What Is English?

　　　 What is　 76　 ?Of course, it’s 77　 language. But for us, it’s 78　 only just a language but also a very important tool(工具).It’s a necessary skill(技能) for our life and success in the 21st century.

　　　 Why should we learn the language well? Why should we spends so　 79　 time 80　 learning English? The answer 81　 clear: to make ourselves better, to make our country stronger and to communicate freely(自由交流) with the world. This is one of the 82　 important jobs for us.

　　　 Let’s learn English well to let others get to know Chinese.

　　　 Let’s learn English 83　 to make China better.

84 learn English well to make our future brighter.

Let’s learn English well 85　 make our world a better place.

---What is this in English?
---____________ a jacket.
A It’s   B This is    C That’s    D They are

What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often  36  very hard  37  long hours. This is a   38 habit(习惯), but it is not a better way to study.  A good student must 39 enough sleep, enough food and enough rest.          
Every  40  you   41   to take a walk or play basketball or ping-pong or sing a song. When you  42   to your studies, you’ll find yourself   43   than before and you’ll learn more.
Perhaps we can  44  that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine, We mean that like Chinese medicine, the effects(效果) of your study   45   slowly but surely. Learn every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.
【小题1】A. play           B. study              C. sleep         
【小题2】A. at                 B. in                   C. for            
【小题3】 A. best           B. better           C. good           
【小题4】 A. have            B. do                  C. want          
【小题5】 A. day             B. week             C. hour             
【小题6】 A. want           B. hope               C. need
【小题7】A. begin          B. return            C. go             
【小题8】 A. stronger            B. weaker           C. strong
【小题9】A. say               B. guess             C. talk               
【小题10】A. return            B. come          C. give

What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ with friends? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an：On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai：At weekends and when I don't have much homework, We exchange test answers and chat．
Yang Yuhan, Dalian：Our class goes online together at 4pm-6pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)?
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. It is so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives, of both good times and sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It's very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.
【小题1】Who comes from Shanghai?