English is very important in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning it.

To learn English well, you need two things－passion and good learning methods (方法). Passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to learn it better and faster.

If you love learning English, you will learn it regularly (有规律地) and spend much time on it. It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules. ________ For example, some people like history and know a lot about World War II. If you ask a person who doesn’t like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can’t do it.

When you don’t want to learn English, you can do the following things.

First, imagine that you can talk to native speakers just as you talk in your mother language. Imagine yourself to be a manager in a foreign company. Imagine you’re living in an English-speaking country.

Second, use English as much as possible. This is very important. The more you use English, the better you’ll learn it. English is very popular, so you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, write English diaries, and read interesting books written in English.

1.The underlined word “passion” means “______” in Chinese.

A. 态度??? B. 热情??? C. 步骤???? D. 情绪

2.The missing part in the Paragraph 3 can be ______.

A. You can’t memorize everything while learning English.

B. You will find it hard to learn English.

C. That’s because you can easily remember what you like.

D. Everyone likes to learn what they like most.

3.What can you do if you don’t want to learn English according to (根据) the passage?

A. Go to English-speaking countries.???

B. Read interesting English books.

C. Stop learning it for some time.??????

D. Listen to music or play sports.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the writer?

A.You need two things if you want to learn English well.

B. It’s difficult for a person to know a lot about World War II if he isn’t interested in history.

C. Learning methods are more important than passion.

D. It’s easy for you to remember new words or grammar rules if you’re an English lover.

5.The main idea of this passage is about ______.

A. the importance of learning English????

B. English in the modern world

C. how to write e-mails to other people???

D. some advice on how to learn English

A new term has begun．Teachers are   1   about the fact that new students are not easy to deal with．They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school．What is   2   , some students even use cellphones   3   out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun．Some   4   students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in．

       Are these new students really that   5  ? “Yes．” says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University．   6   she adds it’s not their fault．   7   , the teachers should be blamed（责备）． Mrs. Kirk first began thinking about students’ manners six years ago． “I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other．It seemed that   8   well had nothing to do with them．” she says．“At first, I got worried about this．” but then I said to   9   , “You’re giving   10   , and you need to manage this kind of situation．These students need to know more about manners．It’s time to help them develop some good   11   ．They shouldn’t waste time doing nothing when they are young．Sooner or later, they may regret the time they 12   ．”

       Mrs. Kirk also   13   a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes．The following are among her suggestions:

l         On the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit（受益）by taking the class and the importance   14   listening carefully in class．

l         Do not allow them to bring cellphones or MP3 players to the class at all．

l         Tell them how to use cellphones or MP3 players   15   ．

（   ） 1． A． excited           B． worried                 C． surprised        D． interested

（   ） 2． A． bad                B． worse                   C． good              D． better

（   ） 3． A． do             B． doing                C． to do       D． did

（   ） 4． A． other          B． the other             C． others        D． another

（   ） 5． A． rude                     B． polite                    C． friendly          D． boring

（   ） 6． A． But                B． However               C． And               D． So

（   ） 7． A． Such as        B． For example         C． Instead of   D． Instead

（   ） 8． A． learn         B． learned             C． learning       D． learns

（   ） 9． A． me            B． myself             C． I            D． mine

（   ） 10． A． math            B． English                 C． Chinese          D． lessons

（   ） 11． A． ideas            B． speeches             C． habits            D． classes

（   ） 12． A． had wasted B． waste                       C． have wasted D． will waste

（   ） 13． A． makes          B． brings                   C． gets             D． takes

（   ） 14． A． on               B． of                       C． at                  D． by

（   ） 15． A． careful               B． carefully                C． proper           D． properly

Students learn many subjects at school, like Chinese, English, math and physics. Some students think it’s hard to do well in math. They say it’s boring. Why do they say this? First, some math problems are so hard for them. They spend a lot of time on them, but they can’t work them out, so they lost heart(失去信心). Second, they are afraid( 害怕) to ask their teachers for help. They think the teachers will laugh at them. Third, they think math class is very tiring because they need to use their brain(大脑)to find out the answers all the time.

How can you do well in math? Here is some advice from a math teacher:

1. Listen to the teacher carefully in class and do some extra(额外的) exercises after class.

2. Ask the teacher for help if you don’t understand anything. Don’t be afraid.

3. Don’t forget to go over (复习) your old lessons.

   If you do these things, you will find it much easier to do better in math.

1.Doing _______ math problem can make students lose heart.

A. easy             B. difficult               C. many      D. few

2.The advice is from ____________.

A. a math teacher       B. an English teacher

C. a student        D. a doctor

3.Some students think math class is very tiring because _____________

A. they have to listen to the teacher.

B. they have to look after themselves.

C. they need to use their brain to find out the answers all the time.

D. they need to help their classmates.

4.If you want to do better in math, you should NOT______________.

A. listen to the teachers carefully

B. ask the teacher for help

C. go over your old lessons

D. lose interest in studying math