1 .Reading
1). Decide whether the following sentences are T or F according to the text .
( ) The salesgirls in Xiushui Market are the foreigners , so they can speak English fluently
( ) The salesgirls can recommend commodities and promote sales because of their fluent English.
( ) Most of the salesgirls graduated from universities or colleges.
( ) According to the text, we know that keeping on learning and putting what we have leaned into practice are very important.
( ) Some students give up learning English at the beginning because they find it hard to study.
( ) If you meet some new words in reading, you need just to look up the dictionary one by one.
( ) If you want to improve your writing, you may listen to some tapes and repeat model sentences.
2. Translation.
A .
1) the English Corner
2) the English Speech Contest
3) promote sales
4) recommend commodities
5) put ... into practice 6) give up
7) with confidence 8) graduate from
9 ) at the beginning
10) do more practice
11) 有机会做某事 12) 一直不断做某事
13)失去信心 14) 树立好榜样
15)尽量去做某事 16)在做某事方面有困难
17)尽可能…… 18) 犯错误
19)别紧张 20)害怕某事(做某事)
B.
1)她流币旷的英语使得我们感到吃惊。(make adj.)
2)你听的越多,你的听力就提高得越快。(the more…,the more)
3)据说那位科学家就出生在这个小村庄。(It is said that…)
4)她的身体太弱不能爬山。(too…to…)
5)我发现要通过这次考试很难。 (find it to do…)
3. Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the following passage.
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly (完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we (1) it spoken. Secondly, we must be able (2) it ourselves, correctly (3) confidence(自信) . Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to (4) sentences that are correct in grammar.
There is no short way (5) language learning . A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use (6) by heart long lists(一览表) of words and their meanings, (7) the dictionary and so on. We must learn (8) the language. If we are pleased (9) a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practice (10) the language whenever (无论何时) we can.
( ) ( 1 ) A. hear B. will hear C. heard D. hearing
( ) ( 2 ) A. speak B_. to speak C. speaking D. spoke
( ) ( 3 ) A. on B. to C. with D. for
( ) ( 4 ) A. make sentence B. take sentence
C. make sentences D. take sentences
( ) ( 5 ) A. for succeeding in B. to succeed
C. to succeed in D. for succeeding
( ) ( 6 ) A. to learning B. learning C. to learn D. for learning
( ) ( 7 ) A. studying B. study C. to studying D. in studying
( ) ( 8 ) A.by using B. to using C. for using D. use
( ) ( 9 ) A. on B. with C. for D. to
( ) ( 10 ) A. speaking and to writ B. to speak and writing
C. to speak and to write D. speaking and writing