In the violin contest, my sister didn’t play well and I did ______. Our parents were angry with us.

A. very good

B. much better

C. even worse

I remember ______ an old people’s home.

A. visit B. visiting C. to visit

-- Mary, do you know if Mike to my party next week?

-- I think he will come if he ______ free.

A. will come; will be

B. will come; is

C. comes; is

It’s difficult for most people across the Pacific Ocean.

A. swimming B. swim C. to swim

-- do you improve your listening?

-- I improve my listening watching English movies.

A. What; by

B. How; by

C. Why; by

Our class is a big family. About of the students in our class are from different provinces.

A. three fifths

B. third fifth

C. three five

Yang yang’s mother bought two pens for him. One is blue, and is black.

A. the other B. other C. another

It is that there are many visitors today that you can’t find a place to rest.

A. said; so

B. say; so

C. saying; such

Learning a foreign language can be interesting. It can also be difficult and ______. Here are three ways of learning a language： self-study at home, attending classes and taking online courses. Each of these ______ has its own advantages or disadvantages. In order to ______ your chances of success, it is important to consider which way is ______ for you.

______ you are unable to attend regular classes, self-study may be good for you. The main disadvantage of learning ______ yourself is that there is no one available to answer your questions. One way to ______ this is to make a list of your questions and ask a teacher later.

Learning a foreign language in a classroom is ______ the most popular choice. The regularity(规律性) of the ______ will encourage you to attend classes. And you will be able to ask the teacher questions face to face. Besides, other students may also encourage you to make ______.

Online learning is the newest way of learning a foreign language. It ______ both the students who prefer to learn alone and the students who may prefer to attend classes ______ are unable to do so. Online learning ______ make the whole process more interesting and fun. It’s possible to ask questions and ______ with other students online. Another advantage of online learning is that it costs _____.

Whichever way you choose, keep in mind the reasons why you are learning the language and never give up.

1.A. lively B. active C. boring

2.A. methods B. abilities C. notes

3.A. realize B. increase C. spread

4.A. worst B. best C. strangest

5.A. Though B. Because C. If

6.A. by B. with C. from

7.A. put on B. learn from C. deal with

8.A. quickly B. probably C. exactly

9.A. lessons B. conversations C. expressions

10.A. time B. money C. progress

11.A. prevents B. provides C. suits

12.A. or B. but C. and

13.A. can B. must C. need

14.A. agree B. communicate C. argue

15.A. fewer B. more C. less

Choose the best choice from A to F according to finish the dialogue. You have one more answer. Each choice should be used only once.

S → Song Qiang L → Liu Dandan

S： Hi, Liu Dandan.

L： Hi, Song Qiang. Nice day, isn’t it?

S： Yes. ________1.________What are you going to do?

L： I don’t know. _______2.________

S： Let’s do something interesting with our classmates.

L： Great! ________3._______We can have a picnic there.

S： Sounds good.

L： What shall we take?

S： Food and drinks. _______4.________We can put rubbish in them.

L： OK, I will. ________5.______

S： We can meet at the bus stop near Hope Store at 8：00 tomorrow morning.

L： All right. I’ll tell our classmates.

S： OK. See you tomorrow.