To learn English well you must learn about yourself．You must discover what your own special needs are in English．You should pick out what makes English different from your own language and concentrate on those parts．And above all，you should pick out your own personal weaknesses in English，pick out your own special problems，find out what mistakes you most often make and make a list of them．

It will be best if，in your preparation，you can practice doing the various sorts of work that you will be asked to do in examination．You should then make a careful note of any mistakes that you make more than once．Count up how many times you make for each mistake，and the mistake you make most often should be at the top of your list，the next most common in the second place，and so on．

For example．if your native language is Japanese，you may find the problem of articles（冠词）comes at the top of your list．If you speak German，you may find using some of the conjunctions（连词）is your biggest problem．If your mothers tongue is French，you find you are always having trouble with some of prepositions（介词） ．And if Italian is your language，you may constantly forget to use a suitable pronoun when you should．

But these are only examples of mistakes typical of certain languages．They may or may not be your particular personal mistakes．As I say，these personal ones are the most important of all to discover．

（    ）1．The most important thing to learn English well is to______．

A．find out the difference between your own language and English

B．discover your own special needs in the language

C．learn about yourself as much as possible

D．pick out your own personal weaknesses in English

（    ）2．The writer’s advice to the readers is to______．

A．spend as much time on English as possible

B．take examinations of different sorts

C．keep a notebook with the important languages points in it

D．find out their own problems in doing selected exercises

（    ）3．The first pan on the list should be the mistake you make______．

A．most often                  B．many times          C．more than once     D．Very often

（    ）4．To make a list of personal mistakes______．

A．is a must for any English learner                  B．takes a lot of time

C．needs careful work                                     D．can help your study of prepositions

（    ）5．Which of the following is the typical problem that was talked in Paragraph 3 ?

A．grammar               B．word                   C．phrase                 D．translation

短文填词(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)  阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! I’m Sue                  

Allow me, first of all, on b        of my teachers and classmates1.      

to give you a warm welcome to all of you c         from London. 2.     

It really gives us a great           （快乐）to have you in our school3.       

for a           （短暂的）visit. I believe that you will be glad to 4.     

see how well we Chinese students are          along with our English5.        

learning. We think it a bridge to the        （友谊）between us and6.    

the people throughout the o        world. But, you know, there are still7.      

some students, most of         are boys of science, learning English with8.      

much trouble. So, we hope you would give us some a         on the9.     

language sudy. Finally, let me wish you a pleasant        （停留）here. 10.         

 

In the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if circumstances (环境) change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greeting for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while --- then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left off and are delighted.

In the States, you can feel free to visit people’s homes, share their holidays, enjoy their children and their lives without fear that you are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality because you cannot give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.

Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full and warm and real. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain at home, offering what is felt as “merely” home cooked food, not “doing something” for your guest. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for various other reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, outsiders are not invited into homes.

In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one’s home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior (差的) treatment.

Don’t feel neglected (被忽视) if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery (递送，投递) is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled – so flowers are not customarily (通常) sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands; the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real.

1.In the United States, you will find friendships __________ if circumstances change.

A．die suddenly                           B．pass away

C．disappear gradually                      D．last forever

2.Americans _________ their foreign friends to make a return for their hospitality.

A．ask              B．wish              C．never allow        D．don’t expect

3.In some other countries, giving a dinner party at home is considered _______ than in a restaurant.

A．less formal                            B．less hospitable

C．more natural                           D．more popular

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Flowers are available at all time.

B．Flowers are expensive.

C．Flowers are signs of outward welcome.

D．Flowers are not necessarily sent to guests.

5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．American Hospitality                     B．American Friendships

C．American Invitation                      D．American Welcome