As the saying goes，"If at first you don't succeed，try，try again．"This is never truer than when you are trying to master English．Lai Shixiong，a respected English master from Taiwan，has a story to share．
Like many non﹣native speakers，Lai failed when he first started learning English．When he was in high school，he once got an unbelievably low mark of 7 out of 100 on an English test．He almost gave up on English，but then he entered a military school （军校），where he met a classmate who was good at English．
Amazed by his classmate's American accent，Lai decided to start learning English from the beginning．As he put it．"I saw myself as a baby who had just started to learn a language．"To correct his pronunciation，Lai practiced phonetic symbols（音标）hundreds of times every day using records．
When he was able to pronounce words，Lai said he began to practice dialogues．Not being able to find someone to praclice with，Lai created a learning atmosphere（氛围）on his own．"I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue．"he said．
Lai also thought of ways to improve his skills．He used English to describe everything he saw．He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school．He also read and listened to English news to learn new expressions．
"There is no shortcut to mastering a language．You have to practice，"Lai said．After all，Rome wasn't built in a day．
61．What should we do if we want to master English according to the passage？
A．Keep trying．
B．Turn to a teacher．
C．Share your story with others．
D．Ask a classmate for help．
62．What's the main idea of the second paragraph？
A．Lai met a classmate．
B．Lai entered a military school．
C．Lai used to be weak in English．
D．Lai learned English after school．
63．Whom did lai talk to when he practiced dialogues？
A．Himself．
B．His brother．
C．A classmate．
D．An English teacher．
64．How did Lai improve his skills in English？
A．By using an old dictionary．
B．By reading and listening to English news．
C．By pronouncing a new word a hundred times．
D．By describing what he saw in English and Chinese．
65．How do you like Lai Shixiong？
A．Easy﹣going and wise．
B．Helpful and successful．
C．Kind﹣hearted and honest．
D．Patient and hard﹣working．
Almost each Chinese child has heard or read Journey to the West﹣one of the most famous Chinese（1） （tradition） classics． All of them like the main character﹣the Monkey King or Sun Wukong． However， it wasn't popular（2） 1970s in England． In November 1979，pupils in England were able to watch a new program called Monkey．Most of them were hearing this story for the（3） （one） time．
The Monkey King isn't（4） usual monkey． In fact， he sometimes doesn't even look like a monkey! This is because he can make seventy﹣two changes to his shape and size，（5） _ （turn） himself into different animals and objects． But unless his tail（6） （hide）， he can't turn himself into a man．（7） （fight） bad people， the Monkey King uses a magic stick． Sometimes he can make the stick small enough to keep it in his ear． At other times， he can make it big and long．
The Monkey King（8） （excite） the children of China for many years． And as soon as the TV came out more than 30 years（9） ， Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help（10） （weak）and never gives up．
How do people find their inner talent？ British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED． He told the story of Gillian Lynne， a dancer and a choreographer（编舞者） who has worked on famous musicals like Cats and Phantom of the Opera （《歌剧魅影》）．
（1） She couldn't think carefully about she's learning， and often found herself unable to keep still because she was bored． Her mother was quite worried about her．She took Lynne to a doctor．For 20 minutes， she talked about the problems Lynne was having in school．（2） As they left the room，the doctor turned on the radio． He then said to Lynne's mother，"Just stand and watch her．"（3） The doctor then turned to Lynne's mother and said，"Mrs. Lynne，your daughter isn't sick．She's a dancer． Take her to a dance school．"
So she did．（4） Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School，one of the world's greatest dance schools， and became a great dancer．
After leaving the school，she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history．（5） ．
Those who never did well in school needn't worry． Find your inner talent like Lynne，you can also succeed．
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A． The doctor played the music to calm her daughter down． B． Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child． C． The minute they left the room， Lynne was． on her feet， dancing to the music on the radio． D． It is hard to believe that years ago，somebody else would just put her on medication（药物治疗）and tell her to calm down． E． Then， the doctor said to Lynne，"I need to talk to your mother first． Wait here．" F． Lynne just stood here and watched her mother， G． Lynne's new dance school was full of people just like her﹣people who had to move in order to think． |
Everyone has hobbies．Hobbies（1） us a lot of happiness． For most of us， the activities we like to do are common and easy． However， there are（2） people who like to take risks．（3） are more interested in doing dangerous sports， such as snowboarding， diving（潜水）and rock climbing．
