2. Reading a　　　　　 is a good way to practice pronunciation.

1. You should t　　　　　 notes when having lessons.

　 There was once an officer who had a　 young, clever but _1_servant (佣人)， Once it __2_a lot during the _3____and roads were still muddy (泥泞的) in the morning . The servant was having his ___4__when the officer saw boots __5__. So he called his __6___and said to him . “ I am going for a ride this morning, but my __7_have not been cleaned yet .”

　 “ Yes , sir,” replied the servant very _8__. “ It rained a lot last night . and there is much __9____on the road now .”

“Well , sir,” explained the servant . “If I clean them now , they will get dirty quickly again . So it is a waste of time of clean them.”

“ Quite right ,” said the officer, “now stop having your breakfast !”

“Why ?” asked the servant .

“It is a waste of time to eat your breakfast　 because you will be ___10__again in a few hours’ time .”

(　 )1. A. lazy B. handsome C. interesting D. hard-working

(　 )2. A. snowed B. rained C. was cold D. was windy

(　 )3.A. day B. morning C. night D. afternoon

(　 )4.A. lunch B. supper C. dinner D. breakfast

(　 )5A. unclean B. clean C. nice D. wet

(　 )6A. wife B. servant C. daughter D. son

(　 )7 A.clothes B. glasses C. boots D. horses

(　 )8A. happily B. angrily C. excitedly D. politely

(　 )9A. mud B. rain C. water D. snow

(　 )10A. tired B. hungry C. busy D. thirsty

Ms Li: You look worried , Paul .

Paul: I am, Ms Li . I’m having trouble with English .

Ms Li: You said you liked English .___1___

Paul : I can’t get the pronunciation right .

Ms Li: __2___why don’t you borrow the teacher’s tapes ?You can listen to them at home .

Paul: That’s a good idea !But what about all the new words ?___3___

Ms Li : You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home . you can even study in the train or on the way to school .

Paul : __4____

　Ms Li : Can you understand when people talk to you ?

Paul : _5___Sometimes I just don’t understand what people are saying ?

Ms Li : Why don’t you join an English club　 to practice speaking English ?

A.　　 I forgot a lot of new words .

B.　　　 Well, no. Not always .

C.　　　 what’s the problem?

D.　　 Well, listening can help .

E.　　　 What about listening to the radio ?

F.　　　 That might really help ! Thanks.

G.　　 I often do it .

10. They are all ____(excite)about it .

9. I don’t know how ______(use) the commas .

8. He has ____(deal )with all the problems .