Nowadays everybody seems to think that they know English. Many people speak it but few speak it really well. Practice is necessary in speaking English well.
Reading is also one of the things that will help you to speak English better. Read whenever you can and whatever you like! Read papers and Internet sites that you like in English every day. Then, you will see that the number of known words is increasing and you are able to speak with more skills. Then you will have made the foundations (基础) and a good basis of English. It is not good to stop and get stuck there.
Going to England or an English–speaking country is a good choice, but many people cannot afford it. If you cannot go, reading and speaking with your friends will also help you to practice your English. However, I think it is very good to visit some English – speaking country to see and test your knowledge in everyday life. You will understand the everyday usage of the language in its natural environment. There your level of English is going to improve even faster. Your ability to speak English is better. Nothing can match the excitement and happiness when a native speaker tells you that your English is very good!
Finally, in order to speak English well, you must be persistent (坚持的) and do it every day. It is like playing the piano. Pianists play it every day and so should you. Include English in your life and you will see where it is going. Practice, practice! Read, write and improve your language skills and you are on you way when you will be able to speak it with more and more confidence!
【小题1】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

Nowadays everybody seems to think that they know English. Many people speak it but few speak it really well. Practice is necessary in speaking English well.

Reading is also one of the things that will help you to speak English better. Read whenever you can and whatever you like! Read papers and Internet sites that you like in English every day. Then, you will see that the number of known words is increasing and you are able to speak with more skills. Then you will have made the foundations (基础) and a good basis of English. It is not good to stop and get stuck there.

Going to England or an English–speaking country is a good choice, but many people cannot afford it. If you cannot go, reading and speaking with your friends will also help you to practice your English. However, I think it is very good to visit some English – speaking country to see and test your knowledge in everyday life. You will understand the everyday usage of the language in its natural environment. There your level of English is going to improve even faster. Your ability to speak English is better. Nothing can match the excitement and happiness when a native speaker tells you that your English is very good!

Finally, in order to speak English well, you must be persistent (坚持的) and do it every day. It is like playing the piano. Pianists play it every day and so should you. Include English in your life and you will see where it is going. Practice, practice! Read, write and improve your language skills and you are on you way when you will be able to speak it with more and more confidence!

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Improve Your Language Skills

B．How to Speak English Well

C．Speaking English

D．Practice, Practice!

2.What does the writer suggest about reading?

A．Trying to improve your vocabulary.

B．Keeping on reading when you have time.

C．Stopping when you have a good basis of English.

D．Looking up every unknown word when reading.

3.In the writer’s eyes, the essential(基本的) way to improve your speaking skills is _______.

A．practicing         B．going abroad       C．reading           D．writing

4.The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________.

A．we should play the piano every day

B．speaking English is fun and entertaining

C．we should practice English every day to improve our speaking skills

D．if we’ve learned to read and write, we’ll certainly be able to speak

5.According to the passage, what may make the author excited?

A．Reading papers and Internet sites.

B．Having a good basis of English.

C．Going to an English–speaking country.

D．A native speaker’s praise.

Nowadays everybody seems to think that they know English. Many people speak it but few speak it really well. Practice is necessary in speaking English well.
Reading is also one of the things that will help you to speak English better. Read whenever you can and whatever you like! Read papers and Internet sites that you like in English every day. Then, you will see that the number of known words is increasing and you are able to speak with more skills. Then you will have made the foundations（基础）and a good basis of English. It is not good to stop and get stuck there.
Going to England or an English speaking country is a good choice, but many people cannot afford it. If you cannot go, reading and speaking with your friends will also help you to practice your English. However, I think that it is very good to visit some English speaking country to see and test your knowledge in everyday life. You will feel the everyday usage of the language in its natural environment. There your level of English is going to improve even faster. Your ability to speak English is better. Nothing can match the excitement and happiness when a native speaker tells you that your English is very good!
Finally, in order to speak English well, you must be persistent（坚持的）and do it every day. It is like playing the piano. Pianists play it every day and so should you. Include English in your life and you will see where it is going. Practice, practice! Read, write and improve your language skills and you are on your way when you will be able to speak it with more and more confidence!
【小题1】Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

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　　Bobby Leonard was serving a 104-year prison sentence when he learned to read . And his illiteracy (文肓) , he now believes , was a big part of his 1 .

　　Now 42, Leonard grew up in rural Louisiana and attended 2 when he wasn't working on the family farm. Moving to Washington D. C. at age 12, he 3 refused to go to school any more. He canpleted tie seventh grade with the skills 4 of a third-grader.

　　But Leonard learned to make 5 nevertheless. “I was good in 6 because of the money I was making. ”he said. “ I was a 7 burglar(窃贼).”

　　Fairly good, but not good enough to avoid 8 and confronted (使面临)with a shut-off from the 9 . It was because he needed to keep contact with people outside the 10 that he sought out a tutor (辅导教师) he hoped would write letters for him. The tutor 11 , on condition that Leonard learn to write for himself.

　　“It was just a real 12 for me learning, but the guy recognized that I had sane potential(潜能) I didn't recognize 13 .”he said. Once Leonard even hit the tutor for suggesting he was 14 . “I didn't understand the word he was using.” Leonard said. “When you can't read, your vocabulary is very 15 . That's part of the problem.”

　　Leonard 16 learn to read, however, and earned a college degree in psychology (心理学) in the dozen years 17 his being set free. In the yeas 18 , he has worded with youth and anti-death denalty(死刑) programmes and is now a volunteer with Literacy Volunteers of America.“There's truly a message of 19 . ” said Leonard, a saleasman at Lincoln Cemetery who still drives by the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary (联邦监狱)each day to 20 himself of his past. “I don't think any body was as bad off as I was when I started. ”

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