Many of you are studying English and you may be wondering why it is so difficult . It’s actually not too difficult to learn you know some about the language and culture that it reflects（反映）. the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several languages such as French，German，Latin，Greek and Anglo-Saxon. In addition（除此以外），there are words from Spanish in English and American Indian words and names，even some Chinese and Japanese can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words other languages is of the key reasons why some of the difficulties that people meet with（遇到） they are learning English.
A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．learned
A．but B．and C．if D．unless
A．news B．facts C．truth D．information
A．Perhaps B．But C．Soon D．Yet
A．other B．another C．the other D．others
A．much B．lot C．a lot D．many
A．words B．culture C．language D．letters
A．for B．to C．from D．out
A．that B．something C．one D．this
A．until B．before C．after D．while
Last year Tom left school . He came to Taipei to_____a job . He went from one company（公司） to another but_____wanted him . Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station, he felt___ and tired . It was very late at night and ____was full of people . They were waiting ______tickets for the last train . He bought the last ticket , and he was very happy .
____ that time , a woman with a crying baby walked to him . She asked him to sell her the ticket . He gave her the ticket . He thought they needed it ______he did . After the train left , he sat on the bench and didn’t know _____to go . Just then , an old man came and said , “Young man , I ____ what you did to the woman . I have a big company . I need a good young man like __ __ . Would you like to work for me ?”A. find B. see C. look
A. everyone B. no oneC. nothing
A. happy B. interesting C. sad
A . the city B. the company C. the station
A. to buy B. to sell C. to give
A. At B. In C. To
A. less than B. more than C. smaller than
A. what B. which C. where
A. saw B. don’t know C. looked
A. the woman B. you C. the baby
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO
(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of . Many countries celebrate World Book Day. World Book Day is also celebrated in China.
Reading can benefit people . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the developments of science and technology. Reading us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things
are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language English. We all know that we learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
“Reading makes a full man.”Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. , it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
A．listening B．Speaking C．Reading D．writing
A．in many ways B．by the way C．in any way D．in the way
A．Earlier B．Later C．Latest D．last
A．Shares B．Gets C．Opens D．provides
A．Those B．that C．Where D．how
A．Think B．to think C．Talk D．to talk
A．Outstanding B．prettier C．Smarter D．outgoing
A．Like B．at C．About D．towards
A．Can B．can’t C．Might D．have to
A．So B．However C．Now that D．Therefore
Life is important. You should always have fun and new experiences, because you never know what day will be your last. You hold grudges (怨恨). You never know what could next. I learned all this at the age of 9.
It was the before fifth grade. My best friend Neesah and I were playing. We got into an argument and had a . My older cousin, Tiffany, broke up our fight. I remember Neesah storming out of my grandmother’s house saying, “I hope we never speak again!” I replied, “Good, I don’t need you as a friend!”
I went into the house and tried to calm myself. Then I people screaming and shouting. My cousin rushed in. She said that Neesah had been hit by a street sweeper (清洁车) as she crossed the road. The driver didn’t see her. I felt . I wished it had been instead. It could have been avoided if we hadn’t had that argument!
When the ambulance (救护车) arrived a few minutes later, they said she was . I was a real mess. I had to see a psychologist (心理医生) for the rest of the summer.
I miss Neesah so much and I her always. She taught me how precious life is and that you should never hold a grudge you never know when you’ll see that person again.
A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．couldn’t
A．consider B．realize C．happen D．lose
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．mistake B．waste C．present D．fight
A．listened B．heard C．watched D．saw
A．happy B．lonely C．sad D．sleepy
A．me B．it C．them D．her
A．alive B．dead C．wrong D．honest
A．think of B．laugh at C．deal with D．give up
A．when B．until C．because D．though
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my , which wasparked at my office three streets away.
My friends that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant(怀孕) then. I promised them that I’d be very .One of them wanted to come with me but I asked her to stay with another friend who needed help her baby.
I walked out of thehotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a van stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right me and told me he’d escort(护送)me. Although I refused, he said that he would.
During ourwalk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was . When we got to the car park, Ithanked him and he went away. I did not get hisname and can recognize(认出) him now. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when Inoticedtwo Indian workers in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the working place near my home. I went out and passed them my . I told them they should take andkeep it. They were surprised by my action. They were very grateful to me, probably why astranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.
A．money B．bag C．car D．raincoat
A．argued B．received C．calmed D．disliked
A．brave B．careful C．proud D．helpful
A．for B．about C．with D．on
A．through B．past C．below D．beside
A．wet B．dry C．tough D．crowded
A．often B．even C．hardly D．nearly
A．fighting B．playing C．working D．walking
A．umbrella B．coat C．love D．kindness
A．trained B．wondered C．talked D．refused
For five months l walked past a homeless man on my way to work. He was his late twenties, a little older than me. Every time I saw him I wanted to do something to him. Then, one day, I finally walked to him.
I introduced myself first and then I offered him two .I said, “I could either give you a laptop, and teach you how to write computer code, or give you $100 in cash." He was surprised, but I could see there was in his eyes. He wasn't sure what coding is so I that it's the language of computer programs. He told me his name was Leo, and accepted my offer. I agreed every day for two months to him for an hour.
I do believe in the power of . I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer, and she planted in me the joy of learning. By the age of 12,I had my own business designing websites and had earned $3,000. I was sure that 4 Leo learned how to write computer code, it could be a way for him to turn things around. Later, I've learnt that Leo became homeless after he his job in 2011.I hope Leo will be offered a job one day after he has learnt how to write computer code.
A．at B．in C．with D．on
A．educate B．surprise C．help D．protect
A．rights B．duties C．choices D．decisions
A．joy B．worry C．suffering D．sadness
A．imagined B．explained C．proved D．shouted
A．show B．teach C．guide D．search
A．love B．competition C．imagination D．education
A．set up B．cared about C．put up D．given up
A．unless B．though C．before D．if
A．lost B．found C．refused D．got