1、How do you learn best?(P4)This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Many said they learnt 1_using English. Some students had more 2 suggestions. Lillian Li, for example, say the best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines. She sai
2、d that 3 the words of pop songs also helped a little. When we asked about studying 4 she said, “ I never study grammar. Its too boring.”Wei Ming feels 5 . Hes been learning English for six years and really loves it. He thinks studying grammar is a great way to learn a 6 . He also thinks that watchin
3、g English movies isnt a bad way because he can watch the actors say the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies 7 because the people speak too quickly.Liu Chang said that 8 the English club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students get lots of 9 and they also have fun.
4、She added that having 10 with friends was not helpful at all. “We get excited about something and then end up speaking in Chinese,” she said.1. by 2. specific 3. memorizing 4. grammar 5. differently 6. language 7. frustrating 8. joining 9. practice 10. conversations How I learned to learn English(P6
5、)Last year my English class was difficult for me. 1 of all, it wasnt easy for me to understand the teacher when she talked to the class. To 2 with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldnt understand every word. Later on, I realized that it doesnt matter if you dont 3 every word. I was also afraid to sp
6、eak in class, because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldnt always make 4 sentences, either. Then I started to watch English- language TV. It helped a lot. I think that 5 lots of listening practice is one of the 6 of becoming a good language learner. Another thing that I found very di
7、fficult was English grammar. So I decided to take lots of grammar 7 in every class. Then I started to write my own 8 sentences using the grammar I was learning. Its 9 how much this helped. Now I am enjoying 10 English and I got an A this term. My teacher is very impressed.1. First 2. begin 3. unders
8、tand 4. complete 5. doing 6. secrets 7. notes 8. original 9. amazing 10. learningMy biggest problem(P14)My 1 problem is that Im too busy. When I was young, I used to have so much time, but these days I get up 2 and stay in school all day. Then I go 3 home and eat dinner. 4 I started high school, I u
9、sed to spend a lot of time 5 games with my friends, but I just dont have the time 6 . In the evening, I used to watch TV or 7 with my grandmother, but now have to study. I love music, and my father used to take me to 8 . These days, I 9 ever have time for concerts. I do my homework and go to bed. I
10、10 miss the old days. 1. biggest 2. early 3. right 4. Before 5. playing 6. anymore 7. chat 8. concerts 9. hardly 10. really (P20)Su Fei: We have a lot of rules 1 my house.Wu Yu: So do we. For example, I have to stay at home 2 school night.Su Fei: I usually do, too. But 3 Im allowed to study 4 a frie
11、nds house. What about weekends?Wu Yu: Well, Im allowed to go to the movies 5 friends on Friday nights.Su Fei: Me, too, but I have to 6 home by 10:00 pm.Wu Yu: And on 7 afternoon, Im allowed to go 8 with my friends.Su Fei: Thats nice.Wu Yu: And Im allowed to 9 my own clothes, but Im not allowed to ge
12、t my ears 10 yet. 1. at 2. on 3. sometimes 4. at 5. with 6. be 7. Saturday 8. shopping 9. choose 10. pierced(P22)The other day, my friends and I talked about the rules that we have in school. At our school, we have to wear 1 every day. The problem is that all my classmates think the uniforms are ugl
13、y. We think young people should look 2 and so we would like to wear our own clothes. Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would 3 more on our clothes than our studies. We disagree. We would feel more 4 and that is good for studying. If we cant do that we should be allowed to 5 our own unifor
14、ms. That would be a good way to keep both teachers and students happy.Its also 6 a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to study in groups during the evening. I know we get noise sometimes, but we learn a lot from each other. We also think that 7 should be longer. At present theyre too short. Lo
15、nger vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I had an 8 to volunteer at the local hospital, but I couldnt 9 I had to go back to school. It would be a good 10 for me because I want to be a doctor when Im older.1. uniforms 2. smart 3. concentrate 4. comfortable 5. desi
16、gn 6. probably 7. vacations 8. opportunity 9. because 10. experienceHelping and learning(P23)At our school, we sometimes have a 1 day to help others. Last year we went to an old peoples home and sang songs and 2 a play for them. The old people were very happy. We should be allowed to 3 time to do th
17、ings like that more often. For example, we should visit 4 schools and help 5 young students. I want to be a teacher when Im older so it would be a great experience for me. 6 students would like to do other jobs. For example, my friend Tian Ge wants to write for a 7 . She should be allowed to 8 at th
