口语交际。根据实际情况，回答下列问题。

15. Are you a middle school student?

16. Can you speak English?

17. Do you like reading English stories?

18. What’s your favorite sport?

19. Have you got a bike?

What’s your favorite transportation?

Last week, we did a survey about   16   kinds of transportation. We asked students about their favorite kinds of trasportation. Here   17   some of the results. Most students come to school by bike   18   they like riding bikes. Of course, bikes are cheaper than cars and buses. Some students like cars because they are  19   than bikes. Cars are 20   faster than bikes and buses.   21   some students,   22   are not popular, because they ofen have   23   passengers. Buses are also dirtier and   24  . However, not many people    25   a car.

16. A. a              B. much           C. difficult           D. different

17. A. is              B. are              C. has              D.have

18. A. and            B. but              C. however          D. so

19. A. faster          B. slower           C. safer              D. safe

20. A. more           B. too              C. either            D. also

21. A. Among         B. Between          C. Of              D. In

22. A. cars            B. buses            C. bikes            D. trains

23. A. too many        B. many too        C. too much         D. much too

24. A. crowded        B. more crowded     C. big             D. bigger

25. A. can’t afford      B. can afford        C. can keep         D. can’t keep

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Reading is a very important skill. Reading is also an excellent way to improve your English. However, to make sure what you read isn’t too difficult, it’s important to know what makes passages difficult and how you can improve your understanding of them. Here are some suggestions:

　 Firstly, the way you read something depends very much on your purpose(目的) for reading it. The kind of reading you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel(小说) for pleasure in the summer holidays.

　 Next, find something out about the topic(主题) you are going to read. The more background information you have, the easier it’ll be to understand the text. You can get this background information in your own language.

　 Then, of course, reading itself is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary(词汇量), but there are many other things you can do. The more vocabulary you have, the easier your reading will be.

　 And finally, a common mistake(错误) is to read everything very slowly and carefully, looking up each unknown word. Sometimes this is necessary. However, it takes a long time and can be very boring, it can even make understanding more difficult! Using your dictionary correctly(正确地) is important.

　 If you’ve followed the above advice and still can’t understand a text, then it’s simply too hard for you. Stop reading and ask someone to help you. Nobody likes to give up, but you’ll just be wasting your time if you continue to work at a text that’s too difficult for you.

15. Is reading important for you?

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16. How can you get background information?

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17. What’s the mistake people often make when they are reading?

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18. What’s the main idea of the passage?

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