Many people enjoy（4） ．You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains．There are many advantages to rock climbing﹣it is fun and it also helps people（5） _ their worries，
The most important tool to have is good shoes．They need to be half a size smaller than your usual（6） ． The next thing you need is a harness（保护带）． This allows you to move freely，（7） it will hold you up if you fall． It's important to know how to use your tools． If you are a beginner， it's best to have lessons． A climber with experience can help you a lot（8） you are learning to climb．
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages．Climbers，however，must be careful not（9） the environment．Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains which they climb． They should take it（10） them and throw it away．This will let future climbers enjoy a clean environment．
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（1）A． take |
B． bring |
C． provide |
D． have |
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（2）A． other |
B． the other |
C． another |
D．every |
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（3）A． We |
B． You |
C． All |
D． They |
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（4）A． snowboarding |
B． diving |
C． rock climbing |
D． swimming |
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（5）A． remember |
B． forget |
C． solve |
D． keep |
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（6）A． size |
B． shape |
C． color |
D． kind |
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（7）A． and |
B． but |
C． so |
D． or |
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（8）A． before |
B． when |
C． after |
D． until |
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（9）A． to protect |
B． to produce |
C． to pollute |
D． to save |
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（10）A． along |
B． to |
C． for |
D． with |
On Saturday morning， every boy in town is happy， except Tom Sawyer． He has to paint the fence because he （1） （punish）for the mistakes he made yesterday． The fence is at least nine（2） （foot）high and runs nearly half the block long． After only a few strokes， he sits down and begins to think of all the fun he has planned for the day． He knows that the painting （3） （take）up all afternoon． Even （4） （bad）， other boys will come by soon and see him （5） （do）his chores． Just then， Ben Rogers comes along the road with an apple in his hand． Tom has an idea． He picks up his brush and goes back to work．
"Got to work， hey？" says Ben． "Work？ What work are you talking about？ It's not every day a boy gets to paint a whole fence by（6） （he）．" Then Tom goes on（7） _ （paint）．Ben．watches Tom in （8） （silent）． He becomes more and more（9） _ （interest）．After a while， he says， "Hey， Tom， let me try．"
"No， I'm sorry． Aunt Polly says there isn't one boy in a thousand that's fit to paint the fence．"
"Come on， Tom． Let me just try， please…I'll give you my apple!"
Tom considers a moment longer． Then very slowly he hands the brush over to Ben．Sitting under a shady tree，Tom eats the apple and watches Ben paint the fence in the hot sun．He thinks he（10） （discover）something wonderful since then： To make a boy want something， all you have to do is make that something hard to get!
A group called New Story is working with a company called Icon to quickly build lots of houses for poor people in Tabasco， Mexico．The way they are building the houses is （1） ﹣by 3D﹣printing technology．
New Story is a group（2） works to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't （3） them． The group has built over 2，700 houses in places （4） Bolivia， EI Salvador， Haiti and Mexico． In the past， New Story built（5） houses in a normal way． But it（6） a long time． That's（7） New Story began to work with Icon． Icon has developed a way to build houses （8） by 3D﹣printing them with concrete（混凝土）． Some areas where New Story wants to build houses suffer from earthquakes，（9） _ Icon's houses have been designed to hold up in earthquake conditions．
The houses in Tabasco have two bedrooms， a living room， a kitchen， and a bathroom． Because the houses are created with a computer design， it's easy to（10） _ the design to suit the needs of different families． They are expected to live in later this year．
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（1）A． common |
B． expensive |
C． unusual |
D． strong |
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（2）A． these |
B． those |
C． this |
D． that |
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（3）A． clean |
B． repair |
C． afford |
D． borrow |
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（4）A． by |
B． with |
C． like |
D． between |
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（5）A． its |
B． his |
C． her |
D． my |
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（6）A． had |
B． took |
C． cost |
D． spent |
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（7）A． why |
B． how |
C． what |
D． when |
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（8）A． possibly |
B． quickly |
C． carefully |
D． suddenly |
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（9）A． for |
B．so |
C． or |
D．as |
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（10）A． share |
B． print |
C． change |
D． produce |
