Nowadays everybody seems to think that they know English. Many people speak it but few speak it really well. Practice is necessary in speaking English well.
Reading is also one of the things that will help you to speak English better. Read whenever you can and whatever you like! Read papers and Internet sites that you like in English every day. Then, you will see that the number of known words is increasing and you are able to speak with more skills. Then you will have made the foundations and a good basis of English. It is not good to stop and get stuck there.
Going to England or an English-speaking country is a good choice, but many people cannot afford it. If you cannot go, reading and speaking with your friends will also help you to practice your English. However, I think it is very good to visit some English-speaking country to see and test your knowledge in everyday life. You will understand the everyday usage of the language in its natural environment. There your level of English is going to improve even faster. Your ability to speak English is better. Nothing can match the excitement and happiness when a native speaker tells you that your English is very good!
Finally, in order to speak English well, you must be persistent and do it every day. It is like playing the piano. Pianists play it every day and so should you. Include English in your life and you will see where it is going. Practice, Practice! Read, write and improve your language skills and you are on your way when you will be able to speak it with more and more confidence!
1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. How to Improve Your Language Skills.
B. Speaking English.
C. How to Speak English Well
D. Practice, Practice!
2.What does the writer suggest about reading?
A. Trying to improve your vocabulary.
B. Keeping on reading when you have time.
C. Stopping when you have a good basis of English.
D. Looking up every unknown word when reading.
3.The main idea of the last paragraph is that ______.
A. we should play the piano every day
B. speaking English is fun and entertaining
C. if we’ve learned to read and write, we’ll certainly be able to speak
D. we should practice English every day to improve our speaking skills
4.According to the passage, what may make the author excited?
A. Reading papers and Internet sites.
B. Having a good basis of English.
C. Going to an English-speaking country.
D. A native speaker’s praise.
假定你是李华，春节即将到来，你的英国笔友Tom对中国的农历新年非常感兴趣，他写信向你询问国内有关春节的一些情况。请你给他回复一封邮件，邀请他来中国过春节。内容包括：
1. 春节对国人的重要意义；
2. 春节前后的传统活动；
3. 年轻人如何庆祝春节。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your Email.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Ann,
I am so surprising to know from you’re letter that you re upset so your parents don't allow you to surf the Internet. Here are some suggestions on how to solve your problem.
First, you should communicate with your parents, letting me know that surfing the Internet do not mean wasting time. On the contrary, it does good for your study. Second, I suggested that you should make a timetable to control your time spend in surfing the Internet. Besides, explain to your parents that the Internet also has good effect on study.
As we all know it, parents love us very much. I believe you can solve your problem and make greatly progress in your study.
Li Hua
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and other Marvel Comics (漫威漫画) superheroes that became highly successful at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said on Monday.
“1. (know) as a writer and editor, he felt a duty to his fans to keep creating,” his daughter J. C. Lee said in a 2. (state). “He loved his life and he loved 3. he did for a living. His family and his fans loved him. He was irreplaceable.” Lee was 4. (wide) credited with adding a new layer of humanity to superheroes. His characters were not made of stone. They had love and money worries and suffered terrible shortcomings or feelings of insecurity.
“I felt 5. would be fun to show that they are human as well as super,” Lee said in 2010. Many of Marvel Comics movies Lee created were produced in the first decades of the 21st century, 6. (add) up to over $20 billion at theaters worldwide, according to box office analysts.
In 2008, Lee 7. (award) the National Medal of Arts, 8. highest government award for creative 9. (artist). His greatest contribution will be not only the co-creation of his characters but the way he helped to build the culture that comics have become, 10. is a pretty significant one,” said Robert Thompson, a pop culture expen at Syracuse University.
Every evening, I take a walk around the neighborhood. It has become a (an) ___. Even if I have already walked with someone or done another type of ____. I get out for this last mile or more. This is my time to ____ the day.
Walking at ____ through my neighborhood brings the sounds of the ____ singing in the pond nearby and the sounds of the city train in the distance, occasionally interrupted by faraway ____ coming to and from the hospital. The sounds of these aircrafts remind me that whoever is being ____ is probably having a much ____ day than me.
Sometimes these walks are my way to recall events on the recent days. Or they are a way to ____ a problem or to be creative without interruptions of day-to-day life at home. ____ on other days, I try to be in the moment and just listen and look around in wonder, or be in gratitude for all the ____ things in life. Tonight when I walked, I just listened. When the moon is out and full or it’s a dark evening with the stars shining, I love trying to ____ into the universe and ____ what is really out there.
Everyone has a story. I spend some time with Mike. He has already walked 1,200 miles this year. ____ being diagnosed (诊断) with diabetes (糖尿病) four years ago, he started walking 5 or 6 ____ every day. He has ____ 64 pounds and his life has ____ a lot. On this ____, I also got to know Phillips. She walks every day. She is considering hiking the Camino de Santiago after watching the movie “The Way”.
Just as last month has come and gone, this ____ will come and go. This is a ____ to go out today, take a walk and think of how you re going to pursue your dreams.
1.A. approach B. habit C. homework D. attraction
2.A. edition B. training C. arrangement D. exercise
3.A. end B. begin C. celebrate D. sum
4.A. noon B. night C. convenience D. lunchtime
5.A. flies B. birds C. frogs D. butterflies
6.A. ambulances B. buses C. trucks D. helicopter
7.A. dragged B. assisted C. flown D. struck
8.A. better B. worse C. busier D. happier
9.A. investigate B. consider C. find D. reflect
10.A. Yet B. So C. But D. Or
11.A. good B. fresh C. complex D. serious
12.A. look through B. look ahead C. lookout D. look down
13.A. announce B. exam C. ask D. wonder
14.A. Since B. Before C. After D. For
15.A. miles B. hours C. times D. meters
16.A. gained B. lost C. put D. weighed
17.A. improved B. consumed C. continued D. refreshed
18.A. statement B. survival C. hiking D. range
19.A. life B. chance C. friends D. health
20.A. circumstance B. tendency C. vote D. reminder
How to Take Notes?
Note-taking is a skill which can be used right from primary school up until you leave university or 1. If you follow these simple steps and tips, you will not only learn how to take notes; you will succeed or perhaps even come up with your own method!
Note details at the top of your paper. Keep your notes organized by writing important details at the top of each page. 2. Noting details can make it easier for you to return to your notes and get important information.
Use your own language. Write down key facts, ideas, and details in your own words. Taking notes in your own words actively engages your brain and helps you better understand the text. Develop your own system of signs and short forms that can help you more quickly take notes and review them. 3.
4. Think about the text you're reading or the lecture you re listening to—they may be a bit hard to understand. Avoid using full sentences when you write your notes. Instead, use keywords to say the same things in a short and manageable way that you can easily and quickly review later.
Skip lines on the paper for later review. 5. Having extra room allows you to make additional notes or clarify points that you may not understand. This helps you quickly have and identify all of the relevant material to that keyword or thought.
A. Review your notes later in the day.
B. Write keywords instead of full sentences.
C. For example, “SM” for “scientific method,” or “GH” for “gender history”.
D. As you write your keywords and ideas down, leave space between each line.
E. It may seem challenging to take notes quickly while keeping key information.
F. Include information such as the date, bibliographic information, and page number of your notes.
G. Good note-taking is a valuable skill for keeping, remembering, reciting and recalling information.
