2. Huanan Tigers are one of e_______ animals.

3. Don't c________ Austria with Australia.

4. Eating dumplings in Spring Festival in the north of China is a t________.

5. If we take part in a party in Western countries, not to follow the hosts' suggestions may e________ other guests.

6. When we shop on line, good-sound words sometimes m ______ us.

7. Starshine T________ tastes terrible.

8. A v_______ is used for holding flowers.

9. The question is when it is p_______ to give her the gift.

10. If the suit doesn't fit you, you can c________ buying another one.

Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

1.You can learn to swim by_______.

2.We should learn English by _______.

3. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

4. What’s more important for senior school students?

5. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

Dear Tom

How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly, too. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English.

There are trees, flowers and green grass at my school. They are very beautiful. Behind my school there is a small river. The water in it is quite clean. We can swim in it.

We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go to shops with my father and mother. We all like China.

    Please write to me soon!

    Yours

    Jack

1.Jack is at a/an ________ school.

          A. English       B. Chinese       C. small      D. Japanese

2.There are ________ students and ________ teachers at Jack's school.

          A. 1,400; 104                  B.1, 040; 104

          C. 1,400; 140                  D.1, 040; 140

3.Jack's teachers ________.

          A. teach him English very well

          B. only teach him Chinese and English

          C. don't like him at all

          D. are quite good to him

4.Jack ________ his new classmates.

          A. doesn't get on well with          B. doesn't like

          C. makes good friends with         D. is going to learn English from

5.Which is TRUE?

          A. Jack goes to school every day.

          B. Jack doesn't have classes every day.

          C. Jack has no classes only on Saturdays.

          D. Jack has no classes only on Sundays.