People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually, each house has its own living rooms, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Different houses have different names. What are they? Now, let’s take a look.
A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many families living in the same flat building. People in a flat building share the same stairs and lift to go up and down.
A townhouse has two floors. In a townhouse, the kitchen, the living room and dining room are usually on the ground floor, and the bedrooms are usually on the first floor.
A farmhouse is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard in front of it. There are also some “houses” for cows and hens near the farmhouse. The field is not far from the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on foot.
A dormitory is a large bedroom in a school, and every 4—8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom, but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn how to get along well with each other in a dormitory.
【小题1】 How does a person get into his or her flat on the second floor?

A．He or she climbs a ladder to get into it.

B．He or she uses a lift to get into it.

C．He or she climbs a rope (绳) to get into it.

D．He or she uses a plane to get into it.

【小题2】What do people call a two-floor house?

A．A flat.	B．A townhouse.
C．A farmhouse.	D．A dormitory.

【小题3】Farmers living in farmhouses usually go to the field______.

A．by bike	B．by bus
C．by car	D．on foot

【小题4】Paul and Stephen live in a dormitory, so it’s good for them to learn ______ there.

A．how to make money	B．how to speak English
C．how to get along with others	D．how to sing a song

【小题5】 The writer tells us ______ kinds of houses.

A．four	B．five
C．six	D．seven

Many students feel it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you some advice.

1. Do not waste time in learning a list of English words. It is. the hardest way to remember English words. How do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and listen to them carefully. The best way to learn all new words is through ear. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences. Of course, it is at enough to learn new words; you must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized.

2. Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects, such as box, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names of subjects, they say the words. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues.

1. Who gave the advice? Perhaps it was given by       .

A. Carl Marx                                               B. a teacher from England

C. American parents                                           D. a teacher of English

2. The advice the writer gave us is mainly about       .

A. how to learn English                                        B. how to put words together

C. how to learn new words      

D. how to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them

3. The writer gave us two pieces of advice. He seems to enjoy       .

A. the first one               B. the second one        C. both of them          D. neither of them

4. The writer thinks that the best way to learn new words is       .

A. to do more reading                                   B. to do more writing

C. to do more listening                          D. to learn which word is emphasized

5. The way to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them       .

A. works for everyone                               B. does not work for anyone

C. works only for some people                        D. works only for the Chinese students

Some people have very good memories and can easily learn quite long poem（诗歌）by heart. Some people have  51  memories and can only  52  things that they have said again and again.

The  53  English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down  54   street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on  55  sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns  56 language by remembering what he hears  57  he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign countries and they seem  58  two languages as  59  as one. In school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages  60  students have little time  61   it and they are busy with other subjects as well.

A man's mind is quite like a camera but it  62  photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo  63  a camera there is much work  64  before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.  65  the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever in our mind.

1. A. wonderful     B. better           C. poor         D. badly

2.A. speak          B. study            C. know         D. remember

3.A. nice           B. beautiful        C. famous       D. kind

4.A. any            B. some         C. many         D. the

5.A. every          B. each         C. both         D. all

6.A. her            B. his          C. one’s        D. their

7.A. when           B. since            C. if               D. as soon as

8.A. to keep        B. to get           C. to learn     D. to take

9. A. badly         B. hard         C. easily           D. happily

10.A. because       B. why          C. what         D. when

11.A. like          B. for          C. to           D. in

12.A. leaves            B. takes            C. gets         D. receives

13. A. in               B. by           C. with         D. through

14. A. to do            B. to have      C. to start         D. to stay

15.A. In                B. On           C. With         D. As

 

Nowadays，many people begin to learn English，but how can we learn it well? The followings are necessary．

First of all，we should know the importance（重要性）of learning English．English is the second language for us．It's very useful to communicate with the outside world．Well，learning English may take a lot of time，but don't give up．

Secondly find out the obstacles to our learning and try to clean them up as soon as possible．Just as the saying goes：Practice makes perfect（熟能生巧）．So if you want to learn it well，we must read more，listen more and speak more．In our free time，we can read English newspapers，magazines or watching CCTV-9 and CCTV-10，try to speak after the hosts．Maybe you couldn't understand every word．But you can understand the meaning by the body language．

Lastly we should have confidence（信心）to show our English to everyone．Try to talk with foreigners and think in English if possible．Confidence will make us get good grades in English．

If we learn them by heart，we can succeed．

1．First of all，we should know it's          for us to learn English．

A．interesting            B．difficult                C．important               D．boring

2．The write gives us          pieces of advice about how to learn English well．

A．two                     B．three                    C．four                       D．five

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

A．障碍                   B．好处                    C．垃圾                    D．污染

4．The sentence “Confidence will make us get good grades in English．” Means “Confidence will make us         ．”

A．get a good way                                        B．have a good idea

C．be weak in English                                  D．do well in English

5．Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到）in this passage?

A．Writing English diaries                              B．Reading English books

C．Talking with foreigners                               D．Watching English programs