---Where does John live?

---He lives on ______ floor but he doesn’t use a lift to go up and down.

A. nine       B. the ninth         C. the nineth          D. a ninth

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, and when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault (过错). Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and when they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. As a result, they have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.
【小题1】Someone can't have a good memory if ________.

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. Finally, we must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists(一览表) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must "Learn through use". Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever(无论何时) we can.

1.The most important things to learn a foreign language are________.

A. understanding and speaking

B. hearing, speaking, reading and writing

C. writing and understanding

D. memorizing and listening

2.Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because ______.

A. he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spoken

B. he doesn't have a good memory

C. he always remember lists of words and their meanings

D. he often hesitates to practise speaking it

3.One can never learn a foreign language well only by________.

A. much practice ????????????? ????????????? B. studying the dictionary

C. learning through use????????????? D. using the language

4.Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A. A good memory.????????????? B. Speaking.????????????? C. Practice.????????????? D. Writing.

5."Learn through use" means________.

A. we use a language in order to learn it

B. we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C. we can learn a language well while we are using it

D. both B and C

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories ? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.

1.Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.

A. he can’t read or write     

B. he doesn’t use his memory

C. his parents haven’t a good memory      

D. he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time

2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______.

A. you can’t use them any more             

B. they will become stronger

C. they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D. they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again

3.Which of the following is TRUE ?

A. Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs

B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice

C. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory

D. A good memory comes from less practice

4.Few people know that it is only ______ if a friend has a poor memory.

A. his own fault  ?????????? B. his parents’ fault      

C. his teachers’ fault  ?????? D. his grandmother’s fault

5.The writer wants to tell us ________.

A. how to use our arms or legs  ???   B. how to read and write  

C. how to have a good memory    ? D. how to learn from the people

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　　Yang Zhenhua has been a taxi driver for years. He knows every corner of the city. His work usually wins him thanks except when he meets foreigners, for Yang doesn't know any English.

　　“Now I study English in my free time,” said Yang in his 40s. He pulls an English textbook from the toolbox. “I study English to help with Beijing's Olympics(奥林匹克运动会),” he said proudly. Yang is just one of the millions of common people in Beijing who started to learn English when Beijing was decided to host the 2008 Olympic Games.

　　Learning and speaking English is “hot” among the people of this 3,000-year-old city. From schools to factories, men and women, old and young are studying their “ABC”. Books teaching useful expressions for everyday communication(交际) are the most popular.

　　Some people, such as taxi drivers, bus conductors and the police, are asked to learn basic English. Nearly 3,000 students from 50 universities in Beijing reached the streets last August as volunteers(志愿者) to teach English to the people of this city. They taught common and useful sentences, such as greeting(打招呼) and asking and answering simple questions.

　　Official figures(数字) show that about 15％ of Beijingers can speak English, more or less. It is said that it will rise to 70％ or 80 ％ during the following six years. Besides, the government encourages(鼓励) the use of English in many places. The city underground railways give messages by radio in both English and Chinese.

　　English, not Chinese, is used as the most important working language for the Olympic development. In the Beijing 2008 Olympic Committee(委员会), nearly all the committee members can speak English freely. Many are very good at the language.

1．Yang Zhenhua can hardly win himself thanks from foreigners because ________.

[　　]

A．he isn't polite to them at all

B．he is a common taxi driver

C．he can't speak English

D．he doesn't know the city well

2．According to the report, the English beginners in Beijing best like to learn ________.

[　　]

A．the letters A, B, and C

B．everyday English

C．English texts

D．words and expressions

3．Nearly 3,000 students from 50 universities in Beijing reached the streets last August to ________.

[　　]

A．practice their spoken English

B．show their love of Beijing

C．tell people the importance of English

D．teach the Beijingers English

4．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．All Beijingers are asked to speak English.

B．Beijingers are encouraged to use as much English as possible.

C．All the taxi drivers in Beijing must speak English.

D．Beijingers study English to be in the Beijing Olympics.

5．The report is about ________.

[　　]

A．the importance of English

B．how to learn English well

C．the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

D．Beijingers' interest in learning English