2．When you are learning English，listening，speaking and writing are important，but reading can also be very helpful．Here are some good reading tips．
（61）B Read something that you can understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary，it is not interesting．
Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page，write them in your notebook．（62）D Instead，try to guess their meaning as you read：mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．
Try to read regularly（定期地）．（63）C Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix a time to read and keep to it．You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed，or when you get up or at lunchtime．
Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like，because you are going to spend time and money reading it．（64）A You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．It is easy enough to understand and also there is something interesting in it．
（61）B Read something that you can understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary，it is not interesting．
Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page，write them in your notebook．（62）D Instead，try to guess their meaning as you read：mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．
Try to read regularly（定期地）．（63）C Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix a time to read and keep to it．You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed，or when you get up or at lunchtime．
Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like，because you are going to spend time and money reading it．（64）A You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．It is easy enough to understand and also there is something interesting in it．
| A．So，choose an interesting book． B．Try to read at the right level． C．For example，read for a short time once a day． D．But you don't have to write them while you read． E．You should read as much as you can． |
1．If you ask a teacher in China what makes a good student，he or she would probably tell you that a good student is someone who gets high marks in exams．
It is true that most teachers share this opinion．（61）B She says that as an educator，she feels sorry about what her students have to do every day．She hates to see her students study day and night for the endless exams．These teenagers have no time to relax or hang around with their friends．They shouldn't be turned into bookworms（书呆子）．（62）C Shen Hong thinks a good student should be like this：
A good student is honest and kind to others．（63）A If he does something wrong，he says sorry immediately．Apart from this，a good student is always ready to help his friends when they are in trouble．
A good student is one who always tries his best in studies．He makes full use of his time to learn both in and out of class．Hard work comes first no matter how clever he is．（64）E He often plays ball games or goes camping with his friends．In a word，he develops in an all-round way．
It is true that most teachers share this opinion．（61）B She says that as an educator，she feels sorry about what her students have to do every day．She hates to see her students study day and night for the endless exams．These teenagers have no time to relax or hang around with their friends．They shouldn't be turned into bookworms（书呆子）．（62）C Shen Hong thinks a good student should be like this：
A good student is honest and kind to others．（63）A If he does something wrong，he says sorry immediately．Apart from this，a good student is always ready to help his friends when they are in trouble．
A good student is one who always tries his best in studies．He makes full use of his time to learn both in and out of class．Hard work comes first no matter how clever he is．（64）E He often plays ball games or goes camping with his friends．In a word，he develops in an all-round way．
| A．In other words，he never lies to his friends． B．However，one teacher called Shen Hong has a different attitude． C．And it's also not right to judge a student only by the marks． D．But a good student should work hard all the time． E．Besides studying，he also likes outdoor sports． |
20．These are pictures of my family．We don't live together．We live in different cities．But we often talk to each other on the phone．（61）B．This is our family reunion．
In our family，people come to the reunion from Massachusetts，New Mexico，British Columbia，and Louisiana．One of my cousins flies to the United States from Ireland!We usually meet in a small town in Pennsylvania．（62）A．
At the reunion，we have a picnic one day at a beautiful lake．We play baseball，swim，and eat a lot．We play volleyball too．The women and girls are on one team．（63）C．One night we always have a big barbecue．We sit around a fire，tell stories，and eat a lot．On the last night，we have a dinner dance at a nice hotel．（64）D．Our family really likes to eat．
We don't only eat．We talk about problems．Sometimes we argue．It's good to have a big family．But at the end of the week，I'm always very tired!I'm happy to be alone．
In our family，people come to the reunion from Massachusetts，New Mexico，British Columbia，and Louisiana．One of my cousins flies to the United States from Ireland!We usually meet in a small town in Pennsylvania．（62）A．
At the reunion，we have a picnic one day at a beautiful lake．We play baseball，swim，and eat a lot．We play volleyball too．The women and girls are on one team．（63）C．One night we always have a big barbecue．We sit around a fire，tell stories，and eat a lot．On the last night，we have a dinner dance at a nice hotel．（64）D．Our family really likes to eat．
We don't only eat．We talk about problems．Sometimes we argue．It's good to have a big family．But at the end of the week，I'm always very tired!I'm happy to be alone．
| A．My great grandparents lived in this town． B．Every summer all the relatives come together for a week． C．And the men and boys are on the other． D．We listen to music，dance，and eat a lot． E．It's opposite the school gate． |
16．When I was a little child my parents took me to German．（61）D．When I came back，I could speak German fluently．"Can I do something useful with German？"I asked myself．
Then，I got a good opportunity last spring．During that time our university had a long holiday，so I stayed at home with nothing to do．（62）A．"Why don't you translate it into Chinese？It will be better than playing computer games all day．"I agreed happily．
I promised to do 4，000words each day．But soon I found it was hard to keep the promise．
One day in May，the weather was beautiful．（63）C．Those 4，000words were still waiting for me．After translating only three pages，I already lost interest in the book．I looked at it for a long time．But I couldn't make myself turn the pages．How I wished I could just go outside and play basketball with my friends!
I counted the words again and again．I just wanted to give up．I felt as if two people were fighting in my mind．One said，"Don't give up!Keep working hard，and you will do well!"But then the other one said，"Go and play!It will be more interesting than translating．Do your homework tomorrow．"
I stood up and would turn off the computer．But then I remembered what my parents had told me，"Whatever you do，don't stop half way．"（64）B．
Then，I got a good opportunity last spring．During that time our university had a long holiday，so I stayed at home with nothing to do．（62）A．"Why don't you translate it into Chinese？It will be better than playing computer games all day．"I agreed happily．
I promised to do 4，000words each day．But soon I found it was hard to keep the promise．
One day in May，the weather was beautiful．（63）C．Those 4，000words were still waiting for me．After translating only three pages，I already lost interest in the book．I looked at it for a long time．But I couldn't make myself turn the pages．How I wished I could just go outside and play basketball with my friends!
