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When you begin a letter in English， you always put "Dear" before the name of the person you are writing to． If it is a friend of your own age， you just put their first name after "Dear"， but for adults you do not know very well， it is more polite to put Mr， Mrs or Miss before their family name． If you do not know whether the woman is married or not， you should use Ms instead of Mrs or Miss． When you write an official letter to someone whose name you do not know， you begin with "Dear Sir or Madam"．

There are variousphrases you can use at the end of a letter before you sign your own name． For friends and relatives you can put "With love from" or just "Love"． For people you know less well "Best wishes" or "Kindest regards" may be more appropriate （合适的）． At the end of an official letter you use "Yours sincerely" if you know the person's name and "Yours faithfully" if you do not．

When you address the envelope， be sure to include the postcode， so that the letter will be delivered （递送） as quickly as possible． Finally， do not forget to stick a stamp on the front!

（1）Where should you put Mr， Mrs or Miss？ 　　

A．	Before family name．
B．	After family name．
C．	After given name．

（2）What should you end up with if you write to your uncle？ 　　

A．	Yours faithfully．
B．	With love from．
C．	Yours sincerely．

（3）What does the underlined word "various" mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．	各种各样的
B．	相反的
C．	相似的

（4）What don't you need to do on the envelope？ 　　

A．	Write down the postcode．
B．	Put a stamp on the front．
C．	Write down your own name．

（5）Which of following sentences is true according to the text？ 　　

A．	At the end of the letter， you can just write your name．
B．	If the woman is married， you can only use Mrs before her family name．
C．	When you write an English letter， you should begin with "Dear"．

An old man went to live with his son，his daughter﹣in﹣law，and a four﹣year﹣old grandson．The

old man's hands trembled，his eyesight was very poor，and he couldn't walk steadily（平稳地）．The

family ate together nightly at the dinner table．But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and

failing sight made eating rather difficult．Rice often dropped on the floor．

The son and the daughter﹣in﹣law became angry with the old man，so they put a small table in the corner．There，the grandfather ate alone，while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table．Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two，his food was served in a wooden bowl．

The four﹣year﹣old son watched it all in silence．One evening before supper，the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor．He asked the child sweetly，"What are you making？"The boy answered，"Oh，I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up．"The four﹣year﹣old son smiled and went back to work．The words struckthe parents so that they were in silence．Then tears started to stream down their cheeks（脍颊）．Though no word was spoken，both knew what must be done．That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table．

45．Why was the old man's food served in a wooden bowl？ 　 　

A．	Because the wooden bowl was light enough
B．	Because the old man had broken a few bowls
C．	Because there was only a wooden bowl left
D．	Because the son and the daughter﹣in﹣law became angry with the old man

46．The word" struck"in Paragraph 3 refers to 　 　．

A．	annoyed
B．	worried
C．	scared
D．	shocked

47．Why did the husband lead the old man back to the family table？ 　 　

A．	Because he realized his mistakes
B．	Because the old man didn't drop rice on the floor any more
C．	Because the old man was served in a wooden bowl
D．	Because a gentleman led him back to the family table

48．What's the best title ofthe passage？ 　 　

A．	An old man and his son
B．	A couple and their son
C．	A wooden bowl
D．	A dinner table．

Mr．Brown is a science teacher．One day he wanted to show something important to his students．

The teacher took a large﹣mouth bottle． ①He asked the class，"Is the bottle full now？"They all replied"Yes!"

The teacher then took some small rocks and put them into the bottle． ②The small rocks went into the spaces between the big rocks．He then asked．"Is it full？"This time some students didn't give an answer，but most replied，"Yes!"

The teacher then started to drop some sand into the bottle．The sand filled up the spaces between the small rocks． ③For the third time，the teacher asked，"Is it full？"Now most students were doubting，but still some replied，"Yes!"

