When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you looked up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation （翻译）? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.

Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. Its important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand his sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, but the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the different between the two parts of sentences.

“She only likes apples.”“Only she likes apples.”

“I have seen the film already.”“I have already seen the film.”

When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神实质） of the language and use it as the English speaker does.

1.From the passage we know that __________when we are learning English.

A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language

B．we should look up every word in the dictionary

C．we need to put every word into our own language

D．we must read word by word

2.The writer thinks it is ________ in learning English.

A．difficult to understand different sounds

B．possible to remember the word order

C．important to master the rules in different ways

D．easy to master the rules for word order

3.We can learn from the passage that _________ .

A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of words

B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

C．sometimes a different order of words has a different meaning

D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

4.“She only likes apples.”____________.

A．is the same as “Only she likes apples.”

B．is different from “Only she likes apples.”

C．means “She likes fruit except apples.”

D．means “She doesn’t like apples.”

5.Which is the best title（题目）for this passage?

A．Different orders, different meanings.

B．How to speak English.

C．How to put English into our own language.

D．How to learn English.

 

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The way in which we communicate with others can be greatly improved by building a better vocabulary. In our personal life，we communicate and share experiences with others. However, how well we do it depends on(取决于)our ability to express ourselves through spoken and written language. Luckily，increasing(增加)our word power can make us own the skills we need to communicate better with others and can also help us get better results in our study.

When you see a new word，whether through reading or hearing someone say the word，just be ready to take out your dictionary and look it up-learn about the word and anything that relates(与…相关)to it. If you understand the word, you’ll hopefully remember it well.

Meanwhile, you’d better write down words to learn. You can go through the dictionary，magazine and newspaper or even take down the unknown words you hear. Try to review them every day-look at the words and speak them out loudly. Copy the words over and over again，along with their meanings，and you will surprisingly remember themn in no time.

You can also do word searches，crossword puzzles or other word games. Playing these games，you are more likely to come across new words, and when you are caught in new words, study them. The more words you have in your brain’s word bank，the better you will become at these word games. You will be remembering，learning and having fun，too.

Finally, reading is also believed to be an excellent way to learn new words and build up your vocabulary. Read things you are interested in，because in this way，you are less likely to become bored. But dont skip over(忽略) those words you don’t know. Instead, you should remember and use them in your own daily conversations. Use them more, and you’ll surely have a better chance of remembering them.

Topic：Increasing Your Vocabulary
1.__________ of building up vocabulary	●Improve your ability to express yourselves and communicate better with others. ●Be 2.___________to your study.
Suggestions on remembering new words	1.Remember every new word you meet with by3.__________it. ●Learn about the word and anything that relates to it by looking it up in your dictionary.
2.Make a 4.__________of new words to learn. ●Review the words every day by looking at and speaking them out loudly. ●Copy the words and their meanings over and over again.
3.Do word games. ●Play these games，come across new words and study them with fun.
4.Learn words through reading. ●Read things you5.__________. ●Do not skip over new words，but remember and use them more.

 

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Future and Today

　　It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is ? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.

　　There is an old English saying: "Gain time, gain life." Then what's time? Time is something that we can't see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say "Time is money", but time is even more precious(珍贵的)than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless(无价的).

　　We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

　　As we all know , "Time and tide wait for no man." If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter .Remember: "No pains, no gains." Today's hard work is the cause of tomorrow's harvest.

　                   　Title: Future and Today

1.	Supporting details
Future is now.	Everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. If we want to have a bright future, we should know the 2.    of time and make every minute3.      .
4.    is priceless.	Time is money, but time is even more5.   than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But 6.    time will return no more.
Be7.    of today	Today’s hard work 8.   to tomorrow’s harvest. As students, we should never9.   what can be done today till tomorrow and we should try our 10.   to do everything well.

 

 

When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you looked up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation （翻译）? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. Its important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand his sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, but the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the different between the two parts of sentences.
“She only likes apples.”“Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.”“I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神实质） of the language and use it as the English speaker does.
【小题1】From the passage we know that __________when we are learning English.

A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language

B．we should look up every word in the dictionary

C．we need to put every word into our own language

D．we must read word by word

【小题2】The writer thinks it is ________ in learning English.

A．difficult to understand different sounds

B．possible to remember the word order

C．important to master the rules in different ways

D．easy to master the rules for word order

【小题3】We can learn from the passage that _________ .

A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of words

B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

C．sometimes a different order of words has a different meaning

D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

【小题4】“She only likes apples.”____________.

A．is the same as “Only she likes apples.”

B．is different from “Only she likes apples.”

C．means “She likes fruit except apples.”

D．means “She doesn’t like apples.”

【小题5】Which is the best title（题目）for this passage?

A．Different orders, different meanings.

B．How to speak English.

C．How to put English into our own language.

D．How to learn English.

The world is not hungry，but it’s thirsty.   1  while we say we are short of water.Why？Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can‘t drink or use for watering plants directly.Man can only drink and use the 3% of water that comes from rivers and lakes.   2  ，because some of it has been polluted.
　　Now more water is needed.The problem is how we can avoid a serious water shortage in the future.  3 Scientists are making study in this field.Today，In most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers.but it can be used again.Even if every large city reused its water，the water will still not be enough. 4 .
　　The sea seems to give us the best answer.There is a lot of water in the sea.All that needs to be get the salt out of the sea water.This will be expensive，but it has already been used in many parts of the world.   6 So you see，if we can find out a way，we’ll be in no danger of drying up.
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A．Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it.

B．It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water.

C．What could people do next?

D．We should use all the water directly.

E. First, we should find out ways to reuse it.
F. And we can’t even use all of that.