1．George Banks was a clever journalist．He worked for a good newspaper，and he liked arguing very much．He argued with anybody，and about anything．Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as clever as he was，but often they were not．
He did not mind arguing with stupid people at all：he knew that he could never persuade them to agree，because they could never really understand what he was saying，and the stupider they were，the surer they were that they were right；but he often found that stupid people said very amusing things．
At the end of one argument which George had with one of these less clever people，the man said something which George has always remembered and which has always amused him．It was，"Well，Sir，you should never forget this：there are always three answers to every question：you answer，my answer，and the correct answer．"

（1）It seemed to George as if．
A．it was more interesting to argue with as clever people as he was
B．it was more interesting to argue with clever people than with stupid ones
C．it was more interesting to argue with stupid people than with clever ones
D．it was no good arguing with stupid people
（2）From the passage we can conclude that．
A．George did nothing but argue with others
B．George was a man full of sense of humour
C．George always won the arguments
D．What George said was difficult to understand
（3）Why didn't George mind arguing with stupid people？Because
A．he wanted to win the arguments
B．he wanted to make the arguments more heated
C．stupid people could be easily fooled
D．what stupid people said could often give him greater pleasure
（4）What one of the stupid people said at the end of one argument could be considered very．
A．clever
B．stupid
C．strange
D．special．

2．The real meaning of friendshipMary and I met in Grade 5 Class 4，having very little memories in mind of the time we had shared in Grade 3．Subjects changed，and friends changed．So we were all set to make new ones．Although she was not in the same class with me，her friends being there in my class．So she used to visit our class daily in the lunch break．We shared nothing but glanced at each other for a long time till in Grade 5 when I was introduced to their group and became a member．
I was soon able to make friends with everybody except this girl．In the beginning，we tried to be sweet in front of each other．But even this sweetness could not be maintained for long．Different choices，ideas and beliefs for anything made our friendship really unusual，even hard．I didn't like her．
I wanted to be good and friendly to everybody in my life，but I hated her，not only because she was not good to me but also because she did not find me good．One year passed and in Grade 6 Class 12，I decided to change the situation．I was tired of all this．So I decided to give this relationship a new name-"Best Dushmans"．
It sounded funny and strange at that time．But that was what we were．I had never imagined that a change of name could prove to be such a miracle．Soon our life was filled with laughter and I did not even realize when this changed into real love．Yes，today we are best friends and we share our secrets in the first time．
This experience of my life has taught me that we should not give up any relationship before trying．Any relationship which is sour in the beginning proves out to be more special than the rest later on．Our friendship has given me real touch of emotions and relationships and we are happy now．

判斷下列說法的正（T）誤（F）：
1．The author was introduced to Mary's group and became a member when she was in Grade 5．
2．The author used to be unkind to Mary and other people in her class．
3．When the author gave a new name to their relationship，she and Mary became best friends．
4．The author suggests that we should not give up any relationship except after we worked hard at improving it． ．

3．Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good，most would admit that their spoken English is poor．Whenever I speak to Chinese students they always say，"My spoken English is poor"．However，their spoken English doesn't have to remain"poor"．I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English．
First，they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary．Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary．However，you can speak with a limited vocabulary，if your attitude is positive．Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know．
Second，they are afraid of making mistakes．Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking，because they are shy and nervous．Yet students should remember that their goal should be fluency not accuracy．Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using tenses to get your message across．But to talk to someone in English，as quickly and well as you can，even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense，but it doesn't matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you．
The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening．You have one mouth but two ears!All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking．
Fourth，most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners．Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English，they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor．If you have this proactive outlook，then，you will see English opportunities wherever you go．
If you don't use your English beyond the classroom you will forget that English you know．Remember USE IT FOR IT!You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more．

Title	Problems with Spoken English
Reasons	Solutions/Tips
Limit of （76）	★You have to （77） your vocabulary． ★You should take a positive attitude towards （78） English．
（79） about making mistakes	★Shyness and（80） make it easy to make mistakes． ★More （81） should be paid to fluency．
（82） of attention while listening	All that learning is necessary for you to start speaking．
（83） reactive outlook	★As language learners，most Chinese students are （84） instead of being active． ★You should take （85） of all opportunities to improve your spoken English．