1. When I was a child, I was 　　　　　　　　　　　in music. (interest)

　 　 Students learn their lessons in class. They sit in the classroom and l　　　 　to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the o　　　　　 　way for students to learn? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is students can teach themselves. For e　　　　　　 , if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, what will you do? You can look at your books to f　　　　 　the answers.

　 　 How to teacher yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are i　　　　　　　 　in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. A clever student is usually g　　　　 　at asking questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by w　　 　hard, by reading books, and sometimes by asking o　　　　 　people. There are the ways of teaching yourself. If you keep doing l　　　　 　these for a long time, You are sure to have great s　　　　　 　in your study.

　 　 My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. 　1　 　I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with 　　2 　to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than 　3　 　computer games all day.” I promised(许诺) to do 2,000 words each day. But 　4 　I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2,000 words were still 　5　 　me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How wished I could just go outside and 　6 　football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting 　7 　my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well!” But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more 　8　 　than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and would 　9 　the computer. But then I remember 　10 　my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” So I sat down and went on with it.

1.(　 ) A. Because　　

2.(　 ) A. nothing　　

3.(　 ) A. be played　

4.(　 ) A. just then　

5.(　 ) A. talking to　

6.(　 ) A. play　　　

7.(　 ) A. in　　　　

8.(　 ) A. fun　　　　

9.(　 ) A. turn on　　

10.(　 ) A. how　　　

B. Until　　　

B. something

B. playing　　

B. right now

B. looking at

B. give　　　

B. with　　　

B. important

B. turn off　

B. where　　

C. Since　　

C. everything

C. played　　

C. soon　　　

C. smiling at

C. buy　　　

C. about　　　

C. useful　　

C. open　　

C. which　

D. When　

D. anything

D. plays

D. suddenly

D. waiting for

D. watch

D. for

D. dangerous

D. close

D. what

15.(　 ) Chen Hui was chewing gum 　　　.

　　　 A. anyway　 B. all the time　 C. all time　 D. all the same

14.(　 ) I had a little trouble 　　　　English grammar.

　　　 A. learn　 B. learned　 C. learning　 D. to learn

13.(　 ) Most Chinese children like to sleep with their mother. They are

　　 the dark.　

A. interested in　 B. afraid　 C. terrified of　 D. sure of

12.(　 ) Steve used to be quiet, but now he is 　　　.

　　　 A. outgoing　 B. more quickly　 C. noisy　 D. quieter

11.(　 ) My grandfather 　　　　us stories when I was young.

A. was used to tell　　　 B. is used to telling　

C. used to tell　　　　　 D. used to telling