Question:IwanttospeakEnglishwell.WhatcanIdo
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Susan
IfyouwanttospeakEnglishwell,IthinkyoushouldreadEnglishbooksandlistentoEnglishradio.Youshouldn’tthinkinyourlanguage.YoumustthinkinEnglishandspeakwhatyouthink,andthenyouwillbesuccessful.
William
IthinkthemostusefulwayiswatchingEnglishfilms.Butyouknowthisalldependsonyourself.Ifyouworkhard,youcanfindthatspeakingEnglishisquiteafunnything.Keepmoving!Nothingisimpossible!
RaviChandra
Don’tbeafraidandthenyouwillbecomeagoodspeaker.SpeakwhateveryouwantinEnglishinfrontofamirror.Trythisforjust30daysandthenseetheresults.Ihopeyouwillpracticethis.
HelenGao
Ifyoucanstudycarefullyforalongtime,youwillseetheresults.YoushouldhavearightwayandspeakEnglishbravely.Ibelieveyouwillsmileintheend.
【1】WhatdoesSusanthinkisimportantinlearningtospeakEnglishwellA.ListeningtoEnglishradio.B.WatchingEnglishmovies.C.Practicingspeakingbeforeamirror.D.Studyingcarefullylongenough.【2】WhothinksweshouldhavepatienceanddocarefulstudyA.Susan.B.William.C.RaviChandra.D.HelenGao.【3】WherecanyouprobablyreadthepassageA.Inanovel.B.OntheInternet.C.Inastorybook.D.Ontheradio.
AnnWalker(AtourguideinChester):ClosetotheEnglishandWelshborder(边界),thecityofChesterhasalonghistory.It’sfilledwithhistoricbuildings,includingsomehistoriccitywallsinthecountry.Fortouriststhisyear,wehaveanew,free,self-guidedtourthatlinesthecity’sfourmainstreets.Chester’sRowsareunique(独特的)intheworld.Nobodyisquitesurewhytheywerebuiltthisway.
BrianClarke(AboatdriverinChester):IwasborninthesmallvillageofMancot,sixmilesfromChester,andonceImovedhere,Isimplyneverwantedtoleave.MyfavoriteplaceinChesteristhetree-linedbanksoftheRiverDee.EverydayIwalkalongthebeautifulrivertoChesterBoatBusiness.ChesterBoatBusinessbeganinChesterover100yearsago.Istartedasaboatdriverin1979andhavehadawonderfullife.
KatrinaKerr(AnoldladyinChester):MyhusbandandImovedtoChesterin1998.Wereallythinkitwasawisedecision.Chesterlooksdifferentfromothercities--somanyblackandwhitebuildings.Insummeritisbusywithtouristsandrace-goers,andinwinter,youcanenjoycomedyclubs,jazzandFolkbars.ChesterisrightontheborderwithWales,soforcenturies,ithasbeenabitEnglishandabitWelsh.Nowanewgenerationhasstartedbusinessesintravelandfinance(金融).Andthecitynowisyoungandenergetic.
【1】Thethreespeakersinthepassagearemainlytalkingabout________.A.LondonB.MancotC.ChesterD.Welsh【2】Accordingtothepassage,youcangetsomeadviceonatourfrom________.A.AnnaWalkerB.BrianClarkeC.KatrinaKerrD.KatrinaKerr’shusband【3】Youcanbestdescribethecitywiththewords“_______”.A.bigandnoisyB.ancientandwonderfulC.youngandrichD.modernandpeaceful
Difficulties
Listening;speaking;writing…
Solutions(解决方式)
listentoEnglishsongs;readEnglishbooksandnewspapers;keepadiary…
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【1】HowfarisitfromHappyEnglishCentertotheschoolA.8-minutewalk.B.10-minutewalk.C.12-minuteride.D.15-minuteride.【2】Susanwantstohavelisteningcoursesonweekdays.Shecancall________forfurtherinformation.A.88992023B.88993123C.88992126D.88993231【3】Mikewantstodevelophisreadingskillsonweekends.Heshouldchoose________.A.HappyEnglishCenterB.InternationalHouseofEnglishC.ModernLanguageSchoolD.NewCenturyEnglishTrainingCenter【4】Ifyouwanttodevelopwritingskillsonweekdays,youwillpay________.