The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混淆) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at your mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important things for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes(犯错).”

1.The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_____.

2.What should you do in learning English?

3.When you make a mistake, you should_____.

4.The story tells us that_____.

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Miracles will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have  1 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.

When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2  . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become  3  . She didn't believe what the doctor said  4  started to look for other ways.

My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she  5  . The doctor and his team in the hospital did   6  they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some  7  to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me  8  . I crawled towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe  9   eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 10  . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

When I grew up, my mother   11  told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met  12 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very   13   person. I get best  14  in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 15   my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

1.                A．achieved       B．failed          C．suggested D．told

2.                A．legs           B．hands          C．arms D．eyes

3.                A．patient         B．confident       C．frustrated D．proud

4.                A．or             B．and            C．if    D．because

5.                A．forgot          B．changed        C．succeeded    D．worked

6.                A．nothing         B．somewhere      C．anywhere D．everything

7.                A．time           B．exercise        C．medicine D．shopping

8.                A．away           B．from           C．into  D．up

9.                A．her            B．my            C．his  D．its

10.               A．advice         B．end           C．chance    D．start

11.               A．hardly         B．never          C．always D．nearly

12.               A．dreams         B．experiments     C．jobs  D．difficulties

13.               A．excellent       B．dangerous      C．busy  D．special

14.               A．presents        B．friends         C．books D．grades

15.               A．According to    B．Instead of       C．Thanks to  D．Together with

When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.
Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didn’t have tears, your eyes couldn’t move, and soon you would be blind.
Maybe you don’t like tears, but your eyes can’t do without them.

1. 1.

   The story tells us ____.

   1. A.
      what makes people blind
   2. B.
      why people have tears
   3. C.
      why people cry when they are sad
   4. D.
      what tears are
2. 2.

   Tears help you by ____.

   1. A.
      showing how you feel
   2. B.
      making your face clean
   3. C.
      washing things from your eyes
   4. D.
      making your eyes bright
3. 3.

   If your eyes were not wet, you could not____.

   1. A.
      look at things clearly
   2. B.
      laugh and cry
   3. C.
      keep clean
   4. D.
      show your feelings
4. 4.

   When you are happy or sad, you may ____.

   1. A.
      look at things quickly
   2. B.
      wash away dirt and germs
   3. C.
      have tears in your eyes
   4. D.
      move your eyes quickly
5. 5.

   The sentence “your eyes can’t do without them” means ____.

   1. A.
      your eyes like having baths very much
   2. B.
      your eyes like tears very much
   3. C.
      your eyes can’t work without tears
   4. D.
      your eyes can’t open without them

A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how deep the hole was, they cried to the two frogs,“We can’t save you.”The two frogs didn’t care and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs kept saying that they were sure to die. Finally, one of the two frogs gave up, because he heard what the others were saying. Then he fell down and died. The other one, however, continued to jump as hard as he could, and at last he succeeded. When he got out, the other frogs asked, “Didn’t you hear us?” The frog, who had a poor hearing, explained, “I thought you were encouraging me all the time.”

The story teaches us: There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

While a group of frogs were traveling through the forests, two of them fell into a deep 1._________. The other frogs had no ways to save them. They kept saying that the two frogs were sure to die. Hearing this, one of the two frogs 2._________ and died. But the other one tried to jump as hard as3.________ and succeeded. Because there was something wrong with his ears, he thought the others were encouraging him. The story tells us when a person is in 4.___ , we should 5._________him instead of discouraging him.

Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don’t give up trying. Even if you have 1  for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2  .  They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn’t become  3  . She didn’t believe what the doctor said  4  started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she  5  . The doctor and his team in the hospital did  6 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some  7 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me  8   . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn’t believe  9   eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good  10  . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother  11   told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met  12  , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very   13  person.. I get best grades in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer.   14  my mother’s strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says,   15_: Never give up.