Many English language learners believe that the 1________(great) difficulty with listening comprehension(理解) is that the listener cannot control how quickly a speaker speaks They feel that what the speaker says disappears 2________ they can follow This frequently means that students 3_______are learning to listen cannot keep up They are so busy 4________
(work) out the meaning of one part of what they hear that they miss the next part Or they 5_______ (simple) ignore a whole section because they fail to catch it quickly enough Another difficulty is that the listener is not always in a position to get the speaker to repeat what has been said Andof courserepeats cannot 6________ (ask) for when listening to the radio or watching TV
Besides 7________ (choose) of vocabulary is in the hands of the speakernot the listener Very oftenfor people listening to a foreign languagean unknown word can be like a suddenly 8________ (drop) stone making them stop and think about the meaning of the word9________ (cause) them to miss the next part of the speech In listeningit really is a case of He who 10 ________ (stop) to work out the meaning is lost
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In order to know a foreign language thoroughlyfour things are necessary Firstlywe must understand the language when we hear 1________ spoken Secondlywe must be able to speak it correctly with 2________ (confident) and without hesitation 3________ (third)we must be able to read the languageand fourthlywe must be able to write it We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct
There is no easy way to success 4 ________ language learning 5________ good memory is of great helpbut it is not enough only 6________ (memorize) rules from a grammar book It is no much use learning by heart long list of words and 7________ (they) meaningsstudying the dictionary and so on We must learn by using the language 8________ we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorizedwe are not really learning the language Learn through use is a good piece of advice for those 9________ are studying a new language Practice is important We must practise speaking and 10________ (write) the language whenever we can
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Long ago in the 1700shome was used as a verb 1________ (mean) to be guided to a destination Sowhen you home in on somethingyou get 2 ________ (close) to your target That is also where we get homing pigeons—pigeons that can find 3 ________ (they) way home after being released
But todayhome is more often used ________ a noun And it has a very emotional 5________ (connect) with American English speakers You can remember the meaning of the word by the expression home is 6________ the heart is That expression means home is anywhere you feel love and comfort In other wordshome is not 7________ (simple) a building where you live—that’s a house
The writerThomas Wolfe 8________ (write) a bookYouCan’tGoHomeAgainin 1940 This title has worked its way into the English language We use it to mean that the ideas and feelings you had as 9 ________ child often change when you are an adult Soeven if you return to the place where you grew uptime and distance 10_______ (change) your view
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Many of you fail to seek your purpose in life You dream and then follow it up with a list of reasons 1________ the dream is unachievable You fill your life with different 2________ (excuse) and I can’twhich gradually leave your dreams 3________ (break)
Many great companies came from a dreamwere nurtured(培育)in a garage or basement and 4 ________ (grow) to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange Why not you Why not your dream The only true limits you experience in life are those you create or those you allow others 5________ (put) on you If you can dream ityou can do it
Dreaming is the easy part while 6________ (act) on the dream is hard Recognize that a dream is 7________ journey On the simplest levelit takes timedesireand courage But rarely is something great 8________(easy) realized Dreaming is recognizing and believing the potential for greatness and seeking it in all areas of your life Believe in your dreams and your ability to realize 9_______(they) Keep your dreams 10________ front of you Do not be afraid to dream Never forgetif you can dream ityou can do it
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The Dragon Boat Festival has been marked by 1________ (eat)zongziand racing dragon boats for thousands of years It falls on 2________ fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu yuan 3________ is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself
Qu was minister of the state of Chu 4____________ (lie) in the presentday Hunan and Hebei provinces during the Warring States period He was upright loyal and 5_____________(high) respected However he was fired from office due to his suggestion to fight against Qin in cooperation with other states During his stay in other states he wrote a number of
6 ___________ (poem) to express his strong love for his country When Chu 7________(defeat) by Qin he realized what he could do about it was nothing Qu jumped into Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month
After the 8 ________(die) of Qu Yuan people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn over the great poet they loved so much People threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves 9________ the river to feed the fish to keep them away from Qu Yuan Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become 10 ________(tradition)festival for the Chinese people
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I can well remember that I was once asked to give a speech titled A Real Test in My Life before the whole class at the age of 9 You can imagine how 1_______(terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that—with so many eyes 2________
(look) at me I had no 3________ (choose) but to prepare for it though First of all I was to draft(草拟) the speech which was just a piece of cake for me a good writer But the hardest part 4_________ (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory for to read from the paper was not allowed The real moment began 5_________ I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank But my listeners 6_________ (wait) patiently without any signs of rushing me Gradually I found myself back 7_________(give) my speech with difficulty After what seemed to be a hundred years I found my audience applauding—I made 8_________ From then on my fear of talking before a big audience disappeared Actually with my 9_________(confident) building up I now turn out to be a great speaker Looking back I know the greatest difficulty on our way 10_________ success is our fear Overcome(克服) it and we will be able to achieve our goals
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Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life When the weather is fine we certainly don’t think
of it only when it’s raining we’ll carry it purposefully But as soon as the rain stops most likely we’ll forget 1_________ we’ve put it It has to wait patiently and pitifully for 2_________ owner to claim it otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella
Once I suddenly found my longtime 3 _________(use) umbrella disappeared.I really got lost and regretted quite some time 4_________ my own carelessness
Several days later out of my 5_________(expect) I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked I was extremely glad to regain it Looking carefully at it though it was so familiar 6_________ me I found for the first time its wooden handle 7 _________ (wear) out as a result of repeated rainwash for years I sought for it only when I needed it It occurred to me that I should have paid 8_________(much) attention to it
It sets me thinking Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like 9 _________ umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather Will you think of those individuals 10_________ have helped you get through difficulty when you are leading a comfortable life
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Indian English literature 1_______(have) a history of more than two centuries but only began to be noticed in 2________
last few decadesIndian English writers such as Salman RushdieArundhati Roy and Vikram Seth 3_________ (recognize) internationally and received awardsRushdie upset manythoughwhen he said that the best writing by Indians since India’s 4_________(independent) may have been written in the language of India’s departed () British rulersAmit Chaudhurianother Indian English writer and winner of the Sahitya Akademi AwardIndia’s 5_________(high) literary awardhason the other handsaid that 6 _________ is a pity that Indian writing is represented by a handful of writers
7_________ write in English and live in England or AmericaHe has also criticized Rushdie and other Indian English writers for writing stories that are 8 _________(actual) not really Indian and for making use of Indian words and expressions mixed with English 9_________(give) them an Indian flavourContrary to themearlier Indian English writers such as R.KNarayan used pure English but wrote stories 10 _________(require) knowledge of Indian culture to be understood
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People 1_________(live) in different countries made different kinds of words Today there are about fifteen hundred
2 _________(language) in the world Each contains many thousands of words A very large dictionary for example contains four 3 _________ five hundred thousand words But we do not need 4_________ these To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words 5_________ you leave school you will learn only one thousand or more
The words you know are called your vocabulary You should try to make your vocabulary 6_________(big) Read as many books as we can There are a lot of books 7_________(write) in easy English You will enjoy them When you meet 8_________ new word look it 9 _________ in your dictionary Your dictionary is your 10_________(much) useful book
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