I counted the words again and again．I just wanted to give up．I felt as if two people were fighting in my mind．One said，"Don't give up!Keep working hard，and you will do well!"But then the other one said，"Go and play!It will be more interesting than translating．Do your homework tomorrow．"
I stood up and would turn off the computer．But then I remembered what my parents had told me，"Whatever you do，don't stop half way．"（64）B．
| A．My father brought me a German book B．So I sat down and went on with it C．But I couldn't go out D．I lived there for nine years E．I went out with my good friends |
15．The Greatest Player in the World
Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in Brazil in 1940．（61）B He says he does not know why or even what the name means．But the name Pele soon became world famous．Many people believe that Pele was the greatest footballer of all time．
He started playing for the local club when he was 10years old．（62）E In 1957，still only 17，he was in the winning World Cup team（the youngest ever World Cup player）．In 1970，he was in the team that won the World Cup for Brazil again．He finally stopped playing in 1977．In 1994，he was made Brazilian Minister for Sport．
（63）A He had wonderful control（控制） over the ball．Brave，clever，and able to run very quickly，he could kick with the same amount of skill with either foot．Not only that，when you watched him play，you could always see how much he enjoyed playing．
Pele became very rich by the time he was 22．（64）C He was loved by both his teammates and the players in other teams．He worked hard to develop the game and to encourage young and poor boys to work hard and do well．There is no better example for sportsmen and sportswomen today to copy．
Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in Brazil in 1940．（61）B He says he does not know why or even what the name means．But the name Pele soon became world famous．Many people believe that Pele was the greatest footballer of all time．
He started playing for the local club when he was 10years old．（62）E In 1957，still only 17，he was in the winning World Cup team（the youngest ever World Cup player）．In 1970，he was in the team that won the World Cup for Brazil again．He finally stopped playing in 1977．In 1994，he was made Brazilian Minister for Sport．
（63）A He had wonderful control（控制） over the ball．Brave，clever，and able to run very quickly，he could kick with the same amount of skill with either foot．Not only that，when you watched him play，you could always see how much he enjoyed playing．
Pele became very rich by the time he was 22．（64）C He was loved by both his teammates and the players in other teams．He worked hard to develop the game and to encourage young and poor boys to work hard and do well．There is no better example for sportsmen and sportswomen today to copy．
| A．Pele was an excellent player． B．At school he was called"Pele"． C．But he was shy and polite． D．He never helped others． E．At the age of 15，he was playing for his country． |
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A mineral is something in nature that is neither a plant nor an animal．Most rocks have two or more minerals．（61）B？
First，look for color．Some minerals are light in color，while others are dark．（62）E，because many minerals have more chemicals that give them a different color．
（63）A．Some minerals shine brightly．Others may look smooth．Still others may have a shining luster，like the inside of some seashells．
Third，look for how the mineral breaks apart．Some minerals come apart into thin，flat sheets．Others come into small cubes．Still others break up into pieces with different shapes．
Finally，look for hardness．（64）D．Some minerals are soft，so you can cut them with your hand．Others can be cut with a coin．Still others can be cut with a penknife．
A mineral is something in nature that is neither a plant nor an animal．Most rocks have two or more minerals．（61）B？First，look for color．Some minerals are light in color，while others are dark．（62）E，because many minerals have more chemicals that give them a different color．
（63）A．Some minerals shine brightly．Others may look smooth．Still others may have a shining luster，like the inside of some seashells．
Third，look for how the mineral breaks apart．Some minerals come apart into thin，flat sheets．Others come into small cubes．Still others break up into pieces with different shapes．
Finally，look for hardness．（64）D．Some minerals are soft，so you can cut them with your hand．Others can be cut with a coin．Still others can be cut with a penknife．
| A．Second，look for luster，or shininess B．What can we do to discover a mineral C．You can discover a mineral by looking at its size D．You can test a mineral for hardness by trying to cut it E．But color is not always the best way to discover a mineral |
13．Bill Gates is a very important person in the computer industry．He has been chief officer of Microsoft Company for several years．He is also the richest person in the United States．How did he do it？
He learned a lot from his parents．While Bill was going to school，his father went to college，got a degree，and became a successful lawyer．（61）D．His mother was a very busy teacher，but she also loved going to parties．From this，he learned something else：if you want to work hard and play hard，you have to make a schedule．
（62）C．While most of his friends were playing，Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8years old．（63）B．He used to play a lot of sports-swimming，water-skiing，tennis．When Bill got older，he spent more and more time working and playing on a computer．
Before he was twenty，Bill developed the world's first computer language for the personal computer．（64）E．He thought that every home was going to have a computer，and every computer would need software-his software．He said，"I'm going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I'm 25．"And he did!
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He learned a lot from his parents．While Bill was going to school，his father went to college，got a degree，and became a successful lawyer．（61）D．His mother was a very busy teacher，but she also loved going to parties．From this，he learned something else：if you want to work hard and play hard，you have to make a schedule．
（62）C．While most of his friends were playing，Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8years old．（63）B．He used to play a lot of sports-swimming，water-skiing，tennis．When Bill got older，he spent more and more time working and playing on a computer．
Before he was twenty，Bill developed the world's first computer language for the personal computer．（64）E．He thought that every home was going to have a computer，and every computer would need software-his software．He said，"I'm going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I'm 25．"And he did!
| A．Bill was very clever and confident B．However Bill's childhood was not all work C．When Bill was young，he spent a lot of time alone D．From this，Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something E．Once when he was thinking about the future，he realized something important |