2. Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except ______.

A.　　 the ability to memorize the words

B.　　　 an interest in understanding their own thinking

C.　　　 willingness to take chances

D.　　 confidence in their ability

1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue ______.

A. at the age of five　　 B. by the age of eight　　

C. before they are five　　 D. since they were five

9. According To Fred, Christmas is the day of the year when people ______

A.　　 think of the past and look forward to the future

B.　　　 put valuable things in their pockets

C.　　　 have dinner together

D.　　 show kindness to people and help others

6. From the dialogue, we can infer_______.

A.　　 Fred helps Scrooge become a helpful man

B.　　　 Everyone does wish Ebenzer Scrooge a merry Christmas

C.　　　 Ebenzer Scrooge corrects his mistakes and makes a fresh start

D.　　 Scrooge’s partner, Marley died at Christmas

7 The main factor that makes Mr Scrooge change his mind is that ______

A.　　 he feels afraid the bad thing will happen to him in the future

B.　　　 he regrets what he did in the past

C.　　　 he is moved by what he did in the past

D.　　 he loses his fortune and becomes a poor man himself

8 What can’t be concluded from the passage?

A.　　 People usually have turkey for the Christmas

B.　　　 The place they live in is cold in winter

C.　　　 Bob is quite astonished Scrooge’s generousness

D.　　 All the poor people can enjoy a merry Christmas now

3.推理判断

5. In the sentence, “He is cold, mean and selfish old man”, “mean” is ______.

A. 有技巧的　　 B. 心情不好　　 C. 普通的　　 D. 吝啬的

2.猜测词意

4. According to the dialogue, which of the following sentences is right?

A.　　 Nothing happened when the clock struck one.

B.　　　 Scrooge’s eyes were wet because he had a cold

C.　　　 The girl who used to love Scrooge has married another man

D.　　 Scrooge, a kind old man is always commenting on everything by saying “Humbug”.

2. Which of the following is not true according to the dialogue?

A.　　 The business is now owned by Scrooge and his partner,　 Marley.

B.　　　 Marley died on December 24^th

C.　　　 The gentleman tried to persuade Mr Scrooge to do something good for the poor

D.　　 Many thousands of people don’t have enough money to keep themselves warm

3 Ebenezer Scrooge is ______.

A. a warm-hearted boss　　　　 B. a lazy kind boss

C. a hospitable boss　　　　　 D. a greedy ungenerous boss