People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first, a mistake is a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things, you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is: “you can’t” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. For example, Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes. We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly, because our time and money are limited(有限的)
There is an old saying, “if you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn, and grow, and succeed.
1.If you are making a mistake, that means__________.
A. you’re careful B. you’re kind
C. you’re growing D. you know nothing
2.If you never try new things, you can’t___________.
A. improve B. create C. spend D. A and B
3. After Edison failed 10,000 times, he__________.
A. gave up B. invented the light bulb
C. invented the computer D. invented 10,000 new things
4.When you make a mistake, you are closer to___________.
A. time B. money C. success D. new things
5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Never make mistakes
B. You can make mistakes without thinking
C. Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes
D. Making mistakes is terrible
Can you swim? Do you like 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 or watch them on TV. 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 doesn’t 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 done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
1.You can learn to swim by_________.
A. reading books about it B. looking at others’ swimming
C. having lessons on it D. going into the river to learn
2.We should learn 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 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. for beginners. B. on the radio
C. by writing English diaries D. in English-speaking countries
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项
A. But we are old enough
B. I think your mother is right.
C. Wow ,how kind your father is!
D. What rules do you have at home?
E. Well, sometimes our parents don’t understand us.
F. My father doesn’t allow me to go out on weekends.
G. My parents don’t allow me to make friends with any boys, either.
M: Hi, Wang Li! You look unhappy, what’s wrong?
W: _____ 1.__________
M: I don’t think that’s a good idea. We need to spend time with friends.
W: That’s right. ____2._________
M: Really? But my father asks me to make friends with all of my classmates.
W: _______3._________
M: But my mother doesn’t let me play computer games for long.
W: __4.________ We mustn’t spend too much time playing computer games.
M: _______5.___________
W: You are right. I think we need to talk to our parents and make them understand us.
Teenagers are always stressed out now. They are often too busy to think about their diets and exercise. The truth is that healthy___, along with regular exercise is the only way to keep fit.
During your teenager years, _____ is important to give your body the energy that needs. 50% of your calories(卡路里)should come from rice,____ __, vegetables and fruit. You also need to ___ a lot of water, six to eight glasses a day, _____ water will improve your skin and give you ______ hair.
Exercise can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Scientists suggest that ____ should spend at least 30 minutes exercising every day.
When you exercise, your body produces ____. It makes you __ and energetic. It can even help you _____ better at night and let you pay more attention when you study in the day.
1.A. cooking B. thinking C. drinking D. eating
2.A. she B. it C. he D. you
3.A. exercise B. bread C. air D. time
4.A. eat B. drink C. taste D. feel
5.A. Some B. Little C. Enough D. Any
6.A. healthy B. bad C. dry D. ugly
7.A. teenagers B. workers C. doctors D. adults
8.A. nothing B. anything C. everything D.something
9.A. relaxed B. tired C. worried D. surprised
10.A. play B. sleep C. drive D. work
___ of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine,_ _.
Life today has brought new_____. One of the biggest is pollution of our drinking water. __ pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt_____ a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t blow dirty____ into the air.
We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work ___ or with our friends in ____ car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be ___ pollution.
Rules are not ___ .Every person must help to fight pollution.
1.A. Hundred B. One hundred C. Hundreds D. Two hundreds
2.A. also B. as well C. too D. either
3.A. problems B. questions C. styles D. inventions
4.A. Noise B. Dirty paper C. Litters D. Water
5.A. around B. on C. through D. over
6.A. noise B. smoke C. water D. wind
7.A. by foot B. on bus C. by bus D. by the bus
8.A. same B. the same C. a same D. different
9.A. fewer B. less C. a few D. more
10.A. much B. many C. good D. enough
—Would you like to drink some juice?
--Thanks. But________. I have drunk a lot of tea.
A. I’d love to B. I think so C. I’m afraid not D. I don’t think so
