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In learning English, spoken English is very important, but many students complain that they can’t understand what other people say. So their spoken English is not good, ________. Well, what can we do to improve our __________ English quickly?
The most important thing is to believe in ___________. Maybe many of us are afraid to _____________. But as students, we usually make progress by __________ the problems in learning. It doesn’t matter if our __________ can’t be as good as native speakers. We should __________ it as a challenge and then get __________ practice. We shouldn’t worry at all that native speakers will__________ us. Be brave, and then we’ll speak good English soon.
Don’t be shy or ___________. We should speak English aloud in front of others, no matter what we say is right or wrong.
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Electronic (电子的) books, or e-books, have changed the way many of us read. Now, electronic textbooks are changing the way many students 1 . Many schools in Washington have begun using online course materials for their students. Rather than using a regular textbook, it’s all online.
“Our students are ready to use resources (资源) from different 2 ,” said the head teacher, Peter Noonan. He talked about the 3 of electronic textbooks to a reporter. “The world is changing 4 . Online textbooks can change right along with the things that are happening. Besides, electronic textbooks 5 less than regular textbooks. We need to pay $8 million for the regular textbooks for our students, but we only need to spend $6 million 6 the electronic textbooks,” said Peter Noonan.
Students have different ideas about the change, 7 most like it. “I don’t have to carry a textbook around, so that is 8 ,” said a high school student named Melanie Reuter. Maria didn’t 9 . “I don’t like it because the Internet sometimes doesn’t work.”
Some students don’t have a computer or can’t go online at home. Stephen is 10 of them. But he said, “I can go to the library, or go to a friend’s house, to go online.”
A．eat B．learn C．sleep D．walk
A．newspapers B．schools C．places D．grades
A．advantages B．progress C．messages D．environment
A．normally B．slowly C．possibly D．fast
A．happened B．cost C．ended D．behaved
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．but B．or C．until D．and
A．polite B．rude C．good D．bad
A．appear B．stay C．agree D．arrive
A．another B．one C．other D．neither
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's __1___ to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it's OK to __2__a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and __3___, you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are __4___places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even __5___to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China，one person usually pays for __6__. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients（宴请宾客）， but whenfriends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called doing Dutch(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the __7__ , they usually leave some money for the__8___. This is called “Leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the U.S., it's __9___to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can findthe same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are __10__ all over the world.
A．popular B．difficult C．important D．enjoyable
A．cause B．keep C．stop D．make
A．lively B．dangerous C．lucky D．polite
A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean
A．shout B．explain C．complain D．ask
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none
A．bill B．waiter C．visitors D．food
A．gatekeeper B．seller C．waiter D．visitor
A．terrible B．common C．serious D．unusual
A．different B．popular C．expensive D．cheap
Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China． 36 , Daisy Raffan, an 37 girl in Britain, hopes to bring the language to the young people．Daisy has 38 an online learning website(网站) to teach the language to as 39 people as possible all over the world． 40 China’s fast development in the world, Daisy thinks 41 important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later．Daisy has 42 Putonghua since the age of five．Two years ago, after she decided to pass on what she had learned, this teenager 43 the idea for the website, kids Chinese club．com．She said, “People are afraid to learn Putonghua．One of the main reasons is that they think it’s an 44 language to learn, but I have had fun 45 it．And I hope what have done is easy and fun．”Her 46 offers a series(系列)of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture．
Daisy’s website has 47 the support of several important persons—the teenager 48 she has received a letter praising(赞扬)her work from Gordon Brown, who is the British Prime Minister(首相)．
She said, “I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter 49 ．He said that what I was doing was a really good 50 ．I thought it was amazing．I was excited that someone so important was supporting what we’re doing．”
A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．However D．By the way
A．5-year-old B．18-year-old C．8-year-old D．28-year-old
A．invented B．discovered C．wrote D．set up
A．much B．few C．many D．little
A．As B．When C．With D．But
A．this B．that C．it D．/
A．taught B．learnt C．drew D．talked
A．came out B．came on C．came over D．came up with
A．impossible B．interesting C．excellent D．easy
A．telling B．learning C．writing D．speaking
A．e-mail B．magazine C．essay D．website
A．won B．made C．given D．beaten
A．wonders B．asks C．doubts D．says
A．in B．back C．down D．up
A．girl B．design C．idea D．person
Jenny works hard every day. After work, she spends much time 1 housework for her family. She always has2 things to do. Her husband(丈夫) works in a radio station.He is never late 3 work. 4 the radio station , he takes the number 109 bus . He is busy every day.There 5a son and three daughters in Jenny’s family. They are not 6in the same school. They go to school 7 bike on school days.They study very8 . On weekends, Jenny takes them to some nice 9 to eat different kinds of delicious food. She also takes them to the zoo . They love most animals because they think they’re interesting. But her son doesn’t like tigers .He thinks they’re 10 scary. Jenny has a happy family.
A．do B．to do C．doing D．on doing
A．many B．much C．a lot D．a lots of
A．to B．it C．for D．with
A．Get B．To get C．To get to D．Getting to
A．is B．are C．have D．has
A．study B．going C．studying D．go
A．with B．on C．in D．by
A．good B．well C．bad D．nice
A．parks B．restaurants C．banks D．offices
A．kinds of B．a kind of C．all kinds of D．kind of
What do you do on the weekend ? Some people like to1 at home, but others like to go 2 a walk or play football. My friends Jack works hard in a factory during the 3 . On the weekend, he always 4 the same things. On Saturday he 5 his car and on 6 he goes with his family to a village by car. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a 7 one, but there’s always 8 to do on a farm. The children help with the animals and give them their 9 . Jack and his wife help in the fields . At the end of the day, they are all 10 and Jack’s aunt gives them a big meal.
A．plays B．stay C．live D．enjoys
A．to B．in C．at D．for
A．day B．time C．autumn D．weekdays
A．does B．make C．borrows D．has
A．watches B．washes C．driving D．sells
A．Monday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Tuesday
A．big B．small C．hard D．short
A．little B．much C．fast D．far
A．clothes B．places C．food D．balls
A．clean B．late C．hungry D．friendly