Everyone should work hard every day. That's his duty. Everybody, when he is young, should learn some kinds of work. But is it enough? No, he should learn some kinds of other things. And he should do his best to do the jobs well. It's important that he doesn't waste his spare time. Diligence（勤奋）is as helpful as the habit of early rising. As we know, there is an English saying: “Lost time never comes.” This means that everyone should make use of his time. Everyone must study hard when he can work so that he may succeed in life. So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.

(1) We should work hard every day because ________.

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(2) It's very important for us ________.

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A．to have a good sleep in our spare time

B．to make others happy in our spare time

C．to spend our spare time

D．to make our spare time useful

(3) Why does it say diligence is the mother of success at the end of the passage?

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A．Because success was born from diligence.

B．Because everything was born by its mother.

C．Because diligence can make someone succeed in his life.

D．Because diligence gave successful life.

　　Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.

　　The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as a translation of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.

　　The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context（上下文）.Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables （音节）, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form or a verb might have an unusual past form, they cheek these in dictionary.

Choose the best answer.

(1) The writer tends to（倾向）think that ________.

A．choose a good dictionary, and you'll succeed in learning English

B．dictionaries are not very necessary to the students who learn English

C．it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly

D．using dictionaries very often can't help to improve writing

(2) Judging from the passage, which of the following is wrong?

A．Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.

B．No matter what new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.

C．Small two-language dictionaries have serious defects（缺陷）.

D．Reading something for the first time, you'd better not use dictionaries.

(3) The article mainly tells us _________.

A．that students shouldn't use small two-language dictionaries

B．what were the defects of small two-language dictionaries

C．why students should use large college edition dictionaries

D．what dictionary students should choose and how to use it

(4) The function（作用）of the first sentence in the third paragraph is _______.

A．to form a connection link between the preceding and the following

B．to raise the main point of the third paragraph

C．to end the subject talked about in the first two paragraphs

D．to change the subject to talk about something else

(5) Which is not mentioned（提到）in this article?

A．How to make good use of a dictionary.

B．When to use a dictionary.

C．How to improve spoken English.

D．How to practise reading fast.

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever (不论何时) I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
【小题1】Why do some students often “have a headache”？

A．Because they are easy to catch a cold.

B．Because it’s often very cold

C．Because they think English is easy.

D．Because they don’t think English is easy.

【小题2】The writer tells us that we should be ___ in English if we want to learn it well.

A．kind

B．interested

C．angry

D．strict

【小题3】The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ________.

A．I got a good way

B．I had a good idea

C．I did badly in the exam

D．I did well in the exam

【小题4】The writer thinks English is interesting because ________.

A．English is full of stories

B．English is full of jokes

C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs

D．of nothing

【小题5】Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?

A．Speaking bravely.

B．Writing to foreign friends.

C．Reading aloud.

D．Writing English diaries.