語法選擇

　　Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is 　　1　　 by many people around the world every day．English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from．

　　Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes 　　2　　．Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)?About a hundred years ago, some men 　　3　　 to America from Europe．They came from a big city in Germany 　　4　　 Hamburg．They did not speak good English, but they ate good food．When some Americans saw them 　　5　　 round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was．The Germans did not understand the question and answered,“We come from Hamburg．”O(jiān)ne of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea．He cooked some round pieces of beef like those 　　6　　 the men from Hamburg ate．Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started 　　7　　 them．Such bread came to be called“hamburgers”．Today“hamburgers”are sold in many countries 　　8　　 the world．

　　　　9　　 this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting．Knowing why any word has certain meaning is 　　10　　, too．This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary．

語法填空

　　I still remember I fell in love with English from a very young age, because I thought it was 　　1　　 useful language．Full of strong wishes of 　　2　　 English, I began to learn it．But soon I found it 　　3　　 than expected．There were too many words, expressions and many other things to remember．And even if you know 　　4　　, you can't use them correctly and exactly．And I did rather 　　5　　 in my first English test．I was worried about it．This made me 　　6　　 my interest in English little by little．

　　While I was in trouble, my English teacher gave me much help．I knew that interest didn't mean 　　7　　 and I should have some learning methods．I did 　　8　　 he said and tried many different ways of learning English．As the days went by, I could do better and better and became more and more interested in it．

　　During summer vacation, an old lady from Australia visited my school．She had a talk with us．It was the first time to meet a foreigner．I got　　　9　　 nervous at first, but soon I found it exciting to talk with her, and I learned a lot from her．　　10　　 I wish to practice speaking English with foreigners every day!