3.　　　 write down sth. / write sth. down

2.　　　 Why don’t you do…?　 Why not do…?

1.　　　 try to do / try not to do

(A) 我们总会在英语学习中遇到很多的问题,如果是下列的问题,你应该怎么办?请针对下列问题写出五条合理、恰当的解决方法。

e.g. When you read very slowly, you can read aloud every morning.

　1. When you can’t remember any new words, ______________________________________.

　2. When your listening is poor, __________________________________________________.

　3. When you can’t learn grammar well, ___________________________________________.

4. When you can’t always understand others’ words, ________________________________.

5. When you can’t get much writing practice, ______________________________________.

(B) 某英语报举办以“家乡的变化”为主题的征文活动。请你根据提示，以Changes in My Hometown为题，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。

要求: 1. 文中不得出现具体的地名；2. 标题和开头已给出,不计如总词数。

提示词: environment; pollution; changes

Changes in My Hometown

In the past, my hometown was very small. ______________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

(D)

New York Times interviewed Deborah Phelps, head of a middle school and mother of Michael Phelps, who recently got the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games. She remember how her son’s elementary school teacher once told her, “Your son will never be able to pay attention to anything.” In preschool, his teachers complained that he couldn’t sit quietly. When Michael was in 5th grade, his mother and family doctor discussed whether Michael might have A.D.H.D. (多动症).

His parents introduced him and his sisters to swimming early. He practiced hard. By age 10, Michael was one of the best swimmers in the USA. Deborah Phelps watched her son, who couldn’t sit quietly at school, wait patiently for hours at a meet to swim a five-minute race. At 11, Bob Bowman, his coach, told the family that Michael would make the 2004 Olympic Games and break world records by the 2008 Games.

Phelps made it to the 2000 Olympic, four year earlier than Bowman’s prediction. The rest, as we have seen, is history but it is said that Phelps spent about 30 hours a week swimming. Today, the Phelps name is an adjective. “Phelpsian” means “king in competition”.

Answer the following questions according to the passage.

1. Why did New York Times interview Deborah Phelps?

　 ___________________________________________

2. What was little Michael’s problem?

　 ___________________________________________

3. How good a swimmer was Michael at the age of 10?

　 ___________________________________________

4. What was Bowman’s prediction?

　 ___________________________________________

5. What can you learn from the passage?

　 ___________________________________________

(C)

Because of a small mistake, a shipmate (同船水手) of mine was reduced to a lower rank(等级), given extra duty for three weeks and paid money as punishment (惩罚) when our ship was on the way to Japan. He wished for a party to celebrate his 21st birthday on July 2. He repeated to himself every night during his extra duty by saying, “ They can reduce my rank, they can punish me, but they can’t take away my birthday.”

　　 As July 2 was near, his excitement increased. When he went to bed on July 1, he happily repeated, “They can reduce my rank, they can punish me, but they can’t take away my birthday.”

The next morning, he found out that the ship had crossed the international date line, and it was July 3.

Fill in each blank according to the passage you read. Only one word for each blank.

A sailor was punished because he (1)________ a mistake. He was reduced to a lower rank and was on three (2)________ extra duty and also (3)________ to pay money. The sailor was (4)________ years old. His birthday was on July 2. He wished to celebrate it on that day. He repeated to (5)________ 　every night during his duty by saying, “ They can reduce my rank, they can punish me, but they can’t take away my birthday.” With his (6)________ near, he got too (7)________. When going to bed on July 1, he still didn’t forget to repeat that word. The next morning he found out that the ship had sailed (8)________ the international date line, and it was July 3. The sailor couldn’t have his birthday party because of the (9)________ time zone(时区). What a(an) (10)________ sailor!

　(B)

Ella was left-handed. When she got in the third grade, her marks were extremely poor because her teacher, Miss Mennis, couldn’t understand Ella’s terrible handwriting. Then Miss Mennis forced Ella to write with her right hand. She even stood over poor little Ella and made sure that the pupil wasn’t using her left hand.

