Study will be easy if you master the right learning method. Here are six tips for you to improve your study.

Pay attention in class

   Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Tell your teacher or parents about any problem that is preventing you from paying attention.

Take good notes

   Write down facts that your teacher mentions or writes on the blackboard. Try to use good handwriting so you can read your notes later. It’s a good idea to keep your notes organized by subject.

Plan ahead for tests and projects

   Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make it hard to do your best. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to plan ahead. Write down your test dates. You can then plan how much to do after school each day, and how much time to spend on each topic.

Break it up

   When there’s a lot to study, it can help to break things into several parts. Let’s say you have a spelling test on 20 words. Instead of thinking about all of the words at once, try breaking them down into five-word groups and work on one or two different groups each night.

Ask for help

   You can’t study effectively if you don’t understand the material. Be sure to ask your teacher for help. If you’re at home when the confusion occurs, your mum or dad might be able to help.

Sleep tight

   So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan—but suddenly you can’t remember anything! Don’t panic（恐慌）. Your brain needs time to digest （消化） all the information you’ve given it. Try to get a good night’s sleep and you’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning.

12. We know from the passage that a loud person is        .

A. a person who makes a lot of noise in public places

B. someone who likes to talk with others in a loud voice

C. a student who likes speaking with others in class

D. a student who always answers questions loudly in class

13. According to the author, which of the following is an effective studying method?

A. To read all your notes the night before the test.

B. Try to review what you’ve learned all at once（一下子）.

C. Don’t try to review everything you have learned all at once.

D. Try to remember everything on the first try.

14. If you don’t understand what you have learnt, you can       .

A. read your notes over and over again          B. put aside the material for later review

C. turn to people around you for help      D. ask your teacher to explain it the next day

15. By saying “Sleep tight”, what does the author mean?

A. Sleep holding your breath deep.                 B. Get a good night’s sleep.

C. Sleep again after waking up.                D. Go to sleep early every night.

﹣﹣﹣Does your brother serve in the army？

﹣﹣﹣No，not now．But he _____ in the army for 8years．（　　）

A．would serve B．served   C．had served  D．was serving

Will you be playing some music at work?

Music is particularly popular in the medical profession, especially among surgeons（外科医生）. A recent survey shows that 90% of surgeons in the UK put music on the sound system in the theatre during operations. Plastic surgeons（整形外科医生）play the most music; it appears that ear, nose, and throat specialists the least.

But it isn’t only in surgeries(外科手术) where music is popular. In another recent survey, one-third of the 1,613 people said they listen to music while working. And 79% of them said that humming（哼歌）along improves their job satisfaction or productivity.

Is listening to music at work a good idea? Yes, say the experts. Many surgeons say that music helps to create a “calm atmosphere”, and a third of them added that it avoids getting bored! Also, listening to music raises the levels of a brain chemical that can help people focus. Office workers say it improves job satisfaction. Several studies suggest that it’s also good for hospital patients. Those listening to music through headphones during surgery require less anesthetic（麻醉剂）, up to 50% less in some cases, and recover more quickly afterwards. “Sure, music reduces anxiety before surgery,” says Zeev Kain, an anesthetist at Yale University.

So, what type of music should we be listening to? Surgeons from the previous survey preferred rock, pop music and classical. And hip-hop is popular too. However, whatever the kind, it appears that self-selected music is the best choice. Pennsylvania State University research showed that when people chose their own music there was more stress reduction(下降). And other researchers found that when listening to self-selected music, surgeons did the maths faster and more accurately than when they were listening to music chosen for them.

10．The underlined word “theatre” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. an operating room

B. a rest room for surgeons

C. a waiting room in a hospital

D. a building where shows are performed

11．The surveys mentioned in the passage show ________.

A. music is popular in some professions

B. most surgeons in the UK are fond of singing

C. office workers learn a lot from listening to music

D. fewer than half of the people listen to music at work

12．What are the advantages of listening to music at work? ________.

