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The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things to quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem t be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is, “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
What is the best way for you to learn a language according to the writer?
A. writing. B. using it.C. listening.
What should you do in learning English?
A. Write as quickly as you can.
b. Speak English as much as you can.
C. Laugh more often.
When people laugh at your mistakes, what should you do?
A. Not care. B. Be happy.C. Feel worried.
What should you do when you make a mistake?'
A. Keep quiet.
b. Get angry.
C. Keep your sense of humor
What can we learn from the passage?
A. Anyone will make mistakes.
B. People never make mistakes.
C. Few people make mistakes.

Mr. Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night.
One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”
Where did Mr. Scott live?
A. By himself. B. In his shop.C. Above his shop.
How much money did he have that day?
A.＄10,000. B. ￥10,000.C. 10,000.
Why did Mr. Scott sleep with the money that night? '
A. Because he loved money very much.
b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.
C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.
Why did the policeman wake him up? '
A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .
b. Because he wanted to remind Mr. Scott
C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.
How did Mr. Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.
A. Excited. B. Angry.C. Stressed.

Welcome to the Blue Moon Beach land!
Check out the COOL things you can enjoy here in the HEAT of August, 2011!

Week 1 The welcome party in the Boating Club Opening of the Water Park	Week 2 Fresh seafood at Fishermen’s Market Bike riding along the beach
Week 3 Music shows in moon light Street dance in Gold Street	Week 4 Cold drinks in Sand Garden Swimming competition

Take Bus 201, 306 or take a taxi. Call 203-2228888 or surf http://www.blue moon. com for more information.
What can we do on the Blue Moon Beach land in the first week of August?
A. Enjoy the welcome party.
B.Go bike riding.
C. Have cold drinks.
When will we enjoy the music shows on the Blue Moon Beach land? '
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.
Where can we have fresh seafood on the Blue Moon Beach land?
A. In Sand Garden.
b. At Fishermen’s Market.
C. In Gold Street.
How can we get to the Blue Moon Beach land?
A. By bus. B. On foot.C. By subway.
How can we get more information the Blue Moon Beach land?
A. Send an email.
b. Write a letter.
C. Call the phone or surf the Internet.

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping， writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are.
BTW （by the way） BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations (缩写), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info (information) puter (computer)
Pie (picture) sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate (交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:
:-)( happy) :-p(joking) :-( (sad) :-0(surprised)
These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example，

There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to (适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
What does the underline “acronyms” mean?
A.网友 B.聊天室 C.首字母缩写词
Why do people type acronyms?
A. to show their feelings.
B. Because people can type them quickly.
C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.
What does” BTW, my puter is not working well.:-(“mean?
A. The person is angry at somebody.
B. The person is happy about getting a new computer.
C. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.
E-talk wills probably.
A. keep changing.
B. be easy by people on the telephone
C. be used by people on the telephone
What’s the best title for this passage?
A. E-talk language
B. Picture Feelings
C. How to Use Abbreviations

Do you want to know anything about ma staying in America? Well, Let me tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. However didn’t know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say，“I am fine” when people say “How are you?”But in the US, I found that people say,” I am good” or “I am tired.”
One day, someone greeted me with” What’s up?”It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and the US cultures.
To my surprise, the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan （晒黑）. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler（白的）.
I am also surprised by how hardworking the US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard all the time. But here, an “excellent” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music .The kids here are so talented ，I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
How often did the writer have an English class in Grade Five?
A. Four times a week.
B. Five times a week.
C. Six times a week.
To the winter, textbook English iseveryday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as C. easier than
A good US student spends his/her time.
A. only in doing homework
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies, sports or music and public work
Which of following is NOT true?
A. The writer is now in the US
B. American girls love to have while skin
C. The US students are talented and hard working.
Which is the best title for the passage?
A. My own Travel in the US.
B. My Study in the US.
C. My friends in the US.

A．women should not swim	B．children should not swim
C．nobody should swim	D．anybody can swim