When Ella got in the fourth grade, she had a much younger teacher, Miss Kindred. She gave pupils handwriting exercises. One day, she asked Ella to stay in the classroom after class. Ella thought Miss Kindred was going to punish her because of her bad handwriting. Miss Kindred asked Ella to write a few words with her right hand. Then she made Ella write a few words with her left hand. Ella looked up at her when she finished writing, and the teacher had a warm smile on her face.

　　 Miss Kindred gave Ella a writing exercise to take home with a note in an envelope to her father. Ella gave him the note and began doing her homework. Her father watched her while she was writing with her left hand. He praised her, saying she wrote well. Ella became very proud of herself.

　　 Ella started to enjoy writing, and her marks improved greatly. Whenever Ella made an A on her paper, Miss Kindred always put a gold star on Ella’s spelling paper.

　　 In high school, the English teacher sometimes asked the students to go to the blackboard to write something. Ella’s classmates were surprised to watch her left hand move quickly across the blackboard. Sometimes they would laugh, saying: “Ah, look at the Lefty now!”

Ella laughed, too. She had confidence within herself.

Choose the right choice according to the passage.

1. Miss Mennis was one of Ella’s teachers in the 　　　　　.

　　 A. third grade 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fourth grade　

　　　 C. sixth grade 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. high school

2. Miss Mennis stood over Ella in order to　　　　　 .

A. force Ella to write only with her left hand

B. make sure that Ella was writing with her right hand

　　　 C. see if Ella studied her lessons hard enough　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. make herself understand Ella’s terrible handwriting

3. Miss Kindred asked Ella to stay in the classroom after class because she wanted to 　　　　　.

A. punish Ella　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ask Ella to write a note

　　　 C. praise Ella　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. watch Ella write

4. In the note, Miss Kindred might ask Ella’s father to 　　　　.

A. check Ella’s homework　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. let Ella do her homework at once

C. encourage Ella to write well　　　　　 　　 D. be proud of his daughter

5. Why did Ella’s classmates laugh when they saw Ella writing on the blackboard?

　　　 A. Because they didn’t like Ella.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Because Ella’s handwriting was still terrible.

　　　 C. Because Ella laughed while writing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. Because Ella wrote well but used the left hand

(A)

Hi Sarah,

Do you remember me? I’m Judith. I used to live in 15 Dortling Street, just around the corner from you. Just before I left, you gave me your e-mail address but I haven’t mailed you before now. When I first left, I went to live with my mother because she was very ill and needed somebody to look after her. It was very difficult to look after her. She often had to go to the doctor. My sister is looking after her now.

I was very lucky to get a job in London, and that’s where I’m living now. It’s very interesting, although it has been very cold this winter. I have a job with a furniture company. The people have been very friendly to me and helped me to feel at home here.

Of course I have visited all the main famous places in London like Westminster Abbey, London Bridge and Buckingham Palace. It’s wonderful to see all the places. It’s very expensive to have a cup of coffee in a café in Paris. You have to pay just to sit down.

That’s enough about me. How are you doing? Are you still working at the same company? Are you still living in the same house?

I plan to come back for a holiday next month and hope that I can see you then. Please e-mail me and let me know if that is all right with you.

Love from Judith

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F).

1. Judith used to be one of Sarah’s neighbours.　　

2. Judith was very ill and she had to live with her mother.　

3. It was very easy for Judith to get a job in London.　　　

4. The furniture company is far away from London.　　

5. Judith is happy because the people there are friendly to her.　　

5. Mike, could you give me a hand?

(B) Complete the dialogue with proper sentences.

A: You look sad, Maria! (1) _________________________?

B: I don’t know, Grandma. I’m tired and feel like doing nothing.

A: Are you ill?

B: I’m not sure. (2) _________________________?

A: Why don’t you want to go to school?

B: I had an exam last week, but I failed it.

A: (3) _________________________ You have worked hard, I know. You were just unlucky. And one exam doesn’t mean all.

B: But I’m afraid (4) _________________________

A: They won’t. All you should do is to keep on working hard.

B: I will. Believe me. 　

A: Come on! Try the apple pie I made for you.

B: (5) _________________________ That’s my favourite.　

4. If I want to improve my spoken English, what should I do?