No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, 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 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 larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. What do we mean by language?

A. Sounds made by man.???????

B. All the words made by man.

C. Different kinds of sound.?????

D. The way man learns.

2. Form the passage we know that long long ago________.

A. no one learned how to make sounds or words

B. animals taught man to learn the language

C. man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on

D. man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

3. What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?

A. 500. ????????????? ????????????? B. 5,000.????????????? ????????????? C. 1,500.????????????? ????????????? D. 15,000.

4.In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?

A. I________ several dictionaries. ????????????? B. Sea water________ salt.

C. A dog _______ four legs.????? ????????????? D. Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.

5. Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?

A. To read more books.????????????? ????????????? ???

B. To use the words in everyday life.

C. To use the words in class.????? ?????????????

D. To write the words.

根据中文提示和英文书信内容, 写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出, 其字数不计入所完成的回信内。

假如你叫Mary, 是王丽的笔友。你收到了她的电子邮件。要求根据她来信的内容写一封回信。针对她的困惑, 谈谈你的想法, 并提出建议。

提示词语：understand, dishonest, care about, find out, worried, advice, choose, follow, explain, interests, successful

Dear Mary,

How are you these days? I am really unhappy now, and I am writing to tell you about my problem.

I began to learn the piano when I was 6. My parents think playing the piano is a very useful hobby so they ask me to practise every day. They believe I am the best. But to tell the truth, I feel very tired and I don’t like playing the piano at all. I have never told them my real thoughts because I am afraid that may break their hearts. Last week, instead of going to my usual music lesson, I went to my friend’s home and watched TV for two hours. Later I lied to them when went back home, I don’t want to go to the class again and my friend says she will not tell my parents about it.

But now I begin to worry. Do you think I should tell them the truth? Or should I keep playing the piano to make them happy?

Yours

Wang Li

Dear Wang Li,

Glad to read your letter._________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Wang Wei

根据中文提示和英文书信内容, 写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出, 其字数不计入所完成的回信内。
假如你叫Mary, 是王丽的笔友。你收到了她的电子邮件。要求根据她来信的内容写一封回信。针对她的困惑, 谈谈你的想法, 并提出建议。
提示词语：understand, dishonest, care about, find out, worried, advice, choose, follow, explain, interests, successful
Dear Mary,
How are you these days? I am really unhappy now, and I am writing to tell you about my problem.
I began to learn the piano when I was 6. My parents think playing the piano is a very useful hobby so they ask me to practise every day. They believe I am the best. But to tell the truth, I feel very tired and I don’t like playing the piano at all. I have never told them my real thoughts because I am afraid that may break their hearts. Last week, instead of going to my usual music lesson, I went to my friend’s home and watched TV for two hours. Later I lied to them when went back home, I don’t want to go to the class again and my friend says she will not tell my parents about it.
But now I begin to worry. Do you think I should tell them the truth? Or should I keep playing the piano to make them happy?
Yours
Wang Li
Dear Wang Li,
Glad to read your letter._________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Wang Wei

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

  People learn in different ways. Some people like to read the instructions first and then act.

  I like to learn by doing things on my   61  . The other evening I was asking my husband to show me something on the computer. Though he tried to do it for me, I wanted him to tell me what to do and I would do it myself. Also, if I was   62   a chicken dish. I would get out the instructions but I would not follow them too   63   .

  I know somebody else who is a theorist（理论家）. She is the   64   when discussing what might happen. Other people might find this   65   a waste of time. But something that seems   66   does not mean that it will never happen. And the theorists who have thought about these problems in advance（提前）may offer some solutions.

  The last type of thinker is   67   as a pragmatist（实用主义者）. He or she would prefer to learn the things   68   they think will be useful in their life and work. They never spend too long   69   about other things.

  So trainers need to be careful that people have different learning styles and try to   70   their different types of learning.