We each have a memory (记忆力).That's why we can still remember things after a long time . Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He learns the sounds , remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear., remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it ,and they are busy with other subjects , too.

But your memory will become better and better then you do more and more exercises.

1.Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?

A. They always sleep very well B. They often eat good food and fish

C. They often a lot of books D. They have very good memories

2.When does everyone learn his mother language ?

A. At the age of six B. When he is a small child

C. After he goes to school D. When he can read and write

3.What does a child need to do before he can speak ?

A. He must read and write B. He must chat with others

C. He must hear and remember the sound D. He must think hard and listen to much music

4.What can you do if you want your memory to become better?

A. You must eat a lot of food, especially lots of fish B. You must keep practicing it

C. You must say or do things only once D. You must become a great man

5.Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England ?

A. Because he must speak English every day.

B. Because he will have a good memory in England , not in China

C. Because his father is an Englishman

D. Because his English teacher is better in England.

There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a drum. The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, because she did not have enough money to buy a drum.

On the way home, she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with. Later that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman crying. The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn’t have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave her his piece of wood. The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made.

Then, further down the road, the boy met a pot (盆) maker’s wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child. The boy gave the woman the piece of bread, and she gave him a pot. The boy walked on.

Before long, he saw a husband and wife arguing (争吵). He asked them why they were arguing. They said, “We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in.” The boy gave his pot to them, and they gave the boy a new coat.

Next, the boy saw a man who had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed (抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken his money, and his shirt. The boy gave the man his new coat. The man was so happy that he gave the boy his horse.

Finally, on his way home, the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding (婚礼). There were musicians, the bridegroom (新郎), and his family. Everyone looked sad. The bridegroom s father said,” We are waiting for a horse. If it doesn’t come soon, we will be late for the wedding. The boy gave them his new horse. The group asked the boy what they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.

1.The old woman was crying because ________.

A. she couldn’t find her daughter B. she had no money to buy food

C. she had no wood to make a fire D. she couldn’t find her way back

2.Why did the pot maker’s wife give her pot to the boy?

A. Because the pot was useless. B. Because she didn’t like it.

C. Because the pot made her child cry. D. Because the boy helped her.

3.The boy got the drum from ________.

A. a pot maker’s wife B. the musicians

C. his own mother D. an old woman

4.We know from the story that the boy was ________.

A. helpful B. careless C. silly D. cruel

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