Speaking is different among the four skills in learning English.The other three you can do alone on your own,but you can't really speak alone.Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away! Then how can you practice speaking?Where can you find people to speak English with?

At school—If you pay to go to a language school,you should use the chance to speak.If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs with other students,try to say as much as possible.Don't worry about your mistakes.Just speak!

Cafes and bars—There are American,British,Irish and Australian bars in many big cities.If you can find one,you will probably meet many people speaking English as their first or second language.

Songs and videos—Repeat the words of an English song,singing with the music until it becomes automatic (不假思索的).It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles (肌肉) that you need for English.

Language is all around you—Everywhere you go,you will find language.Shop names,notices,and car numbers…When you walk down the street,practice reading the words and numbers that you see.Say them to yourself.It's not exactly a conversation,but it will help you to “think” in English.

1.The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. tell us that you can speak English alone

B. tell us that English is all around you

C. give us some advice on how to practice speaking

D. tell us speaking is the easiest of the four skills in learning English

2.What does the writer mean by saying “Speaking to yourself can be dangerous”?

A. The writer is joking—perhaps a doctor will come and take you to the hospital.

B. It's dangerous to practice speaking with foreigners.

C. When you speak alone,you have to put on a white coat.

D. Men in white coats will cause an accident.

3.The writer advises you to go to cafes and bars because ________.

A. you can enjoy yourself there

B. you can listen to English songs there

C. it will not be dangerous if you speak to yourself there

D. you will meet many English speakers there

4.Why does the writer give the advice “Songs and videos”?

A. It's good practice for your memory.

B. It's good for the mouth muscles that you need for English.

C. It's good for you to sing well.

D. Both A and B.

Kindergartens(幼儿园) may teach you very important things you need to know. Bob, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.

The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home. He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Bob used his father’s phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her mother the useful information, and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Bob read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: " F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E. " But that wasn’ t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22. The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.

"He just thought his dad needed help," Bob’s mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too."It is surprising for him to get off the highway(高速路)and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick," she said.

Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil."Bob’s spelling skills helped him seize the moment," he said. "And that’s the real value(价值)of education."

1.When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were____.

A. on the highway B .at home C. in a shopping center

2.Bob called____for help when his father couldn’t speak.

A. Shine B. 911 C. his mother

3.The Chinese meaning of the word "seize" in this passage is probably"____".

A. 成功 B. 抓住 C. 救援

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

A. Bob drove his father home.

B. The reporter was really a hero.

C. Bob saved his father with his spelling skills.

5.The writer writes this article in order to show____.

A. The boy’s father was really a hero.

B. Kindergartens teach us more than middle schools.

C. It’s important to use skills learned to get out of trouble.

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