Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practice 36 English in class, but not 37 class. Here is a story to show you 38 important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.
A foreigner once 39 hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he 40 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to 41 that he wanted something 42 because he could not speak English. The waiter soon 43 him a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took 44 the tea and gave him a cup of coffee. Still the man didn’t 45 what he wanted. He tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter 46 him. Finally 47 man came in. He spoke English 48 and fluently. After a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of 49 .
So you see a man can go hungry if he 50 master（掌握）a foreign language.
1.A. speak B. speaking C. to speak
2. A. outsider B. out C. out of
3. A. how B. how an C. what an
4. A. get B. gets C. got
5.A. open B. opened C. opens
6. A. express B. expressed C. expressing
7.A. eats B. eating C. to eat
8.A. took B. brought C. bought
9.A. away B. out of C. down
10.A. make B. give C. get
11. A. understand B. understood C. be understood
12.A. other B. the other C. another
13.A. clean B. clear C. clearly
14.A. he B. him C. his
15.A. doesn’t B. won’t C. isn’t
Which of the following is NOT a traffic sign?
A B C
He has tried four times, but his teacher wants him to try ______ fifth time.
A. the B. a C. /
My brother’s handwriting isn’t so good as ______.
A. mine B. my C. me
Great changes ______ in our hometown in the past ten years.
A. have taken place B. have been taken place C. were taken place
It’s raining now. I have to go to school ______.
A. by the car B. in car C. in the car
