When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful．When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words．When you read, it gives you a good example for writing．

Good reading tips．

Try to read at the right level（水平）．Read something that you can （more or less） understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting．

Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook．But you don’t have to write them while you read．Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read： mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．

Try to read regularly．For example, read for a short time once a day．Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix（固定）a time to read and keep to it．You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime．

Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it．So, choose an interesting book．You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．For example, 21st Century Teens．It is easy enough for you to understand it．There is something interesting in it．

1． According to the passage, how many reading tips does the writer give us?

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

2． Which of the following sentences is right?

A． Reading a lot can help you write better．

B． When you read, you can only learn some new words．

C． It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary．

D． Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better．

3． If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, ________．

      A． give up reading                             B． guess the meaning at first

C． write them down at once                 D． look them up in a dictionary at once

4． To make your reading better, _________．

A． it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens

B． only read a magazine about a subject that you like

C． you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least

D． reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day

5． The passage is mainly about _________．

A． what to read                                        B． reading is very helpful

C． when to read                                        D． how to make reading better

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　　My best friend, Mei, has a problem. There is a 1 important English speech contest for our whole city next month. Our classmates want 2 to represent the class in the school contest. Everyone is sure she will 3 It's probably true. Mei is very clever, and can speak English really 4 In fact, she always 5 top in the school exams. The 6 is that she's very shy. She doesn't want to let her friends 7 , but she's terrified 8 speaking in front of other people. She's my friend, 9 she can tell me that she's shy. But she can't tell everyone that. I don't think they would believe her. I can't think of any good 10 to give her, but you always

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　　My best friend, Mei, has a problem. There is a 1 important English speech contest for our whole city next month. Our classmates want 2 to represent the class in the school contest. Everyone is sure she will 3 It's probably true. Mei is very clever, and can speak English really 4 In fact, she always 5 top in the school exams. The 6 is that she's very shy. She doesn't want to let her friends 7 , but she's terrified 8 speaking in front of other people. She's my friend, 9 she can tell me that she's shy. But she can't tell everyone that. I don't think they would believe her. I can't think of any good 10 to give her, but you always

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Dear Miss Li,

I’d like to thank you for sending money    1   “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. You see, you have helped    2   it possible for me to have “Lucky”. My life    3  pleasure because of him now. Let me tell you my story.

Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands    4   is something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, things like answering the telephone, opening and   5

doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to    6  . She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see   

  7    it would be possible for me to get a trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.

   8   six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to   9   him

home. My dog’s name is “Lucky” – a good name for him    10   I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation!

  11  , you might ask? Well, he has been trained to    12   different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, even some difficult    13   like “upstairs”.

Lucky is an    14   dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation   15   and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.

Best wishes,

Liz Smith

1.                A．of             B．to             C．from D．away

 

2.                A．make          B．made          C．become  D．making

 

3.                A．filled with       B．is full of         C．is fill with D．is full with

 

4.                A．carefully        B．quick           C．easily D．easy

 

5.                A．moving         B．close           C．shutting  D．shut

 

6.                A．help me over    B．give me out      C．dress me up   D．help me out

 

7.                A．who           B．if              C．why D．that

 

8.                A．After          B．During          C．In   D．Since

 

9.                A．carry          B．took           C．bring D．fetch

 

10.               A．because        B．according to     C．depend on D．in this way

 

11.                                A．What do I say    B．Where is Lucky

C．What do I think of Lucky             D．How does Lucky help me

 

12.               A．tell            B．understand      C．listen D．see

 

13.               A．thing          B．word          C．ones  D．one

 

14.               A．amazing        B．surprising       C．clever D．annoying

 

15.                                A．great appreciate  B．greatly appreciate

C．is great appreciated                D．is greatly appreciated