My English teacher gives me some advice on how to improve my listening _______.

A. course B. preparation C. ability D. choice

My brother often makes mistakes ________ grammar.

A. of B. by C. at D. in

Please tell me ________.

A. how to do B. what to do C. where to do D. do what

It’s ______ to watch ________movies.

A. fun, funny B. fun, fun C. funny, funny D. funny, fun

I was tired. I had been studying English for 8 years, but my spoken English was terrible. I went to English school every night. I_________different textbooks and learned the grammar rules________ them every day. But during the eight years, I hadn’t got any_________at all!

Being tired of school, I searched the Internet for “Learn English” one night. Then I found a ________English learning system.

Seven days later I started using the system to learn English. My life _______ from then on. I used the system every day. I was________ to find that learning English in this way was so easy and interesting. No boring grammar rules. The articles were interesting and the stories were funny.

Then something amazing happened. One day I ________an American man named James in a coffee shop. Without thinking, I started to________him. My English words came out automatically（无意识地）.It was hard for me to believe it. I could speak English so easily. I didn’t feel any_________or worry. James understood my ideas and feelings. We talked for two hours without____________.Then we exchanged e-mails and Skype IDs. We decided to talk to each other on the Internet every week.

My English has improved greatly now. I think there are many ways of learning English for us to use. You should stop using a way that doesn’t work

and find out what is helpful to you.

1.A. met B. saw C. read D. looked

2.A. by B. in C. for D. about

3.A. message B. mistake C. progress D. challenge

4.A. boring B. common C. disappointing D. perfect

5.A. changed B. started C. solved D. impressed

6.A. afraid B. angry C. crazy D. surprised

7.A. met B. beat C. helped D. forgot

8.A. wait for B. talk with C. laugh at D. think of

9.A. interest B. hobby C. stress D. idea

10.A. saying B. predicting C. stopping D. understanding

Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview—if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here’s how to preview.

◆Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

◆Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from  spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.

Skim—if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here’s how to skim.

◆Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

◆Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.

1.How many skills are given in this passage?

A. One., B. Two., C. Three., D. Four.

2.What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese?

A. 精读, B. 默读, C. 朗读, D. 略读

3.What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A. Read the last two paragraphs carefully.

B. Get our eyes to move fast.

C. Sweep our eyes across each line.

D. Pick up only a few key words in each line.

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. Skim means reading quickly. It’s a good way to read.

B. There are a lot of ways for you to read more in less time.

C. By previewing you can get all the details of the passage.

D. People can spend less time doing more reading.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. How to read faster, B. What to read

C. When to read, D. Why we should read

A good reader is much like a driver. He can change his reading speed to fit his purpose and the material(材料) he is reading, just like a driver does to fit the road situation. A good reader may read a thousand words per minute (WPM), but he won't keep that speed for everything he reads. A good reader doing research in the library may read at the speed of 1000 words per minute when he looks for materials for a report.But once he finds something that is useful to him, he will slow down the speed to 100 WPM.A good reader may read newspapers and magazine articles at 600 WPM, but at 150 WPM when he reads science or maths texts.

1.According to the passage, good readers can ______.

A. go to libraries B. read at 100 WPM

C. spend more time reading D. change his reading speed as needed

2.Reading speed depends on (依赖于)______ according to the passage.

A. the time when you are reading B. the place where you are reading

C. the material and purpose of reading D. the number of books

3.A good reader may read at the highest speed when ______ according to the passage.

A. he is trying to find the material for his report B. he is trying to work out a maths problem

C. he reads the material most useful to him D. he reads newspapers and magazines

4.The passage suggests (暗示) that a good driver should ______.

A. drive at a high speed B. drive in all kinds of situations fast

C. be good at changing driving speed D. be good at driving on a country road

5.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. different reading speeds B. the relationship (关系) between reading and driving

C. the difference between driving and reading D. the best way of fast reading

Many students felt it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you some advice.

（1）Do not waste time in learning a list of English words. It is the hardest way to remember

English words. How do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and listen to them carefully. The best way to learn all new words is through ear. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences. Of course, it is not enough to learn new words, you must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized(重读).

（2）Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects such as box,

bottle, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names subjects, they say the words. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues.

1.Who gave the advice? Perhaps it was given by____________

A. Karl Marx, B. a teacher from England

C. American parents, D. a teacher of English

2.The advice the writer gave us is mainly about____________

A. how to learn English

B. how to put words together

C. how to learn new words

D. how to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them.

3.The writer gave us two pieces of advice. He seems to enjoy_____________

A. the first one, B. the second one

C. both of them, D. neither of them

4.The writer thinks that the best way to learn new words is____________

A. to do more reading

B. to do more writing

C. to do more listening

D. to learn which word is emphasized

5.The way to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them________

A. works for everyone, B. does not work for anyone

C. works only for some people, D. works only for the Chinese students

根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

A：Hi, Zhang Wei. The English test is coming. 1.

B：I feel a little nervous because I am weak in English.

A：Why? I know you studied hard at it all the time.

B：So I did. I put many efforts(努力) on it. But it didn't work at all. 2.

A：You should remember a rule.3.

B：I know it's important to practice more.4.

A：Don't fear that you maybe make mistakes. Just learn from the mistakes and improve yourself.

B：Sounds a good idea.5.

A：First, you should write the answers carefully and check out them before handing it in.

B：Thanks a lot for telling me so much.

A：Not at all.

A．Practice English as much as possible.

B．How do you feel now?

C．Why do you ask your classmates for help?

D．No one can do something without mistakes.

E．But I am afraid of making mistakes when using it.

F．Can you give me some suggestions on learning English?

G. What should I do during the exam?

根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。

1.他说话声音很低，太难听清楚他说什么了。

He speaks in a low voice. It's ________________________ hear him clearly.

2.那位专家什么时候给我们作报告啊？

When will the expert ________________________________？

3.如果你逐字读，你需要三天才能读完那本书。

If you read ________________________，you need 3 days to finish reading the book.

4.现在来做单词卡片怎么样？

What about ________________________ now?

5.房间越干净，你就会越感到舒服。

________________ the room is，________________________ you'll feel.