Many students ask for advice about improving (提高) their English. There are three basic(基本的) questions.

The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”

This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!

The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”

When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a talk. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.

The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”

Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?

1.How many basic questions do the students often ask?

A. Two. B. Three C. Four. D. Five.

2.What should you do if you are shy to speak English?

A. Watch English films.

B. Write down the words first.

C. Listen to real English songs.

D. Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.

3. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to learn English.

B. Talking about English films.

C. Advice about English writing.

D. The way of beginning an English talk.

4.Which isn’t a good way to learn English?

A. Listening to English songs.

B. Practising English with a foreigner in the street.

C. Sitting in your bedroom to remember words.

D. Saying the English names for everything you see.

1.The __________ of this mountain is 5540 meters. (高度)

2. If you want to come, please let us know as soon as ____________(可能的).

3.. There are __________ of people by the sea. (千)

4. The more careful you are, the fewer ____________ you’ll make. (错误)

5.Mum is always busy. Last week she __________ three meetings. (出席)

6. This piece of advice is very __________. I’ll take it. (use).

7. Bad weather sometimes causes ___________ (nature) disasters.

8.____________, I could get the last plane ticket to the USA. (luck)

9.The twin brothers like keeping secrets to ____________. (they)

10.The radio says it will be much ____________ (rain) tomorrow.

We go shopping almost every day. We can choose many places to buy things. The supermarket is the right place for you. There are some good points (观点)about buying things at the supermarket.

★You can buy things at the supermarket at a low price. But you pay much more in a big store to buy the same goods.

★ You can decide what to buy all by yourself at the supermarket. And you don’t have trouble from the shop assistant（店员）at the big store.

★ There are more goods to buy at the supermarket. You can buy many things for a week’s use at a time. It saves you much money and time.

In a word(总之), it is better to buy things at a supermarket than at a big store.

An old man had a monkey. The old man liked the monkey a lot b_1.____the monkey was very clever. When the birds came to the garden, he drove them away. He also h_2.____ the old man in many other ways.

One h_3.____ afternoon in the summer, the old man was sleeping in his chair in the garden. A fly（苍蝇） came and sat on the t__4.___ of the old man’s nose. The monkey drove it away. Soon the fly came b_5.___ again and sat on the old man’s nose again. Again the monkey drove it away. Again and again, the monkey became very a_6.____. He jumped up, ran to pick a big stone. When the fly was on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hit it hard w__7.____ that stone. The fly died, and blood（血）came out of the old man’s nose. The old man’s nose was broken. Well, many people, even our friends, sometimes do things just l_8._____ the monkey. They do things too q9.___ but they don’t think more before they do. They want to do s_10._____ good but they sometimes bring us troubles.

1. 我认为踢足球没有游泳危险。

2. 英语是世界上最重要的语言之一。

3. 当地震发生时，许多人正在睡觉。

4. 看! 人们在忙着清理街道上的积雪。

5. 扬州园林（Yangzhou Gardens）不仅在中国出名，而且在世界上也很有名。

假设你叫李俊，你的美国朋友David想要在中国结交更多的朋友。你通过电子邮件，把你的最好的朋友王明介绍给他。王明情况见下表：

要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下连贯；

2）必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；

3）词数：100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

4）不使用真实姓名和校名等。

Dear David,

How are you? I’m writing to introduce my best friend Wang Ming to you.

I hope you can make friends with him as soon as you can. Maybe he can show you around our country at the Spring Festival.

Best wishes,

The child has to come to school by bike ________ his own.

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

He lives in a small house __ _______, but he doesn’t feel__________.

A. lonely, lonely B. alone, alone C. alone, lonely D. lonely, alone

Gone with the wind is a well-known novel. She ____________ it twice.

A. read B. is reading C. reads D. has read

Mary used to________ to work, but now she gets used to__________ to work.

A. ride a bike, taking a bus B. riding a bike, take a bus

C. riding a bike, taking a bus D. ride a bike, take a bus