18、e newspaper office once a week. On Friday afternoons, many students are 9 after a long week of classes. Some students should be allowed to have Friday afternoons 10 to volunteer and help others.1. special 2. performed 3. take 4. primary 5. teach 6. Other 7. newspaper 8. volunteer 9. sleepy 10. off D
19、ear knowledgeable,My best friend, Mei, have a problem. There is a really important English speech 1 for our whole city next month. Our classmates want her to 2 the class in the school contest. Everyone is sure she will 3 . Its probably true. Mei is very clever and can speak English really well. 4 fa
20、ct, she always comes 5 in the school exams. The problem is that shes very shy. She doesnt want to let her friends down, but shes terrified of 6 in front of other people.Shes my friend, so she can tell me that shes 7 . But she cant tell everyone that. I dont think they would believe her. I cant think
21、 8 any good advice to give her, but you always come up with good 9 to peoples problems. What do you think I should tell Mei? What do you think I should tell the 10 of the students?Fran1. contest 2. represent 3. win 4. In 5. top 6. speaking 7. shy 8. of 9. solutions 10. rest (P36)Dear Anna,Im really
22、1 , because I cant find my backpack. I think I 2 it during the concert so it 3 still be in the symphony hall. I really need it 4 I have a math test tomorrow. Its 5 that I study for it because it makes 6 30% of the 7 exam. I tried to call you 8 your mom said you were still at your optometrist 9 (I ho
23、pe your new glasses look nice). If you have any 10 where it might be , please call me .Thank,Linda1. anxious 2. dropped 3. might 4. because 5. crucial 6. up 7. final 8. but 9. appointment 10. ideaStrange events in Bell Tower neighborhood(P38)Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these day
24、s, 1 things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is 2 worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “ 3 night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that 4 could be an animal, but my friends and I think it
25、 must be teenagers 5 fun. My parents called the police, but they cant find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I dont think 6 !”Zhous next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. “ 7 first, I thought it might be a dog but I cant see a dog and I still hear the 8 outside.” Everyone in our
26、neighborhood is 9 , and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be 10 visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?1. strange 2. extremely 3. Every 4. it 5. having 6. so 7. At 8. noises 9. worried 10. something Yellow River Fisherman (P48)This is Hong Taos 1 movie. I like Hong Tao. H
27、es made some great movies 2 the years. 3 , this is his 4 movie. If youre looking for 5 , stay at home and 6 TV. Yellow River Fisherman is too long, 7 its really boring. It 8 have a few good 9 , though. I thought the fishermans wife was really 10 .1. latest 2. over 3. Unfortunately 4. worst 5. entert
28、ainment 6. watch 7. and 8. does 9. features 10. funnyAmy Kim PhotographyBe 1 to see this exhibition at the Lido Gallery. Amy Kim is one of he best known Chinese 2 in the world today, and some of her best 3 photos are on 4 in this exhibition. She really has something 5 everyone. There are many great
29、photos of people and 6 the countryside. The few city photographs are less 7 . I see the same things every day and they dont 8 me as much. But this is 9 great show from a world-class photographer. 10 you do, dont miss this exhibition.1. sure 2. photographers 3. loved 4. display 5. for 6. of 7. succes
30、sful 8. interest 9. a 10. WhateverWild and Windy1 the years, weve seen musical groups with 2 strange names come and go. Few have 3 names than this band. As the name 4 , the band has lots of 5 . And they play the kind of music 6 I love to hear. 7 song is really loud and often you cant understand the
31、words, 8 this is okay because the lyrics arent very good. However, these are 9 who make us happy-even 10 a Monday morning!1. Over 2. pretty 3. stranger 4. suggests 5. energy 6. that 7. Every 8. but 9. musicians 10. on (P49)Dear pen pal,Im having a great time in Hong Kong, 1 I have to be honest and s
32、ay that I prefer Shanghai. Still, its a great place to visit and Im 2 to be here for my six-month English 3 . Some other students are learning French. I might like to learn some too. What languages would you like to learn?Theres just so much to see and do here. Last night I went to a Chinese music c
33、oncert. 4 of my friends like loud music that they can dance to. I prefer quiet, 5 music so the concert suited me just fine. What kinds of music do you like?Before the concert we went for Italian food. Do you like it? There are lots of 6 kinds of food here. I dont know what to try next. What kinds of
34、 food do you prefer?My 7 family is taking me over to an Indian film festival next weekend. Im not sure what to 8 because Ive never seen an Indian film. Have you? Some people say theyre boring, 9 others say theyre great. What kinds of films do you 10 ?Yours,Lingling1. although 2. lucky 3. course 4. M
35、ost 5. traditional 6. different 7. host 8. expect 9. but 10. preferTravel spotlight: Paris(P54)For your next vacation why not 1 visiting Paris? Paris is the capital of France, and is one of the 2 cities in Europe. It doesnt have any beaches or mountains, but there are still many things to do there.
