How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the     the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t have to     passing the ball in the game, he will just do it. You can     yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words     book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you _____a “book” you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.
After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step—thinking in   . Listening and repeating is a very useful    to learn a language. Listen first and don’t care too much about     you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the    you learn. After you reach a higher level, __  having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.

1Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 players, you shouldn’t turn it up too high.

Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries, and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn’t make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “_______”

A. the type of music                   B. the amount of a sound

C. the length of a song                D. the color of an MP3 player

2.No one wants to listen to _____________ from others’ MP3 players.

A. a loud sound     B. sad stories     C. a long movie      D. the words of a song

3.We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music ________.

A. is not enjoyable        B. makes us tired

C. is bad for MP3 players  D. hurts our ears

4.If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, ______________________.

A. the theatre won’t allow it

B. the actors will get angry

C. others won’t hear the play well

D. we will miss part of the play

5.We can take one earphone out when we _______________________.

A. show others the way

B. talk to friends on the phone

C. watch a sporting event

D. have dinner with our parents

6.It’s all right to use our MP3 player in _________________.

A. school          B. libraries      C. restaurants     D. museums

7.What can be the best title of this passage? _________________

A. Music lovers    B. Music manners  C.MP3 players      D. MP3 earphones

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. I would like to talk about it ___________（不同地）．

2. A11 my classmates are ___________（分成）into five groups.

3. Do you feel___________（轻松）when you listen to music?

4. Though Sandy has ___________（提供）me some advice, I still don’t know how to do it.

5. Last year，he               (受苦)from the illness in bed．

6. If you want to join us，you must get your               (父母亲)support．

7. Congratulations! You have made great              （进步）in your English.

8. Have you made a                 （决定）to give up the visit to the EXPO?

9. Are you sure they will have no difficulty              （完成）the work in two days?

10. You have to be                  (耐心的) if you are waiting at the end of a long queue.