I feel upset because I have a strange neighbor. She lives in a house with 1.(dust) curtains2.(hang) before dirty windows. I wonder if it is because she has no friend 3.she has developed the habit of setting down a series of facts she has gone through in her diary.
She seldom goes4.(outdoor). However, one day I happened5.(meet) her when she was walking the dog in the park 6.dusk. She was much 7.(concern) about my new novel. It was the first time in a year that I 8. (communicate) with her face 9.face. We didn't stop talking until the sky was 10.(entire) dark. We had got to go home immediately because a thunder storm was on its way!
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with____problems might go onto the Internet and write about his problems in a blog. In many ways a diary and a blog are very____So, what makes blogging different from writing in____diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more____than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of____that she does not want to____
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog____a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her____She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.____I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but____in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was____that my sister might read it!
The biggest____with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something____about her in my diary, she would never know!____, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend____read her blog and get a “cry”.
There are also____to blogging, of course. If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,”____would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would____respond and tell her how much they____her. Blogs help people____in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.
1.A. the same B. troublesome C. difficult D. daily
2.A. familiar B. special C. similar D. different
3.A. a personal B. an ordinary C. a common D. a traditional
4.A. attractive B. public C. convenient D. quick
5.A. thoughts B. puzzles C. mysteries D. secrets
6.A. tell B. share C. publish D. solve
7.A. instead of B. as well as C. in favor of D. in spite of
8.A. blog B. diary C. report D. web
9.A. Although B. Since C. When D. Because
10.A. only B. already C. still D. never
11.A. angry B. concerned C. glad D. worried
12.A. problem B. doubt C. trouble D. mistake
13.A. pleasant B. wrong C. mean D. funny
14.A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Then
15.A. should B. will C. must D. might
16.A. reasons B. disadvantages C. shortcomings D. advantages
17.A. everyone B. no one C. anyone D. someone
18.A. happily B. especially C. quickly D. immediately
19.A. like B. miss C. need D. help
20.A. lose B. stay C. get D. find
Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language，such as English? 1.
Be patient.
You do not have to understand everything all at once.2.We can learn from our mistakes.
Practice your English.
For example, write in a journal every day. You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving.
3.You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English.
4.
If you believe that you can learn，you will learn.
Keep a record of your language learning.
After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult，but you tried to understand it.5.
Be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it.
It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will have more confidence in yourself.
A．Write these achievements(成就) in your journal.
B．Besides, you must speak English every day.
C．Making mistakes is an unavoidable part in your life.
D．There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.
E．Share your achievement with your parents and friends.
F．Feel confident(有自信心的) about learning English.
G．It is natural for you to make mistakes when you learn something new.
I was the youngest of the five boys and also had four sisters who had to pull together and take care of each other. Dad wasn’t around, so I never knew him well. He killed himself when I was three years old, leaving Mom with the job of raising and providing for nine kids.She was a very hard worker, and in order to make ends meet, she hardly ever rested. With my mom as my example, I learned that hard work is the best way to get what you want.
Even as a little boy, I knew I was going to be successful. Of course, I dreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up. But regardless of what I chose, I wanted to make my brothers, sisters and mom proud of me—not only by being successful in what I chose to do, but also a person who could be looked up to for the right reasons.
By junior high, I started playing basketball on a team. I loved to compete. For me ,it paid off. I just let my success in basketball take its course, but I always put the effort in, every day.
I am grateful for the life I‘’ve enjoyed as a basketball star. But when I see those shirts that say “Basketball is life,” I think “Yeah, right! It is not only life. It can be exciting. ”But the important thing about basketball is that it gives me a way to do good things for others as I move through this journey called life.
1.It can be known from the passage that .
A. the author’s father loved his children and wife very much
B. the author’s brothers were more famous than him
C. the author’s mother had a great influence on his career
D. the author’s family was rich and happy when he was a child
2.Why did the author’s father kill himself?
A. Because the family was poor.
B. Because he often quarreled with his wife.
C. Because he was addicted to drugs.
D. The passage doesn’t tell us the reason.
3.From the second paragraph we can learn that
A. the author was a successful writer
B. the author got on well with his mother, brothers and sisters
C. the author’s mother, brothers and sisters didn’t like his career
D. the author helped his brothers and sisters succeed
4.What does the author get from basketball?
A. How to do good things for others as he moves.
B. Life is as hard as playing basketball.
C. Learning to cooperate with others is important.
D. Two heads are wiser than one.
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly! there are some differences between British and American English. ‘There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital!” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “color” and “honor” are British, “color” and honor” are American.
These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.
1.According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_______.
A. British people cannot understand him
B. American people cannot understand him
C. the grammar is too hard for him
D. the spelling is too hard for him
2.American English and British English are different in ________.
A. spelling B. pronunciation
C. grammar D. all of the above
3.Most ________ say “Do you have a watch?”
A. British people B. Americans
C. children D. teachers
4.According to this passage, British people and Americans have _________ difficulty in understanding each other.
A. little B. much
C. some D. great
This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.
To use your dictionary correctly, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Justlook at the inside back cover when you're not sure how to say a word.
The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its definition. In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2,000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand.
1.The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色” in this dictionary is ________.
A. colour B. colar C. color D. corner
2.The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is ________.
A. 词性 B. 词条 C. 词义 D. 词库
