I started learning English when I was 6 years old. For 8 years I learned English the way everybody else did — by going to English classes. It was useless. I did everything that the 
In 1993, I went to the best high school in Wroclaw. It was a special program with a lot of English classes. I owe (感激) a lot to the people I met there, both students and teachers. My first
two years in high school were very important for my English. My English teacher, Mr. Janusz Laskosz, gave me a lot of good advice, especially on pronunciation and vocabulary. My talented (多才多艺的) friends, Wojtek and Michael Ryszard, who are my partners now, were both fantastic English learners. What’s more, every time I heard them speak, they seemed to have a bigger vocabulary. I wanted to be as good as them, so I studied harder. And my English improved. Wojtek and Michal also introduced me to SuperMemo, which has been very important in my life. And, of course, I could discuss the English language with them, which was a great thing. The writer studied hard at English in the first eight years, ______________.
| A．but he was still not good at it |
| B．and then he invented an effective way to learn it |
| C．so his pronunciation was quite good |
| D．and then he could read English articles very quickly |
The writer made great progress in learning English ________________.
| A．after he read many English textbooks |
| B．because he spoke English very slowly |
| C．even before he went to the high school in Wroclaw |
| D．because of his friends Wojtek and Michael |
We can learn from the passage that ________ could help people learn English better.
| A．good textbooks | B．beautiful environment |
| C．studying harder alone | D．good teachers and friends |
The best title for the passage is “_____________”.
| A．How to make friends | B．How I learn English |
| C．My good English teacher | D．My high school |
Sarah stood in front of the mirror（镜子）． "It looks like a raincoat on me，" she said．
"Perhaps the blue，" said Mama， gently．
"Sure，" the shopkeeper said． But when he took the blue coat， there on the shelf behind all of the dark coats， hidden like a spring flower in winter darkness， there， as if by magic， was a pink coat．
"A pink coat!" Sarah cried． "I want the pink coat．"
"That coat is smaller than the other ones，" Papa said．
Sarah spoke up． "I'm small， too． Papa， please let me try it on， Mama？ Please？"
"It wouldn't hurt to let her try it on，" Mama said．
Without a word， the shopkeeper took the coat from the shelf and held it for Sarah．
"Ohhh!" Sarah said． The coat was smooth and shiny inside like her sister Sylvia's blouses． "Ahhh!"
Sarah stood very straight and looked in the mirror． She looked for a very long time． In the pink coat she looked like a spring flower．
"Sarah!" Mama said．
Sarah looked up． Mama was standing behind her． She was holding the brown coat．
"I'm afraid the pink coat will only fit one year，" Mama said， taking a step closer．
"And there's no one to pass it on to，" said Papa．
And the shopkeeper said， "It's wise to save money．"
Sarah backed away． No one was going to put her into a raincoat again． She wanted to be a flower．
"Sarah!" It was Papa． He came over to her． "You're old enough to know that you can't always have your own way，" he said seriously．
"Wise and true，" said the shopkeeper．
Sarah took off the pink coat， slowly．
"It is her colour， though，" Mama said．
"Ahh，" said the shopkeeper． "Anyone can see how the pink of the coat brings out the roses in her face．"
Papa looked thoughtful for a moment．
"We are lucky．" continued Mama， "that it is only one little coat for Sarah and not also new coats for Sylvia and Susan and Sally．"
Papa looked from the brown coat to the pink coat． "The cows will give milk soon enough，" he said "And how can we let Sarah wear a brown coat when she looks like a flower in this one？"
"Papa!" Sarah cried， putting on the pink coat back， quickly． She threw her arms around Papa's neck． " " she whispered．
"Like a rose in spring，" Papa said．
（1）What did Sarah try on first？
A． A big pink coat．
B． A small pink coat．
C． A big brown coat．
D． A small brown coat．
（2）Why did Mama want Sarah to try brown and blue？
A． Because Sarah looked better in them．
B． Because Sarah could wear them longer．
C． Because they were big enough for Sarah．
D． Because they cost less than the pink one．
（3）What did Sarah most probably say to Papa in the end？
A． How do I look？
B． How does the coat look？
C． I do look like a flower， don't I？
D． The coat looks nice， doesn't it？
Mind Maps
Mind maps are a great way of showing a picture of information that you need to learn． You can use mind maps for all kinds of learning． They work very well for vocabulary when you are learning a new language．
1Draw a circle in the middle of the page and write the vocabulary subject in the middle． For example：
transport．
2Brainstorm some word groups for 'transport' and think of headings for each one． For example：
sea transport
land transport
air transport
For each one， draw a short line from the centre circle outwards． Add another circle and write the new group word in the middle．
3Look at each group and try to add more groups． For example， in 'land transport' there are two sub﹣groups；
●road
●rail
Draw two more lines， add two more circles and write the two new headings inside them．
4When you can't make any new groups， add a line for each word you know． Write the words along the lines or， if you have space， write them inside more circles．
5As you learn new vocabulary， add it to the mind map．
6To make the mind maps even better， use colour to show important ideas or parts of the map．
（1）The instructions above mainly show us ．
A． what mind maps are
B． how to draw mind maps
C． what mind maps can do
D． how to make mind maps better
（2）What can we learn about mind maps？
A． Mind maps are usually started with a line．
B． Mind maps should be simple， with no colour．
C． A mind map is only used for language learning．
D． A mind map is a picture with useful information．
