Speak, speak, speak!

Practise speaking as often as you can. Speaking to yourself is good practice.

Try recording yourself whenever you can.

Compare your pronunciation with the master version（原版）to see how you can do better and have another go. If you do this several times, you will find that each time is better than last.

Why not learn with someone else?

It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working.

Don't get stuck by a word you don't know.

Practise improving ways of getting your meaning across when speaking spontaneously（本能地），even if you don't know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to make yourself understood.

Language learning is also about intuition（直觉）．

Guesswork is an important way to learn a new language. When listening to recorded material, you aren't expected to understand everything first time round. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time.

Build up your vocabulary.

A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but don’t try to learn too much at once. It’s best to study frequently for short periods of time. Take at most six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, and then come back to them later.

And above all, have fun!

1.What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To tell us the importance of practicing speaking as often as we can.

B. To tell us a few tips to help us learn a new language well.

C. To tell us that guesswork is an important way to learn a new language.

D. To tell us that a wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase in the first part?

A. Have another try or attempt.

B. Move away from a place to another.

C. Enter a certain state or condition.

D. Follow or take a certain course.

3.To learn English well, we shouldn’t _______ according to the passage.

A. practice speaking as often as possible

B. study frequently for short periods of time to build up our vocabulary

C. try to understand everything and stop when we meet a new word

D. try to persuade a friend or family member to study with us

Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.

1. Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.

Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle. 2. Ideal （理想的）study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.

Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity. 3.

You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.

4. Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.

_5._ This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A. Pick a place where your children can study properly.

B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.

C. Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying.

D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.

E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.

F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.

G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.

1.when I wake up I don’t get up i_______________. (立刻，马上）

2.I usually s_________ off(关掉）the TV at about two o’clock.

3.I get b________(变得厌烦） if there is nothing to do.

4.S_________（压力）can cause headaches and other illnesses.

5.Someone must o________________(组织）this year’s Christmas party.

6.At that moment we all _________(支持) his decision and he succeeded at last.

7.The professor gives every one of us the impression that he is a real _____(专家) in this field.

8. Teaching children is a ________(具有挑战的) and rewarding job.

9.The road is specially ___________(设计) for people in wheelchairs.

10.The student ____________(遭受) punishment for his being late for school.

11.Once she knew the door had been locked she fell asleep ______(平静地).

12.The hero ________(宁愿) to die rather than give in.

13.Many people choose to travel on National Day, but to me, it’s more _______(放松) to stay at home.

14.Tom wants to be a policeman after _________(毕业) from college.

15.Some university students are teaching in poor mountain villages as _______(志愿者).

1.Some are rich _________ _________ _________ __________.

有些人很富裕然而有些人却很穷

2.Don’t leave when it is dark---- you could easily _________ ____________.(迷路）

3.Now farmers of China _________ __________ much happier ___________ than before.

现在，中国农民过上了比以前幸福多的生活。

4.He is dealing with his post __________ __________ _____________.

他此刻正在处理信件

5.She _________ _________ me _____________ his impoliteness.

她向我抱怨他的不礼貌

假如你是李华，你进入灵宝五高开始了新的高中生活。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，谈谈你如何迎接你的高中生活。内容要点应包括：
1.尽快适应高中生活，不要过于担心。.

2.处理好与同学的关系.

3.参加各种课外活动.

注意：（1）短文的内容要连贯、完整；
（2）短文字数：100左右。

--- There is ________dark stain(污渍) on my coat. Who left it?

---- It’s me, Dad. I did it just for ______ fun.

A. a ; the B. a; /

C. the; the D. the; /

Our city has experienced _______ this year as it did last year.

A. twice as much rain B. rain twice as much

C. as twice much rain D. twice rain as much

I was about to leave_______ something happened, which attracted my attention.

A. unless B. until C. when D. while

People try to save time by using their own cars, and this ________ creates further problems.

A. in short B. in case

C. in doubt D. in turn

The organization was founded (建立) for the ________ of poor children .

A. advantage B. interest

C. benefit D. value