动词（本大题共8分，每小题1分）

1.When I walked past the office, I heard them _______( argue) about something in loud voices.

2.It was raining heavily outside. We had no choice but _______(watch) TV at home.

3.People ___________(search)carefully every time when they go through the gate.

4.She didn’t tell me if she ________(fly) to American the next month.

5.His parents didn’t go home until the police _______(deal) with the accident.

6.Tom _________(write) a novel the whole morning.I wonder if he has finished it.

7.There ___________(be)few new subjects next term, are there?

8.It’s the third time I ________(arrive) late this month because of the fog.

I started learning English when I was 6 years old. For 8 years I learned English the way everybody else did — by going to English classes. It was useless. I did everything that the

In 1993, I went to the best high school in Wroclaw. It was a special program with a lot of English classes. I owe (感激) a lot to the people I met there, both students and teachers. My first

two years in high school were very important for my English. My English teacher, Mr. Janusz Laskosz, gave me a lot of good advice, especially on pronunciation and vocabulary. My talented (多才多艺的) friends, Wojtek and Michael Ryszard, who are my partners now, were both fantastic English learners. What’s more, every time I heard them speak, they seemed to have a bigger vocabulary. I wanted to be as good as them, so I studied harder. And my English improved. Wojtek and Michal also introduced me to SuperMemo, which has been very important in my life. And, of course, I could discuss the English language with them, which was a great thing.

1.The writer studied hard at English in the first eight years,  ______________.

A. but he was still not good at it

B. and then he invented an effective way to learn it

C. so his pronunciation was quite good

D. and then he could read English articles very quickly

2.The writer made great progress in learning English ________________.

A. after he read many English textbooks

B. because he spoke English very slowly

C. even before he went to the high school in Wroclaw 

D. because of his friends Wojtek and Michael

3.We can learn from the passage that ________ could help people learn English better.

A. good textbooks                                                   B. beautiful environment

C. studying harder alone                                                  D. good teachers and friends

4.The best title for the passage is “_____________”.

A. How to make friends                                         B. How I learn English

C. My good English teacher                                    D. My high school

从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。（5分）（其中有一项是多余的）

A: Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?

B: Certainly.

A: ___1.____

B: I eat them every day.

A: Do you like them?

B: ____2.___But the doctor says they are good for my health.

A: Do you like junk food?

B: ___3.___ But I try to eat it only once a week.

A: Why?

B: ___4.___

A: How many hours do you sleep every night?

B: ___5.___

A: Oh, I think you must be in good health.