How do you improve your English speaking skills, so that you can communicate more easily and effectively? These tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.
Practice where you can and when you can. Any practice is good—whether you speak to someone who is a native English speaker or not.
It’s important to build your confidence. If possible, use simple sentence structure that you know is correct so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.
Try to experiment with the English you know. Apply words and phrases you know to new situations. Native English speakers are more likely to correct you if you use the wrong word than if you use the wrong grammar. Experimenting with vocabulary is a really good way of getting feedback(反馈).
Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.
Try not to translate into and from your own language. It takes too much time and you will find it difficult to get an English answer right away. You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you more shilly-shally.
If you forget a word, do what native English speakers do all the time,and say things that ‘fill’ the conversation. This is better than remaining completely silent. Try using ‘um’，or ‘er’，if you forget the word.
Don't speak too fast! It’s important to use a natural rhythm in speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.
Try to relax when you speak and you’ll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. Speak English at normal speed.
Final tips
—Try to become less hesitant and more confident.
—Don’t be shy to speak—the more you do it, the more confident you’11 become.
—Remember to be polite—use "please" and "thank you" if you ask someone to do something for you.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A．Good ways of studying English well.
B．Suggestions on becoming a confident speaker.
C. Things to pay attention to when learning English.
D. How to correct your mistakes as you speak English.
2.How many tips does the author offer in the passage?
A. 9.B. 10.C. 11.D. 12.
3.The underlined word "shilly-shally" means in the passage ________.
A. sure about what to do
B. fast to make a good decision
C. successful in answering some questions
D. uncertain about how to express oneself
4.Which of the following will the writer agree with?
A. It’s not necessary to pay attention to others′body language.
B. It doesn’t matter that you forget a word when you are speaking.
C. When practising English, you must talk with native English speakers.
D. Native English speakers will correct your grammar mistakes when you speak.
I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for about four hours with my big jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, "Need a jack (千斤顶）.”
As I was about to give up，a truck stopped and a man got off. He looked at the situation, made a judgment and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife took a large bottle of water for us to wash our hands.
I tried to put $ 20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so I went to give it to his wife as quietly as I could. I asked their little girl where they lived, thinking maybe Pd send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now，so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches and then go back home.
After I said goodbye and started going back to my jeep, the girl ran to me and handed me a tamale (玉米粽子）for lunch. I thanked them again and walked back to my jeep. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $ 20! I ran to the truck and the guy rolled down his window. He started shaking his head, smiled, and with what looked like great concentration said in English, "Today you, tomorrow me. ” Then he drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.
Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept their money. Every time I was able to help，I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
1.From the passage we can know that ________.
A．the Mexican man couldn’t speak English
B．the author’s jeep broke down on the road
C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit
D．$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family
2.Why did the author hand the money quietly to the man’s wife?
A．Because the Mexican man had refused to accept it.
B．Because the Mexican man’s wife needn’t wash her hands.
C．Because the author thought the Mexican man’s wife was a bit greedy.
D．Because the author thought the wife wanted to use the money to buy peaches.
3.The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that ________.
A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly
B．it was quite easy to help the author repair the jeep
C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble
D．the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.
B. The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon in previous years.
C. The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.
D. What made the author cry was the tamale given by the girl.
今年4月23日是第21个世界读书日（World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day），请你以“I Like Reading”为题目写一篇稿,参加校学生会在读书日来临之际举办的征文活动。要点如下：
1. 你为什么喜欢读书；
2. 你喜欢哪一类的书（例如：历史、科学、文学等）？请给出至少两个理由。
注意：词数120左右。
短文改错
以下短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者 (从第11处起) 不计分。
One night, while Xiao Ming and his father were sleeping, a thief which face was covered with a piece of cloth entered into the room quietly, held a knife in his hand. Although he tried to walk as quietly as possibly, Xiao Ming and his father were woken up. Realising what had happened, they fight bravely against the thief. Suddenly Xiao Ming came up an idea. He threw a drawing pin on the floor where the thief might pass. Like expected, the thief stepped on a pin and was badly hurt. Screaming in great pain, the thieves fell down. Xiao Ming and his father took the chance to tie the thief up. With Xiao Ming’s clever, they finally won the unexpected battle.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (不多于3个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
Two businessmen 1.(fly) to Australia to play in a weekend golf match. Their team won and they both received green jackets. 2. their last night in Australia, they stayed up late drinking beer. They were still drunk in the morning, 3. they drove their rented car to the airport. The road was empty. Suddenly, something jumped in front of the car. The driver couldn’t stop in time and the car hit it.
The men got out of the car and found a large kangaroo 4. (lie) on the road. The drunken men began to laugh and decided to take some photos with the “dead” kangaroo. One of the men decided to put the jacket on 5. kangaroo. So they dressed the poor kangaroo in a green jacket. Then they posed with it for some photos. Suddenly, something amazing happened. The kangaroo opened 6. eyes. It was not dead. But it was very 7. (anger). The kangaroo hit the two men and knocked them out. Then it ran 8. . In the kangaroo’s new green jacket were the car keys, a passport, and the air tickets.
Later that day, a motorist phoned the police. “You’re 9. going to believe this,” he said, “but a kangaroo in a green golf jacket 10. (run) along the road to the airport!” The police finally found out the whole story, and they punished the two drunken men.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One afternoon, the high school boy Clay Jensen received a mysterious package with no return address. When he opened it, he was to find seven tapes, which were by Hannah Baker, his classmate who had committed suicide (自杀) two weeks earlier. Clay had secretly been in love with her but never had the to tell her about it.
On the tapes, Hannah had thirteen reasons for ending her own and Clay was one of the reasons. Hannah had even left him a marking places with dots for him to visit.
Clay walked out of his home and with her voice in his ; he wandered all over the town trying to uncover the reasons why she felt her life had to end so tragically.
American author Jay Asher wove (编织) Hannah and Clay’s story , a sad story of confusion and desperation in his novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, which had on The New York Times best-selling list for eight weeks.
As Clay anxiously how he played a part in her suicide, he noticed how a number of little, seemingly unimportant can add up to a terrible high school existence for someone else.
It us all that sometimes when something is said or done to another intentionally, it can have effects and can even lead to other major events in that person’s life.
The theme of the story is that we are all our own actions. Hannah admitted it was her to end her life. However, if someone had differently, she could have changed her decision.
it is an imaginary story, many of us will connect parts of Hannah’s high school career with something in our life and may know someone showing warning signs of suicide. And we can act and prevent such a tragedy.
1.A. shocked B. delighted C. disturbedD. excited
2.A. brought B. sent C. bought D. recorded
3.A. timeB. courageC. atmosphereD. mood
4.A. statedB. told C. found D. expressed
5.A. loveB. schooling C. lifeD. story
6.A. tapeB. map C. noteD. number
7.A. headB. heartC. faceD. ear
8.A. on B. fromC. through D. into
9.A. leftB. stayedC. keptD. continued
10.A. found out B. gave awayC. made outD. thought about
11.A. accidents B. eventsC. incidentsD. affairs
12.A. informs B. remindsC. proves D. indicates
13.A. hurtB. praiseC. damage D. comfort
14.A. lastingB. important C. different D. instant
15.A. concerned about B. careful ofC. devoted toD. responsible for
16.A. taskB. rule C. choice D. dream
17.A. thought B. repliedC. saidD. acted
18.A. As though B. Even though C. In case D. Now that
19.A. evenB. too C. stillD. ever
20.A. thankfully B. hopefully C. equally D. Similarly
