How much time did you learn each day?

I didn’t need to give my whole life over to learning Norwegian. Each Babbel lesson takes only 15 minutes, and I set myself the achievable aim of finishing three Babbel lessons daily. This took 45 minutes each day.

How did the Babbel app help you learn so quickly?

The Babbel app has a course plan for beginners that taught me how to make sentences in Norwegian within the first few days. Then I was able to personalize my learning by choosing single-topic lessons on eating, drinking, music, culture, travelling and so on. This allowed me to quickly enlarge(扩大) my vocabulary!

This way of learning kept me highly active, and made sure I wasn’t bored to tears(眼泪) with grammar practice that we all remember from school!

“After 7 days I was able to introduce myself in Norwegian, talk about my hobbies and interests, and most importantly, communicating with a native(本国的) Norwegian speaker in a real conversation and I could even play a joke or two!”

Would you introduce this app to others?

Certainly! Babbel has 14 languages to choose from, so if you’re thinking about brushing up on your German for a business trip, or learning a bit of Portuguese(葡萄牙语) for next year’s summer vacation, you’ll be happy to hear that you only need an app, 7 days of learning to get you conversational.

【1】The Babbel app is used for people to _______.

A. speak with nativesB. learn foreign languages

C. do international businessD. plan a vacation abroad

【2】How did the Babbel app help David learn quickly?

A. It took him little time every day.

B. It provided him with 14 languages.

C. It gave him daily grammar practice.

D. It offered lessons according to his needs.

【3】The example of David is used in the passage to show that _______.

A. hard work matters a lotB. Babbel app sells well

C. Norwegian is easy to learnD. Babbel app really helps

The car started to move very ________. The guy looked at the road and saw a curve（弯道）coming his way. Feeling frightened, he began to beg God for his life. He had not come out when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly ________ through the window and moved the wheel. The guy was too frightened to move and watched how the mystery happened every time the car was reaching a curve. Finally, although still scared, the guy managed to open the door ‘and ______ out. Without looking back, the guy ______ through the storm all the way to the nearest town and walked into a nearby bar, asking for some wine.

Then, still shaking, he started telling everybody in the bar about the scaring experience he just ____. Everyone listened in _______and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the guy was telling the _____ because he was crying and obviously was not drunk!

About half an hour later two guys walked into the same bar. Suddenly, one said to the other, “Hey, look! There’s the bad guy who jumped into the car while we were ________ it!”.

【1】A. simpleB. easilyC. hardD. carefully

【2】A. SuddenlyB. SecretlyC. UnluckilyD. Hurriedly

【3】A. wonderfullyB. slowlyC. quicklyD. comfortably

【4】A. wavedB. hangC. touchedD. appeared

【5】A. takeB. jumpC. keepD. fall

【6】A. walkedB. criedC. climbed,D. ran

【7】A. went throughB. heard fromC. wrote aboutD. thought of

【8】A. angerB. sadnessC. silenceD. joy

【9】A. jokeB. truthC. lieD. story

【10】A. pullingB. drivingC. pushingD. following

---Come on, Dear! ________. I’m sure if you try your best, you’ll pass it easily next time.

A. It doesn’t matterB. No problemC. Take it easyD. Never mind.

--Well, my dear, just as the saying goes, “________.” I do hope that you will act soon.

A. Practice makes perfectB. Many hands make light work

C. You’re never too old to learnD. Actions speak louder than words.

--- Better walk there. It’s only about ten minutes’ walk.

A. how far Xihui Park isB. how far is Xihui Park

C. how can I get to Xihui ParkD. how I can get to Xihui Park

---I agree with you. After all, the smartest robots are made and controlled by people.

A. experienceB. accidentC. changeD. chance

Colours can affect our moods. For example, blue has a way of c 【1】 a peaceful and calm feeling. That’s because blue can show the pulse and lower the body temperature.

A large number of people choose blue or green a 【2】 their favourite colour. Green r 【3】, in many people’s minds, nature, good luck or springtime. Having some greenery, in each room of a house is a nice way to make the atmosphere a little more r 【4】.Red is a colour that draws attention. It’s c 【5】 the warmest colour and often creates feelings of passion and love. But, too much red can easily make people a 【6】. Don’t use too much red inside your home, e 【7】 in the living room. If you love red, consider some red touches, l 【8】 a red lamp.

Choose the colour white if you want a room to look c 【9】 and peaceful. White creates feelings of youth, purity and simplicity. However, a white room can easily remind people of h【10】. Add touches of other colours, here and there, when going with a mostly white room.

【1】Uncle Sam was happy to have his second child in his __________(forty).

【2】Qian Xuesen is an excellent scientist with great ____________(achieve) in his life.

【3】There is no clear ____________(divide) line between the two areas.

【4】No school team invited them to play basketball ___________(simple) because of their heights.

【5】You are getting fat, you’d better pay attention to ______________(control) your weight.

【1】I give up playing the piano because I have no time for it, but it is ___(违反) my own wish.

【2】_____________(强迫) yourself to do more if you want to be successful.

【3】Daniel wrote a list of ____________(音乐家) names on the paper.

【4】Tom was so creative that he always has a lot of amazing _____________(想法).

【5】Besides the Statue of Liberty, the USA is also famous for _____________(中央的) Park.

In the middle of my home country there are very large places. They are hot and dry land called deserts【1】Families live a long way from other people. Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometers.【2】

About 65 years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families living far away to communicate with each other.They decided they could use the radios for school. In this way, children could talk to each other like at school.【3】

The children each spent about 30 minutes a day on the radio. They talked to their teacher about their work and difficulties.The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they learned and posted them to the children. After finishing their work, the children sent it back to their teacher to mark. 【4】 He tried to visit each child twice each year. This was sometimes difficult.The journey was very long and could be dangerous.In addition, the school held camps once a year.The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience.

【5】The government provides families with computers so that the children can use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e－mail now. The teachers enjoy their work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well. It is an interesting way to learn；don't you think so?

A．The teacher also travelled around the country.

B．All over the deserts are farms and small towns.

C．Children in poor areas can't go to school.

D．These families' children cannot go to school like you.

E．With the development of technology, computers are becoming popular.

F．This was how the first “School of the Air” started.

G．It is impossible to do so.