How to improve vocabulary fast
Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.
Read every day.1.. Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.
2..If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.
Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.
Elaborate (详尽阐述) on the meaning of the word. If you have just learned the word “stubborn”, think about the neighbour who will not lend you his car.3..
Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 4..But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.
Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is.5..
The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.
A. Find a new word every day.
B. The vocabulary can be increased.
C. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.
D. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.
E. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.
F. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as ‘stubborn in his refusal.”
G. The first time you use a new word in speech it may seem strange.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误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：在错的词下划一横线, 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。
As a middle school student of Senior Three．I do sports one and two hours a day, such as doing morning exercises, playing basketball, long-distance running and so on．I think it is very helpfully in me．Take exercise makes me even more healthier so that I won't be ill very often. What's more, I also get myself relaxing in different kinds of sports. Only in this way I do a better job in my study in high spirits．For doing physical exercise, I'm becoming stronger and more confident than ago．I did think it is necessary for everyone to spend some time on sports every day so people's health is important in modern life．
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你堂兄建华在国外学习, 你们经常用英文通信。他即将完成学业, 不久前来信就是否回国工作征求你的意见。请根据下列提示回信：
1.建议他回国；
2.你的理由是：1）学有所用, 就业容易；2）照顾父母。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.行文应连贯, 内容应完整；
3.开头语与落款已为你写好。
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What did the man suggest?
A. She should buy a new watch.
B. She should buy a clock instead .
C. She should get a lot of money.
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Who do you think the man is?
A. A driver. B. A salesman. C. A policeman.
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Where do you think they are talking?
A. In a post office.
B. In a bookstore.
C. In a department store.
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Who did the man speak to?
A. Mrs. Green. B. Joe. C. Dr. Brown.
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What time is it now?
A. 8:05. B. 7:55. C. 8:55.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When is the luncheon meeting going to be held?
A. The following Sunday.
B. The coming Saturday.
C. The following Wednesday.
2.How much should the woman pay to go to the luncheon meeting?
A. 13 yuan. B. For free. C. 30 yuan.
3.Why is the woman going to the luncheon meeting?
A. Because Professor Wang will speak about “Modern English”.
B. Because the woman is a student of English and interested in “Modern English”.
C. Because there is no admission fee.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When did the earthquake happen?
A. At a quarter to three.
B. After a quarter to three.
C. Before a quarter to three.
2.Why couldn’t the boy see his watch?
A. Because the electricity was cut off.
B. Because he couldn’t find it.
C. Because he hurried to flee for his life.
3.Which floor did the boy live on?
A. On the first floor.
B. On the second floor.
C. On the third floor.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When did Liu Hua go to her hometown?
A. At weekend.
B. During her summer holiday.
C. After she finished middle school.
2.How long has Liu Hua been away from her hometown?
A. For seven years. B. For five years. C. For three years.
3.Where do Liu Hua’s uncles work now?
A. In a clothing factory.
B. In a car factory.
C. In a bookstore.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At a bookstore. B. At the teacher’s. C. At the doctor’s.
2.How much is the change?
A. Four yuan. B. Eight yuan. C. Two yuan.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Where was the small restaurant?
A. Near a train station. B. Inside a train station. C. Near a bus station.
2.Why did people come to drink in it after midnight?
A. Because they wanted to show that they were quite rich.
B. Because they enjoyed the food in the expensive restaurant.
C. Because they were waiting for trains there.
3.When did the restaurant usually close?
A. At two o’clock. B. After midnight. C. Before midnight.
4.Why didn’t the owner ask the farmer to go?
A. Because he was kind.
B. Because he couldn’t wake up the farmer.
C. Because the farmer paid him money each time he woke him up.
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George Bernard Shaw, the greatest and funniest British dramatist of the first half of the 20th century, was born in Dublin, Ireland on July 26th, 1856. His early life was not happy. His father was a
Selfish man who drank too much and could not support his family properly. His mother was a disappointed, unhappy woman who found more pleasure in studying music than in her children. Shaw and his two sisters received little love and attention from their mother while they were young. At the age of ten Shaw entered school. At first he was the best student, but soon he was at or near the bottom of his class.
Although he did not like school, Shaw was a good, bright, curious student. His lifelong interest in everything from music and art to machines and medicine began at school. The interests of this tireless schoolboy were literature and music. He often entertained his classmates with stories he read.
Early at the age of fifteen, he went to work in an office. He did well as an office clerk, but after five years he decided that he wanted to be a writer. He left Ireland and went to London, where he began to write seriously. Seventy-four years later the great dramatist died.
1.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. It’s a story about George Bernard Shaw B. It refers to George Shaw’s mother.
C. George Bernard Shaw was telling his schooling. D. The remark is connected with all the dramatists in Britain.
2.What does the underlined word “selfish” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Impossible B. Reasonable C. Remarkable D. Irresponsible
3.Shaw grew up____.
A. without his parent’s love B. in the school.
C. with his sisters’ help D. in a hungry family.
4.Shaw’s mother____, so she took an interest in music.
A. had little knowledge B. was disappointed with her husband
C. couldn’t look after her children D. hoped to be an actress.
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Part-time jobs for 15 and 16 years olds
| Waiter / Waitress |
| Work in a library |
| Internet jobs |
1.What does the writer think of the job as a waiter/waitress?
A. It needs a period of training.
B. It pays much more than other jobs.
C. It can improve one’s leadership skills.
D. Making diners comfortable is part of the job.
2.A student who is busy with his research paper will probably choose to work ______.
A. in a restaurant B. in a library C. on the Internet D. in an IT company
3.The writer wrote this text to ______.
A. tell us the importance of doing part-time jobs
B. advise teenagers how to choose a part-time job
C. teach young people how to make lots of money
D. introduce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs
4.Why do some companies ask the teens to do surveys?
