You may have learned English for some years. It’s only natural that all of you want to be able to read some English books or magazines without the teacher’s help. Just think of what fun it will give you to finish reading an English story or a whole book by yourself, and how great you will feel if you read even more.

    But it is common that many people begin hopefully to read in a foreign language, but stop half way in disappointment because of some difficulties.

    It is important to choose books that are suitable（适合）for the reader. Then what books are suitable for you to choose?

    Well, I think you should first choose books neither too difficult nor too easy but suitable for you. Then when you are reading, you should never let new words take too much of your attention from the main idea of the story. Just do the job as you often do in your own language. While you are reading, try to guess the meaning of the new words, and to decide which of the key words you could guess and which you have to look up in your dictionary.

    If you follow the suggestion above, you will be successful in reading any foreign languages.

    What fun it will give you to finish reading an English   1   or a book by yourself.

    You should first choose books neither too difficult nor too   2  but suitable for you.

    In the passage, the writer teaches us   4   by ourselves.

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend (推荐) great books for you to read:
My favorite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.
I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective (侦探) who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!
I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss out funny stories！
I would suggest ______ by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.
I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
【小题1】According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a ________ story.

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend（推荐）great books for you to read：

 My favorite book is Don't Die，My Love by Lurlene McDaniel．I love all her books，but this was the first one I read and I have to say，it is by far my favorite．It doesn't end like other books，and I cried while reading．

 I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective（侦探）who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it's a book from when my grandma was my age，and I can share the fun with her!

 I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park．It is funny so please add it on your book list．You don’t want to miss out funny stories!

 I would suggest                   by Judy Blume．It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume．It is about a girl，Alice，who meets some girls at a new state．They become friends，make a club and meet once a week．They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one．I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up．

 I read a book called Neela：Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author's name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni．

1．According to the reader，Skinny Bones can be described as a                    story．

A．sad                      B．history                 C．funny                    D．detective

2．From which book can we learn different cultures?

A．Skinny Bones．                                       B．Nancy Drew．

C．Don't Die，My Love．                               D．Neela：Victory Song．

3．Who is most probably an Indian author?

A．Judy Blume．                                         B．Barbara Park．

C．Chitra Bangerjee Divakaruni．               D．Lurlene McDaniel．

4．The best name of the 4th book is                 ．

A．My Secret                                               B．Growing Trouble

C．Three Friends                                            D．Alice Learns a Lesson

5．Which is TRUE about Nancy Drew?

A．It doesn't have a common ending like other books．

B．It's based on real things that happened to the author．

C．It's about a 12-year-old girl who tries to save her father．

D．Both the reader and the reader's grandma love this book．