读写综合，仔细阅读以下材料，并按信息表中的项目要求填写信息。

Peter wanted to travel, especially (特别是) to English-speaking countries such as America and Australia. But he knew that he had to improve his English, so he went to Green Language School to take English lessons. Peter worked very hard at his English. From morning to evening he was busy with his English and he had little time to relax. At last, he became ill. Every evening he went to bed, closed his eyes but he stayed awake (醒着的).

Peter was worried so he went to see the doctor. “I can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do, Doctor?”

“I have a piece of advice,” said the doctor. “Try to count (数) numbers. When you count up to 1,000, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day Peter returned to the doctor’s office. “Did you try my advice? And are you better today?” asked the doctor.

Peter wasn’t happy. “Er, I tried counting from one, two… up to four hundred and twenty-one, and I felt sleepy (困乏的). Then I got up and drank some coffee. Then I went on counting up to 1,000. But I still couldn’t be asleep.”

Information Card

短文填空，请用适当的词完成下列短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

A dictionary can tell you a lot of things about a language.

First, a dictionary can tell you the
(1)　　　　 of a word. When you don’t know the spelling of a word, you can find
(2)　　　　 in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order (字母表的顺序). For example, in a dictionary the word “bag” comes (3)　　　　 “big” and the word “big” comes before “but”. The words are always in this order.

(4)　　　　, a dictionary can tell you pronunciation of a word.

Third, a dictionary can tell you the meanings of words. You can (5)　　　　 up words in a dictionary. Many words have more than (超过) (6)　　　　 meanings, and (7)　　　　 good dictionary gives all the meanings of the words in it. For example, in English the word “take” has more than 20 (8)　　　　 meanings.

These (9)　　　　 important things — spelling, pronunciation and meaning — are
(10)　　　　 you learn from a dictionary.

配对阅读。Ⅰ栏是5个人学习英语时遇到的问题，Ⅱ栏是7条建议，请从A-G中为每个人选择最适合的建议，并将答案的字母编号填写在题前括号内。

Laura and her brother John were shopping. They saw this sign (标志). Bananas 5 kilos for $3.00. Buy some and enjoy their delicious flavour (滋味)! Looking at it, Laura laughed.

“What’s funny?” asked John.

“They didn’t spell ‘flavor’ right,” said Laura.

“No. They used British English,” said John. “Both of them are right.”

“What do you mean?” asked Laura.

“American and British English are different,” said John.

“What are the differences?” asked Laura.

“One big difference between American and British English is the word. For example, pants are called trousers by the British.”

“How different!” said Laura.

“British people also speak with a different pronunciation from American people. Some words are also spelled differently by the British. They put ‘o’ and ‘u’ together in some words like colour, favourite, and flavour,” said John.

“But which one is right?” asked Laura.

“Both two kinds of English are correct. Smart people always remember this,” said John.

“How do you know so much about English?” asked Laura.

“Haha, you know I’m a reporter. I went to many countries and met many interesting people and things,” said John.

( )1. Laura laughed at the sign because 　　　.

A. the sign was right

B. her brother was funny

C. there was a funny picture next to the sign

D. she thought they spelled the wrong word

( )2. There are 　　　 kinds of English mentioned (提到) in the passage.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

( )3. One big difference between American and British English is the 　　　.

A. grammar B. word C. spelling D. pronunciation

( )4.John knew so much about English because 　　　.

A. he liked speaking English

B. he studied English

C. he went to many countries

D. he was an English teacher

( )5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Laura and John were in the school.

B. American people speak with the same pronunciation as the British.

C. American people put “o” and “u” together in some words.

D. The British spell “color” as “colour”.

阅读理解 ，阅读下列材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Do you like telling jokes in your English study? Jokes can make your words colourful and interesting. If (如果) you make people laugh, you can know that people are interested in your topic.

In order to get jokes, you can watch comedies or talk shows on TV. When you hear David Letterman’s jokes in his programme, you’d better write them down. Then you can have more jokes to tell when you talk with others. If your English is good enough, you can also write your own jokes to tell at a party or to break the ice before a speech.

How to make your jokes more interesting? Not all the English words sound funny. Some English words sound funny by themselves, while others can get a laugh only in phrases and sentences. You have to choose. Different people may have different feelings on a joke. So don’t be sad if others don’t laugh after you tell a joke. After all, telling English jokes is just a way to help you with your English study.

(   ) 1. Jokes can make our words 　　　.

          A. bad                   B. colourful

          C. boring                D. easy

(   ) 2.If people laughed after you told a joke, they might be 　　　 your topic.

          A. bored with       B. sad about

          C. interested in       D. good at

(   ) 3. From the passage, we can guess that David Letterman may be a(n) 　　　.

          A. movie actor      

          B. English writer

          C. language learner

          D. host (主持人) of a talk show

(   ) 4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

          A. Almost all the English words sound funny.

          B. Your words can’t be interesting without jokes.

          C. You can write your own jokes to get a laugh.

          D. People always like the same jokes when they listen to a talk show.

(   ) 5. What is the best title for the passage?

          A. Colouring Your Life.

          B. Making Friends at Parties.

          C. Famous English Jokes.

          D. Learning English by Telling Jokes.

完形填空

先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

My name is Liu Yuqing. I will never   1   my first English teacher, Miss Yang, because I learned a lot from her. Miss Yang is a young woman. She has a round face   2   big eyes. There is always a   3   on her face.

She taught me English when I entered the school. When I first met her, I was   4   and couldn’t speak a word of English. She said to me, “Come on! Don’t be shy. You can do it well.” She always   5   me with my English when she was free.

Every day, she prepared (准备) her lessons   6   before class. When she came into the classroom, she said hello to   7  . She tried to make every class   8  . She had all kinds of activities in class and tried to make every student speak English. After class, if we had problems with studies or life, she would give us some   9  .

With her help, my English   10   a lot and she was very happy for me. Miss Yang is really a good teacher.

(   ) 1. A. see                        B. forget

          C. remember                 D. tell

(   ) 2. A. in                         B. of

          C. on                       D. with

(   ) 3. A. message                   B. mouth

          C. smile                     D. club

(   ) 4. A. shy                        B. sad 

          C. happy                     D. strict

(   ) 5. A. sent                             B. matched

          C. helped                      D. filled

(   ) 6. A. clearly                     B. carefully

          C. loudly                      D. badly

(   ) 7. A. everybody                B. anybody

          C. somebody                   D. nobody

(   ) 8. A. tiring                     B. boring

          C. interesting                  D. bad

(   ) 9. A. news                     B. time   

          C. money                    D. advice

(   )10. A. needed                    B. improved

          C. knew                        D. took

It’s a good idea 　　　 the English club to improve your English.

          A. to join        B. joining

          C. joins            D. join

Yesterday my father 　　　 to the school to talk with my teacher.

          A. go            B. will go

          C. is going          D. went

My spoken English is very poor. I don’t know 　　　.

          A. how to go       B. what to do it

          C. why to do       D. what to do

I want to find a pen friend and 　　　 him in English.

          A. listen to        B. write to

          C. play with        D. point at