36、For example, it has some fantastic sights, 3 the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most famous 4 in the world._5 around Paris by taxi can cost a lot of money, but its usually quite 6 to take the underground train to most places. 7 general, though France is quite an expensive place. O
37、ne thing that is not expensive in France, however, is the 8 !Most people in France have learned English. But many people dont like to speak English, especially in Paris. So 9 you speak French yourself, its best to travel with someone who can 10 things for you.1. consider 2. liveliest 3. including 4.
38、 churches 5. Traveling 6. convenient 7. In 8. wine 9. unless 10. translate (P56)Dear Ace Travel,My family and I want to take a 1 this summer somewhere in eastern of China. I hope you can 2 me with some information about the kinds of vacations 3 your firm can offer. We would like to travel to an exci
39、ting place, and we dont 4 how far we have to go. It has to be a place where we can do lots of exercise; we especially love hiking and 5 , but any kind of exercise is fine. We also need to stay in an 6 hotel. It would be nice if our hotel had rooms with kitchens so we could save money 7 cooking our o
40、wn meals. The room needs to be big 8 for three people. Also, wed like to stay at a place 9 a big pool or somewhere near the ocean. Could you please give me some suggestions for vacation 10 ? Also, please let us know if its best to travel by plane, train or bus. Wed like to be away for about three we
41、eks. Thank you very much.S.T.Zhang1. trip 2. provide 3. that 4. mind 5. swimming 6. inexpensive 7.by 8. enough 9. with 10. spotsBeing a volunteer is great!(P62)Number 77 High School is home to three very special young people: Li Huiping, Lan Pei, and Zhu Ming. These three students 1 volunteer their
42、time to help other people. This volunteer work takes 2 of them several hours a week, so it is a major 3 . Huiping loves to read, and she puts this love to good use by 4 in the after-school care center at her local elementary school. Here, she helps young children to read. Pei loves animals, and plan
43、s to study to 5 a veterinarian when he leaves school. He spends every Saturday morning working in an 6 hospital. Ming wants to be a professional singer. He sings for groups of people at the city hospital to 7 them up. “Volunteering is great!” says Huiping, “Not only 8 I feel good about helping other
44、 people, but I get to spend time doing 9 I love to do.” Pei says he has learned more about animals. Ming says he has met some wonderful people at the hospital. The three students plan to set up a student volunteer 10 at their school. “Dont put it off,” says Huiping. “Become a volunteer today!”1. all
45、 2. each 3. commitment 4. working 5. be 6. animal 7. cheer 8. do 9. what 10. project (P64)Last week everyone was trying to cheer 1 Jimmy, the Bike Boy. But this week, Jimmy is happy again. 2 Monday he told a radio interviewer that he had run out of 3 to buy old bikes. He also 4 up some signs asking
46、for old bikes 5 called up all his friends and told them about the problem. He even handed out 6 at a local supermarket. Then he told the teachers at school about his problem and they set up 7 call-in center for parents. The strategies 8 he came up with worked out 9 . He now has sixteen bikes to fix
47、up and give away to children 10 dont have bikes.1. up 2. On 3. money 4 put.5. and 6. advertisements 7.a 8. that 9. fine 10. whoWho invented tea?(P72)Did you know that tea, the most 1 drink in the world (after water), was invented by 2 ? Although tea wasnt brought to the Western world 3 1610, this beverage was discovered 4 three thousand years before that. According to an 5 Chinese legend the emperor Shen No