2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.

A. "… so I didn't have a good time."　　　　 　B. "…so I went to bed very late."

C. "…. So I felt unhappy."　　　　　　　 　　　　D. "… so I got up very early."

1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.

A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language

B. how to guess what one is going to talk about

C. some examples of right guessing

D. how important it is to guess all the time

3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"

You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.

2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"

1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"

5. What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper　　 　B. Mr Smith 　　　C. The visitor 　　　D. The boy

KEY: BCDAA

(八)

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

4. The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he thought the child's father was dead　　　 B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea 　　　　　　D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day 　B. the third day 　C. the fourth day 　　D. the fifth day

2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A. the wall　　　　　　 　B. the door 　　C. a piece of paper 　　　D. his son's pocket

1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days 　　　B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month　　　　　　　　　 D. he liked a cup of tea