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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Dr. Albert Schweitzer was a jungle doctor in Africa. He was born in France. He had learned to play the piano since he was five and he was a very good musician. He decided to be a doctor when he was 30 years old. Then he studied medicine for eight years. After that, he asked to be sent to Africa in 1913.
Dr. Schweitzer took big boxes of medicine with him to Africa. He had to go through a lot of dangerous places. At first the new white doctor was not welcome, but soon the people of Africa understood that he was their friend and they helped him build his first small hospital near a river. Many people came to the hospital. Dr. Schweitzer worked day and night.
When he ran out of money and needed more medicine, he would go back to Europe to play music to make money. Then he would return to Africa. Later he built a bigger hospital. He spent most of his life in Africa, not only helping sick people but also teaching the people how to help each other.
During World War I, he was sent to prison. He found that war was more terrible than diseases (疾病 ). When the war was over, he made a speech everywhere to propose (提倡) peace and respect (尊敬) for lives. In 1952, he was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Occupation | Jungle _____ 1.______ |
Birthplace | ______2.___ |
Education | He learnt to play the piano for many years and then he studied ____3.____ for 8 years. |
Career | He was sent to Africa in 1913. He was ____4.____ at first because people there didn’t understand him. He worked day and night in his first small hospital to treat the sick people in Africa. He made money for his hospital by ___5.__ music in Europe. He devoted most of his life to helping __6._____and teaching the people how to help each other. |
He was put into __7.____ during World War I. After the war, he gave ___8.___ around the world to make people realize the _____9._ of peace and ask people to respect lives. | |
Honour | In 1952, he was given the Nobel ____10.__Prize. |