The twins are talking about the book Who Moved My Cheese. It’s fun to _______ them.

A. join B. take part in

C. join in D. enter

—Li lei, summer vacation is coming. Where will you go?

—I decide _______ to Mount Emei.

A. go B. will go

C. going D. to go

Peter’s Chinese was very poor when he came to China, so he couldn’t make himself _____.

A. understands B. understanding

C. understand D. understood

The students are clever. They have no problems _____ out the math problem.

A. work B. working C. works D. to work

There are many kinds of bikes here. She can’t decide _____.

A. where to buy B. which to buy

C. how to go there D. when to go there

Although we have learned English for 3 years, we still have trouble _____ the new words.

A. learn B. to learn

C. learning D. of learning

—I don’t know _____ remember the new English words.

—Try thinking about their pronunciations.

A. what to B. how to

C. where to D. when to

（題文）The two kids practice spoken English _____ joining the English club.

A. by B. in

C. on D. with

A: Sometimes English is very difficult.

B: That’s_______. It isn’t the easiest language in the world.

A: Think about “there” and “they’re” and “their”. They______alike, but they have different meanings. And the plural (復(fù)數(shù)) of “ox” is “oxen”, but the plural of “box” isn’t ______! And “hard” can mean _____ or it can mean the opposite of soft. I don’t think I’ll ever learn English well.

B: Oh, don’t be discouraged (氣餒的). You’re doing very well. And things could be worse!

A: What do you mean?

B: Be happy you aren’t________the Eskimo(愛斯基摩人的)______ !

A: Why? Is Eskimo harder than English?

B: It certainly is. You were talking about the two _______meanings of “hard”. Some Eskimo nouns _____ more than a thousand meanings!

A: I’m glad I don’t _______ in Alaska(阿拉斯加)! I don’t think I’m strong enough to study Eskimo!

B: Don’t you mean clever enough?

A: No, I mean strong enough. I don’t think I’m strong enough to ______ an Eskimo dictionary!

1.A. wrong B. true C. good D. easy

2.A. spell B. write C. sound D. look

3.A. “boxes” B. “box” C. “boxen” D. “plural”

4.A. “hard” B. “strong” C. “easy” D. “difficult”

5.A. liking B. studying C. living D. leaving

6.A. people B. country C. language D. meanings

7.A. different B. interesting C. same D. English

8.A. bring B. have C. talk about D. there are

9.A. learn B. arrive C. take D. live

10.A. learn B. look up C. carry D. write

Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It's the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-Speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on the radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than do. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

1.You learn to swim by ______.

A. reading books about it

B. looking at others swimming

C. having lessons on it

D. going into the river and learning

2.We should leant English by ______.

A. listening and speaking

B. reading and writing

C. A and B.

D. swimming

3.What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A .Don’ t make mistakes.

B. Study hard.

C. Try not to speak English.

D. Don’t be afraid.

4.What’s more important for senior school students?

A. Listening. B. Speaking.

C. Reading and writing. D. Learning.

5.We can listen to English_____, according to the passage.

A. by train B. on the radio

C. every minute D. now and then