①improving memory

②keeping people relaxed

③improving job satisfaction

④improving eyesight

A. ①④ B. ①② C. ②③ D. ②④

13．How should you choose music for work time according to the passage? ________.

A. Turn to the surgeons for help

B. Make your selection by yourself

C. Rock, pop music and classical are always good choices

D. The most popular music should be taken into consideration

14．The passage is mainly about ________.

A. how to choose music wisely

B. where to find the best music

C. the popularity of music in hospitals

D. the benefits of listening to music at work

    下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

    注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

          2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last summer I went on holiday to Canada. I thought it must be an excited place but everything seemed to go wrong with myself. Firstly, the weather was awful. It rained every day but it was terribly cold. The hotel which I stayed was noisy and dirty and also very expensive. During I was out walking one day my wallet and some other thing were stolen. When I go to the police they said they couldn’t do anything about it.

Fortunate, I had a credit card in my room so I could pay the rest of my holiday. This year I’m staying at the home!

Last night it was still light out when I returned home from work. My new neighbor and his   21   were in their favorite place, outside in the yard, playing baseball. The young boy always reports to me how many “home runs” he hit and I always clap and   22   for him..

These guys are special. Where you see one of them, the other is not far away. The dad is always talking with the child face to face.,  23   on the child… not talking on the cellphone or walking ahead of the boy so that he has to run to   24   him. This guy is really great. It  25     my heart to see a father and a son enjoying each other’s    26    like they do.

As they were returning to their upstairs apartment, I   27   the dad if his son had a    28  . the boy was far ahead and couldn’t hear us. He said no. I   29   no time going to the store and I was beside myself with excitement as I   30   a new bike in a style that most kids like. I   31   the bike into my car carefully and off I went.

At home, I took out the bike and carried it upstairs to their   32  and left it outside the door. Not an easy   33   for a 50-year-old woman! About five minutes later, they were at my door, with the boy dancing up and down, with  34  , the dad humble and  35  . I told the dad that I needed to get ride of a bike that I was   36   for a friend, and he was happy to take it from me. Now the two of them have another   37  they can do together.

I told the dad  38  proud I was of him for valuing quality time with his son. It’s something the boy will  39  throughout his life. For me, it’s one of life’s  40  to see them together.

 21. A. daughter     B. son           C. sister         D. brother

 22. A. call         B. care           C. cheer         D. prepare

 23. A. focusing     B. depending      C. carrying       D. passing

 24. A. put up with   B. keep up with    C. look up to     D. look forward to

 25. A. breaks       B. burns          C. hurts         D. warms

 26. A. company     B. benefit         C. respect       D. hope

 27. A. told         B. demanded      C. asked         D. suggested

 28. A. doll         B. toy            C. car           D. bike

 29. A. saved        B. wasted         C. spent         D. had

 30. A. picked out    B. gave out        C. broke out      D. figured out

 31. A. sent         B. filled           C. charged       D. put

 32. A. apartment    B. office           C. shop         D. hotel

 33. A. effort        B. duty           C. task          D. road

 34. A. courage      B. excitement      C. calmness      D. disappointment

 35. A. active        B. careful         C. serious       D. thankful

 36. A. repairing      B. producing      C. storing       D. hiding

 37. A. activity       B. interest         C. movement    D. experiment

 38. A. why          B. how           C. what        D. whether

 39. A. imagine       B. expect         C. follow       D. remember

 40. A. purposes      B. dreams         C. pleasures     D. secrets

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，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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11处起）不计分。

I just returned back from Britain last week. I was luckily enough to be one of the students from different country to visit the UK from Feb. 16 to 28. We paid a visit to a good many places, like London, Oxford or the Lake District. I learned much about British culture and history in London, where was my favorite. I also liked Oxford, in which I saw much more old buildings. The Lake District was beautiful, but it was pity that it rained heavily when they were there. The most excited thing for me in Britain was that I make a lot of friends there.

                                                                                                             Yours,

                                                                                                         Li Ming

Bruce: Hello, Zhou Lan. This is Bruce. Excuse me for ringing you so late, but I’ve only just got home.