（3）Which of the following shows the right order of making a mind map？
a． Draw a circle in the middle of the page．
b． Add new circles and write the group words 'sea'， 'land' and 'air' in them．
c． Write 'transport' in the middle of the circle．
d． Brainstorm some word groups for 'transport'．
A． a﹣c﹣d﹣b．
B． a﹣d﹣c﹣b
C． d﹣a﹣c﹣b．
D． d﹣a﹣b﹣c．
Please read the advertisement and the email． Then answer Questions 25﹣27．
SUNSHINE SPORTS CLUB CLASSES Swimming Tennis Thursday or Sunday Thursday or Saturday 2 p．m． or 7 p．m． 2 p．m． or 8 p．m． Price of courses： Daytime￥40per person Evenings￥50per person |
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To： shirley@gmail．com |
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Subject： Sports courses |
Hi dear， Could you book a sports course for the three of us﹣us two and Bobby？ Cindy is too little for that． Let's have tennis lessons﹣ we can do swimming in the summer． The weekend isn't good for me﹣it has to be Thursday． Also， Bobby's music lesson is at 2pm， so we have to do the later class． It costs more， but never mind． Love， Tony |
（1）Who would like to book a sports course？
A． Shirley．
B． Tony．
C． Bobby．
D． Cindy．
（2）Which lessons are they probably going to have？
A． Tennis （Thursday﹣8 p．m．）
B． Tennis （Saturday﹣2 p．m．）
C． Swimming （Thursday﹣7 p．m．）
D． Swimming （Sunday﹣2 p．m．）
（3）How much will they have to pay for the course？
A． ￥120．
B． ￥150．
C． ￥160．
D． ￥200．
Hangzhou won its bid（申办） for the 2022Aian Games on September 16 th， 2015． It will be the third time that the Games are held in a Chinese city after Beijing in 1990and Guangzhou in 2010．
The well﹣known capital city of Zhejiang Province in the southeast part of the country has a population of 8.9million． It is a beautiful city with a long history and it has been developing rapidly in recent years． Hosting the Asian Games will give the city another chance to grow．
"We have seen here the strong wish and the great effort of Hangzhou to host the19th Asian Games，" The OCA（亚奥理事会） president praised．
The Games are set to include 36to 40sports． Thirty venues （场馆） have already been completed， while several others are still being built and will be put into use on year before the Games． The Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25， when the temperature is around 20 0C．
"There is no doubt that the event will attract more visitors to experience the beauty and charm of this amazing city． At the same time， more roads will be built and the underground will be added， reducing heavy traffic． But the best part is that it will give us the chance to watch world﹣class competitions close to our homes．" Shao Lin， a local people， told the reporter excitedly．
With the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September and the World Cup in Qatar（卡塔尔） in November， 2022will be an exciting year for Asians， especially Chinese sports fans．
Hangzhou is trying its best to get ready for the big sports show．Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022．
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过六个词．
（1）In which province will the 2022Asian Game be held？
（2）How many Chinese cities have already held the Asian Game so far？
（3）Why will Hangzhou Asian Games be held in middle September？
（4）What is the best about Hangzhou Asian Games for Shao Lin？
（5）In which year will the World Cup be held in Qatar？
After coming to America， the use of "yes" and "no" brings me a lot of trouble， because the use in Korean （韩语） is a different from that in English． For example， if I am asked， "Haven't you had dinner yet？" and I have not had dinner yet， then in Korean I usually say "Yes， I haven't．" But in English， I have to say， "No， I haven't．"
Because of this， my friends often get the opposite meaning from what I want to give them． One day only a month after I came to America， I had dinner with an American student， Bob． He asked me some questions and I answered them sincerely． A few days later， I found some roommates thought that I came from North Korea． One day ，I stopped by Bob's room and asked why he was spreading the wrong information． "Oh， you told me that． Don't you remember？" he said， "When I asked you ，'You are not from North Korea，are you？'you clearly answered， 'Yes， of course．' Didn't it mean that you are from North Korea？"
The different use also causes problems between my friends and me． One weekend night， my roommate Mark brought his children into the dorm（宿舍）． They make some noise while playing． I did not mind the noise since I was just watching TV． The next morning， I met Mark． He asked me with a smile， "Didn't my children make noise last night？ Didn't it make you uncomfortable？" Because I did not mind the noise at all， I clearly said "Yes!" The smile suddenly disappear from Mark's face， and he said， "I am sorry about that． They are going right now． See you later．" I could not understand what he was sorry about， and I just said， "OK． Bye!" After a moment of thinking， I realized how stupid I was． That evening， I explained to Mark and said sorry to him． I knew he thought that I had been very rude．
Now to deal with this problem， I have set simple rules： First， take a five﹣second break if I am not sure of "yes" or "no"， Second， use "pardon me"， so the person may explain to me in a direct way．
（1）From the passage， we can infer （推断） that the writer comes from ．
A． North Korea
B． America
C． South Korea
D． China
（2）In Paragraph 3， when the writer answered "Yes"，Mark might think the writer was ．
A． rude
B． kind
C． helpful
D． polite
（3）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to （指的是） ．
A． "yes"
B． the noise
C． watching TV
D． the smile
（4）If the writer is not sure of "yes" or "no" next time， he will say ．
A． " pardon me"
B． "yes"
C． "no"
D． "I don't know"
（5）The writer writes the passage mainly to remind us ．
A． to work hard on English
B． to learn to respect others
C． never to use "yes" or "no"
D． to know culture differences
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