As the saying goes，"If at first you don't succeed，try，try again．"This is never truer than when you are trying to master English．Lai Shixiong，a respected English master from Taiwan，has a story to share．

Like many non﹣native speakers，Lai failed when he first started learning English．When he was in high school，he once got an unbelievably low mark of 7 out of 100 on an English test．He almost gave up on English，but then he entered a military school （军校），where he met a classmate who was good at English．

Amazed by his classmate's American accent，Lai decided to start learning English from the beginning．As he put it．"I saw myself as a baby who had just started to learn a language．"To correct his pronunciation，Lai practiced phonetic symbols（音标）hundreds of times every day using records．

When he was able to pronounce words，Lai said he began to practice dialogues．Not being able to find someone to praclice with，Lai created a learning atmosphere（氛围）on his own．"I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue．"he said．

Lai also thought of ways to improve his skills．He used English to describe everything he saw．He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school．He also read and listened to English news to learn new expressions．

"There is no shortcut to mastering a language．You have to practice，"Lai said．After all，Rome wasn't built in a day．

61．What should we do if we want to master English according to the passage？　　

A．Keep trying．

B．Turn to a teacher．

C．Share your story with others．

D．Ask a classmate for help．

62．What's the main idea of the second paragraph？　　

A．Lai met a classmate．

B．Lai entered a military school．

C．Lai used to be weak in English．

D．Lai learned English after school．

63．Whom did lai talk to when he practiced dialogues？　　

A．Himself．

B．His brother．

C．A classmate．

D．An English teacher．

64．How did Lai improve his skills in English？　　

A．By using an old dictionary．

B．By reading and listening to English news．

C．By pronouncing a new word a hundred times．

D．By describing what he saw in English and Chinese．

65．How do you like Lai Shixiong？　　

A．Easy﹣going and wise．

B．Helpful and successful．

C．Kind﹣hearted and honest．

D．Patient and hard﹣working．