D. worried
3. It can be inferred from the text that .
A. the author's mother didn't know what she had done
B. the author helped her brother secretly
C. the author's grandma also received a gift
D. the author paid for the right necklace
4. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Our school 's yearly Holiday Shop
B. A special Christmas gift for mum
C. An unforgettable experience
D. My lovely younger brother
If you talk to a man in a language he understands,that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language,that goes to his heart.
―Nelson Mandela
But learning a language can seem daunting (令人却步的) ，so Ymgoing to provide an overview of the general strategy,before we get into the specifics.
Here is the breakdown. We'll go more in depth into each of these later on.
1. Get the right resources for learning：a grammar book,memorization software,and films or books.
2. Get a private tutor. You want one for at least a month. I recommend four hours per day.
3. Attempt to speak and think only in the new language. Every time you can't remember a word,put that word into your memorization software. Prac?tise your vocabulary daily.
4. Find friends,language partners,and other speakers of the language. Once you can have basic conversations with your private tutor,you need to find other partners. If you haven't already,think about moving to the country where the language is spoken. Consider a group class. Practise continuously. Stop speaking English.
That's the basic strategy. Again,this strategy is intensive,because learning a language in three months is a difficult task. If you'd prefer to learn the language more slowly or you don't have the ability to move to a new coun?try and practise 4〜8 hours a day,then you can modify the plan. It is extreme?ly important that you practise every day,however―20minutes a day is much better than once or twice a week.
Some of these concepts are hard to understand through the written words,so I created a video series? just for Zen Habits readers,that teaches the steps to learn a language.
1. The quote in the first paragraph is used to .
A. let readers study a famous saying
B. introduce the topic of the passage
C. show who is Nelson Mandela
D. tell readers the importance of speech
2. The passage is written for readers who speak .
A. French B. Chinese C. English D. Italian
3. The underlined word "modify" can be replaced by " "
A. change B. measure C. manage D. destroy
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Why languages can be learned rapidly?
B. The specific skills of rapid language learning
C. The basic strategy of rapid language learning
D. The importance of rapid language learning
4. Pardon me. I didn't mean toyour feelings.
1. ―How did you find the lecture yesterday?
―Very (encourage) . I don't doubt that I will come for his lecture next time.
3. You have to know yourself before you can c talk about yourself in an application,
3. Don't look anybody directly in the eye but don't (把目光从……移开) them either.
5. 在美国如果工作足够努力，你就会实现你的梦想。
and you will achieve your dreams.
4. You may not want to join the conversation―but at least you (意识到) the conversation.
