It’s September1st, and we’re all back to school. It’s good to all my teachers and friends again. They all?? fine.

We’re in Grade Eight this year. We have new subjects. I’m not very? ? at Chinese, but Han Mei says she can me. I think I can? ? it better.

I like English very much. Zhang Hong likes English, ? . But she needs help. I I can help her.

Mr Hu is our new English teacher. He ? know all of us, so he has our names on a piece of paper and our names before he begins his lesson.

1.A. see????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. watch??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. find???? ????????????? ????????????? D. look

2.A. do????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. see?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. look???? ????????????? ????????????? D.sound

3.A. a lot???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. some???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. lot????? ????????????? ??? D. much

4.A. well???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. good???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. bad????? ????????????? ????????????? D. nice

5.A. learn??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. give????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. help???? ????????????? ????????????? D. need

6.A. do?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. play????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. look????? ????????????? ????????????? D. feel

7.A. either???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. very????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. much??? ????????????? ????????????? D. too

8.A. am afraid? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. think????? ????????????? ????????????? C. am sorry?? ????????????? D. want

9.A. doesn’t??? ????????????? ????????????? ? ? B. don’t????? ????????????? ????????????? C. does????? ????????????? D. do

10.A. gives??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. calls?????? ????????????? ????????????? C. asks????? ????????????? ????????????? D. tells

“How can I learn English well?” This is a question many students ask. In my opinion, the most effective way is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out, you’ve learned it fairly well. And if you can tell, in your own words, what the lesson says you’re a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.

This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you’ll find it not half so hard as you might have thought.

Learning this way, you will make rapid progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English.

Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able to laugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news. When using English, try to forget your mother tongue. Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to see English through translation.

1.In the writer’s opinion, the most effective way in learning English is ________.

A. to practise speaking, writing and feeling it

B. to forget your own native language

C. to translate everything into his own language

D. to memorize the English words and grammatical rules

2.“Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way.”This sentence means that memorizing your own language can ________.

A. help you to study English well

B. stop you mastering English

C. make English easy to learn

D. help you notice mistakes

3.Equally important is to feel the language. “to feel the language” here means________.

A. to get a knowledge of English by touching

B. to be able to read and write English

C. to translate English into your own by imagining

D. to be able to experience the rich sensation of the language

Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand.

    Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.

So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.

1. Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.

A. they don’t work hard                           B. they are afraid of English.

C. they don’t find the right way                     D. they aren’t clever

2. Reading is helpful to ________.

A. speaking            B. listening                   C. writing           D. A. B & C

3.The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.

A. the better you write                            B. doing more reading

C. the more you remember                        D. the more you write

4. In Chinese studying, the more you read , _________.

A. the better you speak                           B. the better you write

C. the more you remember                       D. the more you write

5. The title of this passage may be _________.

A. English is important                              B. Reading is helpful

C. English is difficult                                 D. Reading is important

Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand.
Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.
So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.
【小题1】 Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.