Zhou Lan: That’s OK.

Bruce: I would like to ask you about some stamps. Do you still have the cock year stamp? You had it   61  I saw you last time.

Zhou Lan: I’m afraid I don’t have it   62   more. I   63   (sell) it last week.

Bruce: Oh! What a pity!

Zhou Lan: I’m sorry. I didn’t know you wanted it. What   64   shame !

Bruce: It doesn’t   65   . I only decided to get one today.   66   is a pity that I didn’t think of it earlier.

Zhou Lan: Do you want me    67   (find) one for you?

Bruce: Yes, please. That would be kind    68   you. I have been working so hard recently

  69   I haven’t had any time for collecting new stamps.

Zhou Lan: OK. I will ring you if I    70   (have) any news.

Bruce: Thanks very much. Bye.

Zhou Lan: goodbye.

 The two girls are so alike that strangers find ____ difficult to tell one from the other.

   A. it                           B. this                    C. them                       D. that

Daisy smiled. “That is good news. It shows the importance of wildlife            36    , but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.” The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest. A monkey watched them       37    it rubbed itself. “ What are you doing?” asked daisy. “I am protecting myself from mosquitoes,” it replied. “When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body. It contains a powerful drug which      38           them. You should pay attention to the rainforest      39    I live and       40       how the animals live together. ”

Many musicians meet and    41    a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high-school students,    42                  practicing their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to           43    in the street or subway so that they can      44           some extra money for themselves or pay for their instruments. Later they may give       45    in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.

Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let's have a look.

People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants. Sometimes，people may get caught with their pants down. They are found doing something they should not be doing. And，in every family，one person takes control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say she wears the pants in the family.

Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pockets. Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.

I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really take my hat off to them. Yet，when it comes to my own money，I spend it at the drop of a hat，which means I instantly spend it.

Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people.

My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie，and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him well think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.

56．If we say someone has to tighten his belt，we probably mean he ____．

A. has done something wrong        B. used to live a rich life

C. has put on the wrong pants        D. is short of money

57．Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably _____．

A. doesn't save money              B. earns much money

C. never wastes his money           D. spends more than he earns

58．We can use the expression “wear one's heart on one's sleeve” to describe someone who ____．

A. gets angry easily                B. looks very serious

C. shows his feelings openly         D. often wears a suit and tie

Having experienced a shocking electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, James Franco’s world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by lightning. Witnesses (目击者) thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later, lying face down in muddy water. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and a muddy road. When Mrs. Franco came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from lightning. However, none of them could give a compelling answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.

29.The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that_______ .

  A. a terrible electrical accident happened to him

  B. he had to live in a dark and silent world

  C. he was struck by lightning once more

  D. nobody in the world cared about him

30.What was James doing when he was struck by lightning?

  A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree.   B. Putting an end to his life.

  C. Taking a walk with a stick.           D. Lying on the ground.

31.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

  A. A Terrible Electrical Accident       B. James Franco and His Wife

  C. An Unforgettable Experience        D. What a Sudden Shock

I am glad that everything _____ now so I can go on to the next stage of my plan.

A has been sorted out           B was sorted out            

C will be sorted out         D will have sorted out

Yesterday, our teacher asked us when people could be considered old. David said people could be considered old when people got wrinkles (皱纹). However, Mary didn’t    21   . She thought people might gain wrinkles at an earlier age because of their    22    work. Then Lily said that those    23   their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her doubt(怀疑). She said that some old people might    24   be full of energy and working on their dreams, which made them appear     25   . The class was over and the teacher asked me to continue to    26   it after class. The question     27    me of a famous saying of J. Barrymore: a man isn’t old    28    he is pursuing (追求) something.

