There have been many difficulties for me in learning English during the past few years, but I tried to   31.   them and had made much progress.

   The spelling of words and the meanings of them were the first difficulties I met   32.   a beginner, but I have found my own ways to    33.  with them. As for the spelling, I never        34 .  a word again and again to remember it, but I try to practice its   35.   . Now, I can write a word out when I can read it out. As for the meaning, I hardly ever recite(背诵) a word’s Chinese meaning, but I put it into a    36.    to learn its meaning. So, if you use a word quite     37.   , its spelling and meaning will not be difficult. After all, Learning English is to   38.   it.

Grammar may be    39.    difficulty. But I have also dealt with it. I haven’t read lots of grammar books, but I often   40.  much time reading the articles written by native English speakers. By doing so, I have got a good sense(感觉) of the English language.

Finally, I want to say that getting over all these difficulties needs perseverance(毅力).

31. A. look after        B. look at               C. get over

32. A. with            B. to                   C.  as

33. A. spend           B. deal                 C. keep

34. A. write            B. read                C. think

35. A. writing          B. difference          C. pronunciation

36. A. letter           B. movie                C. sentence

37. A. always          B. hardly               C. often

38. A. remember        B. use                 C. listen to

39. A. another           B. other               C. others

40. A. have            B. spend                C. give

　　How many languages are there in the world? There are about fifteen hundred. English is one of them. It is used not only in England and America, but also in some other parts of the world.

　　What is the best way to learn a language well? We could learn our language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, we would not feel so difficult. Let's think of what a small child does:he listens to what people say, and he tries to copy what he hears. When he wants something,he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it and thinking in it all the time. If a second language is used all the time, it will soon be learned.

　　It is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We copy what we hear. In school, you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, but it is best to learn all the new words through the ears then say them and you can read them, spell them and write them later.

　　You should remember that listening and speaking come first and then reading and writing follow.

(1) There are about ________ languages in the world.

[　　]

A．15

B．150

C．1 500

D．15 100

(2) We can find people speaking English in ________.

[　　]

A．England	B．America
C．many other countries	D．A,B and C

(3) We all learned our own language well ________.

[　　]

A．after we go to school	B．at school
C．from our parents	D．when we were children

(4) Children learn a language by ________.

[　　]

A．thinking it	B．trying to copy what they hear
C．asking for something	D．listening, speaking and using it

(5) We'll feel the language easier to learn if ________ all the time.

[　　]

A．we use it	B．we think in it
C．we talk in it	D．we write in it

Dear Dad,

I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still   1  clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something   2 . You know that smoking is bad for your  3  and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other   4  too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?

When mum asks you to smoke   5 , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the   6  of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also   7  for mum and me. In other words, when we   8  in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves.   9 , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that more and more   10  are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.

I know that it’s very   11  to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him   12  help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to   13  your own life. We don’t want to  14  you because you are so important to us.  15  you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your daughter,

Meimei

1.                A．remember      B．forget          C．think D．feel

 

2.                A．interesting      B．terrible         C．boring    D．strange

 

3.                A．health          B．study           C．work D．mind

 

4.                A．things          B．mistakes        C．feelings   D．illnesses

 

5.                A．nowhere       B．anywhere       C．outside   D．inside

 

6.                A．color          B．smell           C．shape    D．taste

 

7.                A．useless         B．useful          C．bad  D．good

 

8.                A．move          B．rest            C．arrive    D．breathe

 

9.                A．However       B．As a result       C．In fact    D．For example

 

10.               A．doctors        B．nurses         C．non-smokers   D．smokers

 

11.               A．difficult        B．easy           C．important  D．dangerous

 

12.               A．on            B．from           C．of    D．for

 

13.               A．save           B．waste          C．refuse D．accept

 

14.               A．trouble         B．lose           C．hurt  D．keep

 

15.               A．With           B．Without        C．Behind    D．By

 

 

Dear Dad,

I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still   31   clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something   32  . You know that smoking is bad for your  33   and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other   34   too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?

When mum asks you to smoke   35  , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the   36   of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also   37   for mum and me. In other words, when we   38   in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves.   39  , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that

more and more   40   are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.

I know that it’s very   41   to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him   42   help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to   43   your own life. We don’t want to  44   you because you are so important to us.  45   you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your daughter,

Meimei

31．A. remember       B. forget      C. think     D. feel

32．A. interesting       B. terrible    C. boring    D. strange

33．A. health          B. study      C. work      D. mind

34．A. things          B. mistakes    C. feelings  D. illnesses

35．A. nowhere       B. anywhere    C. outside   D. inside     

36．A. color          B. smell       C. shape     D. taste

37．A. useless        B. useful      C. bad       D. good

38．A. move          B. rest        C. arrive    D. breathe

39．A. However       B. As a result   C. In fact   D. For example

40．A. doctors        B. nurses      C. non-smokers D. smokers

41．A. difficult        B. easy       C. important D. dangerous

42．A. on            B. from       C. of        D. for

43．A. save          B. waste       C. refuse    D. accept

44．A. trouble        B. lose        C. hurt      D. keep

45．A. With          B. Without     C. Behind    D. By