Question

Many students felt it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you some advice.

（1）Do not waste time in learning a list of English words. It is the hardest way to remember

English words. How do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and listen to them carefully. The best way to learn all new words is through ear. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences. Of course, it is not enough to learn new words, you must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized(重讀).

（2）Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects such as box,

bottle, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names subjects, they say the words. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues.

1.Who gave the advice? Perhaps it was given by____________

A. Karl Marx B. a teacher from England

C. American parents D. a teacher of English

2.The advice the writer gave us is mainly about____________

A. how to learn English

B. how to put words together

C. how to learn new words

D. how to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them.

3.The writer gave us two pieces of advice. He seems to enjoy_____________

A. the first one B. the second one

C. both of them D. neither of them

4.The writer thinks that the best way to learn new words is____________

A. to do more reading

B. to do more writing

C. to do more listening

D. to learn which word is emphasized

5.The way to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them________

A. works for everyone B. does not work for anyone

C. works only for some people D. works only for the Chinese students

Answer 1