–English is quite useful.--_____.

A. It is so        B. So is it        C. So it is        D. Is it so

It's over three years since I began to learn English. I am glad that I am getting on well with it.  I find English very interesting, but quite difficult. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar. I know little about English idioms(习语). I thought each English word had a word with the same meaning in Chinese. When I learned to say "I see a book on the desk", I thought the English word "see" was just like the Chinese word "kan". So one day when my teacher asked me, "What are you doing?" I answered, "I'm seeing a book." "That's wrong," the teacher said. "You don't see a book. You read a book. You can't use an English word like a Chinese one. Be sure not to make the same mistake again." 
After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a "high mountain", but a "tall man". In Chinese we use the same word "gao" for both. Again in English we say "take part in the sports meeting", "attend a meeting" and "join the army", while in Chinese we can use "can jia" for all the three. It's interesting, isn't it? So to study English doesn't only mean hard work, it can be great fun, too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar, spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in that way!
But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I'll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must read and write more, too. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up. 
【小题1】When I first started learning English, I thought __________.

A．I couldn’t learn it well because it is quite difficult

B．I could learn it well if I had remembered the new words and learned some grammar

C．English is interesting and easy to learn

D．each English word couldn't find a Chinese word with the same meaning

【小题2】Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?

A．To understand English idioms is a useful way to learn English.

B．To pay attention to pronunciation and grammar helps us learn English well.

C．To read and write more is helpful in learning English.

D．To study English only means working hard.

【小题3】Which is the best topic of the passage? 

A．How to study English well

B．The importance of English

C．English idioms

D．Do more reading

　　阅读理解

Many people go to school go for a good education. They learn language, history, maths and other subject. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he cannot teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

　　It is always more important to know to study by oneself．It is quite easy to learn something in a language or a formula in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula in finding the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things, he didn't have much school education. How do they do all this? Because they know how to study. A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their heads.

　　(1)Why do many people go to school? ________.

[　　]

　　A． To get a good education

　　B． To buy some books

　　C． To make friends

　　D． To learn English

　　(2)What should a student do since he cannot learn every thing from school?

[　　]

　　A． Try to remember more knowledge and formula.

　　B． Try to remember what the teachers teach

　　C． Try to learn how to read and how to think.

　　D． Try to learn from the others

信息附录：
Zhengda Programme正大综艺	曲艺杂谈The Best of Folk Arts
Variety Show综艺大观	世界名著名片World film Classics
Jiuzhou Theatre九洲戏苑	军事天地Military Magazine
Sports World体育大世界	世界体育报道World Sport Report
TV and Its Audience电视你我他	下周屏幕on TV Next Week
Social Spectrum社会广角	文化视角Culture Perspective
Off the shelf读书时间	与你同行Sharing the Moment with You
Around the World世界各地	新闻联播National Joint News
30Minutes from the Local Station地方台30分钟	新闻调查News Probe

　　阅读理解

Many people go to school go for a good education. They learn language, history, maths and other subject. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he cannot teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

　　It is always more important to know to study by oneself．It is quite easy to learn something in a language or a formula in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula in finding the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things, he didn't have much school education. How do they do all this? Because they know how to study. A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their heads.

　　(1)Why do many people go to school? ________.

[　　]

　　A． To get a good education

　　B． To buy some books

　　C． To make friends

　　D． To learn English

　　(2)What should a student do since he cannot learn every thing from school?

[　　]

　　A． Try to remember more knowledge and formula.

　　B． Try to remember what the teachers teach

　　C． Try to learn how to read and how to think.

　　D． Try to learn from the others

信息附录：
Zhengda Programme正大综艺	曲艺杂谈The Best of Folk Arts
Variety Show综艺大观	世界名著名片World film Classics
Jiuzhou Theatre九洲戏苑	军事天地Military Magazine
Sports World体育大世界	世界体育报道World Sport Report
TV and Its Audience电视你我他	下周屏幕on TV Next Week
Social Spectrum社会广角	文化视角Culture Perspective
Off the shelf读书时间	与你同行Sharing the Moment with You
Around the World世界各地	新闻联播National Joint News
30Minutes from the Local Station地方台30分钟	新闻调查News Probe