A lot of people wish to be writers some day. They mean that they hope to write stories or books, even novels which many persons will read. But they should know it's impossible that everyone can be a writer. They should understand that they will need to be good readers and to read much in order to be good writers.

Nearly all the great writers read a lot before they started to go to school. And they have kept reading for hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare(空闲) time in reading books.

If you are a good reader, you don't need to spend so long doing the reading homework after school. Then you can read other books for fun. As you read so well, you keep looking for more books.

While making up your mind to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself, "I must read more and more if I really want to become a good writer. "

1. A lot of people hope to________according to this passage.

A. borrow a lot of interesting books

B. spend much time in the libraries

C. tell others many interesting stories

D. write some interesting books

2. Nearly all the great writers read a lot

A. after they started to go to school

B. when they are at school

C.  before they started to go to school

D. with the help of their teachers

3. If someone wants to be a good writer, he should

A. spend much time reading books                B. write much

C. watch TV                                 D. do much reading homework

4. Reading the book for fun                .

A. can make your life pleasant                B. is of no use

C. can make a person work hard               D. can help everyone be a writer

5. Which of the following is true?

A. A person who wants to be a writer must be successful.

B. Not all the people will become writers in the future.

C. No people will become writers in the future.

D. A person needn't do well in his lesson first.

This evening I have                homework to do．

A．lots           B．a lot        C．lots of              D．lot of

Will you have to do a lot of homework every evening? Will your English classes be interesting? Who will teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions before school starts. Well, I want to give you some good advice about these questions.

First, keep calm(平静). Don't worry about all the questions you have. Put your heart into learning, and you will certainly find something you are interested in.

Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don't spend a lot of time on it. Do as much reading and writing in English as possible. Don't stay up(熬夜) late, or you won't be able to study well the next day

Third, invent your own study methods instead of copying or repeating others'. If you can remember new words in your way, tell your teachers you don’t want to study new words by copying them again and again. If you are sure you can pass the tests well, I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give some interesting work to do.

The school is really a good place for us to learn in. Believe in your teachers and yourself

(　 )51. The writer writes this article to　　　 　　　　

　　　 A. ask students not to do their homework

　　　 B. tell students what a good teacher and a good school are

　　　 C. give students some good ways of learning

　　　 D. ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully

(　 )52. How many pieces of advice does the writer give?

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

(　 )53. What does the writer say about students' homework?

　　　 A. They should spend much time on it

　　　 B. Do the homework as quickiy as possible

　　　 C. They should do more reading or writing in English

　　　 D. They should stay up late doing their homework

(　 )54. What's the third piece of advice about?

　　　A. Study in your own way　　

　　　 B. How to get high marks

　　　 C. How to get on well with the teachers

　　　 D. What kind of schoolwork is better for students

(　 )55. According to the passage, students should believe in　　 　　　　

　　　 A. themselves and their parents　 　 B. their parents and teachers

　　　 C. their classmates and their friends D. themselves and their teachers