----Sorry to say I can’t play basketball with you this afternoon, for I’ll have to prepare for the coming examination.

-----________. Have some fun!

A. Don’t be a wet blanket   B. It’s a no-brainer

B. Don’t pull my leg        D. We’re all ears

The computer doesn’t work well and it requires _____ but the manager requires me _____ to use it.

The foreigner was talking to the children in the park ______ he was familiar with them.

We are going to spend the Spring Festival in Guangzhou, ______ my parents and some relatives.

Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States and the first ______native language was not English but Dutch.

In the police station, I saw the man from ______room the thief had stolen the TV set.

_______ the manager came to Beijing on business, he would visit his old friends there.

-----I’m afraid I can’t finish the novel you lent me this week.

----___________.

The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I __46___ home and was brushing teeth when I___47____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a ____48___. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” ____49__, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a ___50___ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she _51___ the next morning.

Our family has ___52__ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ___53___ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to ___54____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.

While teaching in a primary school, I ___55____how influential(有影响力的) parents can be as children learn to write. ___56____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became __57___by her work. I offered praise(表扬) for her __58_____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(复杂的) and important than I had ____59___. It was clear that her scribbles, ____60___ being lovely art objects(艺术品), showed a lot about her____61___ of the world of writing.

Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ___62___ to read. In fact, by___63____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (专业的) books, I became more and more ___64___about how writing develops and how ____65___can help children become eager writers.

A               B          C           D

1.left             returned     missed      forgot

2.turned up        turned on    looked up    gave up

3.hand            mouth      smile        heart

4.Immediately      Suddenly    Finally      Politely

5.picture           story       note         page

6.felt              wrote      read         drew

7.found           insisted     planned      guessed

8.strange          useful      daily         funny

9.take             consider    hate         enjoy

10.learned          agreed     considered    discussed

11.Unless          Though     But          So

12.disappointed     attracted    surprised     worried

13.wishes          efforts       suggestions    ways

14.cared           wanted      realized       proved

15.besides          for         of           among

16.advice          effect       understanding  dislikes

17.when           how        what        whether

18.correcting       discovering  testing       watching

19.special          clear       surprised     careful

20.teachers         friends     books        parents

I am an English teacher, with over 15 years’ experience of teaching in London. I started the DailyStep audio email lesson service because I noticed that when I started their English course, my students’ speaking and listening skills were much weaker than their reading and writing skills. In my view, this is because education in school does not focus enough on communication skills. DailyStep is designed to remedy this situation by offering more practice in speaking, listening and vocabulary.

I am crazy about the English language and it is a real pleasure for me to see the development of my students’ language skills.

I majored in (以….为专业)law at university and then worked for three years as a researcher and journalist for Sky television and BBC magazines. I decided to change to English teaching because of my love of the English language and my wish to move into more satisfying work.

Then I qualified (取得资格)as an English teacher in 1992. My first teaching job was at a language school in Covent Garden, London, where I taught examination classes and Business English . After two years, I moved to the Nippon Club where I taught General English and Business English courses for 9 years. I also developed a unique course called British Society & Culture, covering all areas of British life, such as politics, law, education & music. At the same time, taught Business， Financial& Law English in the financial centre of London. My students included staff （工作人员）from banks and law firms.

As well as running the DailyStep website, I also provide in-company English speech training for companies in London. If you have an important speech coming up and would like some information about how I can help you, please email me at jane@dailystep.com.

1.DailyStep audio email lesson service __________

2.What does the underlined word “remedy” in Paragraph mean?

3.What’s the CORRECT time order of the following events?

a. The author qualified as an English teacher

b.The author taught at a language school in Covent Garden

c.The author worked as a journalist for Sky television

d.The author taught in the Noppon Club.

4.We can learn from the passage that_______.