18、Before a child can speak, he must 　　　　　 .

　　　 A．read and write　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．make sentences

　　　 C．hear and remember the sounds　　　　 D．think hard

17、Everybody learns his mother language 　　　　　.

　　　 A．at the age of six　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．when he is a small child

　　　 C．after he goes to school　　　　　　　　　　 D．when he can read and write

16、Some people can easily learn many things by heart because 　　　　.

　　　 A．they always sleep very well　　　　　　 B．they often eat good food

　　　 C．they read a lot of books　　　　　　　　　 D．they have very good memories

15、At last he had to sell his house and move away because 　　　　　.

　　　 A．he did not like it at all

　　　 B．he could not work as a guide

　　　 C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

　　　 D．he could not live a quiet life in it

( D )

We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

　　　 A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

　　　 But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

14、After Mr. David put up the notice 　　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．the visitors didn’t come any longer

　　　 B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

　　　 C．more and more tourists came for a visit

　　　 D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit　

13、The notice made the visitors 　　　　　 .

　　　 A．more interested in his house

　　　 B．lost interest in his house

　　　 C．angry at the unfair price

　　　 D．feel happy about the price

12、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．to drive the visitors away　　　　

　　　 B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

　　　 C．to let visitors come in and look round

　　　 D．to get some money out of the visitors

11、Mr. David’s house was 　　　　　　　that many tourists came to see it.

　　　 A．so small　　　　 B．so quiet　　　　 C．so interesting　　　　　　　 D．such interesting　

10. She wants to work in 　　　　　.

A．Washington 　B. New York 　C. Florida 　D. Tennessee

(C)

When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

　　　 But to his great surprise, many tourists　came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

9. She will graduate in 　　　　months.

A. 5 　　　　B. 6 　　　　C. 10 　　　D. 11