English is very important in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning it.

To learn English well, you need two things－passion and good learning methods (方法). Passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to learn it better and faster.

If you love learning English, you will learn it regularly (有規(guī)律地) and spend much time on it. It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules. ________ For example, some people like history and know a lot about World War II. If you ask a person who doesn’t like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can’t do it.

When you don’t want to learn English, you can do the following things.

First, imagine that you can talk to native speakers just as you talk in your mother language. Imagine yourself to be a manager in a foreign company. Imagine you’re living in an English-speaking country.

Second, use English as much as possible. This is very important. The more you use English, the better you’ll learn it. English is very popular, so you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, write English diaries, and read interesting books written in English.

1.The underlined word “passion” means “______” in Chinese.

A. 態(tài)度??? B. 熱情??? C. 步驟???? D. 情緒

2.The missing part in the Paragraph 3 can be ______.

A. You can’t memorize everything while learning English.

B. You will find it hard to learn English.

C. That’s because you can easily remember what you like.

D. Everyone likes to learn what they like most.

3.What can you do if you don’t want to learn English according to (根據(jù)) the passage?

A. Go to English-speaking countries.???

B. Read interesting English books.

C. Stop learning it for some time.??????

D. Listen to music or play sports.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the writer?

A.You need two things if you want to learn English well.

B. It’s difficult for a person to know a lot about World War II if he isn’t interested in history.

C. Learning methods are more important than passion.

D. It’s easy for you to remember new words or grammar rules if you’re an English lover.

5.The main idea of this passage is about ______.

A. the importance of learning English????

B. English in the modern world

C. how to write e-mails to other people???

D. some advice on how to learn English

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Have you planned your school holidays? If not, I hope this guide will help you. Here are a few __1.__ on how to spend your school holidays well.

Traveling----relax and refresh your mind and soul(心靈)

Travel to some interesting places. Traveling locally or to __2.__ countries will certainly relax and refresh your mind and soul. Mountains and beaches are good places for you to take a ___3.___.

Doing a part-time job----get some working experience

Work part-time, and you can get not only ___4.__ but also some working experience. The working experience will be an advantage in your future jobs. For me, I have some experience in working as a __5.__ in a five-star hotel.

Taking courses or going to a camp----improve yourself

There are some interesting courses to choose from, specially _6.__ for students during school holidays, such as computer courses, English courses and driving courses. These courses are __7.__ if you want to learn some new skills. And you can also go to a camp like an English camp to __8.__ yourself and extend（拓寬）your social circle（社交圈）.

Here is the timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace.