When you are learning a language, listening, speaking and writing are important,   but reading can  also
be very helpful. When you read,  you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use them. When you read a passage, it gives you a good example for writing. Here are some good reading tips.
     Firstly, try to read at the right level (水平). Read something that you can understand.  If it is too  hard
for you, it is not interesting.
     Secondly, try to understand the new words.  If there are four or five new words on a page,  don't  use
a dictionary.  Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read.   Mark (作标记) them with a pencil. Then
look them up in a dictionary when you finish reading,   and write them in your own vocabulary book.  Try
to remember them.
     Thirdly, try to read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes or half an hour every day is better than
two hours every Sunday.   For example,   you can read before you go to bed,   or after you get up  or  at
lunchtime.
     Lastly, read something that interests you. Choose a newspaper, a book or a magazine about a subject
that you like. It will be easy enough for you to understand.

1. The underlined word "tips" in the passage means "_____  " in Chinese.

A. 末端        
B. 小费        
C. 处所      
D. 建议

2. How many reading tips does the writer give us?

A. Six.          
B. Five.        
C. Four.      
D. Three.

3. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, you can _____  .

A. stop reading
B. guess the meanings at first
C. write them down at once
D. look them up right away

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Reading a lot can help you write better.
B. It is useful for you to read for long once a week.
C. When you read, you can only learn some new words.
D. Try to read something hard to make your English better.

5. Which is the BEST title for the passage? 

A. How to look up a new word    
B. How to make reading better    
C. How to remember new words
D. How to choose something to rea

     When you are learning a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also
 be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use them.
  When you read a passage, it gives you a good example for writing.
     Here are some good reading tips.
     Firstly, try to read at the right level (水平). Read something that you can understand. If it is too hard for
  you, it is not interesting.
     Secondly, try to understand the new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, don't use a
  dictionary. Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read. Mark (作标记) them with a pencil. Then
  look them up in a dictionary when you finish reading, and write them in your own vocabulary book. Try
 to remember them.
     Thirdly, try to read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes or half an hour every day is better than
 two hours every Sunday. For example, you can read before you go to bed, or after you get up or at
 lunchtime.
     Lastly, read something that interests you. Choose a newspaper, a book or a magazine about a subject that you like. It will be easy enough for you to understand.

1. The underlined word "tips" in the passage means " _____ " in Chinese.

    A. 末端        
    B. 小费        
    C. 处所      
    D. 建议

2. How many reading tips does the writer give us?

    A. Six.          
    B. Five.        
    C. Four.      
    D. Three.

3. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, you can  _____  .

    A. stop reading
    B. guess the meanings at first
    C. write them down at once
    D. look them up right away

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Reading a lot can help you write better.
    B. It is useful for you to read for long once a week.
    C. When you read, you can only learn some new words.
    D. Try to read something hard to make your English better.

5. Which is the BEST title for the passage?

    A. How to look up a new word    
    B. How to make reading better    
    C. How to remember new words
    D. How to choose something to read

    When you are learning a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can
also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to
use them. When you read a passage, it gives you a good example for writing.
    Here are some good reading tips.
    Firstly, try to read at the right level (水平). Read something that you can understand. If it is too
hard for you, it is not interesting.
    Secondly, try to understand the new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, don't
use a dictionary. Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read. Mark (作标记) them with a pencil.
Then look them up in a dictionary when you finish reading, and write them in your own vocabulary
book. Try to remember them.
    Thirdly, try to read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes or half an hour every day is better
than two hours every Sunday. For example, you can read before you go to bed, or after you get up
or at lunchtime.
    Lastly, read something that interests you. Choose a newspaper, a book or a magazine about a
subject that you like. It will be easy enough for you to understand.

1. The underlined word "tips" in the passage means "   '' in Chinese.

A.  末端        
B.  小费        
C.  处所      
D.  建议

2. How many reading tips does the writer give us?

A. Six.          
B. Five.        
C. Four.      
D. Three.

3. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, you can____. 

A. stop reading
B. guess the meanings at first
C. write them down at once
D. look them up right away

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Reading a lot can help you write better.
B. It is useful for you to read for long once a week.
C. When you read, you can only learn some new words.
D. Try to read something hard to make your English better.

5. Which is the BEST title for the passage?

A. How to look up a new word    
B. How to make reading better    
C. How to remember new words
D. How to choose something to read

      Do you think it difficult to learn English?
      If you have a problem speaking English, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible.
Learn a poem or a song by heart. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
     Many people find it difficult to understand the listening materials in English. The answer is to listen as much
as you can. However, don't do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don't sit down and listen for an hour at a time, That's too much. Do choose listening materials that are
interesting and not too difficult. Choose tapes on which people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy at
first. Start with simple materials and later on you can practice listening to some difficult materials.
     As for writing, how can you learn to write well? How do you use words like in, on, of and for? There are
two answers to this. First, study new vocabularies. Make a list of new words and phrases, such as look for,
look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible, and go over the materials many times. Then
you'll be able to use words correctly yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much!

1. The meaning of the underlined phrases go over is probably "_______" here in Chinese.

A. 详细注释
B. 认真背诵
C. 仔细检查
D. 仔细琢磨

2. Which is the right way to practice listening according to the passage?

A. Listening for an hour every day.
B. Listening for five minutes every day.
C. Choose tapes on which people speak fast.
D. Listening to difficult materials in the very beginning.

3. According to the last paragraph, if we study a new word "get", what should we do?

A. Practice it many times.
B. Read it five minutes every day.
C. Study it with other new words.
D. Write it as many times as you can.

4. In order to write well, what should you do first?

A. Learn to use.
B. Learn to read
C. Learn to spell
D. Learn to listen.

5. This passage mainly tells us how to improve your ____ skills.

A. listening and reading
B. reading and speaking
C. listening and writing
D. reading and writing

     No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made
by animals. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him--water splashing (溅落), bees
humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he
made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language. People living in different countries
made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each
contains four or five hundred thousand words, but we do not need all of these. Only a few thousand words
are used in everyday life.
     The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger, read
as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy
them. When you meet a new word, look it up in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. "Humming" in the text means ______.

A. 飞翔
B. 嗡嗡叫
C. 采蜜
D. 跳舞

2. Different countries have ______ kinds of words.

A. different
B. more and more
C. the same
D. a few

3. In our daily life we need ______.

A. four or five hundred thousand words
B. fifteen hundred words
C. only a few thousand words
D. thousands of words

4. If we want to get our vocabulary bigger, we should ______.

A. learn from the teacher
B. read as many books as possible
C. look up new words in the dictionary
D. write in the words

5. We call the words that we know our ______.

A. language
B. sounds
C. dictionary
D. vocabulary