To learn a foreign language well, you need to spend a lot of time on it. The ___46___ time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn. This does not ___47___ sitting in class looking out of the window, nor listening to other students who do not speak well. This means spending time enjoyably on the ___48___ you are learning.

Listen to the language you are learning on your MP3 player. Read ___49___ you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly ___50___, or even partly understand. One hour of listening or reading is more effective（有效率）than many hours of class time. If you ___51___ listening and reading, you will improve yourself.

Build up your vocabulary lists, which you’ll need lots of. Start to notice words and how they come ___52___ as phrases. Learn these words and phrases ___53___ listening and reading. Read online, using online dictionaries, and make your own vocabulary lists. Do not ___54___ for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do, and you should discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up. Talk when you feel like it. ___55___ when you feel like. You are learning and improving. The language will become clearer in your mind. Just make sure you spend enough time on the language.

Nowadays，many people begin to learn English，but how can we learn it well? The followings are necessary．

First of all，we should know the importance（重要性）of learning English．English is the second language for us．It's very useful to communicate with the outside world．Well，learning English may take a lot of time，but don't give up．

Secondly find out the obstacles to our learning and try to clean them up as soon as possible．Just as the saying goes：Practice makes perfect（熟能生巧）．So if you want to learn it well，we must read more，listen more and speak more．In our free time，we can read English newspapers，magazines or watching CCTV-9 and CCTV-10，try to speak after the hosts．Maybe you couldn't understand every word．But you can understand the meaning by the body language．

Lastly we should have confidence（信心）to show our English to everyone．Try to talk with foreigners and think in English if possible．Confidence will make us get good grades in English．

If we learn them by heart，we can succeed．

1．First of all，we should know it's          for us to learn English．

A．interesting            B．difficult                C．important               D．boring

2．The write gives us          pieces of advice about how to learn English well．

A．two                     B．three                    C．four                       D．five

3．What does the underlined word “obstacle” mean?

A．障碍                   B．好处                    C．垃圾                    D．污染

4．The sentence “Confidence will make us get good grades in English．” Means “Confidence will make us         ．”

A．get a good way                                        B．have a good idea

C．be weak in English                                  D．do well in English

5．Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到）in this passage?

A．Writing English diaries                              B．Reading English books

C．Talking with foreigners                               D．Watching English programs

Do you know Weibo? Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, you are “out” ! Weibo means micro-blog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a micro-blog. Why? Because every message on a micro-blog is less than 140 words.

Micro-blog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it has developed very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. Now more and more people are interested in writing micro-blogs. For many micro-blog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing (分享)different kinds of information, including news, daily life, pictures, music and so on. Many stars and famous people also write micro-blogs and share good things with their fans. And they can send micro-blog through computer or mobile phones anytime, anywhere.

It is easy and fast to send a message on a micro-blog. However, this can also lead to problems and even cause panic (恐怖) . For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami(海啸) hit Japan in March, 2011, message like “salt can protect(保护) people from radiation(辐射) ” were hot on micro-blogs. It soon caused a crazy buying of salt, Later people realized it was just a rumor(谣言).

In a word, micro-blog has played a new role in the life of Chinese people.

根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。

(　　 ) 1. People can write 　　　　　 words on a micro-blog.

A. more than 140　 B. more than 300　 C. less than 140　 D. at most 1000

(　　 ) 2. 　　　　　 , the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to300 million.

A. In 2009　　　　 B. In 2010　　　 C. In 2011　　　 D. In 2012

(　　 ) 3. Micro-blog users can’t 　　　　　through micro-blog.

A. learn the latest news　　 B. play computer games with friends

C. talk with friends　　　 D. share different kinds of information

(　　 ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Micro-blog appeared in China only one year ago but it has developed rapidly.

B. Writing a micro-blog is a personal action and can’t lead to problems and cause panic

C. As a popular thing, micro-blog has its advantages and disadvantages.

D. More and more Chinese show great interest in micro-blog because it started in the USA.

(　　 ) 5. We can probably find this passage in 　　　　 .

A. an advertisement　　　　 B. a music magazine

C. a film magazine　　　　 D. a newspaper