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Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes asks q   1   like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well e   2   to talk with others?

The answer is yes. From some studies we know that almost anyone can learn a foreign language w__3__ if he or she wants to. Some people might learn it f   4   and some might learn it slower. Some might learn it easily and some with difficulty. But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the right ways.

Many students have their own special ways in l   5   English. The following are some examples.

Han Mei gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is to l  6   to an English radio program(节目). This has really helped improve her English in listening.

Lin Tao often practises speaking English in c   7   . At first he was very nervous when he was asked to speak. After trying several times, he found it was not as d   8   as he thought. He is more active and now he speaks English b   9    of all his classmates.

Wang Bin likes to watch American movies. He will watch it many times i  10  it is a good film. And he also likes to read English aloud. 

1. ____________  2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________   5. ____________

6. ____________  7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________  10. ____________

Passage l A Teacher Who Saved His Students

    An Australian teacher Dane came to Chengdu four years ago．He was giving an English class in Guangya School，in Dujiangyan, when the ground began to shake at 2：28 P.m. on May 12．“Desk! Desk!”he shouted to his students．After all the children hid under the desks safely, he joined them．

    When the shake stopped，Dane led his students out of the classroom on the third floor and downstairs to an open area．

    Passage 2 International Aid(援助)

    A Japanese team of medical workers landed in Chengdu on the early morning of May 16．It was the first team to arrive from abroad．They set off for Guanzhong Town, in Qingchuan County(县)．Two villages were lost in the town，and about 700 people were in danger．Without stopping to rest，they walked many miles to search for the survivors．Soon，a team from Singapore and a second team from Japan arrived，followed by two other teams from Korea and Russia．

1．We can learn from Passage l that Dane is _________ ．

  A．an American doctor

  B．an Australian teacher

  C．a medical worker

  D．an International organization(组织)

2．Which of the following is TRUE?

  A．There weren’t any Chinese teams providing aid after the earthquake．

  B．A Japanese team was the first team that arrived in Sichuan．

  C．Several countries provided aid．

  D．Dane taught English in Chengdu for four years．

3．What does the underlined word“survivors”mean?

  A．幸存者              B．灾区      C．失败者  D．灾难

4．How many international teams are mentioned in Passage 2?

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

5．What is the second passage mainly about?

  A．How to save students during the earthquake．

  B．How to search for villagers in Dujiangyan．

  C．Aid from different countries．

  D．Ways of providing aid．

You may know the English letters A，B and C．But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas．But do you know there is such a thing，a“banana person”?How strange! Are these people from“another earth”?No，they are just Chinese people like you and me．

ABC means American—born Chinese．An ABC is a Chinese，but was born in the United States．Sometimes，people call an ABC a“banana person”．A banana is yellow outside but white inside- their life and minds inside are Westerners, but they look like Chinese outside．

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or Chinese language．Some of them don't speak Chinese．Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics．

But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes，of course．They are Chinese．They are overseas Chinese．These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore．But they have Chinese blood．Their parents，grandparents or great-grandparents were from China．They all have black eyes and black hair．But they are not Chinese citizens．For example，we all know the famous scientist C．N．Yang(杨振宁)．He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in l 957．Chinese people 1ove him．But he is an American citizen．   

66．“ABC”in this passage means“        ”．

A．three English 1etters            B．a kind of banana

C．Chinese born in America         D．Americans born in China

67．Chinese in Western countries are called“banana persons”because        ．

A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B．they think like Westerners but 1ook like Chinese

C．they were born in China but got to study in America

D．they like to eat bananas

68．The underlined word“citizen”may probably mean         .

A．国籍    B．公民    C．爱心    D．皮肤   

69．C．N．Yang is mentioned(提到)here to show that         ．

A．American Chinese are great

B．We love American Chinese

C．Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes

D．American-Chinese are not Chinese citizens

70．This passage mainly talks about         ．

A．different kinds of bananas     B．overseas Chinese 

C．the Nobel Prize                     D．the life story of C．N．Yang

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　　It is completely unnecessary to take a gift with you when you are invited to dinner in the US, but if you want to do so, it should be a small, __l__ thing. You might bring some sweets, or some small toys for the child, or __2__ from China. Here are some suggestions: A paper cut（剪纸）is a lovely gift (one is fine, not a whole package). If you want to make it __3__ different, buy an inexpensive frame（框子）in the local shop and frame it. Chinese tea is also a wonderful gift. It's true __4__ Chinese tea is available（可取得的）in the United States, but the __5__ that you chose it and brought it with you from China makes it very special. Chinese bookmarks are very wonderful __6__ too, and if you want to buy a set of __7__ paintings which you like, you might give one of them as a gift. One of the nicest things you can do is to cook a Chinese dish and take it with you. Again, however, a gift is not necessary and if you go with a group of students, one small token（象征性的）gift is enough. If you __8__ ten dollars on something, that's an expensive gift for you. But it's not __9__ for most of the Americans we meet. It's good to bring a nice“token” gift that tells the person“__10__,”not a gift that tells him how much money you spent.

(1)A．cheap	B．square	C．round	D．clear
(2)A．nothing	B．anything	C．everything	D．something
(3)A．ever	B．much	C．more	D．so
(4)A．which	B．what	C．as if	D．that
(5)A．fact	B．thought	C．plan	D．idea
(6)A．shops	B．gifts	C．pictures	D．covers
(7)A．Chinese	B．English	C．American	D．French
(8)A．pay	B．cost	C．spend	D．take
(9)A．a number of	B．much	C．many	D．a lot of
(10)A．I love you		B．That is my gift
C．I thought you would like it		D．This is a special gift for you

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It is completely l to take a gift when you are invited to dinner, but if you want to do so, it should be a small, 2 thing. You 3 bring some sweets, or some small toys for the child, or 4 from China. Here are some suggestions: a papercut is a 5 gift (one is fine, not a whole package); if you want to make it 6 different, you can buy a very inexpensive frame(框子) in the local 7 and frame it. Chinese tea is a wonderful gift. It's true 8 Chinese tea is available(可取得的) in the United States, but the 9 that you chose it and brought it with you from China makes it very special. Chinese bookmarks are very wonderful 10 too, and if you want to buy a set of 11 paintings which you like, you might give one of them as a gift. One of the 12 things you can do is to cook a Chinese dish and 13 it with you. Again, 14 ,a gift is not necessary and if you come 15 a group of students, one small token(象征性的) gift is entirely satisfactory. If you 16 ten yuan on something, that's an expensive gift to you. But it's not 17 to most of the Americans we meet. 18 is to bring a nice “token” gift that says 19 , not a gift that says 20 , “how much money I spent.”

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