崔淑嫻

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The best way of learning a language is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is_1_ in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words

_2_ up and people will not_3_ you. Sometimes people will_4_ things too quickly and you cant understand them. But

_5_ you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you_6_. Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing_7_ your mistakes. Its

_8_ for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you,_9_ they dont understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Dont be_10_ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

()1. A. listening B. talking

C. reading D. writing

()2. A. mix B. mixing C. to mix D. mixed

()3. A. like B. know

C. help D. understand

()4. A. say B. talk C. tell D. speak

()5. A. if B. when C. since D. although

()6. A. haveB. make C. take D. product

()7. A. at B. on C. in D. for

()8. A. goodB. better C. best D. well

()9. A. unless B. because

C. as soon as D. as long as

()10. A. sad B. worry

C. afraid D. unhappy

B

Mr Smith lives in a small village, but he works in an office in a big city. He goes to work by train every morning and comes

_1_ the same way.

One morning while he was_2_ his newspaper on the train, a man_3_ him came up to him. Mr Smith had not met him before. The man said “_4_” to him and then_5_ to talk to him. The man said, “Your_6_ isnt interesting, is it? You get on the same train at the same station at the same time_7_ morning and you always sit in the same seat and read the same newspaper.”

When Mr Smith_8_ this, he put his newspaper down, turned around and_9_ to the man angrily, “How do you know all that about me?”

“Because Im_10_ sitting in the same seat behind you,” the man answered.

()1. A. family B. house

C. village D. home

()2. A. seeing B. look

C. reading D. finding

()3. A. before B. behind

C. beside D. next to

()4. A. Sorry B. Thanks

C. Hello D. Goodbye

()5. A. refused B. stopped

C. ordered D. began

()6. A. life B. work

C. office D. child

()7. A. one B. every

__ C. this D. yesterday

()8. A. heard B. listened

C. found D. felt

()9. A. asked B. said

C. told D. talked

()10. A. never B. hardly

C. always D. sometimes

C

Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle (海龜). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said, “Stop!” The children ran_1_ quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like_2_ you to a wonderful palace now.”

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he_3_ the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, “What a nice palace!” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him_4_. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very_5_ everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I amgoingtogiveyou twoboxes,

_6_ you can open only one. You mustnt open both. Dont forget it!” the turtle warned (警告) him. “All right. I will open only one,” the young man promised. And then, a large wave sent him out of the sea.

After he_7_, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes._8_, the box was fullofgold. “MyGod!” hecried, “Im_9_ now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face

_10_ an old man over eighty years old. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

()1. A. through B. away C. into D. out

()2. A. wanting B. asking

C. to let D. to invite

()3. A. left for B. arrived on

C. arrived at D. got away

()4. A. a very big dinner

B. a very poor dinner

C. a very bad dinner

D. a very small dinner

()5. A. pleased with B. strict in

C. angry with D. sorry for

()6. A. so B. or C. but D. as

()7. A. went back to home

B. was back home

C. went back to the sea

D. was back the sea

()8. A. To his surprising

B. To ones surprising

C. To ones surprise

D. To his surprise

()9. A. a poor man B. a rich man

C. an old man D. a young man

()10. A. liked B. felt like

C. looked like D. looked

Keys: A) 1~5 BDDAA 6~10 BABBC

B) 1~5 DCBCD 6~10 ABABC

C) 1~5 BDCAA 6~10 CBDBC