Anne Sanders was practicing soccer moves, which was not normal. Usually, Anne only plays basketball. She wins every basketball game she plays, and she loses at any other game. "Anne", I waved to her. "Why are you playing soccer?"

"Well, the gym teacher is doing something different," she said. "There are teams of four and partners of two.We get to pick our partners, and I want someone to pick me. "Anne held up a list.

"It looks like I'm on a team with you, Stacey, and Paul," I said. "Stacey is my best friend.Maybe we can be together: " Just then, Stacey and Paul came over. They had heard of the teams.

"Do you want to be partners, Stacey?" I asked.

"Well, I was going to be partners with Paul," she claimed. I didn't blame her. Paul was as fast as a rocket, and my nickname was "Snail". "But we are best friends," said Stacey. “So I guess I'II be with you. "

It was our first game. Stacey went to talk to some other friends afterwards, and Paul and Anne were talking about winning their game. I was sipping on my water, when I overheard Stacey, "She's worse than I thought; if I played the team alone,, I would have won easily. She's worse than a snail. She's more like a statue. "

That night, I felt terrible for losing and mad at Stacey for calling me a statue. After all, she was my best friend and my only friend. Anyway, the phone rang, and it was Stacey. At first, I thought she might apologize, but no such luck.

“Allison, the game tomorrow is canceled, " she said.

"Okay," I replied. "Sorry about the game today", Stacey hung up on me.

The next day, I went over to the soccer field. I knew the game was canceled, but maybe I could help clean up.But instead of a mess, I saw a soccer game in progress. Stacey and were playing, and Anne was hiding in the corner. "Paul made me pretend to be sick, " she whispered. “He wants to play with Stacey because she's so fast. "

So Anne and I went to get ice cream. Even if I lost Stacey ,I just created a lifelong friendship.

1.Why did Anne practice playing soccer?A.Because she wanted to win in all games.

B.Because she didn't want to be left out.

C.Because she intended to be a normal student.

D.Because she hoped to do something different.

2.What did Stacey complain about Allison?A.Allison called her nickname.

B.Allison was as fast as a rocket.

C.Allison didn't treat her as a best friend

D.Allison moved too slowly in the game.

3.Stacey phoned Allison in order toA.get rid of Allison as a partner

B.apologize for calling Allison a statue

C.tell Allison there was no game tomorrow

D.encourage Allison to fight in the next game

Here are five points you can follow to improve your English, and the first point is the most important.

It’s your duty to achieve your aims (目标)!

Studying English is your own duty and not the duty of your teacher or your parents. You must take an active (积极的) part in your classes!

Get a teacher or attend a class!

It’s a little difficult to study English alone. Also, it’s difficult to learn how to speak English if you don’t have an English teacher or someone else to talk with.

Work as hard as possible!

You need to practice speaking often. You should do all of your homework, study vocabulary lists outside class, and check the homework in time.

Keep studying!

Don’t stop for a long time even during a summer holiday! To make good progress, you should study at least 5 hours each week.

Make English your hobby and have fun!

You can improve your English through other activities:

Reading — choose English books that you can read.

English songs — choose your favorite English songs and sing them again and again.

DVDs — many films are in English with subtitles in your language.

Travel — traveling in English-speaking countries can help you with your English.

1.According to the writer, an English learner should study every week to make good progress.

A. about two hours

B. at least four hours

C. at least five hours

D. more than seven hours

2.Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned (提到)?

A. Reading English books.

B. Singing English songs.

C. Watching English films.

D. Writing e-mails in English.

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