My biggest problem is that I’m too busy. When I was young, I ___ to have so much time, but these days I get up ____ and stay in school all day. Then I go right home and eat ___. Before I started high school, I used to spend a lot of time playing games __ my friends, but I just don’t have the time anymore. In the evening, I used to ____ TV or chat with my grandma, but now I ____ to study. I love music, and my father used to take me to ___. These days, I hardly ever have time for concerts. I do my homework and go to bed. I really ____ the old days!
1.A. came B. went C. used D. wanted
2.A. late B. early C. quickly D. slowly
3.A. nothing B. something C. dinner D. breakfast
4.A. in B. with C. on D. for
5.A. watch B. turn on C. see D. turn off
6.A. need B. have C. try D. start
7.A. cinema B. club C. school D. concerts
8.A. hate B. love C. miss D. think
This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Many said they learned by __ English. Some students had more specific ____. Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words was ___ reading English magazines. She said that memorizing the words of pop songs also ____ a little. When we asked about studying grammar, she said, “ I ____ study grammar. It’s too boring.”
Wei Ming feels differently. He’s been leaning English for six years and really loves it He ____ studying grammar is a great way to learn a ____. He also thinks that watching English movies ____ a bad way because he can watch the actor ____ the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating ____ the people speak too quickly.
Liu Chang said that ____ the English club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students get lots of practice and they also have fun. She added that having conversations with friends was not helpful at all. “We get ____ about something and then end up speaking in Chinese,” she said.
1.A. using B. speaking C. reading D. writing
2.A. ways B. plans C. subjects D. suggestions
3.A. through B. from C. by D. at
4.A. learned B. helped C. tried D. worried
5.A. sometimes B. usually C. never D. always
6.A. asks B. thinks C. asked D. thought
7.A. language B. English C. lesson D. word
8.A. was B. wasn’t C. is D. isn’t
9.A. to say B. saying C. say D. said
10.A. when B. after C. though D. because
11.A. joining B. having C. enjoying D. studying
12.A. interested B. interesting C. excited D. exciting
A:This one looks great! ______1.______
B: Me too .The sun … the sand…the ocean!
A: ___2.____ What do you think of sailing, swimming ,windsurfing, and fishing?
B: Oh, Tom! They sound fantastic. I really like all those things
A: Yeah…me, too.
. B: ___3.____. To be honest, I hate fishing, but I love all the others.
A: Hey! Look at this! We can stay in a big hotel or ___4.______
B: You know ,I really don’t like those big hotels.
A: ____5._____ Let’s stay in a cabin. It’ll be much nicer right beside the ocean.
A. So do I.
B. And listen to this!
C. Well, except fishing.
D. I love the seashore.
E. we can stay in a little cabin by the beach.
F. Look at me, please.
G. Neither do I.
-- ______ is Tony’s opinion about English food?
-- Delicious.
A. How B. Why
C. Where D. What
Jim is good at maths, but his physics is _________.
A. worse B. worst
C. better D. best
– Which ocean is ______, the Atlantic or the Pacific?
-- The pacific.
A. deep B. deeper
C. deepest D. more deeper