Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)? (共8分)

Maybe everyone has trouble in learning new words. It is not easy to remember and use them?? 1.?? . The following suggestions will help you a lot.

It can be a good idea to divide the new words into groups according to the meanings. Thinking about the connections(联系) between words may help you to remember them. The more you practice, the better you will use them. You can also write a list of some new words. Express your ideas with them and discuss the ?? 2.?? of these words as much as possible. However, there is one more thing you should pay attention to. Don’t try to learn ?? 3.?? many words at one time. Choose several important ones to you. Repeat their pronunciations, spellings as well as their meanings in your mind. Learn ?? 4.? every day and you will learn a lot in a few years. It is the skills that can make you learn new words easily. It is the skills that can help you know more words quickly.

The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modem English language grew from about the year 1400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at International meetings, business, science and in other fields.

The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, license, color and traveled are spelt center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America, "cock, rubber, ill, holiday, lorry, and post... " are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail... ". But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily.

     There are only a very small number of differences in grammar between American English and British English. The most important differences are in spoken English. Some words may have two kinds of pronunciations. You may wonder "Which is correct?" The answer is that it doesn't matter. But you should speak either American English or British English. Don't try to speak both at the same time!

1. When did the modem English language begin to grow?

2. Is English the only working language at International meetings?

3. What is the word "color" spelt in British English?

4. What is the word "ill" called in American English?

5. How many differences are there in grammar between American English and British English?

Suppose you are going to Boston, and you have never visited the city before. If someone tells you about the interesting places in the city, you 　 15　 to get some ideas of what you will see, but don’t have a 　 16　 idea of where these places are or of how to find them. However 　 17　 someone has a map of the city and 　 18　 you the main roads and buildings, you may say, “Oh, now I see. I can find my way with 　 19　 trouble at all”. Working in math is somewhat（有点儿） like trying to find your way 　 20　 a new city. Perhaps the words may tell you some information and you have 　21　 it, but you can’t see any clear road 　 22　 　the answers.

Maybe you need to have a kind of map of the main roads in maths 　 23　 you find your way. Explore what lies in maths, and try your best to find the main roads. They will 　 24

you to the answer. If you can find the “map”, the maths problems will be easily worked out.

15. A. begin　　　　　 　　　 B. like　　　　　 　　　 C. learn　　　　 　　　 D. decide

16. A. clever　　　　 　　　 B. clear　　　　 　　　 C. strange　　　 　　　 D. wrong

17. A. if　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. though　　　　　　　 C. whether　　 　　　 D. since

18. A. helps　　　　　 　　　 B. gives　　　　 　　　 C. passes　　　 　　　 D. shows

19. A. not　　　　 　　　　　 B. no 　　　　　 　　　 C. some 　　 　　　　 D. much

20. A. of 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　 　　　 C. in 　　　　　　 　　　 D around

21. A. thought about　　 B. heard about　　　 C. written down　　 D talked with

22. A. with 　　　　　 　　　 B. for 　　　　　 　　　 C. of 　　　　　 　　　 D to

23. A. help 　　　　　 　　　 B. to help　　　 　　　 C. helps 　　　 　　　 D help with

24. A. keep 　　　　 　　　 B. send 　　　　 　　　 C. lead 　　　　 　　　 D. ask

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

    Now students’ English handwriting（书法）gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If   1.   , here are four steps that really work!

u  Use paper with lines

Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight    2.   of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to    3.  the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.

u  Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too   4., it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more   5.  .

u  Hold your pencil right

    When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much   6.   . Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student    7.   a good habit.

u      Draw more pictures

    Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control(控制) your pencil better    8.   you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by   9.   at home.

    Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your   10.   run up to you? Give them your autographs(亲笔签名), of course!