A. The teens have more free time.
B. They can pay less to the teens.
C. They need advice to make products for teens.
D. The teens usually express their true opinions.
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Animals can be reproduced by technology now; researchers can clone them. A clone is an exact copy of another animal or plant. Scientists have cloned a sheep which they have named Dolly. Researchers took genes from a ewe (母羊) and used them to create a copy (Dolly) of the ewe.
Why are scientists doing this research? One reason is to get information about genes so they can improve our health. They also want to learn how better farm animals can be produced. Cloning is a controversial issue for people. Some people think it is good because this research can help us, but other people think cloning is unacceptable. Some people think it might be possible to save endangered animals by cloning them. Tigers, elephants, and other endangered animals might be saved in this way.
In China, pandas are endangered because they are hunted and they are losing their habitat, so some Chinese scientists want to try to clone pandas to save them from extinction.
I don’t really like the idea of cloning animals, but I don’t think I want panda to become extinct. If the best way to save them is to make cloned pandas, they must be cloned.
I want to live with a lot of animals and nature. I don’t want animals to die out, especially pandas. I think humans must think more about protecting animals and nature. Maybe cloning is the way to save all endangered animals.
1.What is Dolly like?
A. It is like other ordinary sheep we often see.
B. It is a bit like the ewe.
C. It is exactly like the ewe researchers took genes from.
D. It is like a perfect sheep that researchers want to make.
2.What is the technology scientists use to clone animals?
A. They use the technology of animal improvement.
B. they take genes from an animal and use them to make a copy of it.
C. They change the genes of a ewe and then get them improved.
D. They combine advantages of some animals to make a better one.
3.By studying cloning, scientists can____.
A. make copies of many famous people in the world.
B. start a new industry where many more people may find jobs.
C. find ways to feed the whole world.
D. improve our health and produce fine animals.
4.From the passage we can learn that____.
A. people are all for the technology of cloning.
B. only scientists are interested in cloning.
C. people don’t hold the same opinion about cloning.
D. all the people think cloning unacceptable.
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The purpose of keeping fit is to avoid illness ,resist the mental and physical fatigue（疲劳）that make us more likely to contract infections ,and above all to feel more pleasure in being alive. Research has shown the value of a balanced diet ,fresh air, sunshine ,enough rest and some forms of regular exercise for everyone .If everyone followed this plan ,the number of people visiting the doctor and going to hospital would be considerably reduced.
Unfortunately ,although most people acknowledge the importance of physical fitness ,not enough of us put this into practice .We spend too much time watching others from the comfort of an armchair or a seat in the stand at a sports stadium.
One reason why people who are physically fit to live longer is that they do not put the heart under excessive strain（过度劳累）and so they reduce the risk of heart and blood vessel（血管）diseases .They also avoid suffering the consequences of weakened muscles ,which are the cause of a great deal of back and abdominal（腹部的）trouble.
About 640 muscles for about 45% of our body's weight ,they must have the ability to store energy and be continually supplied with fuel by the blood .Sensible exercise ,suited to each individual and preferably undertaken on the advice of a doctor ,is the best insurance of meeting these requirements.
1.Why do people want to prevent illness?
A.Because they want to avoid health.
B.Because they want to add mental and physical fatigue.
C.Because they want to feel happier and live longer.
D.Because they want to obtain much more money.
2.What happens to him if a man follows the plan given by the researchers?
A.He will be more exhausted（疲惫的）.
B.He will know his doctor very well.
C.He will do less work.
D.He may be less familiar with the hospital.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Everyone knows the importance of this plan.
B.Not all people do what the plan tells them to do.
C.Most people put the plan into practice.
D.No one wants to do with this plan.
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I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was to write a few articles on begging in London. It was then that all my adventures . I decided that the best of collecting facts for my articles is that I would become a beggar myself for just one day. At one time I was an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up and I now made good use of them. I painted my face and my upper lip on an ugly twist (扭曲). Red hair and shabby (破旧的)clothes were the only other things . I then myself in one of the busiest streets. I pretended to be a beggar. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.
Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard on the at two pounds a week, I knew that I could make as much as that in a single day! I gave my job, though my was hurt. I had advantages. My of make-up helped me a great deal and my clever answers quickly made me a public character. All day and every day, the money into my cap. I usually received at least two pounds in a day. In the end I buy a large house in the country. Nobody had any idea where my money really came from. My dear wife knew that I had business in London: That was .
1.A．invited B．asked C．suggested D．hoped
2.A．went B．happened C．started D．ended
3.A．fun B．idea C．plan D．way
4.A．when B．although C．because D．since
5.A．played B．shown C．learnt D．acted
6.A．changed B．fixed C．bent D．fitted
7.A．necessary B．proper C．important D．usual
8.A．found B．expressed C．placed D．begged
9.A．unhappy B．surprised C．disappointed D．ready
10.A．hard B．interesting C．sad D．tiring
11.A．streets B．newspaper C．office D．articles
12.A．unless B．while C．when D．if
13.A．in B．out C．up D．off
14.A．character B．pride C．heart D．future
15.A．unusual B．ordinary C．good D．excellent
16.A．love B．knowledge C．research D．study
17.A．already B．hardly C．possibly D．almost
18.A．poured B．ran C．came D．threw
19.A．was able to B．could C．should D．would
20.A．why B．too much C．all D．my story
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I was always told that the three “P”s, patience, positive thinking and perseverance (毅力), were a sure path 1. success. But this piece of advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 2. was originally to be held in our classroom, 3.(change) to the library at the last minute. This, 4., didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breath to help relax 5. (me). But my mood quickly changed when I saw 6.first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 7. I finally found the solution. With the problem 8. (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 9. (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 10. (complete) the rest!
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