Choose the best topic from A to F according to each paragraph

1.Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, is the most important festival in Britain and some other countries. On Christmas Eve, people usually tell their children to put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep.

2. Apes(猿) can understand some things more quickly than we can. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they can’t join words to make sentences. They can’t think like us because they have no language.

3. The moon is our nearest neighbour in space. It is our satellite and men have visited it already. It is smaller than the earth. Plants can’t grow on the moon because there’s no air or water on it.

4.The largest animal ever to live on the earth is the blue shale(鲸). It weighs about 80 tons—more than 24 elephants. It is more than 30 meters long. A newborn baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.

5. We can’t see it and we can’t catch it. But we can feel it pass by. It is always with us in our life. When we are at the table, it passes away while we are eating. Time is life, we must be masters of time.

A. What Is Time B. Man And Apes

C. Having A Good Time D. Our Festival

E. The Moon F. The Blue Whale

When learning new words，don’t just memorize（记住）them．Instead，try to__1___five sentences using each new word．Then use the new word as often as you can___2___day you learn it． In this__3___you will remember new words．Practicing sounds，you know,is__4__一the “th” sound for example．Choose words that begin___5__“th”and repeat them over and over again___6__you are comfortable with them．Let’s try, this，that，those，them，think, though，through，thin，thick…Read，read，read in English，of course! Reading is one of the best way to increase your vocabulary___7__improve your grammar in a natural and fun way．Be___8__ to choose the books you are interested in．When someone is talking in English，__9___the main points．If you hear a word you don’t understand，ignore（忽略）it，and go on listening．If you stop and think about the word，you will___10____the rest of this words．Always remember—Practice makes perfect．

1．A．say                          B．make                      C．remember               D． speak

2．A．the first                    B．second                    C．any                        D．some

3．A．day                          B．time                        C．way                       D．word

4．A．difficult                    B．terrible                    C．funny                     D．easy

5．A．with                         B．from                       C．at                           D．in

6．A．when                       B．after                       C．until                       D．since

7．A．but                           B．so                          C．or                          D．and

8．A．quick                       B．sure                        C．important                D．necessary

9．A．look for                    B．see                         C．1isten to                 D．hear

10．A．miss                       B．guess                      C．get                         D．catch

For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.

But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using the language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.

How did this sign language work? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces, and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant, “You are not telling the truth.” They might tap their chins with three fingers. This meant, “my uncle”.

The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet(字母表). They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.

Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. Today the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are taught how to speak.

1.In the 1700s, the deaf were taught __________.

A. to speak                           B. to watch others

C. a sign language               D. a spoken language

2.The word forefingers in paragraph 3 means__________.

A. the finger next to the thumb (拇指)                B. three fingers

C. a language                                                            D. hands

3.On the whole the story is about __________.

A. how the deaf communicate                                       B. learning to spell

C. teaching the deaf to speak                               D. writing sign languages

4.Which of these sentences do you think is RIGHT?

A.Deaf people draw signs

B.Deaf people can’t use their fingers.

C.Many deaf people now can speak

D.Deaf people speak with their fingers.