We each have memory (记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a good help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercise.
1.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because________.
A.they always sleep very well B.they often eat good food.
C.they read a lot of books D.they have very good memories
2.Everybody learns his mother language________.
A.when he can read and write B.at the age of six
C.after he goes to school D.when he is a small child
3.Before a child can speak, he must________.
A.read and write B.make sentences C.hear and remember D.think hard
4.Your memory will become better and better________.
A.if you have lots of good food B.if you do more and more exercise
C.if you do morning exercises every day D.if you go to see the doctor quite a lot
5.Which of the following is the title for the passage?
A.Memory B.Exercise C.Language D.Mother language
At the beginning of this term, my PE teacher suggested to me that I should take part in the marathon (马拉松赛跑 ). I was very surprised_______________ I was never a good runner. In order to encourage ( 鼓 励 ) me, he said that if I took part in the race, I would get the highest mark for the term’s PE class. So, I decided to have a try because I had______________ to lose.
I prepared for the race very_____________ , I ran every day in the morning before school. And after school, I______________running with many other runners. I even had the special diet for athletes ( 运 动 员 ). I heard that the special diet could help me to get good results.
When the________________ of the marathon arrived, I was very nervous. As usual, I got up in the morning, had my breakfast. Then I got into my father’s car and he _________________ me to the sports field, for the marathon race was going to take place there after an hour. All my family wished me good luck because they knew how ______________ this race was for me and how much effort I had put into its preparation.
My competitors looked like athletes. I was______________ that I would be last. However, when I started to run, I thought only about the race. As I focused my attention on the race itself, I did not remember when I _____________ the other runners. Suddenly I realized that I had come first. I was very happy when I won the race. From the experience, I learn that_____________ always comes out of hard work.
1.A.because B.though C.if
2.A.something B.everything C.nothing
3.A.carefully B.shyly C.angrily
4.A.joined B.practiced C.watched
5.A.day B.week C.month
6.A.drove B.drew C.dropped
7.A.easy B.important C.funny
8.A.glad B.lucky C.afraid
9.A.followed B.passed C.touched
10.A.feeling B.friendship C.success
— Hi, Uncle David! ________?
— Very well, thank you.
A.How are you doing B.How do you do C.How do you like it
— If it________tomorrow, I’ll go fishing.
— May I go along with you?
A.didn’t rain B.won’t rain C.doesn’t rain
Let’s go to that shop________some school things.
A.buying B.to buy C.bought
My father usually drove to work in the past, but now he gets used to________to his office.
A.rides B.riding C.rode