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Speak, speak, speak!
Practise speaking as often as you can. Speaking to yourself is good practice.
Try recording yourself whenever you can.
Compare your pronunciation with the master version(原版)to see how you can do better and have another go. If you do this several times, you will find that each time is better than last.
Why not learn with someone else?
It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working.
Don't get stuck by a word you don't know.
Practise improving ways of getting your meaning across when speaking spontaneously(本能地),even if you don't know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to make yourself understood.
Language learning is also about intuition(直觉).
Guesswork is an important way to learn a new language. When listening to recorded material, you aren't expected to understand everything first time round. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time.
Build up your vocabulary.
A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but don’t try to learn too much at once. It’s best to study frequently for short periods of time. Take at most six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, and then come back to them later.
And above all, have fun!
What’s the purpose of this passage?

A.To tell us the importance of practicing speaking as often as we can.
B.To tell us a few tips to help us learn a new language well.
C.To tell us that guesswork is an important way to learn a new language.
D.To tell us that a wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning.

What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase in the first part?

A.Have another try or attempt.
B.Move away from a place to another.
C.Enter a certain state or condition.
D.Follow or take a certain course.

To learn English well, we shouldn’t _______ according to the passage.

A.practice speaking as often as possible
B.study frequently for short periods of time to build up our vocabulary
C.try to understand everything and stop when we meet a new word
D.try to persuade a friend or family member to study with us
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From the first piece of news we know that ______.

A.it took the old woman over 50 years to study at South-Eastern University.
B.the great grandmother was the oldest who received a bachelor’s degree.
C.the 83-year-old woman’s story surprised everyone.
D.the 83-year-old woman has a strong will.

The underlined word “dumped” means______.

A.fell B.left C.hit D.lasted

In the third piece of news, “picked up” means ______.

A.given a ride B.saved from danger
C.freed D.caught

Which of the following is right according to the last piece of news?

A.The wife was a 22-year-old truck driver.
B.The wife was shot after her husband died.
C.Shortly after having shot his wife, the young truck driver finished himself.
D.The wife died, but the husband didn’t.

Which is TRUE according to the news above?

A.A person who is about 70 years old can get a bachelor’s degree.
B.It never snows heavily at night in spring.
C.There were only 20 persons living in North Side apartment building.
D.Maybe today is Wednesday.

One day Mrs. Perry said to her husband, Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies’ club at Mrs. Young’s house at lunch time today. And I want to go to it. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?”
“Oh, yes,” her husband answered, “that’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”
“This tin of fish.” Mrs. Perry said. “And there are some cold boiled potatoes and some beans here, too.”
“Good,” Mr. Perry answered. “I’ll have a good lunch.”
So Mrs. Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. Young’s house , and at three o’clock she came home.
“Was your fish nice?” asked she.
“Yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered.
“Why are they hurting?”
“Well, the words on the tin were Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.”
Which of the following is not true?

A.Mrs. Perry arrived at Mrs. Young’s before lunch.
B.Mr. Perry had a good lunch.
C.Mrs. Perry wanted to test her husband.
D.Mr. Perry liked fish.

Jack had his feet hurt _______.

A.when he was opening the tin
B.when he was helping himself to the fish
C.before he opened the tin
D.after he opened the tin

“Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes” means _______.

A.you should open the tin and stand in hot water for 5 minutes
B.you should open the tin but not stand in hot water for 5 minutes
C.you should not open the tin but stand in hot water for 5 minutes
D.you should open the tin and let it stand in hot water for 5 minutes

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A.failure and success
B.two sides of failure
C.the “spider-story”
D.the invention of light bulb

In the first paragraph the writer tells mainly about _____.

A.the value of failure B.how people fail
C.famous failures D.how not to fail

The thing the writer does not tell you to do to deal with failure is _____.

A.check out your goals to see if they are right for you
B.think about failure as part of your life
C.think about failure to find out what went wrong
D.keep away from things that are beyond you

Even if we have failed we should _____.

A.learn to forget it B.learn to remember it
C.learn to enjoy it D.learn to accept it
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Topic: Who’s a better singer, Andy Lau (刘德华) or Jacky Cheung (张学友)?
Jim
8-15-2006
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Some people say Jacky is the best Chinese singer. I don’t think so! Andy is the best. I went to his concert last year. It was so wonderful, I almost cried! OK, I did cry, but that’s because Andy is so handsome!
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9-3-2006
4:38 pm.
I disagree with Jim. Andy sounds like every other singer. His voice is nothing special. On the other hand, Jacky’s voice is unique, and his songs are so romantic!
Linda
9-10-2006
8:54 pm.
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10:25 pm.
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Tom
10-2-2006
10:12 am.
I agree. Jacky’s Cantonese songs are better than his Mandarin songs. (Though, I still like all his songs!)

Who likes Andy Lau the best? __________.

A.Jim B.Tom
C.Linda D.John

Why did Jim cry? Because ___________.

A.she was sad at a concert.
B.she had a broken heart.
C.she was angry at Jacky Cheung
D.she thought Andy Lau was very good looking

Why does John think Jacky’s Cantonese songs sound the best? Because _________.

A.Jacky has no experience singing in Mandarin
B.it’s his native language
C.his mandarin pronunciation is bad
D.Jacky’s Mandarin songs are boring

Which of the following is TRUE? __________

A.Nobody likes Andy’s movies.
B.Tom has the same opinion as John.
C.Tom thinks Andy’s voice is more special than Jacky’s.
D.Jim has never seen an Andy Lau concert.

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do.
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A.Four B.Two C.Three D.Six

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A.My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.
B.My mother was a great success. We love her.
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A.My childhood B.The meanest mother
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