Most middle school students find it boring to learn English. But students in Yat Sen middle school in New York, US, don’t think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons.
“The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare with it. We give each lesson according to the students’ interest and their strong and weak points,” said JoelⅠ. Klein, the school’s head teacher, “we’re looking for a new way that interest students children.”
Students enjoy these math lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to math problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes(迷宫) with their keyboards, some questions come up.
Caleb Deng had to answer the question: What is 5+ (6×3)? He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.
“ I was right,” said Deng, 14, as he ended the game with a high score (高分). “this really makes math lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better.”
【小题1】Students in Yat Sen Middle School like math because __________.

Most middle school students find it boring to learn English. But students in Yat Sen middle school in New York, US, don’t think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons.

“The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare with it. We give each lesson according to the students’ interest and their strong and weak points,” said JoelⅠ. Klein, the school’s head teacher, “we’re looking for a new way that interest students children.”

Students enjoy these math lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to math problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes(迷宫) with their keyboards, some questions come up.

Caleb Deng had to answer the question: What is 5+ (6×3)? He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.

“ I was right,” said Deng, 14, as he ended the game with a high score (高分). “this really makes math lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better.”

1.Students in Yat Sen Middle School like math because __________.

 A. they work in large group

B. they can work on computer

C. the teachers are interesting

D. math questions are easy there 

2.Which is NOT true of the program?

   A. It is very successful.

   B. It is boring to most students.

   C. It makes learning math more interesting.

   D. It gives the students a new way to learn.

3.The underlined word “calculated” in Paragraph 4 most probably means __________.

   A. worked out    B. wrote down     C. threw away    D. gave up

4.Caleb Deng’s story serves as an example to show ___________.

A. how students work in small groups

B. how to end a game with a high score

C. how the question 5+(6×3) should be solved

D. how students learn math through video games

5.This article is mainly about ___________.

   A. how to learn math well

B. an interesting math lesson

C. a new way to learn math

D. kids in Yat Sen Middle School

Most middle school students find it boring to learn English. But students in Yat Sen middle school in New York, US, don’t think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons.
“The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare with it. We give each lesson according to the students’ interest and their strong and weak points,” said JoelⅠ. Klein, the school’s head teacher, “we’re looking for a new way that interest students children.”
Students enjoy these math lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to math problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes(迷宫) with their keyboards, some questions come up.
Caleb Deng had to answer the question: What is 5+ (6×3)? He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.
“ I was right,” said Deng, 14, as he ended the game with a high score (高分). “this really makes math lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better.”

1. 1.

   Students in Yat Sen Middle School like math because __________.

   1. A.
      they work in large group
   2. B.
      they can work on computer
   3. C.
      the teachers are interesting
   4. D.
      math questions are easy there
2. 2.

   Which is NOT true of the program?

   1. A.
      It is very successful.
   2. B.
      It is boring to most students.
   3. C.
      It makes learning math more interesting.
   4. D.
      It gives the students a new way to learn.
3. 3.

   The underlined word “calculated” in Paragraph 4 most probably means __________.

   1. A.
      worked out
   2. B.
      wrote down
   3. C.
      threw away
   4. D.
      gave up
4. 4.

   Caleb Deng’s story serves as an example to show ___________.

   1. A.
      how students work in small groups
   2. B.
      how to end a game with a high score
   3. C.
      how the question 5+(6×3) should be solved
   4. D.
      how students learn math through video games
5. 5.

   This article is mainly about ___________.

   1. A.
      how to learn math well
   2. B.
      an interesting math lesson
   3. C.
      a new way to learn math
   4. D.
      kids in Yat Sen Middle School

It’s over three years since I began to learn English. I’m glad that I am getting on well with it.
I find English quite difficult, but very interesting. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar  I knew little about English idioms（习语）.I thought each English word had the same meaning in Chinese. When I learn 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 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 the meeting ” and“ join the army,”  while in Chinese we can use “can jia ” for all three. Interesting ，isn't?
So to study English doesn't only mean hard wok, 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 the 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 learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up.
【小题1】I have learned English for ___________ years.