31、Many people like to watch TV．  1   （watch）TV is one of the most important activities（活动）of the day．TV   2  （bring）the outside world closer to people's homes．Some people   ___3  （say）the world is smaller than before because of TV．What    4  （go）on in the other countries now? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What's life in the deepest part of the sea?

If you want   5  （answer）these and other kinds of questions，just turn on the TV．Turn it on and watch．You can see a lot and learn a lot．Of course，people can also learn by reading or __6  （1isten）to the radio．But with TV they   7  （learn）better and more easily．Why? Because they can hear and watch，too．TV helps   8  （open）our eyes and minds．TV often  __9  （open）our eyes to the outside world．We learn newer and better ways of   10  （do）something．

29、Nowadays，many people begin to learn English，but how can we learn it well? The followings are necessary．

First of all，we should know the importance（重要性）of learning English．English is the second language for us．It's very useful to communicate with the outside world．Well，learning English may take a lot of time，but don't give up．

Secondly find out the obstacles to our learning and try to clean them up as soon as possible．Just as the saying goes：Practice makes perfect（熟能生巧）．So if you want to learn it well，we must read more，listen more and speak more．In our free time，we can read English newspapers，magazines or watching CCTV-9 and CCTV-10，try to speak after the hosts．Maybe you couldn't understand every word．But you can understand the meaning by the body language．

Lastly we should have confidence（信心）to show our English to everyone．Try to talk with foreigners and think in English if possible．Confidence will make us get good grades in English．

If we learn them by heart，we can succeed．

1．First of all，we should know it's          for us to learn English．

A．interesting            B．difficult                C．important               D．boring

2．The write gives us          pieces of advice about how to learn English well．

A．two                     B．three                    C．four                       D．five

3．What does the underlined word “obstacle” mean?

A．障碍                   B．好处                    C．垃圾                    D．污染

4．The sentence “Confidence will make us get good grades in English．” Means “Confidence will make us         ．”

A．get a good way                                        B．have a good idea

C．be weak in English                                  D．do well in English

5．Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到）in this passage?

A．Writing English diaries                              B．Reading English books

C．Talking with foreigners                               D．Watching English programs

28、There was a bookseller（书商）．He did not like to pay for anything．One day a big box of books fell on his foot．

“Go to the doctor，” said his wife，“and show that foot to him．”

“No，”he said，“I'll wait until the doctor comes to our shop next time．Then I'll ask him about my foot．If I go to see him，I shall have to pay．”

The next day the doctor came to the shop to buy some books．The bookseller told the doctor about his bad foot．The doctor looked at it and promised（答应）to help．

He took out a piece of paper and wrote something on it．“Buy this medicine（药）and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night，”he said．

“Thank you，”said the bookseller，“And now，sir，here are your books．”

“How much?” asked the doctor．

“Two pounds．”“ Oh，good，”said the doctor．“I shall not have to pay you anything today．”

“why?” asked the bookseller．

“I look over your foot．I will not pay two pounds for that．If people come to my house，l ask them to pay only one pound for a small thing like that．But when I go to their house，I usually charge（收费）two pounds．And I came here today，didn’t I? Bye—bye!”

1．The bookseller didn't want to see the doctor because         ．

A．his foot wasn't hurt                                     B．He couldn't go any farther

C．He didn't have any money to pay the doctor   D．He didn't want to pay the doctor

2．The next day the doctor came to the shop         ．

A．to buy some books                                  B．to buy medicine

C．to borrow some money                            D．to see the bookseller

3．The bookseller asked the doctor to pay         ．

A．nothing                 B．two pounds          C．only one pound        D．two pound

4．The doctor paid the bookseller         ．

A．many money                                           B．much money

C．nothing                                                   D．two pounds for books

5．Which of the following is right?

A．The bookseller didn't like to pay anything．

B．The bookseller's wife didn't want him to go to the doctor．

C．The bookseller was cleverer than the doctor．

D．The doctor didn't go to the shop to buy any things．

26、

A：You look unhappy．  1 

B：Oh, my clothes are out of style．I don't look cool．

A：Well，  2   

B：Yes，but I don't have enough money．

A：Huh．  3  ．

B：I can't，because my parents want me to stay at home every night   4 

A：Well，you shouldn't argue with your patents．You should talk about your problems．

B：And guess what else is wrong?

A：What?

B：My brother plays his CDs too loud!   5  ．

25、There              a sports meeting in our school next Friday．

A．has                B．is going to have                C．will be                   D．will have

24、                  tourists visit the Great Wall every day．

A．Hundreds of         B．Hundred of           C．Five hundreds of        D．Seven hundreds

23、Last summer I visited an art exhibition and             the works（作品）there．

A．fell love in    B．fell in love            C．loved with              D．fell in love with

22、I'm better now．I'll                go to school next Monday．

A．can          B．be             C．able               D．be able to