【推荐1】In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You'd better try your     1     (最好) to speak when you do some listening. Don't be afraid of making mistakes(错误). But be     2     (仔细的) not to let them stop you from improving your English. While you are doing this, a good     3     (方式) is to write—keep a diary, write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask     4     (其他人) to go through what you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be     5     (容易地) found when you write. Through     6     (改正) mistakes, you can do better in learning English.

If you are slow in speaking, don't     7     (担心) about it. One of the helpful ways is reading. Remember to     8     (选择) something interesting to read. It can't be too difficult for you. When you are reading in this way, don't stop to look up (查找) the new     9     (单词) if you can guess their meanings. Anyway, the most important thing is that never be afraid of losing face. Let's try to speak, read and write English as     10     (多) as possible.

【推荐2】When learning new vocabulary, don’t just memorize a list of words. Instead, try to     1     five sentences for each new word. Then use the new words as often as     2    . In this way, you can remember new words much longer. Practising sounds, as you know, is difficult. Take the “th” sound for example. Choose words that begin     3     “th” and repeat them until you are comfortable with them. Let’s try: This, that, those, them, think...Read, read, read in English, of course! It is one of the best     4     to increase your vocabulary and

    5     your grammar. It’s important to choose topics and books you are interested     6    . When someone is     7     in English, listen to the main points. If you hear a word you don’t     8    , ignore (忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will     9     everything else the person is saying. Always remember:     10     makes perfect.

【推荐3】在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。

In classes, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for your tests. Therefore, you must be able to take good written notes of what your teachers say. Here are the three stages of notetaking and what you should do during each stage.

Get ready to take notes (before class)

• Review your notes from the previous（之前的）class before you come to class. This will help you r    1     what you have learned before and get you ready for new information.

• Complete the assigned（布置的）reading tasks before class. You’re e    2     to do this for further understanding.

• Bring your pens and pencils as well as your notebook.

Take notes (during class)

• Focus on what your teacher is saying. Listen for “signal statements”, such as “The most important point is...” or “Remember that...”. Be s    3     to write down what your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard.

• Write q    4     so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by using abbreviated（缩写的）words such as “med” for medicine. You may a    5     use symbols such as “%” (for percent) and write short sentences.

• Place a question mark next to the information you have written in your notes but about whose meaning you are not sure.

Rewrite your notes (after class)

• Rewrite your notes to make them more detailed by c    6     abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences.

• Make your notes more a    7     by referring to your textbook and reference sources. If necessary, ask your teacher or other students for help.

• Check with other students so that you won’t leave out any important information.

【推荐2】根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

It was the middle of winter 30 years ago and I was a young father with three little children. I worked in a wood factory. As I got ready to go to work, I wrapped band-aids (创可贴) around my fingers and put more in my     1     (口袋). Cutting and stacking wood for eight hours a day     2     (导致) my fingers to split (裂开) in the cold and dry winter air.

That day the work was harder than usual. The     3     (机器) kept breaking down so we had to rush to catch up. And all the heaters in the building had even stopped working and we could see our breath when we spent hours working there. When the workday     4     (结束), I took off my work gloves and checked my aching fingers. The splits were       5     (坏的) than ever. I walked tiredly     6     (朝，向) the washroom and wondered how long I could keep doing this and why life was so hard.

After     7     (开车) home, I tried to put a smile on my face as I opened the front door. My daughter appeared     8     (激动地) and she ran up to me, yelled “Daddy!” and put her little arms around my neck. I lifted her up and my heart was     9     (充满) with joy. My body didn’t feel so tired anymore. My     10     (疼痛) disappeared into her hug. At that moment I kissed my little girl’s face, and then I knew I could continue.

【推荐3】请阅读下面这篇文章，在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词，并将答案写在答题卡上对应题目的答题位置。

The story happened when I was nine years old. One Sunday morning, I was     1     a piece of cake in my brother’s bedroom. There     2     a lot of coins on his bed. I played with them while eating. The TV was showing     3     cartoon at that time. I became     4     in it and forgot about everything around me. Suddenly, I realized     5     I put a coin in my mouth. Then, I began coughing and ran into the living room. My mother heard my coughing and came over to     6    . Before she could get to me, I did one strong cough and swallowed（吞咽）the coin! Once I could speak, I told my mother that I swallowed a     7    . My mother was shocked. She drove me to the hospital at     8    . The     9     helped to get the coin out. From then on, I never did anything else     10     I was eating.