Then the teacher brought out a cup of water into the bottle． ④

"What's the point of this show？"asked the teacher．One bright student answered，"No matter how busy you are，you can always find time to do some more things．

"No，"said the teacher．"The point is that if you don't place the big rocks into the bottle first，you'll never get them in．The big rocks are the important things in your life．If you fill your life with small things﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣as shown by the small rocks，the sand and the water﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣you'll never have the time for the important things"

58．The right place of the sentence"He then placed several large stones in it．"is 　　

A．	①
B．	②
C．	③
D．	④

59．The things except 　　were put into the bottle at last．

A．	rocks
B．	sand
C．	salt
D．	water

60．Why did Mr．Brown put these things into the bottle in this way？ 　　

A．	Because he wanted to tell a story for his students
B．	Because his wanted him to do like this．
C．	Because he wanted to show some ideas to his students．
D．	Because his students were interested in science．

61．What do you think of Mr．Brown from the passage？ 　　

A．	He is lucky．
B．	He is caring．
C．	He is intelligent．
D．	He is awful．

62．Prom the passage．we learn that 　　

A．	you should do small things first in your life
B．	you should do important things and small things at the same time
C．	you can always find time to do some more things unless you want to do them
D．	you'll never have time for something important if your life is filled with small things．

Lots of kids hate school，a new study found．Usually this kind of feeling doesn't last long．But what happens if you feel this way too much？School is a face of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want．So let's talk about school and what to do when you don't like it．

If you don't like school，the first step is to find out why．You might not like school because you don't have enough friends，or maybe you don't get along with your teachers．Sometimes it's a big problem with your schoolwork．You may be getting farther and farther behind，and it may seem like you'll never catch up．

When you know why you don't like school，you can start taking steps to make tings better．It's a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school．Your mum，dad，teacher or school counselor（学业指导） will be able to help you．Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook．It's a great way to let out emotions（情绪）．Remember，you don't have to show what you've written to others．

56．Lots of kids 　　according to the new study．

A．	dislike school
B．	like school very much
C．	are good at reading

57．What does the underlined word"it"refer to in the first paragraph？ 　　

A．	A good education
B．	Future life
C．	School

58．If you don't like school，the first step is to 　　

A．	find out why
B．	go to see a doctor
C．	ask your parents for help

59．How many reasons why you don't like school are mentioned in the second paragraph？ 　　

A．	Two
B．	Three
C．	Five

60．Which is NOT the writer's suggestion to make things better？ 　　

A．	Write down your feelings about school
B．	Show what you've written to others
C．	Talk to someone about your problems with school．

Dear Aunt Tara， I have a problem with my homework．We have to do it in a group．It has to be finished this Friday，But Gary，the boy in our group，has done nothing helpful．He just keeps rocking the boat．Every time we talk about the work with him，he always says，"Don't worry．I'll do it later．"But he seldom does his job．And when he does，he does it the wrong way．Someone has to do it for him again．What's worse is when Ms．Lin asks about our group，Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough．I'm really mad at Gary about this．We're in the same group．Shouldn't we help each other to do a better job？ Kate

Dear Kate， It is important for students to learn how to work together in a group．Maybe you should talk to Gary about the problem and tell him you all need his help．If he still doesn't change，go and talk to your teacher．I believe she can make Gary do his job． Aunt Tara

54．What does"rocking the boat"most likely mean in Kate's letter？ 　　

A．	Doing easy jobs．
B．	Telling people what to do．
C．	Working without thinking．
D．	Stopping things going well．

55．What does the underlind"this"mean in Kate's letter？ 　　

A．	Speaking at the wrong time．
B．	Talking too much about himself．
C．	Saying something bad about the group．
D．	Making excuses for being late for group meetings．

56．Who most probably is Ms．Lin？ 　　

A．	Kate's mother．
B．	Gary's mother．
C．	A teacher．
D．	A student．

57．What do we know from Aunt Tara's letter？ 　　

A．	Kate is the best student of the class．
B．	Gary has decided to change himself．
C．	Gary should be put in another group．
D．	Kate should let Gary know how she feels．

