It’s over three years since I began to learn English. I’m glad that I am getting on well with it.

I find English quite difficult, but very interesting. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar  I knew little about English idioms（习语）.I thought each English word had the same meaning in Chinese. When I learn to say“I see a book on the desk,” I thought the English word “see ” was just like the Chinese word “ kan ”，So one day when my teacher asked me,“ what are you doing?”, I answered， “I’m seeing a book.” “That’s wrong .”  the teacher said, “you don’t see a book, You read a book. You can’t use English word like a Chinese one.. Be sure not to make the same mistake again.”

After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a“ high mountain”, but a“ tall man. ” In Chinese we use the same word “gao ” for both.。Again in English we say“ take part in the sports meeting ”, “ attend the meeting ” and“ join the army,”  while in Chinese we can use “can jia ” for all three. Interesting ，isn't?

So to study English doesn't only mean hard wok, it can be great fun,  too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in the way!

But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I’ll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up.

1.I have learned English for ___________ years.

A．one              B．five              C．three             D．more than three

2. When I first started English I ________________.

A．knew more English words

B．knew more English idioms

C．used an English word like a Chinese one

D．found English easy and interesting

3.I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English __________

A When I began to learn English

B. when I said“ I see a book on the desk.”

C. before I began to learn English

D. after the teacher told me not use an English word like a Chinese one.

4.We should speak and listen to English __________.

A．only in class

B．out of class

C．both in and out of class

D．either in or out of class

5.To study English well, we have to ______________.

A．remember the new words and learn more grammar

B．know the differences between Chinese and English

C．pay attention to pronunciation, spelling, handwriting and idioms

D．do all the above things

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Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes asks q   1   like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well e   2   to talk with others?

The answer is yes. From some studies we know that almost anyone can learn a foreign language w__3__ if he or she wants to. Some people might learn it f   4   and some might learn it slower. Some might learn it easily and some with difficulty. But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the right ways.

Many students have their own special ways in l   5   English. The following are some examples.

Han Mei gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is to l  6   to an English radio program(节目). This has really helped improve her English in listening.

Lin Tao often practises speaking English in c   7   . At first he was very nervous when he was asked to speak. After trying several times, he found it was not as d   8   as he thought. He is more active and now he speaks English b   9    of all his classmates.

Wang Bin likes to watch American movies. He will watch it many times i  10  it is a good film. And he also likes to read English aloud. 

1. ____________  2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________   5. ____________

6. ____________  7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________  10. ____________