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I’d like to know about fluency．What can I do to feel better when I’m talking to other people? Do you have some ways to learn it faster? Please help me! —Roberto in Brazil
A:
Roberto wants to know how to become more fluent in English, and this is something you want to be able to do “fast”．
First, if you get to meet English speakers much, the important rule is to listen not just to native speakers of English, but also to very good users of English．If you don’t, then listen to the radio, TV or films in English．
The next step is to notice what it is that speakers of English do, which makes them sound fluent．The first trick(诀窍) is to probably have confidence．Some people think they might make mistakes．Don’t worry about that．Your listeners will usually try hard to understand you — a few grammar mistakes aren’t going to worry them．
What you do need to worry about is pronunciation, especially stress(重音)．When you learn a new word or expression, learn it with its stress．Notice how a native speaker says it or look it up in a dictionary．
Another good thing that speakers of English do is to have a few tricks up their sleeves(袖子) for when they need to give themselves thinking time．Sometimes they use “filler sounds” like er, um and so on．
It is also useful to know how to bring other speakers into your conversation so that you keep them interested － and this is often done by asking questions like “What do you think?” “How do you feel about this?” and so on．
So, to become a fluent speaker, you’ll need to put into practice all these kinds of things．And there’s the key: practise, practise, practise． －Susan Fearn
56．Susan first encourages English learners to ．
A．meet English speakers B．listen to very good speakers
C．talk to English speakers D．buy a radio or a TV set
57．When mentioning pronunciation, Susan pays special attention to ．
A．stress B．expressions C．dictionaries D．words
58．What do the underlined words “to have a few tricks up their sleeves” probably mean?
A．To wear a lot of clothes．
B．To have a secret plan or idea．
C．To hide some tricks into their sleeves．
D．To have sleeves covering their whole arms．
59．What do we know from the passage?
A．One can only learn stress from dictionaries．
B．Grammar mistakes worry one’s listeners a lot．
C．Asking questions can make one’s conversation attractive．
D．One can become fluent if one practises one of the suggestions．
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some ways to learn it faster? Please help me!
-Roberto in Brazil
A:
Roberto wants to know how to become more fluent in English, and this is something you want to be able
to do "fast".
First, if you get to meet English speakers much, the important rule is to listen not just to native speakers of
English, but also to very good users of English. If you don't, then listen to the radio, TV or films in English.
The next step is to notice what it is that speakers of English do, which makes them sound fluent. The first
trick (诀窍) is to probably have confidence. Some people think they might make mistakes. Don't worry about
that. Your listeners will usually try hard to understand you-a few grammar mistakes aren't going to worry them.
What you do need to worry about is pronunciation, especially stress (重音). When you learn a new word
or expression, learn it with its stress. Notice how a native speaker says it or look it up in a dictionary.
Another good thing that speakers of English do is to have a few tricks up their sleeves (袖子) for when they
need to give themselves thinking time. Sometimes they use "filler sounds" like er,um and so on.
It is also useful to know how to bring other speakers into your conversation so that you keep them intereste
d-and this is often done by asking questions like "What do you think?" "How do you feel about this?" and so on.
So, to become a fluent speaker, you'll need to put into practice all these kinds of things. And there's the key:
practise, practise, practise.
-Susan Fern
B. listen to very good speakers
C. talk to English speakers
D. buy a radio or a TV set
B. expressions
C. dictionaries
D. words
B. To have a secret plan or idea.
C. To hide some tricks into their sleeves.
D. To have sleeves covering their whole arms.
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When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very __50__. Some stories are told as if they were true. Real people who live in a __51__ world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not __52__. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be impossible for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only __53__. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than __54__. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of thinking. When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our __55__, which is real, and our imagination, which is real in a different way, to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy (幻想) use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read something realistic, we have to __56__ that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we __57__ that we are real and they are not. It sounds __58__, but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and __59__ the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by __60__ that what we read is like real life. __61__, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our __62__ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will __63__ next. Knowing how we feel when we read can help us become better __64__, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
1. A．different B．possible C．important D．necessary
2. A．common B．usual C．normal D．certain
3. A．instructive B．realistic C．reasonable D．moral
4. A．planned B．thinkable C．designed D．imagined
5. A．magic B．lessons C．dreams D．experience
6. A．grammar B．knowledge C．skill D．words
7. A．recall B．ensure C．imagine D．understand
8. A．hope B．find C．learn D．know
9. A．terrible B．dangerous C．serious D．strange
10. A．think about B．talk of C．learn from D．forget about
11. A．guessing B．telling C．pretending D．promising
12. A．In a way B．As usual C．On the contrary D．By the way
13. A．society B．minds C．life D．world
14. A．appear B．argue C．happen D．develop
15. A．writers B．fans C．professionals D．readers
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When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very __50__. Some stories are told as if they were true. Real people who live in a __51__ world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not __52__. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be impossible for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only __53__. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than __54__. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of thinking. When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our __55__, which is real, and our imagination, which is real in a different way, to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy (幻想) use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read something realistic, we have to __56__ that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we __57__ that we are real and they are not. It sounds __58__, but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and __59__ the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by __60__ that what we read is like real life. __61__, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our __62__ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will __63__ next. Knowing how we feel when we read can help us become better __64__, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
50. A. different B. possible C. important D. necessary
51. A. common B. usual C. normal D. certain
52. A. instructive B. realistic C. reasonable D. moral
53. A. planned B. thinkable C. designed D. imagined
54. A. magic B. lessons C. dreams D. experience
55. A. grammar B. knowledge C. skill D. words
56. A. recall B. ensure C. imagine D. understand
57. A. hope B. find C. learn D. know
58. A. terrible B. dangerous C. serious D. strange
59. A. think about B. talk of C. learn from D. forget about
60. A. guessing B. telling C. pretending D. promising
61. A. In a way B. As usual C. On the contrary D. By the way
62. A. society B. minds C. life D. world
63. A. appear B. argue C. happen D. develop
64. A. writers B. fans C. professionals D. readers
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