More and more Africans are studying in China．The country provides the students with money for education to develop skills that Africa needs most．

Bwalya is one of the Africans who are receiving the help to study in China．She began to study at Tongji University in Shanghai in September，2013．Bwalya said before she arrived，she didn't know she would see so many people like herself．She said the number of African in China greatly surprised her．

The young woman said she was also excited by the fast development in China．she noticed the tall building and many roads here．She said Zambia （赞比亚） didn't have so many tall buildings．

Bwalya was studying Chinese in China．Then，she would go to another school to study medicine．Those classes are always taught in Chinese．

One man from Uganda （乌干达）talked about his studies in Wuhan．He said his Chinese teachers couldn't answer his questions because they didn't speak English．He himself didn't know much Chinese．He added："Some teachers can not give classes in English．That is the biggest challenge for an international student．"

Most African students express satisfaction with their Chinese education，In 2012，there were more than 27，000students from Africa．By the end of 2013，more than 35，000Africans were studying in China．

61．Where did Bwalya begin to study in 2013？ 　　

A．	At Wuhan University．
B．	At Sichuan University
C．	At Beijing University．
D．	At Tongji University．

62．What made Bwalya excited？ 　　

A．	The help in China．
B．	The fast development in China．
C．	The Chinese education．
D．	The number of Chinese students．

63．What can we learn from the passage？ 　　

A．	Bwalya learned Chinese to study medicine．
B．	Fewer and fewer Africans are studying in China．
C．	No teachers can give classes in English in China．
D．	There are not any tall buildings in Zambia．

64．What is the biggest challenge for an international student？ 　　

A．	Food．
B．	Traffic．
C．	Language．
D．	Test．

65．China had 　　more African students in 2013than in 2012？

A．	about 27，000
B．	about 35，000
C．	about 65，000
D．	about 8，000．

Imagine the situation．You are an exchange student from China and now you are learning French in a university in Paris，the capital city of France．One day，you come into the kitchen of your flat．Twenty minute later，you cook several delicious French dishes．To everyone's surprise，you learn the French language at the same time!This kind of wonderful kitchen is called a French Digital Kitchen or a"talking kitchen"．

What do you think of the"talking kitchen"？A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcatle University in the UK．It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time．For the first time，students can learn the language by following cooking steps．

All grammar and vocabulary have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well．After learning for some time，the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer．

The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse．He began to show interest in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen．He said，"The purpose of the French DigItal Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational．"

How does the kitchen work？There is a computer in the kitchen．With this computer，the users can first choose a French recipethat they want to follow．Using information in the computer，the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish．If you follow the instruction on the computer，it moves on to the next．If you go wrong，the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information．At any time，the users can ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information．

The new kitchen can be used in schools，universities and even people's homes．The researcher can also be developing the European Digital Kitchen，for the next three years．

（1）The purpose of the first paragraph is to 　　．

A．	tell how to cook in France
B．	introduce the theme of this passage
C．	introduce a way to improve cooking skills
D．	describe the life of an exchange student in Paris

（2）Where did Professor Paul Seedhouse get the idea of French Digital Kitchen？ 　　

A．	French grammar and vocabulary．
B．	kitchen which can talk．
C．	An exchange student's life in Paris．
D．	kitchen project．

（3）If users don't follow the instruction on the computer，the kitchen 　　．

A．	goes to the next step
B．	stops working at once
C．	chooses another recipe
D．	shows the recipe or information again

（4）The last paragraph mainly tells us that 　　．

A．	the digital kitchen will become more and more important
B．	the digital kitchen will become more and more popular
C．	how many kinds of digital kitchens will be developed
D．	how many places the digital kitchen can be used

（5）From the passage we can learn that 　　．

A．	learning languages can be more enjoyable as well as more educational
B．	we can depend on the kitchen to learn a foreign language well
C．	students needn't to go to school to learn a foreign language
D．	the kitchen helps students to cook delicious French food．

