Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.
The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?” This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!
The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I’m shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?” When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.
The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I wrote them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?” Try to remember eight or nine words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?How many basic questions do the students often ask?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five. |
What is Oliver’s problem?
| A．He’s too shy to talk with others. |
| B．He’s not able to count English words. |
| C．He can’t remember new words. |
| D．He doesn’t know what real English is. |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．How to learn English |
| B．Talking about English films |
| C．Advice about English writing |
| D．The way of beginning an English conversation |
Is there something strange high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?
No one knows this mystery（谜）has puzzled the world for years.
In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints（脚印）in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!
In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. When he watched, it ran very quickly.
Fifteen years later, newspaper had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “Snowman” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large man.
From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey? Could it be an ape man? The mystery grew! And the mystery keeps growing. Somebody we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.The passage is about _________.
| A．some mountain climbers | B．some strange animals |
| C．some large footprints | D．the mystery of the Snowman |
Why were people interested in the footprints?
| A．They were footprints of a large bear. |
| B．They looked like the footprints of a large man. |
| C．People found them in the snow. |
| D．People found them in the world’s tallest mountains. |
A mountain climber took the pictures of large footprints in_______.
| A．1887 | B．1906 | C．1921 | D．1951 |
Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?
| A．They were footprints of an ape man. |
| B．They were footprints of a Snowman. |
| C．The pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked. |
| D．The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs. |
Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for over _______years.
| A．one hundred and ten | B．ninety-five | C．eighty | D．fifty |
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A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp（营地）, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they?
None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents! John and his two friends went to the forest to ________.
| A．build their camp |
| B．find their way home |
| C．enjoy the mountains in the snow |
| D．watch the trees in the forest |
They could not find their way back because ________.
| A．there was only one road to their camp |
| B．they couldn’t decide which of the two roads led to their tents |
| C．there were no roads in the mountains at all |
| D．everything was covered by the white snow |
It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______.
| A．John’s house |
| B．the camp |
| C．the forest |
| D．the mountains |
The horses stopped because _______.
| A．it was getting late |
| B．they were tired after running for a long way |
| C．they knew that they had got to the camp |
| D．they had seen John’s house |
The story happened _______.
| A．on a cold winter day |
| B．on a dark snowy evening |
| C．in a cold camp far from villages |
| D．at night when nothing could be seen |
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Quick Work
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week.Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.In the letter he was asked to call at the station.Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police,but he went to the station yesterday and he is not worried at more.
At the station,he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found.Five days ago,the policeman told him,the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.It is now being sent to his home by train.
Ted was most surprised when he heard the news.He was amused (感到有趣），too,because he never expected (指望）the bicycle to be found.It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
Answer the questions:What happened last Tuesday?
What was he told at the station?
What are the police doing with the bicycle?
Why was he surprised and amused?
How old was Ted when his bicycle was stolen?
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Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."
So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there. The two farmers were _____.
| A．going home | B．going to the field |
| C．going to work | D．going to see their friend |
The two farmers _____ on that day.
| A．had a holiday | B．didn't work |
| C．worked hard | D．wanted to quarrel with each other |
When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
| A．it will rain soon | B．it will be fine |
| C．it will get hot | D．the sun is shining brightly |
The two farmers fought in words because _____.
| A．they were hungry |
| B．it rained |
| C．one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so |
| D．they both hoped for rain |
The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
| A．wanted to make friends with them |
| B．joined them in the quarrel |
| C．wanted to know why they were quarreling |
| D．had nothings to do |
How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful? _____.
| A．None | B．One | C．Two | D．Three |
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The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars. There are many kinds of fast food restaurant in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburger, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurant that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurant are popular because they reflect(反映) American life style. Customer can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurant, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.In the United States the favorite food is ____.
| A．Chinese food | B．Mexican food |
| C．French fries | D．the hamburger |
Americans like to fast food restaurant because_____.
| A．they can easily find fast food restaurant |
| B．they like to eat hamburger and French fries |
| C．they are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting |
| D．they are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves |
_____ of fast food restaurant sell hamburger, French fries.
| A．All | B．Most | C．Few | D．None |
The food in fast food restaurant is ____ ready before the customers order it.
| A．always | B．usually | C．seldom | D．never |
The best title for the passage is _____.
A. The Fast Food Restaurant in the U.S.A.
B. The Hamburger in the U.S.A.
C. American Life Style
D. All Kinds of Food in the U.S.A.