To master a foreign language,______.

          A. a lot of practice is needed     B. it needs a lot of practice

          C. practice is in need of  D. one needs a lot of practice

1.According to the message board, Orion Books ___________.

   A．opposes the reading of original classics         

    B．is embarrassed for cutting down classics

   C．thinks cut-down classics have a bright future     

    D．is cautions in its decision to cut down classics

2.In Mr. Edwards’ opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _________.

   A．make them easier to read           B．meet a large demand in the market

   C．increase the sales of literary books               D．compete with their original versions

3.By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, Ms. Weir ________.

   A．speaks highly of the cut-down classics          

    B．shows her love for original classics

   C．feels guilty of not reading the classics           

    D．disapprove of shortening the classics

4.Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _________.

   A．reading the classic works is a confusing attempt      

   B．shortening the classics does harm to the original

   C．publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job

   D．editing the classic works satisfies children’s needs

5.How many classics are involved in the massage board?

    A．Two. B．Three.   C．Four.    D．Five

“Theory is something, but practice is ___” said he.

        A. something      B.everything    C.nothing     D.anything

   Editor’s notes: AWL is well known for its dictionaries and English language teaching materials． Some readers have written in to ask us for the latest information on high quality books on English, so here we introduce two texts that aim to improve spoken English fluency．

Let’s speak （Beginner)

By Bev Dusuya, Naoko Ozeki and Kevin Bergman

ISBN: 962001359X

Speak Up（Pre-Intermediate)

By Bev Kusuya, Nako Zeki

ISBN: 0583338050

“Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own．” How often are these worthy goals kept from being achieved by the limitations of your beginner level learners? Students at all levels want to talk about culture．

Topics include food, shopping, sports, fashion, the roles of men and women, health, music, and many more．

These are all chosen from surveys of over 15,000 students about their own interests in cross-cultural communication．

“Let’s Speak” and “Speak Up” share a special but excellent way that allows all students to take part in．

 The series has questions which start thinking and then help collect opinions about personal topics． Conversation practice is provided by ready to use （现成的)models of basic exchanges on the topic． Also, the cultural information presented in the series comes in the form of interesting, relevant（相关的）facts and ideas from other countries through listening tasks and Culture Quiz exercises．

Team activities in books provide lively problem solving games to enable sharing and comparison of cultural values．

“Let’s Speak” is fit for entry level students of all ages． “Speak Up” provides for the needs of higher level beginners, offering the same careful listening and speaking help, but with slightly more open ended discussion．

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1.In the sentence “Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own”, “your culture” here means the culture of           ．

    A．the English native speakers　        B．the English learners

    C．the readers of the two books         D．the readers of the newspaper

2.Which of the following are mentioned about the two books in the passage above?

    a．publisher        b．titles           c．content          d．writers 

    e．prices           f．pages            g．book number

    A．a,b,d,f　        B．a,c,d,g          C．b,c,d,e          D．b,c,e,f

3.The two books have in common everything EXCEPT         ．

    A．the same interesting topics

    B．the same level of learners

    C．proper ways to excite the learners to talk

4.The passage above is probably taken from the            section in a newspaper．

    A．EDUCATION                            B．NEWS

    C．ENTERTAINMENT    D．BOOKSHELF       

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists(一览表) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever(无论何时) we can.

1.The most important things to learn a foreign language are_______.

A．understanding and speaking

B．hearing, speaking, reading and writing

C．writing and understanding

D．memorizing and listening

2.Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because____.

A．he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken

B．he doesn’t have a good memory

C．he always remember lists of words and their meanings

D．he often hesitates to practise speaking it

3.One can never learn a foreign language well only by_______.

A．much practice                          B．studying the dictionary

C．learning through use                     D．using the language

4.Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A．A good memory.                        B．Speaking and writing.

C．Practice.                              D．Writing.

5.“Learn through use” means_______.

A．we use a language in order to learn it

B．we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C．we can learn a language well while we are using it

D．both B and C