What is language for？Some people seem to think it’s for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words－the longer the lists，the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange(交流)of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules，but they can’t speak correctly or fluently.They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote，“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule，it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong，becomes right. People not only make history，they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar，but they shouldn’t overdo(做过头)it. They should put communication(交际)first.
1.Language is used to________.
A．express oneself
B. practise grammar rules
C．talk with foreigners only
D．learn lists of words
2.Generally，when an American or an Englishman speaks English，he or she________.
A．never makes mistakes
B．often makes mistakes
C．can’t avoid making mistakes
D．always makes mistakes
3.The sentence“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.”means that________.
A．foreigners speak correct English
B．foreigners speak incorrect English
C．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules
D．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English
4.When we speak a foreign language，we should________.
A．speak in Chinese way
B．speak by the rules
C．speak to native speakers
D．not be afraid of making mistakes
Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked. Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered. “Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked. “Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group. And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.” “I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily.
As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room. Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said. Farah had no answer. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club，“Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？” Gina laughed，“Exams？Who cares about exams？” One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her. Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know. We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out，“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.
1.After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________.
A．looks B．usual activities
C．grades D．favorite colors
2.Farah became pale after going to her father because________.
A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain
B．she didn’t do well in her exams
C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club
D．he asked her to improve her grades
3.Which word can best describe Hafsa?
A.Silly B. Beautiful C. Rude D. Kind
4.What lesson can we learn from the passage?
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B.A perfect friend will never be found.
C.Be slow in choosing a friend.
D.Friendship can be developed easily.
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being ____by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a ____ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in____.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages____into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse____.When this idea was____，another said，“What about poisoning(毒死)her？”But ____knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，____said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his____.
At last，one mouse，____than the rest，jumped onto a table. Waving a bell，he called for____，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know___ she is！We’ll have____ to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to____！”Hearing the words，everyone got____ and they congratulated him on his good idea.“We’ll tie it so tightly(紧紧地)that it will never___！”
“She’ll never be able to walk____ again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”
However，the wise mouse said，“We must____who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was___ enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very____to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.
1.A. trained B．taught C．caught D．invited
2.A. party B．test C．game D．meeting
3.A. return B．danger C．fact D．need
4.A. rushed B．swam C．flew D．stepped
5.A. questioned B．explained C．suggested D．answered
6.A. supported B．discussed C．accepted D．refused
7.A. everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
8.A. angrily B．happily C．carefully D．slowly
9.A. present B．reason C．idea D．excuse
10.A. younger B．longer C．stronger D．wiser
11.A. pleasure B．silence C．help D．information
12.A. where B．what C．how D．who
13.A. experience B．power C．time D．space
14.A. shout B．watch C．stay D．hide
15.A. worried B．excited C．surprised D．tired
16.A. drop off B．turn up C．get up D．put off
17.A. gladly B．quickly C．quietly D．directly
18.A. believe B．learn C．imagine D．decide
19.A. honest B．brave C．rich D．old
20.A. easy B．difficult C．strange D．important
Tonny’s parents thought he was at school, but ________ he was in a net bar.
A. actually B. especially
C. hopefully D. exactly
My uncle knows several foreign languages, ________ English, French and Japanese.
for example B. for instance
C. such as D. that is
She understood what I was talking about, ________ it was the first time we had spoken together.
A. whether B. even if
C. as if D. Since
