It’s over three years since I began to learn English. I’m glad that I am getting on well with it.
I find English quite difficult, but very interesting. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar  I knew little about English idioms（习语）.I thought each English word had the same meaning in Chinese. When I learn to say“I see a book on the desk,” I thought the English word “see ” was just like the Chinese word “ kan ”，So one day when my teacher asked me,“ what are you doing?”, I answered， “I’m seeing a book.” “That’s wrong .”  the teacher said, “you don’t see a book, You read a book. You can’t use English word like a Chinese one.. Be sure not to make the same mistake again.”
After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a“ high mountain”, but a“ tall man. ” In Chinese we use the same word “gao ” for both.。Again in English we say“ take part in the sports meeting ”, “ attend the meeting ” and“ join the army,”  while in Chinese we can use “can jia ” for all three. Interesting ，isn't?
So to study English doesn't only mean hard wok, it can be great fun,  too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in the way!
But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I’ll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up.
【小题1】I have learned English for ___________ years.

It's over three years since I began to learn English. I am glad that I am getting on well with it.  I find English very interesting, but quite difficult. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar. I know little about English idioms(习语). I thought each English word had a word with the same meaning in Chinese. When I learned to say "I see a book on the desk", I thought the English word "see" was just like the Chinese word "kan". So one day when my teacher asked me, "What are you doing?" I answered, "I'm seeing a book." "That's wrong," the teacher said. "You don't see a book. You read a book. You can't use an English word like a Chinese one. Be sure not to make the same mistake again." 
After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a "high mountain", but a "tall man". In Chinese we use the same word "gao" for both. Again in English we say "take part in the sports meeting", "attend a meeting" and "join the army", while in Chinese we can use "can jia" for all the three. It's interesting, isn't it? So to study English doesn't only mean hard work, it can be great fun, too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar, spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in that way!
But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I'll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must read and write more, too. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up. 
【小题1】When I first started learning English, I thought __________.

Ⅰ．根据你听到的内容选择正确答案，注意句子中的音变现象及语调：

1．

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A．All right, I'll turn it off.

B．You can get up then.

C．I'll turn it off when I leave.

2．

[　　]

A．Yes, you will.

B．No. Just a few minutes.

C．Yes. It's very near.

3．

[　　]

A．I'll catch the first train.

B．I can get to the station myself.

C．There're still forty minutes left.

4．

[　　]

A．You'd better not let her go.

B．It's still early now.

C．I've got a sister, too.

5．

[　　]

A．Yes. It's autumn then.

B．Yes. It's not hot nor cold.

C．Yes. School begins then.

6．

[　　]

A．Not at all.

B．I'll do it for you.

C．That's a good idea.

7．

[　　]

A．Tomorrow is Saturday.

B．I'll tell him about it.

C．Nothing much.

8．

[　　]

A．I remember hearing it somewhere.

B．It sounds good.

C．I like pop song.

9．

[　　]

A．She must be in hospital.

B．I'm sorry to hear that.

C．Her mother is out.

10．

[　　]

A．I like it very much.

B．Yes, it's an easy job.

C．Not quite.

Ⅱ．根据你听到的内容回答问题，注意句子中的人物所指及其关系：

11．Who speaks French?

[　　]

A．The teacher.　　　B．We.　　　C．Nobody.

12．Who's going to write the letter?

[　　]

A．We.　　　　B．She.　　　　C．Her friend.

13．Who swim with friends?

[　　]

A．Nobody.　　　　B．John.　　　　C．His daughter.

14．Which is right?

[　　]

A．The speaker does not remember Ellen's last name.

B．Ellen does not remember her teacher's last name.

C．The speaker doesn't remember the teacher's last name.

15．Which is right?

[　　]

A．Pat went to the party with John.

B．John was invited to Pat's party.

C．Pat didn't want to go to the party.

Ⅲ．根据你听到的内容选择正确答案，注意句中动作发生的先后顺序：

16．

[　　]

A．We won't let him start until next week.

B．We won't start unless you phone us next week.

C．There will be no new lesson this week.

17．

[　　]

A．Someone cleaned Susan's car after she returned.

B．Susan cleaned her car when she returned home.

C．On her return from the South, Susan had her car insured.

18．

[　　]

A．She will leave Washington for exams.

B．She will go back to Washington to take exams.

C．She will go to Washington after her exams are over.

19．

[　　]

A．People didn't leave until the game was over.

B．Most of the people left at the end of the game.

C．Few people stayed for the end of the game.

20．

[　　]

A．The father scolded(责骂) the neighbour.

B．The father scolded his child by mistake.

C．The child broke the window.

Ⅳ．根据你听到的内容选择正确答案或回答问题，注意句中的数字并进行必要的运算：

21．How much does the bag weigh?

[　　]

A．Six pounds.

B．Sixteen pounds.

C．Sixty pounds.

22．

[　　]

A．There are fifteen minutes left for this part of the test.

B．It took fifteen minutes to finish this part of the test.

C．In five minutes you must finish this part of the test.

23．

[　　]

A．Jane's room is on the fourteenth floor.

B．Jane's room is the first one.

C．Jane's room is Room Fourteen.

24．

[　　]

A．To call Xi'an after five costs fifty cents.

B．Fifty cents is the price of a five－minute call to Xi'an.

C．After five o'clock a call to Xi'an costs fifteen cents.

25．

[　　]

A．This evening an English class will meet in Room 70.

B．English classes will all meet in Room 170 this evening.

C．Room 117 is the meeting place for all English classes.

26．How much will the dresses cost?

[　　]

A．$16.　　　　B．$30.　　　　C．$120.

27．At what time did the bus leave?

[　　]

A．8:45.　　　　B．8:40.　　　　C．8:35.

28．How much did Sandy save?

[　　]

A．$65.　　　　B．$84.　　　　C．$35.

29．What time does Bill always get to school?

[　　]

A．8:15.　　　　B．8:00.　　　　C．7:45.

30．What time is it now?

[　　]

A．9:20.　　　　B．9:30.　　　　C．9:40.

Ⅴ．情景反应：根据你听到的内容选择正确答案。

31．

[　　]

A．Oh, thank you.

B．Oh, no, it isn't.

C．No, not at all.

32．

[　　]

A．Hello! Are you Lin Tao?

B．Who are you?

C．This is Mary. May I speak to Lin Tao?

33．

[　　]

A．Oh, dear. I forgot it.

B．Sure, I'd love to.

C．OK. Here you are.

34．

[　　]

A．It's a nice radio.

B．I can't mend it.

C．It doesn't work.

35．

[　　]

A．Thank goodness!

B．That's all right.

C．I'm sorry to hear it.