----Three problems are too hard to     . Will you give me some advice?
----There are many ways. The mostt important is to have a careful plan.

A．work out

B．look out

C．hand out

D．break out

Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.
The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”
This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!
The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I’m shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”
When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.
The third question is about vocabulary. Olive, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I wrote them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”
Try to remember eight or nine words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?
【小题1】How many basic questions do the students often ask?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题2】 What should you do if you are shy to speak English?

A．Watch English films.

B．Write down the words first.

C．Listen to real English songs.

D．Take a deep breath and smile before you begin?

【小题3】What is Oliver’s problem?

A．He’s too shy to talk with others.

B．He’s not able to count English words.

C．He can’t remember new words.

D．He doesn’t know what real English is.

【小题4】 What’s the best title of this passage?

A．How to learn English

B．Talking about English films

C．Advice about English writing

D．The way of beginning an English conversation

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they had very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

Feb. 10,2007
5:00	Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi to airport.
7:30	Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather.
8:30	Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport.
9:45	Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest.
10:00	Started out to attend the meeting with fans and give an interview to the local reporters.
11:00	Went to radio station to attend the live show.
12:00	Had lunch with local producer.
13:00	Went to the theatre and reported for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly.
17:00	Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band.
18:00	Had supper, but eat little.
18:30	Went to theatre again and got read for show.
19:00	Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little.
22:00	Show was over. Very tired from it.
23:00	Bach to hotel. Took a bath. Too exited to sleep, so watched TV.
0:00	Fell a sleep, with TV on.

【小题1】According to the chart, the pop star was a_____.

A．singer

B．dancer

C．player

D．pianist

【小题2】According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ______.

A．6:30

B．7:00

C．7:30

D．8:00

【小题3】How long did he spend on his way to the place his performance?

A．one hour	B．Two hours
C．four hours and three quarters	D．One hour and a quarter.

【小题4】At the radio station, the pop star ______ .

A．Showed fans how to become famous

B．gave a performance on the air

C．met fans and singed for them

D．told people how he lived his life

【小题5】From this  passage, we get to know that _____.

A．not all people like pop stars

B．pop stars have their own bands

C．fans are troublesome for pop stars

D．to be a pop stars is not all fun

Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it.
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms (遭受暴风雪) for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity (电) tower and turned tap water to ice.
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water. “I couldn’t ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I can’t remember how many times I slipped (滑倒) on the hard ice, ” said Long Chuan.
Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan.
Experts (专家) say a special type of climate condition (气候条件), La Nina, caused the storms. During a La Nina, the water in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) near the equator (赤道) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world.
Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding (洪水) in Australia, too.
However, experts say that people have destroyed the environment (环境). Global warming (全球变暖) may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often.
【小题1】What took place in Long Chuan’s hometown last winter?

A．Earthquake.

B．Flooding.

C．Traffic Accident.

D．Heavy snowstorms.

【小题2】During the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan  __________.

A．had to walk to carry drinking water	B．had to ride a bike to school
C．couldn’t go to school on foot	D．couldn’t play with snow

【小题3】The heavy snow ____________ this year.

A．killed millions of Chinese	B．cost China 111.1 billion yuan
C．used too much electricity	D．lasted more than three hours

【小题4】We can tell from the story that __________ .

A．China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow

B．La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms

C．La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia

D．the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming

【小题5】The passage tells people around the world ___________.

A．to wear more clothes in winter	B．to stop riding bikes on the hard ice
C．to protect (保护) the environment	D．to save water and electricity

Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.
The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”
This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!
The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote. “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”
When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a talk. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.
The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”
Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re  shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?
【小题1】How many basic questions do the students often ask?

A．Two.

B．Three

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题2】What should you do if you are shy to speak English?

A．Watch English films.

B．Write down the words first.

C．Listen to real English songs.

D．Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.

【小题3】What is Oliver's problem?

A．He’s too shy to talk with others.

B．He’s not able to count English words.

C．He can’t remember new words.

D．He doesn't know what real English is.

【小题4】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．How to learn English

B．Talking about English films

C．Advice about English writing

D．The way of beginning an English talk

【小题5】Which isn’t a good way to learn English?

A．Listening to English songs

B．Practicing English with a foreigner in the street

C．Sitting in your bedroom to remember words

D．Saying the English names for everything you see