My grandma is such a woman who     29    her dream even when she’s 70 now. She has been keeping her dream of being a painter since she was a little child.     30    , because her family was poor, she had to     31    her dream. She had to work to raise money so as to     32    her family. Though she had never forgotten her dream, she could hardly find any    33    to make it come true because of the tough work. Fortunately, a(n)     34    came when she retired from her work. She     35    taking painting lessons even though she was already old. At first, I was     36    her idea of attending school at such an old age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I began feeling it is a good      37    .She looks fine and seems    38     .

So if we have our dreams and try to     39    them, we aren’t old. If we don’t know what we want and let regrets be the     40    point of our lives, then we can be considered old.

English is      from the English we speak nowadays.

A. different       B.difference     C.differ       D.differed

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   House for Sale

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The house with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a breakfast room. It’s on the south side of the city.

  Yingbin Supermarket, the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July 8, 2014. Everybody with today’s Tianjin Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome.

Tel: 27984321

Add: No.6 Huanghe Road Tianjin Daily June 1, 2014

  Rose’s Special Concert

Time: 2 p.m., July 3, Saturday

Place: People’s Stadium

Ticket Price:RMB: 150 Yuan for adults;

70 Yuan for students

June 25, 2014

33.  If you buy the house, you ______.

A. may live on the south side of the city

B. must have breakfast in the kitchen

C. have to take a bath in the public bathroom     

D. may pay more than ￥350, 000 for it

34.        Any customer with a Tianjin Daily of June 1, 2014 will get a small present from ______.

A. every supermarket                     B. Yingbin Supermarket

C. Tianjin Daily                                 D. Huanghe Road      

35．If two adults and two students want to go to the concert, the tickets will cost RMB ______.

     A. 440 yuan         B.220 yuan       C. 270 yuan                D. 370 yuan

Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.The government has made enough laws (法律) to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.^w

     Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In every spring Perth has the wild flower's exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the  countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.^J

    Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town. you will find yourself in the middle of' white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.^w

1. Australia is ______.^o

A. the largest country in the world          B. as large as Shanghai       ²

C. is not as large as China                 D. the second largest island in the world^C

2. The government has made ______.^f

A. too enough laws to fight pollution            B. so many laws that it can fight pollution⁷

C. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution,  D. enough laws because the pollution in Australia is very serious^g

3. Which of the following is NOT true?^m

A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.   B.Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.        ^W

C. Perth lies in the west of Australia.            D. Perth is the biggest city in Australia.²

4. Which of the following is TRUE?⁸

A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.^e

B. We ran back lo the car because we were in the middle of white sheep.^A

C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us.^/

D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of sheep.^A

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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号Ù，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：在错的词下划一横线___，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：l.每处错误及修改均仅限一词：

      2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

    Last night,I have a strange but interesting dream.On the way back home,I came across the child from another planet. His clothes seemed shining and looked beautifully. As I got close to him, he looked frightening and turned his back to me. Though I couldn't speak his language, I used hand gestures to talk about him.A while later, he told me lots of amazing thing on his planet, it made me laugh. But suddenly, he began to cry, and then he explained that he had lost his way,  couldn't find his home.  Seeing that,1 was offered to help him. His home where was on another planet had a telephone number like ours, so I asked him to call his parents using my phone. Soon after making the call, he disappeared.

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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。（10分）

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出修改后的词。

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。

Dear Sally,

  Now I’d like to tell you something about my part-time job this summer vacation, of which I worked like a guide in a travel agency.The work was interesting but tired. I think it was helpful to work this holiday. It was the first time that I have earned money on my own.I’ve come to understand how hard my parents work to support for the family. I used to keep on ask them for money, but now I’ll never waste money and learn to share worry with my parent. I've learnt how to get along well with others.

  What's worse, I've gained some working and social experience and I have learnt something can' t be learnt from textbooks. All these will be good for my future. In a word, I had the wonderful and valuable summer vacation.

Yours,

Li Bing

 About_______ of workers in that steel factory are young people.

A. third-fifths   B. three-fifths   C. three-fives    D. three-fifth

People should thank the firefighters for the things they do to prevent fires_______the

environment safer.

   A. make                B. to make                  C. made               D. making