Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you .
Before you start to listen ,you need to relax. Don't be nervous. And try to read the questions .These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you 're listening ,try to do some thinking and take some notes ,suck as:
? What happened?
? When ,where, and how?
? What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better.
Please rememeber not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
【小题1】This passage mainly talks about          .
A. tips on listening    B. tips on speaking      C. tips on reading
【小题2】It's better for you to keep           when you start to have a listening test.
A. excited           B relaxed            C. nervous
【小题3】We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us        
A. the answer to the question
B. where to write the answers  
C. the main idea of the passage
【小题4】When you're listening, it's important for you to          .
A. remember every word        
B. take some notes 
C. Think about one word for a long time
【小题5】The           usually help(s) us understand the passage better.
A. questions            B. first sentence         C. notes

Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you .

Before you start to listen ,you need to relax. Don't be nervous. And try to read the questions .These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you 're listening ,try to do some thinking and take some notes ,suck as:

? What happened?

? When ,where, and how?

? What does the speaker want to tell us?

In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Please rememeber not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

1.This passage mainly talks about          .

A. tips on listening    B. tips on speaking      C. tips on reading

2.It's better for you to keep           when you start to have a listening test.

A. excited           B relaxed            C. nervous

3.We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us        

A. the answer to the question

B. where to write the answers  

C. the main idea of the passage

4.When you're listening, it's important for you to          .

A. remember every word        

B. take some notes 

C. Think about one word for a long time

5.The           usually help(s) us understand the passage better.

A. questions            B. first sentence         C. notes

Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or another.

●Relax yourself.

Before you start to listen to something, You need to relax.

1                                           This will help you with your listening.

●Listen carefully to the first sentence.

2                                          For example, if eyou hear“Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it’s not a good idea. Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story or a science report.

●Think when you’re listening.

3                                           For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When , where and how? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may undersrand the passage better.

●Listen for important facts.

4                                             For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings , and how the scientists got their results. 

●Don’t think about one or two words for too long.

You may hear some words that you don’t know. But don’t spend too much time on them.

5                                          But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you’re answering the questions.

Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?

Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you got a pen?” while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “bird “and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, while “color” and “honor” are American.

These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.

1.Are there many differences in grammar between British and American English?

A．There are few differences between them.

B．There are many differences between them.

C．There are some differences between them.

D．There are great differences between them.

2.Americans don’t say “Have you got a pen.” do they?

A．Yes, they do.       B．Yes, they don’t.    C．No. they don’t.    D．Sorry, they do .

3.Who says “ in hospital ”? Who says “ in the hospital ”?

A．Americans say “ in the hospital ” while Englishmen say “ in hospital ”.

B．Americans say “ in hospital ” while Englishmen say “in the hospital ”

C．Both Americans and Englishmen say “ in the hospital ”

D．They are the same .

4.From the article we can know____.

A．American English is better than British English.

B．it’s not so difficult for a British English speaker to understand American English.

C．the spelling of “color” is wrong while the spelling of “colour” is right.

D．British English is better than American English.

5.What’s the main idea of the article?

A．We should learn both American English and British English.

B．British and American English are two different languages.

C．Speakers of British and Americans speak the same language.

D．We should learn other languages .

Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or another.
●Relax yourself.
Before you start to listen to something, You need to relax.
1                                           This will help you with your listening.
●Listen carefully to the first sentence.
2                                          For example, if eyou hear“Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it’s not a good idea. Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story or a science report.
●Think when you’re listening.
3                                           For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When , where and how? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may undersrand the passage better.
●Listen for important facts.
4                                             For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings , and how the scientists got their results. 
●Don’t think about one or two words for too long.
You may hear some words that you don’t know. But don’t spend too much time on them.
5                                          But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you’re answering the questions.