一、课文回顾。根据教材P133对话内容，选用方框中词块的适当形式填空。
方框词块：find a pen pal, forget a lot of new words, from time to time, get much writing practice, get the pronunciation right, have trouble, practice speaking English, repeat the difficult words
Paul is worried because he 1____ learning English although he likes English. He asks Ms. Manson for advice. Paul's first challenge is that he has difficulty 2____. Ms. Manson tells him to listen to English songs on the radio and 3____. Another challenge is that Paul always 4____ although he spends much time memorizing them. The teacher advises him to write the new words in the notebook and review them 5____. For example, he can even study on the subway on the way to school. What's more, Paul can't always understand what people are saying. Ms. Manson says he can join an English language club 6____. The only other problem is that Paul needs 7____. Ms. Manson thinks he should solve the problem by 8____. It is a fun way to practice writing.

二、选用方框中单词的适当形式完成句子。
方框单词：increase, partner, pronunciation, solve, speed
1. He always ____ some words badly because he is poor at speaking.
2. That country's aging population has ____ so greatly that the government wanted more people to have children.
3. His wife was in danger so he drove her to the hospital at a high ____.
4. Three characters are in the short play. Tom, you need two ____ to the role-play.
5. Anyone who finds different ____ to any problem in the shortest time will win the prize.

三、完形填空。
April 20 is "Chinese Language Day". The UN 1____ celebrated it on Nov. 12, 2010. And then they decided to choose guyu — one of the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese calendar that 2____ around April 20 — the date of Chinese Language Day. Guyu is held 3____ Cang Jie, who is believed to be the inventor of Chinese characters. He is a very important person in ancient China.
The Chinese language has a long history. It has 4____ other languages in Asia like Latin has done to languages in the West. We find something similar in the Japanese, Thai and Korean languages similar to Chinese. With this 5____, will the Chinese language have a surprising future?
Now, about 1 billion people speak Chinese in the world — far more than any other language speakers. Chinese people are found 6____, traveling and doing business all over the world. Also, China is the world's second largest economy. As we all know, world languages with 7____ economies. The UK and France used to be superpowers in the world, so 8____ and French are widely spoken. As China develops, more and more people want to learn about Chinese history and culture. Science and technology in China have 9____ in the past few years, making Chinese much more popular. Few will 10____ become an international language in the near future.
( ) 1. A. first B. next C. finally
( ) 2. A. moves B. starts C. changes
( ) 3. A. for fear of B. in memory of C. under control of
( ) 4. A. shaped B. created C. printed
( ) 5. A. birth B. change C. history
( ) 6. A. trading B. sleeping C. studying
( ) 7. A. powerful B. growing C. modern
( ) 8. A. Chinese B. Spanish C. English
( ) 9. A. tried B. increased C. progressed
( ) 10. A. partly B. certainly C. surprisingly