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Some people learn a foreign language easily. Others may not. How can you help yourself learn English? I think there are two ways, to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.

First, you should build up confidence. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. When you read or listen to something, you may not be able to understand it all. Don’t worry. You can use a dictionary to help you. You can ask your teacher or your friends to help you. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. You can learn from mistakes.

Second, practice using English. For example, write a diary in English every day, and you will be able to write better. Speak English whenever you can. You may practice with your friends after class. Then you will be able to speak English better.

Remember the famous saying, “Practice makes perfect.” The more you practice using English, the better you'll learn it.

1. What’s the first way to help you learn English?

A．Try not to make mistakes.

B．Try to practice using English.

C．Try to build up your confidence.

2. According to this passage, if you can’t understand the word you read or you listen to, you may ________.

A．either use a dictionary or ask your teacher or your friends for help

B．practice with your friends after class

C．ask your parents for help

3. What’s the second way to help you learn English?

A．Practice using English.

B．Practice writing in English.

C．Practice speaking in English.

4. What does “Practice makes perfect” mean?

A．The more you practice your English, the less you will enjoy it

B．The more you practice your English, the better you will learn it.

C．The more you practice your English, the more mistakes you will make.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．It is very important and useful to learn a foreign language.

B．Some people learn a foreign language more easily than others.

C．There are different ways to help you learn a foreign language more easily.

【推荐2】Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There another way to learn. That is, students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look through (浏览) your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.

How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something interesting. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. Many clever students often do this. The question are about something you don’t understand or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by thinking hard, by reading the texts or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. There are ways of teaching yourself. And if you do these things for a long time, you will be sure to succeed (成功) in your study.

1. Listening to the teacher is ________ for students to learn something.

A．not a way

B．the best way

C．the only way

D．not the only way

2. If you want to succeed (成功), you’d better learn ________.

A．how to teach others	B．how to teach yourself
C．to read and write	D．how w ask questions

3. What does teach yourself mean (意思是)?

A．教别人

B．自学

C．问问题

D．上课

4. A clever student usually likes ________.

A．asking questions	B．answering questions
C．Finding answers	D．teaching others

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．A student can teach himself only in class.

B．It is a bad way to learn from the teacher.

C．A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to.

D．Students know very well how to teach themselves.

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You want to show your friends and family that you are caring about them.    1    However, it’s not likely that anyone needs another tie, decorative box or holiday sweater. Here are some easy ways to give gifts that are interesting, low-cost and most of all, enjoyable.

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This is an inexpensive way to give a holiday gift. It will not only add a bit of green for indoor atmosphere, but also clean the air. Find any container that can hold soil and simply buy some seeds and plant them. If so, you give a gift of life to come.

Clean someone’s home.

It’s best if you would do this before or right after the actual holiday, because that’s when most people need a hand to keep their places clean and tidy.    3    Imagine when they get home to see a clean house and a piece of paper that says, “Happy holidays! My present to you this year is a clean and comfortable home.”

Make a week’s worth of dinners.

Most people don’t like to cook, but they want to eat healthfully. And even for those who like to cook, by the end of a long workday, they don’t feel like cooking.    4    So making a week’s worth of dinner—thick hearty soups, and maybe a frozen entree（主菜）or two—can mean the difference between a good meal and another night of popcorn and wine. And what a gift it is for a busy person!

Buy a pre-paid gas card.

If they drive a car, they’re going to need gas.    5    Instead of giving a gift card to a store, give a gas card, which frees that person up to pay off bills, or buy something else with the money they’re not spending on gas.

A．Give plants.

B．It feels good to give.

C．Create a gift for your friends.

D．You could give them the gift as a surprise.

E．Nobody enjoys spending money on that.

F．Being tired and hungry while cooking is a hard job.

G．Thoughtful gifts can be experiences, time and a special after-holiday treat.