Reading is a good habit. There are hundreds of skills to help you read much in a short time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview(预览)---if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a main idea of heavy reading like long articles and reports.

Here’s how to preview.

●Read the first two paragraphs(段落) and the last two paragraphs carefully.

●Then read only the first sentence(句子) of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you everything. It stops you from spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.

Skim(略读)----if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a main idea of light reading ---like news about popular sports and stars.

Here’s how to skim.

●Get your eyes to move fast. Look through each line.

●Pick up only a few important words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get the main idea of the news or article.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

One day Mother looks at Simon's shoes and says, “L 1. at your shoes. They are very dirty（脏）. You must c 2. them.” “ But I cleaned them yesterday,” says the boy. “They are dirty now. You m 3. clean them now.” “I don't want to clean them t 4. . If I clean the pair of shoes today, t 5. will still be dirty tomorrow.” “All right. D 6. do it then.” Simon's mother says.

In the evening, he is very h 7. . He asks his mother to give him s 8. to eat. “You had breakfast in the morning, Simon, and you had l 9. at school.” His mother says. “But I’m hungry a 10. .” “But if I give you something to eat today, you will be hungry again tomorrow.”

根据所给的汉语完成下列句子，词数不限（共5小题；每小题2分计10分）

1.我希望他的梦想成真。

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2.那个穿着白色衬衫的人看起来精干。

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3.他们通常做什么来庆祝圣诞节呢？

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4.他没有足够的钱买礼物。

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5.这个购物中心是个会朋友的好地方。

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学校的English Club正以My best friend-为题举行征文活动，请根据下列表格中提示的内容，用英语写一篇征文。

要求：1. 要点完整,表达清楚,语句通顺,意思连贯;

2. 不必逐句翻译,可适当发挥,但不可出现真实姓名、班级等;

3. 词数: 100个字 左右。

My best friend

在A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出划线部分读音与其余三个不同的选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)

1.A. age B. again C. grade D. radio

2.A. when B. very C. she D. help

3.A. tennis B. slim C. dinner D. cousin

4.A. office B. shop C. hero D. volleyball

5.A. use B. student C. usually D. under

6.A. room B. cook C. school D. food

7.A. each B. breakfast C. heavy D. head

8.A. borrow B. show C. know D. now

9.A. balls B. comics C. maps D. weeks

10.A. thankB. threeC. thoseD. thirty

根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

1.We hold the parents’ meeting three __________ (次) a year.

2.One of my friends _________ (有) two computers.

3.It’s ___________ (真的) that we are going to have a school trip next week.

4.When does Millie go out for a ____________ (野餐)?

5.Can you show me how to use the _____________ (现代的) phone?

根据句意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1.The shoes are very nice. I want to buy ___________ (they).

2.The new iPhone 5S must be someone ___________ (else). It isn’t hers.

3.Which lesson do you like ___________ (well), Chinese, English or Maths?

4.We can keep __________ (diary) every day. It’s interesting.

5.On the ___________ (one) day, he does some homework.

Eddie has _________ e-dog. He is the master of _________ e-dog.

A. a; aB. an; the C. a; theD. the; an

It’s too early now. The shop _________ at 10 a.m. every day.

A. is closedB. closesC. is openD. opens

Do you know the girl _________ glasses _________ a red dress?

A. with; in B. in; on C. wears; in D. puts on; with