To master a language，one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write．Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian．But when they went to England in 1890, English people couldn’t understand what was said to them．These days more foreigners are coming to China and more and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study．So the spoken language is becoming more and more important．

Speaking, of course, can’t go without listening．If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly．The sounds of the Chinese and English language are not exactly the same．If you don’t listen carefully, you’ll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers．

Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it’s to exchange ideas．People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing．The important thing is to make your idea in your head and then to write it in clear lively language．

Chinese students read far too slowly．If you read fast, you understand better．If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about．When you meet with new words, don’t look them up in the dictionary．Guess the meaning from the context．You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer．If you look up every word, you’ll never finish a book．

Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they’re studying．They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation．In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time．

1．How many points are there in the passage?           ．

A．Two                B．Three          C．Four                  D．Five

2．In his first point the writer told us        ．

A．how to speak English              

B．how to read and write

C．why spoken English is important   

D．why English people couldn’t understand Lenin

3．In his last point the writer advised us        ．

A．to kill two birds with one stone

B．to learn two languages at a time

C．to study all the subjects in a foreign language

D．to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language you are studying．

4．In the fourth paragraph , the writer gave some advice on        ．

A．how to read faster                  

B．how to guess the meaning from the context

C．how to look up new words in the dictionary

D．how to grasp the general meaning of a passage

5．“To kill two birds with one stone” means        ．

A．to get some particular knowledge         B．to get more than what one pays

C．the stone is too big                    D．the birds are blind enough

To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write．Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian．But when they went to England in 1980, English people couldn’t understand what was said to them．These days more foreigners are coming to China and more and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study．So the spoken language is becoming more and more important．Speaking, of course, can’t go without listening．If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly．The sounds of the Chinese and English language are not exactly the same．If you don’t listen carefully, you’ll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers．
Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it’s to exchange ideas．People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing．The important thing is to make your idea in your head and then to write it in clear lively language
Chinese students read far too slowly．If you read fast, you understand better．If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about．When you meet with new words, don’t look them up in the dictionary．Guess the meaning from the context．You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer．If you look up every word, you’ll never finish a book．
Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they’re studying．They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation．In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time．

1. 1.

   How many points are there in the passage?

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Five
2. 2.

   In his first point the writer told us                  

   1. A.
      how to speak English
   2. B.
      how to read and write
   3. C.
      why spoken English is important
   4. D.
      why English people couldn’t understand Lenin
3. 3.

   In his last point the writer advised us                     

   1. A.
      to kill two birds with one stone
   2. B.
      to learn two languages at a time
   3. C.
      to study all the subjects in a foreign language
   4. D.
      to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language you are studying．
4. 4.

   “To kill two birds with one stone” means                          

   1. A.
      to get some particular knowledge
   2. B.
      to get more than what one pays
   3. C.
      the stone is too big
   4. D.
      the birds are blind enough

The purpose of this book is to help business professionals or students prepare for an assignment in Germany. We surfed the web, looked through the literature and talked to a number of foreign professionals working in Germany. After lots of brainstorming, we developed a list of practical rules to help business professionals negotiate at a business meeting. Our advice is also designed to help you avoid uncomfortable situations and handle predictable and unpredictable situations at all social levels in German business. Correct conduct with German colleagues and customers, how to master negotiations, the correct tone in e-mails and letters and table manners are just some of the topics that can prepare you for a successful trip to Germany.

   This book is divided into three sections. The first section contains ten main behavior tips. The second section will provide you with a few guidelines on applying for a job in Germany, and the last few chapters contain tips on the more confusing aspects of German business culture, such as carrying out negotiations, networking and dealing with conflicts.

   Because these tips can be helpful for both Germans and foreigners, we have written the book in both German and English. As a foreigner, you should take advantage of the dual(双重的) language aspect of the book, and refer to the dictionary to help you understand key terms. Finally, remember that cultural differences might seem difficult at first, but they are also what attract us to foreign cultures and essentially make doing business in foreign countries challenging and interesting.

If you have an argument with a German while doing business and want to solve the problem, which part of the book will you read? ______

A. Section 1.    B. Section 2.       C. Section 3.       D. The introduction.

Who would most likely buy this book?  _______  

A. Foreigners who study Germany.

B. Business professionals working in England.

C. Englishmen who travel in Germany.    

D. Business professionals working in Germany.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?    

A. To do business in Germany, correct behaviors with colleagues and customers are very important.

B. To find a job in a German company, you need to understand the German business culture.

C. The book mainly provides guidelines to help you handle only predictable situations.

D. Carrying out negotiations, networking and dealing with conflicts are useful when doing business in Germany.

What do you think makes the author write the book in both German and English?   ______

A. The author wants to help the business professionals or students in Germany.

B. Cultural differences are reflected in language differences.

C. German is so difficult that it may confuse foreigners.    

D. The book is useful for both Germans and foreigners.

From this passage, we can learn that _________.   

A. the author thinks it’s easy to do business with Germans

B. the author puts forward some suggestions in the book

C. this book is good because it applies many theories    

D. this book has predicted all possible situations

　　Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult. Now think how difficult it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird’s brain!That is what some birds can do.

　　Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African gray parrots are the birds best known for this.

　　Every December in London,the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best“talking”bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the“talking birds”. She won this prize for 12 years in a row from 1965 to 1976．

　　Prudle was taken from her nest in Uganda in 1958．She was sold to Iris Frost in Seaford,England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English.

　　Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage. Ms. Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died in 1994．Prudle was 35 years old.

　　A different kind of bird,not a parrot,named Puck was tested in 1993．It turned out that Puck knew more English words than Prudle knew. Puck knew more than 1700 words.

　　If a bird can do it,anybody can do it.

　　1．What kind of birds usually speak the best?

　　A．African gray parrots.

　　B．The Aviary Bird Show.

　　C．Uganda.

　　D．English parrots.

　　2．What is Prudle?

　　A．A bird.

　　B．A cage.

　　C．A contest.

　　D．A prize.

　　3．How many years did Prudle win the speaking contest for birds?

　　A．1965.

　　B．55.

　　C．12.

　　D．800．

　　4．Why was Puck better than Prudle?

　　A．He died.

　　B．He knew more words.

　　C．He spoke fast.

　　D．He was bigger.

　　5．Who was Iris Frost?

　　A．A parrot.

　　B．An English teacher.

　　C．Prudle’s owner.

　　D．Puck’s owner.

People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the ___1___ it is to do so, in theory it is that, ___2___, in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability to practise some essential ___3___ of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work ___4___. So spending money to help ___5___ learn English may ___6___ with disappointment. It is likely that the more you ___7___, the more you are let down.
The daughter of one of my friends ___8___ English in primary school, ___9___ her foreign teacher’s blindness ___10___ psychology. She did not want to go on ___11___ English until middle school, ___12___ a college student studying in English slowly ___13___ her interest in the language.
It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty ___14___ learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education, ___15___ find that despite their excellent ___16___, many students have ___17___ command of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children ___18___ classical Chinese prose, rather than ___19___ them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may ___20___ the best time to improve the language ability of their mother tongue.(www.yygrammar.com)