Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about Swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener, but he is afraid to speak because he’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone as long as he knows English. When there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior（年级较高的）school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is very important.

It’s easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）

（   ）63. What’s the best way to learn to swim?

A. Reading books about swimming.

B. looking at others swimming.

C. Going into the water and learning.

D. Listening to others’ advice.

（   ）64.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Listening is very important while speaking is not.

B. The more you speak, the more mistakes you’ll make.

C. Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.

D. You can only learn English by listening.

（   ）65.What’s more important for senior school students?

A. Speaking and writing.      B. Writing and listening.

C. Speaking and listening.     D. Reading and writing.

（   ）66.Wat’s the best way to learn English well according to the passage?

A. By reading.              B. By listening to the radio.

C. By speaking.             D. By doing more practice.

（   ）67. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. How to Learn English.      B. Easier Said Than Done.

C. Listen First, Speak Second.  D. How to learn to Swim.

My name is Sabrina. I’m 23 year old. I come from London. Now I live(生活) in Beijing. I love teaching English . I think it’s interesting. I can speak Chinese, too. I have experience(经验) in teaching English in China.

My e—mail address is sabrina@sina.com.

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I’m Bill, an 18—year—old student. I live in Nanjing now. I can play the guitar well. I like to be a teacher. I have free time on weekends. Do you want to learn the guitar? Please call me at 15069606503.

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I’m June Smith. I’m 25. I can swim well. I want to be a swimming teacher. I love kids and I’m good with kids. I can help them learn to swim. If you need a teacher in your club, please e—mail me at june@sina.com.

(　 )61. Sabrina wants to be （想要成为）_______ .

A. a Chinese teacher　　 B. an English teacher

C. a guitar teacher　　　 D. a swimming teacher

(　 )62. Bill lives in _______ .

A. Nanjing　 B. Beijing　 C. Shanghai　 D. Hefei

(　 )63. June wants to work in a(n) _______ club.

A. English　 B. music　 C. swimming　　 D. soccer

(　 )64.. Lisa needs a swimming teacher . She can _________

A. call June B. e—mail June C. call Sabrina D. e—mail Sabrina

(　 )65. Bob wants Bill to teach him the guitar on?????????????????????????????????????????????__________

A. Monday　 B. Wednesday　 C. Friday　 D. Sunday

Stephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, will write a children’s book with his daughter. Hawking said the book will be “a bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe（宇宙）,”said Hawking , while he was on a visit to Hong Kong last week .

Hawking, 64 , is probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein . He is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life into digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe.

        “My goal is simple,” Hawking once said. “It is to completely understand the universe, why it is and why it is there at all.”

        Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving or talking. For a period of time , he had no way to communicate except by blinking（眨眼）.

        Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He selects his words from the screen , which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer（音响合成器）.

        “I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work

        Although Hawking is such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He has received may awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winning the Albert Einstein Award. It is the highest achievement in theoretical physics （理论物理）.

1、The book that Stephen Hawking will write is         .

       A．the same as Harry potter                   B．quite different from Harry Potter .

       C．about the magic .                             D．about science

2、From text we can learn          .

       A．Hawking is more famous than Einstein

       B．Hawking is less famous than Einstein

       C．Both Hawking and Einstein are very famous

       D．Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous

3、What does the underlined pronoun “it ” stand for ?

       A．the goal .           B．The magic.        C．The universe.       D．The book.

4、According to the text , which of the following statements is the fact ?

       A．Hawking has received many awards and prices except the Albert Einstein Award.

       B．The illness keeps him from moving and talking.

       C．He communicates with others by speaking.

       D．The illness stopped him from being successful.

5、What is the best title for the text ?

       A．Stephen Hawking                             B．A Famous Book

       C．Live as Hawking Does     D．A Clever Man

Failure is part of life .No matter what we do, there are always two results： 61  and failure .All of us  62 to be successful, but we can’t always keep ourselves away from failure.
People have different opinions  63  failure. Some people think failure is a  64  thing. They hope they could always do everything  65 . If they fail in something, they will lose 66 confidence. Other people think failure is just a chance to learn. If they fail in something, they will do it  67 . They know that complaining won’t help .
As an old saying goes,“Failure is the  68  of success.”  69  we work hard, we will succeed one day. In my opinion, failure is not bad and it’s not good,  70  .What’s your opinion about failure?