What happened _________ Dave________ April Fool’s Day?

 A. to. inB. for , onC. to , on D. on , on

假如你是Wang Yi, 对英语兴趣浓厚， 但在学习中遇到以下困难：1. 听力差，上课跟不上老师：2. 记忆单词有困难：3. 怕出错，不敢与人交谈：4….

  请你给远在加拿大的笔友Kate发一封电子邮件，并希望得到帮助。

要求：①词数80左右；②文中不得出现真实校名和姓名；③开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词（可选用）be good at, nervous, worried, listen to, dare not, improve

Dear Kate,

I’m writing to you for some questions about learning English.______________________

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Yours

                                                               Wang Yi

补全对话

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hi, Mike ! 76.________________________________? You look down.

B: It’s too bad! I failed my English test again. I really want to give up!

A: Oh, 77._______________________. But English is very important for our future job. You shouldn’t lose confidence.

B: But it’s too difficult! 78. _______________________________?

A: First, interest is the best teacher. Second, practice makes perfect. You have to practice as much as possible.

B: Practice? 79.______________________________?

A: Read, speak and listen to English as much as you can. And you can watch English TV programs when you have time.

B: Does it help?

A: Yes, but you have to try your best.

B: Thank you very much for your help.

A: 80. ________________________.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

English words don’t   66   the same. People need new words for new ideas and new   67    . Different words come into use, or old words are   68   in a new way.

English can be changed   69   borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato”was    70   from Mexico and“tea”came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are formed by    71   two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two   72   . Sometimes new words are   73    forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich” was named after a man   74   Sandwich and “sello tape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the    75    that first made the product.

English is now the first language of about 350 million people, the mother language of 12

countries and the official language of more thirty-three countries. 　 61　

English has become the “new Latin(拉丁语)” of the century. 　 62　 In Italy, for example, English is a must(必须的事) for many technical(技术的) jobs. In China, 　63 Now no other language on earth is better suited to play the role of a world language. 　 64　 and it easily borrows local words and phrases from many countries into it, which expands(扩大).

English is so widely used all over the world. 　 65　 Now 75% of the world’s mail is in English, 60% of the world’s radio stations are broadcast(广播) in English and over half of the world’s books and magazines printed in English. In a word, English is now the world’s first language.

根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的句子，补全短文。

61._____　　　 62.______　　　 63._____　　　 64.______　　　 65.______

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying,“You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was puzzled(困惑的), and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly. When I’m back home, everyone will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking,“Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”

“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so.” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain,“‘You don’t say!’means ‘Really?’ Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F）。

(   )56.The foreigner didn’t want to listen to the writer to talk about how he was studying English.

(   )57.The writer was puzzled because the foreigner knew the Great Wall very well.

(   )58.The foreigner thought the Great Wall was wonderful.

(   )59.Perhaps the story happened in China.

(   )60.When the foreigner used the idiom“You don’t say!”, he meant“Stop talking!”

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say “Goodbye”. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and get ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案：

(　 )51.It is 　　　 if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

　　 A. not useful 　　 B. not helpful　　　　　　　 C. very helpful 　 D. very bad

(　 )52.English people usually shake hands when they 　　　.

　　 A. meet every time　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. meet for the first time

C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other

(　 )53.Usually English people don’t shake hands 　　　.

　 A. when they will be away for a long time B. when they say “How do you do?”

C. when they just meet or say “Goodbye” D. after they haven’t met for a long time

(　 )54.Which of the following is true?

　 A. German people shake hands as often as possible.

B. English people like shaking hands very much.

C. German people hardly shake hands.

D. Neither people hardly shake hands.

(　 )55.This story is about 　　　.

　 A. shaking hands　 B. language　　　　　　　 C. customs　 D. languages and customs

Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on the radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案：

(　 )46. You can learn to swim by_______.
　 A. reading books about it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looking at others swimming

　 C. having lessons on it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. going into the river and learning

(　 )47. We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking B. reading and writing

C. A and B　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. swimming

(　 )48. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A. Don’t make mistakes.　　　　 　　　　 B. Study hard

C. Try not to speak English D. Don’t be afraid.

(　 )49. What’s more important for senior school students?

A. listening　 　　　 B. reading and writing　 C. speaking 　　　　　　　 D. learning

(　 )50. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

A. on the radio　　 　　　 B. by train 　　　　　　　　 C. every minute　 　　　　　　 D. now and then

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody 　36 his own language by remembering what he 　37 when he is a small child. Some boys and girls who live in foreign countries 　38 their parents seem to learn two languages almost as 　39 as one. At school it is not easy to learn 　40 second language because the pupils have 　41 time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

A man’s mind is rather 　42 a camera. It takes photos not only of what we see, but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. 　43 we take a real photo with a camera, we have much to do before the photo is finished and ready to 　44 it to our friends. In the same 　45 , there is much work to be done before we can take a picture forever in our mind.

(　 )36.A.study　　　　　　　　　 B.learns　　　　　　　　　 C.watches　　　　　　　　 D.learn from

(　 )37.A.hears　　　　　　　　　 B.listens　　　　　　　　　 C.hear of　　　　　　　　　 D.listen to

(　 )38.A.in　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.together　　　　　　　　 D.with

(　 )39.A.easy　　　　　　　　　 B.easier　　　　　　　　　 C.easily　　　　　　　　　　 D.much easily

(　 )40.A.an　　　　　　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.the　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.one

(　 )41. A.such little　　　　　 B.so little　　　　　　　　 C.so few　　　　　　　　　 D.such few

(　 )42.A.same　　　　　　　　　 B.as　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.like　　　　　　　　　　　 D.unlike

(　 )43.A.Where　　　　　　　　 B.Who　　　　　　　　　　 C.Why　　　　　　　　　　 D.When

(　 )44.A.show　　　　　　　　　 B.on show　　　　　　　 C.gave　　　　　　　　　　 D.lend

( 　)45.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.way　　　　　　　　　　 C.time　　　　　　　　　　　 D.street

My pen pal from America is coming to visit me. I’m thinking about_____.

     A:what present did give her                     B:how I will give her a surprise

    C: where will we have a big meal               D:whether I planned a trip for her