I am Carol. Do you want to know how to 　1　 English? Well, vocabulary is the most 　2 　thing for me to study English. I always listen to the English programmers on the 　3　 . When I hear some new words. I try to keep 　4 in my mind. Then after one or two days, I still 　5　 　some of the words. Then I start to look them up in the 　6　 . I don’t learn English just from English lessons at school. I learn it in 　7 ways. Of course I do a lot of reading. I read some 　8　 stories in English.　 I 　9　 speak a lot. To speak to myself is a good way. Many 　10　 don’t like to do that. I like doing that.

1. ________　　 2. ________　　 3. 　　　　　　4. 　　　　　　5. 　　　　

6. ________　　 7. ________　　 8. 　　　　　　9. 　　　　　　10.　　　　

( It’s Saturday. Lin Tao and Jim are talking about what they’re going to do tomorrow. )

(　 ) A: Hi, Jim! 　　1　 　What are you going to do?

(　 ) B: I’ve no idea.　 2　

A: I’m going to work on my uncle’s farm. Would

you like to come with me?

(　 ) B: I’d love to very much.　 3　

A: About 15 kilometers. We can go there by bus.

B: When are we going to leave?

(　 ) A: 　　4　 　It will take us about half an hour to

get there.

B: Why not make it a little earlier? Then we can work there longer.

A: OK. Let’s make it six thirty then.

(　 ) B: Great!　 5　

A: Let’s meet at the bus stop.　

B: All right. See you then.

A: See you tomorrow.

5. 你能用英语表达你的意思吗？(完成译句)

Can you ________ ________ understood in English?

4. The Chinese language has borrowed many words from other languages.(改为同义句)

The Chinese language has _______ _______ many words from other languages.

3. They are flying to Hong Kong on business next week.(对画线部分提问)

_______ _______ they flying to Hong Kong on business?

2. He will be back home in two days.(用tomorrow改写句子)

He ______ _______ back home tomorrow.

1. In general, the population of China is increasing more slowly than before.(改为同义句)

________ ________, the population of China is increasing more slowly than before.

Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals with meanings. For example, when a bee has found some food, it goes 　1　 　its home. It’s 　2　 　for a bee to tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the other bees where the food is and 　3　 　it is.

Some animals show how they 　4　 　by making sounds. It’s not difficult to tell if a dog is angry 　5　 　it barks(吠). Birds make several different sounds and 　6 　has its own meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds 　7　 . We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ouch” to show how we feel about something or when we 　8　 　something on our feet.

We humans 　9　 　have languages. We have words. These words have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas. We’re able to give each other 　10　 　to tell what we think or how we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or send messages to people far away.

(　 ) 1. A. out of　　　　　　　　 B. on with　　　　　　 C. away from　　　　 D. back to

(　 ) 2. A. important　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　　　　　 D. impossible

(　 ) 3. A. how far　　　　　　　 　　　 B. how old　　　　　　 C. how many　　　　 D. how long

(　 ) 4. A. like　　　　　　　　　　 B. feel　　　　　　　　　 C. smell　　　　　　　　 D. do

(　 ) 5. A. before　　　　　　　　 B. so that　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　 D. until

(　 ) 6. A. each　　　　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　　　 C. some　　　　　　　　 D. every　

(　 ) 7. A. by the different sounds　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by the different ways

　　　　 C. in the same way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the same sound

(　 ) 8. A. fall　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. drop　　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　　　　　 D. put

(　 ) 9. A. also　　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　 o　　 　　　　C. either　　　　　　　　 D. as well

(　 ) 10. A. knowledge　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　 C. languages　　　　　 D. messages