Here is some advice to help you become good at a foreign language．
1．Spend the time!
The most important factor（要素）is how much time you spend with the language． The more time you spend， the faster you will learn． This doesn't mean sitting in class looking out of the windows， nor listening to other students who don't speak well． This means spending time on what you are learning﹣﹣and enjoying it．
2． ______？
Listen wherever you are． Read what you are listening to． Listen to and read things that you like， things that you can mostly understand， or even partly understand． If you keep listening and reading，you will get used to the language． One hour of listening or reading is more effective（有效的）than many hours of class time．
3．Focus on （关注）words and phrases！
Build up your vocabulary you'll need lots． Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading． Read online， use online dictionaries， and make your own vocabulary lists for review． Soon you will see your new words and phrases elsewhere． Gradually（逐渐地），you will be able to use them．
4．Take responsibility for（对…负责任）your own learning!
Choose passages that you are interesting to you，that you want to listen to and read．Find the words and phrases that you need to understand your listening and reading．Discover the language by yourself，like a child growing up． Take when you feel like it．
5．Relax and enjoy yourself!
Do not worry about what you can't remember， or can't yet understand， or can't yet say． You are listening and improving． The language will gradually became clearer in your brain， but this will happen at a time that you cannot control．
（1）According to the writer， what does "Spend the time！"mean？
（2）What is the second advice about becoming good at a foreign language？
（3）How can we learn words and phrases？
（4）Who can decide our learning， we ourselves or teachers？
（5）If you can't yet say what you're learning． what are you advised to do？
（6）What can you learn from this passage？
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. When they are happy, they’d like to tell their friends. And they also like to talk to their friends when they feel sad.
It’s very important for teenagers to have a good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking with them on the phone. The communication is very important to children’s growth, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to their family members.
But some parents often choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. It’s a trouble to many children.
根据材料内容判断下列各句正(T)误(F).Many teenagers think that parents can understand them better.
Communication with friends is very important to teenagers.
When teenagers have something difficult to say, they usually go to their brothers and sisters for help.
Some parents like to choose friends for their children.
Children don’t want parents to stop them meeting friends.
On a cold winter afternoon, Susan was walking home from a supermarket. She was feeling a little tired, as she was carrying her shopping bags. They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park. She walked towards the gate of the park. She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her. The man was holding a paper bag. He walked to a rubbish bin(垃圾箱) and started looking through it.
Susan suddenly felt sad. She knew this man would take all that he could get, so she went up to him and gave him some fruit. The man looked up in surprise and took what she gave him.
A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy. Then he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then the orange juice and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughter’s lucky day. Thank you, girl.” Then he went away, singing a song.
Just then, Susan understood what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.
Giving sometimes doesn’t cost much, but it means a lot to the people who you help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into Susan’s mind every time she has the chance to help others.Susan felt a little tired because she _____.
| A．walked so fast | B．looked through a rubbish bin |
| C．felt cold | D．carried heavy shopping bags |
The poor man felt _____ when Susan gave him some fruit.
| A．sad | B．surprised | C．interested | D．kind |
The poor man’s daughter couldn’t get _____ that day.
| A．orange juice | B．some fruit | C．a new coat | D．a sandwich |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The poor man had no money to buy food for his daughter. |
| B．It was the poor man’s daughter’s birthday. |
| C．The poor man asked Susan for some fruit. |
| D．The poor man’s daughter was ill. |
The passage mainly tells us that _____.
| A．giving means taking |
| B．giving is getting |
| C．we shouldn’t look through rubbish bin |
| D．we should give others fruit |
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Children can’t learn _____ in Little Sun.
| A．computer | B．music | C．art | D．languages |
Mrs King can send her daughter Lucy to Little Sun except _____.
| A．6:00 pm on Friday | B．7:00 am on Wednesday |
| C．11:00 am on Tuesday | D．12:00 am on Monday |
Little Sun will be open for _____in a week.
| A．4 hours | B．8 hours | C．20 hours | D．40 hours |
Little Sun is _____
| A．across from the post office |
| B．between Yucan School and the post office |
| C．on Xinhua Road ,Moon City |
| D．between Xinhua Bookstore and Yucai School |
Who can have fun and learn in Little Sun?
| A．Mike, a schoolboy of 15 |
| B．Mary,a seven-year-old girl |
| C．Cathy,an expericenced teacher |
| D．Linda,a retired(退体的) doctor |
Many people like watching TV. TV is of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside world to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than because of TV. Perhaps they are right.
What’s going on in other countries? How people live in far-away places? there a good sports game somewhere？What’s life like in the deepest part of the sea?
If you want to out these and other kinds of questions, just turn on your TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and you can learn a lot. Of course people can also learn through reading or learning the radio. But they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.
TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives news ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing things.
TV is a wonderful thing. How can we make better use it?
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In the summer of 2011 my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would not be seen among the tourists and lose lots of chances to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and tried to come up with a free tour to Italy.
The trip was not very long but it was so exciting that we never forgot. We look forward to going there again! Of course, we spent lots of time arranging the trip, but it was well worth it! Of course I was afraid that something would go wrong and I was especially worried about my visa, but everything went quite well in the end.
The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation. In the Italian consulate (领事馆), one must hand in some official paper proving that one has a hotel booked for oneself in order to get the visa. Then we had to solve the ticket problem. Airlines often sell cheap tickets and we bought ours far earlier. The next step was to book a hotel. We finally booked a hotel about 30 km away from the centre of Rome and it was the perfect choice for our trip.
Every day we took a train that carried us to the centre of Rome. Our big house was among the forest. The beautiful views, nice hosts, comfortable living conditions made us happy to no end. Besides this, we were very lucky that our hostess was Russian. She gave us a lot of advice that was of great use. She told us what transport to choose and where the best places to go.
Don’t be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself. It’s not difficult! The only thing I’ll say right now is that we really enjoy travelling by ourselves. We walked with a map and a guide-book wherever we wanted to go and we even met some of our countrymen on the way just two or three times. So, if you’re also planning a “single” trip, don’t forget to take a Russian-Italian phrasebook as people in Italy prefer to speak in their local language.
| A．his friend invited him there |
| B．he wanted to spend less money |
| C．it was very hard for him to find a travel agency |
| D．he wanted to get familiar with the country more closely |
| A．booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome |
| B．buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before travelling |
| C．solving the ticket problem and booking a hotel far earlier |
| D．getting a visa from the Italian consulate without an invitation |
| A．How did the writer prepare for his trip? |
| B．Why did the writer decide to go to Italy for a holiday? |
| C．What transport did the writer choose for his travelling? |
| D．Why did the writer decide not to go through a travel agency? |
| A．likes to travel with tour guides |
| B．met a lot of his countrymen in Italy |
| C．advises us to arrange trips by ourselves |
| D．enjoys travelling everywhere in the world |