“Ring… ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to  46   the call. It was his aunt. “Sam,  47   are you still at home?” she asked surprisingly. Sam 1ooked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m. “Oh, my goodness! There’s an important   48   today,” Sam shouted out. He hurried to wash his face and get   49 . When he was going to leave the house, he  50   that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the  51  and put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as  52   as he could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were 53    writing. “Why are you so   54  ?” asked the teacher . “I’m sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking   55  . “It was my clock.. It   56    to wake me up this morning and ....” “Don't say anything about it,” his teacher   57   him. “Don’t try to come late next time!” Sam said yes and walked to his  58   quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not   59   in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a   60   day it has been for me!”
(  )46.   A. find              B. give               C. put               D. answer
(  )47.   A. why             B. how               C. when             D. where
(  )48.   A. talk              B. party              C. exam             D. meeting
(  )49.   A. tired             B. lost               C. dressed           D. rested
(  )50.   A. forgot           B. remembered     C. understood        D. thought
(  )51.   A. classroom      B. desk               C. bus                D. door
(  )52.   A. carefully        B. quietly           C. early               D. fast
(  )53.   A. worried         B. free                C. busy              D. careful
(  )54.   A. 1ate             B. ill                  C. lonely            D. ready
(  )55.  A. down           B. up                 C. out                 D. back
(  )56.  A. happened       B. stopped         C. failed              D. pointed
(  )57.  A. helped          B. knew           C. followed         D. stopped
(  )58.  A. room          B. table             C. seat                 D. teacher
(  )59.  A. think          B. sit               C. turn               D. speak
(  )60.  A. short         B. bad              C. happy            D. usual

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate(模仿) and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he is terrified to speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important. When there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense(语感). This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English better in this way.

1.You can learn to swim by_______.

A. reading books about it                                                 B. looking at others swimming

C. having lessons on it                                                      D. going into the water and learning

2.We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking   B. reading and writing      C. swimming               D. A and B

3.What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A. Don’t make mistakes.                                                   B. Study hard.

C. Don’t be afraid.                                                              D. Try not to speak English.

4.What’s more important for senior school students?

A. Listening.                B. Reading and writing.               C. Speaking.                D. Learning.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It’s easier to do than to say.

B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. Practice makes perfect.

D. All things are difficult before they are easy.

I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed painting, but I also liked malting things out of day. I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen.
That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first, not pottery. I like being a potter because I like to work with my hands and feel the clay.  I’m happy working by myself and being near my home.  I don’t like mass-produced things, for they are made by machines and are all the same. I think crafts(手工艺) are very important and crafts persons(手艺人)make things cleverly with hands. They make our lives colorful. When I left school, I got some money.  I hope to become a full-time craftswoman. This workplace is small, but I wish tot: move to a larger one next year.
1. The writer went to the art school at the age of___________
2. The writer is talking about her workplace_____________
A. unhappily          B. hopefully
C. seriously          D. angrily
3. From the passage we know that the writer prefers
A. a long way to work
B. group work
C. a small workplace
D. something different
4. What does "mass-produced" mean in Chinese?
5. From the passage we are sure that the writer is a  ________      (man/woman).

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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your c 【小题1】 .
Once you find a dream, what do you do w 【小题2】 it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that m 【小题3】 our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts prevent you from reaching your d 【小题4】 , the book says.
In f 【小题5】 , everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind.
D 【小题6】 let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is made up of many small o 【小题7】 . Please never give them up.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest comes from yourself. You need to d 【小题8】 which is the most important. Studying instead of w 【小题9】    TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get c 【小题10】 to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.