There is no doubt about it. The best way to learn new words is to do it unconsciously. I don’t mean while you’re unconscious. I mean while you are unconscious of the fact that it is sinking in.

That is how I learnt the 30,000 words in my vocabulary by living in an English-speaking world, mother tongue. I just pick them up. But some of them may be misunderstood. Now, to misunderstand does not mean not to understand. To misunderstand is to understand but incorrectly.

The 5 % mislearnt of all the words we “know” will be the least frequently used words, as the more frequently used words are less likely to be mislearnt. Some of the misunderstandings may live with all our lives, without knowing that we got them wrong.

Many English teachers think that this natural method of learning words in one’s own mother tongue can be used for a second language learning. They teach their students how to play the Guessing Game. “There is no time to look up in your dictionaries all the new words you come across,” they will say. “You have to practise guessing what the word means from the context.”

This method of guessing in a second language learning does not work. It may succeed in many cases, but results in hundreds or thousands of wrongly-guessed meanings of words.

And what’s more, there are more separate meanings than there are words themselves. Our learners’ dictionaries usually have many meanings. A good dictionary is what makes self-learning possible.

Don’t guess! Look it up!

59. It is certain that the best way to learn new words is _____________.

A. to learn them by oneself

B. to learn by living in an English-speaking world and using them frequently

C. to guess them from the context

D. to get more separate meanings of each word

60. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to _________.

A. the 30,000 words                           B. English teachers

C. misunderstood words                     D. frequently used words

61. Which of the following is most likely NOT true?

A. Some of the words the writer knows must have been misunderstood.

B. Most of the 30,000 words the writer learned are frequently used ones.

C. How many words the writer got wrong are not known.

D. All the words the writer knows were learned by reading them.

62. It can be inferred that _________.

A. when somebody is conscious, he or she usually can’t learn new words by heart

B. we must use the words as often as possible in order to master them

C. it’s the best way to learn new words that one should only guess their meanings from the context

D. only dictionaries can help us learn language well

Dear Mr. Perkins,

We would like to introduce ourselves. Our company was organized only two years ago, but we are one of the largest boat companies in California. As you know, your son has bought a boat from us recently, and I think you know how pleased be is with our product. Also, John Webb, one of your son's friends, has bought a boat from us and, we understand, is very happy with his boat. We are always happy to know that our customers are satisfied. We are writing to you now because, as you know, your son has decided to buy a larger boat, and we need your signature on the loan （貸款） papers. The loan application has already been signed by Danny. As you will see, there is one form to fill out, and there are three contracts to sign. Danny’s 26-foot boat was returned to our San Pedro Dock yesterday, and we are pleased to say that the new 36-foot “Challenger” will be delivered in two weeks from today. It is being inspected by our manager right now. The auto-pilot （自動領(lǐng)航儀） has already been installed by our mechanic. It looks as though everything will be ready in time for delivery. All we need are the signed contracts from you.

Thank you.

Tony Valention

56. The main aim of the letter Tony wrote to Mr. Perkins is to __________.

A. tell him to sign the contracts                      B. thank him for buying a new boat

C. tell about something of his company           D. ask him to pay for his boat right away

57. The underlined word “contracts” means ________.

A. application forms from the buyers                     B. letters sent by the sellers

C. formal agreements having the force of law         D. designs of a new product

58. From the passage we can see that the boat company __________.

A. isn’t an old one                                         B. is a world-famous one

C. is developing slowly                                     D. has to advise customers to buy its boats

The Internet has become a commonplace for us. While   36   the Internet, we should not   37   the alarm bells sounding in our ears, reminding us of keeping   38   for on-line crimes. Last year, the Melissa and Explore Zip virus caused chaos   39   the Internet. Last week the “I love you” bug played havoc  40  the world. What will be the next? No one knows.

Many on-line crimes are not so different to   41   seen in the real world, the spreading of fake data, cheating and blackmail,   42  property rights infringements and privacy violations. But computer hackers also create new forms of crime   43   the Internet changes the world into a “global village”.

With the   44   of e-business, on-line crimes could not only cause great damage to   45  , but could also threaten the   46   of national political, economic and cultural orders. The   47   legal system in most countries  48   weak when dealing with on-line crimes,   49   to the sophisticated technology involved. For this reason, many countries are considering   50   Internet laws to curb on-line crimes.

In China,   51  there ate millions of Internet surfers, it is more important to formulate new laws and rides on network security than to   52   the existing ones. When drafting and   53   new laws, China should also  54  the relations between protecting network security 55  the sound development of Internet.

― Why does Sara know so much about Angkor Wat?

― She ________have been there, or...

A. must　        B. oughtn't to       C. may　           D. Can't

Is ________48 hours________ the man- made satellite ________ is made in our country to orbit the planet around?

A. it; that; where　  B. it; when; what     C. it for; that it takes; that    D. it; that it takes; which

The first set of textbooks________ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

A. written           B. had been written             C. to be written    D. was written

Thousands of teachers _______into their new fiats and the rest of them         for theirs. The government say many more apartment buildings________

A. have moved; is waiting; are to be built

B. have been moved; are waiting; will be completed

C. have been moved; is waiting; will have been putting up

D. have moved; are waiting; are to be set up

― They all agree________ George. Has the project been passed?

― Who ________ George can make the final decision?

A. except; except　B. except; besides  C. but; but    D. besides; but

The boy the teachers considered ________failed in the final exam, ________ surprised them very much.

A. to be the best; which                       B. as the best student; that

C. to have been studying well; it           D. such as a good student; which

Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer a restaurant in a small town to ________ in so large a city as New York.

A. this　                  B. one　          C. it               D. that