一、选择填空。从以下各题A、B、C、三个选项中选择正确答案。
( )1. Life is like a marathon（马拉松）. Parents need to care about their children's long-term .

A.memory
B.development
C.pressure

( )2. —How does he learn new words?
—By .

A.discussing in groups
B.making word cards
C.keeping a diary

( )3. — can I improve my spoken English，Miss Smith?
—You should watch English movies.

A.Why
B.How
C.Where

( )4. My friend was too to move when she saw the car accident happen.

A.excited
B.careful
C.afraid

( )5. —When will you finish the book Little Women，Mary?
—Maybe next Friday. It's kind of difficult for me to understand.

A.reading
B.writing
C.watching

二、阅读下面短文，从方框内的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
A. had conversations with
B. improve my pronunciation
C. preparing for
D. reading aloud
E. were patient with
Last term，my English grades were not satisfactory. To make some progress，I made a study plan.
Every morning，I spent 30 minutes _______ an English text，whether it was a short story or textbook passage. This helped me get familiar（熟悉的）with the basic sentence structures and vocabulary. To _______，I listened to English podcasts and repeat after tapes.
When _______ the mid-term test，I spent hours studying grammar，memorizing vocabulary，and doing lots of exercises. I also joined an English-speaking club. There，I _______ other members. At first，I was nervous，but they _______ me，which encouraged me to keep going.
Thanks to my hard work，I got much better grades in the test and became more confident in speaking English.
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

三、补全对话。根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话。
A:Hello! You look nervous.
B:I have to read an English book and give a report next week.
A:Don't worry. Just read quickly to get the main ideas.
B:But I always have to use the dictionary when I'm reading.
A：You should learn to guess a word's meaning by reading the sentences and words that comes before and after it.
B：
A:Well，be patient. Read more，and you'll be better.
B:Do I need to read something difficult?
A:No.
B:OK. Thank you very much.
A. What's the matter?
B. That sounds difficult.
C. And it takes a lot of time.
D. But I'm a very slow reader.
E. Just choose the books you are interested in.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.