I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.

     I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32   taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.

    Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).

    Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:

1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.

2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.

3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.

4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.

    And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50 ，you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.

I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.
I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32  taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.
Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).
Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:
1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.
2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.
3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.
4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.
And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50，you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.

I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.

I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32  taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.

Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).

Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:

1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.

2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.

3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.

4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.

And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50，you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.

My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their   1   was to leave the word "shmily" in a   2   place for the other to find．They took turns   3   "shmily" around the house. There was no   4   to the places where "shmily" would come up. Little   5   with "shmily" written hurriedly were found on car seats or under the bed.

This   6   word was as much a part of my grandparents' house as the furniture. It took me a long time   7   I was able to fully   8   my grandparents' game. It was  9   their little game, and it was a way of   10. Their relationship was based on  11  and passionate（多情的） affection which not everyone is lucky enough to experience. Grandma and Grandpa  12 hands whenever they could.

But ten years ago my grandma had breast cancer.   13  , with my grandpa's   14  , they went to church every morning. But my grandma was growing   15    Then one day, what we were all afraid of finally happened．Grandma was  16  . On the funeral, Grandpa stepped up to my grandma's coffin and began to sing to her through his tears and grief.   17   with my own sorrow, I would never   18  that moment. I knew that, although I couldn't   19   the depth of their love, I had been lucky enough to see its unmatched beauty. I knew that "s-h-m-i-l-y" meant "   20  how much I love you."

1．A．game                  B．life                C．action             D．idea

2．A．separate                 B．different            C．surprising           D．similar

3．A．writing               B．reading             C．painting            D．leaving

4．A．way                 B．end                 C．reference            D．explanation

5．A．books               B．notes                     C．boxes                D．candies

6．A．new                  B．important           C．famous            D．mysterious

7．A．after                B．before             C．when             D．until

8．A．appreciate             B．accept              C．enter              D．approve

9．A．less than              B．more than           C．only               D．apparently

10．A．life                B．rest               C．discovery          D．influence

11．A．games              B．union              C．time               D．devotion

12．A．kept                B．held                C．shook              D．took

13．A．After all             B．In fact             C． At last            D．As always

14．A．kindness            B．help                C．encouragement      D．custom

15．A．weaker            B．older              C．crazier            D．angrier

16． A．astonished         B．upset              C．gone               D．discouraged

17．A．Shaking            B．Speaking            C．Dealing            D．Filling

18．A．stop               B．bear               C．experience         D．forget

19．A．achieve             B．measure           C．believe              D．build

20．A．Say                B．Sing                C．See                D．Search

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20题的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　The Pope arrived at Heathrow Airport and got 1 into a chauffeur-driven car. “I'm rather 2 for a very important meeting, my good man,” he told the driver, “so I would 3 it if we could go as 4 as possible.”

　　The driver agreed, but 5 a law-abiding(守法的) fellow, didn't do more than 70 miles per hour on the motorway. This made the Pope rather angry, so he badgered(纠缠不休) the driver to go faster, but 6 no success.

　　 7 the pope said, “Look, I really 8 have to get to this meeting. It's extremely important. You sit in the 9 and I'll drive.”

　　Being a good Catholic lad the driver 10 he couldn't refuse his Holiness, so they changed places and 11 . The Pope really put his foot down and before long they were driving 12 over 100 mph. Inevitably, 13 , a few miles down the road they got pulled over by the police.

　　The 14 came over to the car, looked 15 and then walked away to 16 his boss. “Chief, chief,” he said into his radio, “I think I 17 have pulled over someone really, really important.”

　　“Is it the Prime Minister?” asked the 18 .

　　“No,” said the officer, “more important than him.”

　　“Well, is it the Queen?” asked the chief.

　　“No, sir,” replied the policeman, “more important than her.”

　　“Well, who on earth is 19 then?” asked the chief.

　　“I don't know, sir,” said the officer, “but he's 20 the Pope driving him around.”

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