When someone says that he has a good memory，he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．When someone else says that his memory is poor，he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong．More clearly，our poor memory is our own fault，but not our parents'．The following is what I will discuss about it．

Give yourself time to form（形成）a memory．Memories are very fragilein a short time，and you may quickly forget something as a phone number．The key to avoiding losing memories before you can even form them is to be able to pay much attention to the thing to be remembered for a while without thinking about other things．

Move your eyes from side to side．Studies show that moving your eyes from side to side for just 30 seconds once a day will exercise your brain and make your memory work more smoothly．Try this when you wake up in the morning．

Say things you want to remember aloud．If you're meeting a person and don't want to forget his or her name．Just repeat the name naturally after you learn it，"Hi，Sarah，it's nice to meet you．"This also works to remember an address or a meeting time．Just repeat it aloud to the person who invited you，"The Grand Tavern at 7？That sounds perfect．"

Using chunking．Chunking is a way of grouping things together to help you memorize them．Let's take a shopping list for example．You can chunk your list by the starting letter of each item（物品）； you need to pick up eggs，bread，butter，coffee and cheese from the store，remember one E，two B's and two C's．As long as you remember the correct numbers，you should be able to recall the items in each letter group．

Chunking is what we do when we list a phone number with dashes．Which looks easier to memorize，856459820 or 856﹣435﹣9820？You probably won't remember 17761812184818651898，but try putting a space after every fourth number．Now you can see that those numbers are years，and you can pick key events from each year to help you remember the number．

62．What's the main idea of the text？ 　　．

A．	Good or bad memories depend on one's parents．
B．	How and when to learn from others to exercise our memories．
C．	The ways that may make memories become better and better．
D．	Our memories will become better if we keep repeating something．

63．The underline word"fragile"in Paragraph 2 means 　　．

A．

weak

B．

colorful

C．

clear

D．

boring

64．According to the writer，we can infer （推断）taht Sarah is most probably"your" 　　．

A．

sister

B．

cousin

C．

primary school teacher

D．

new friend

65．Which of the following is doing chunking？ 　　

A．	Trying memorizing a lot of numbers by saying them aloud at a time．
B．	Listing all of the fruits together and the bread products together．
C．	Putting many important events into a telephone number．
D．	Moving our eyes from side to side in the morning．

What should you do if there's an earthquake at school？How can you protect yourself when you are caught in a stampede（踩踏）？March 25 this year provides you with a good chance to learn about safety．

This day is called the National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and Middle School Students（NDESEMSS）（全国中小学生安全教育日）．The theme of the day this year is to give students more knowledge about safety and make sure their lives safe．

A survey done by the China Youth and Children Research Center showed that school accidents kill more elementary and middle school students than anything else．The main accidents come from stampedes，earthquakes，fires and sports injuries（伤害）．

What can we do to keep ourselves safe？Staying calm（镇静）is the first and most important rule when facing accidents．But different accidents have different self﹣protection advice．

A stampede is possible anywhere．The larger a human crowd gets，the more likely stampedes become．When students around you begin to push，stand still and try to hold onto something，or stay in a comer until the crowd leaves．If you fall down in a moving crowd，cover your head with both hands．Lean to one side，curl up your body and bend your legs．

Earthquakes are common natural disasters（灾难）．When you feel the ground shake，drop down，take cover under a desk and hold on．You should stay indoors until the shaking stops．If you are outdoors，don't stay near buildings，trees or power lines．

When there's a fire，follow the teachers'instructions，leave the classroom quickly and use a piece of cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don't breathe in smoke．

66．What's the theme of NDESEMSS this year？ 　　

A．	To give students more knowledge about safety and make sure their lives safe．
B．	To give students more knowledge about health and make sure they eat healthily．
C．	To give students more knowledge about science and make their study better．
D．	To give students more knowledge about accidents and make them run away．

67．What should you do first when accidents happen according to this passage？ 　　

A．	Run away．
B．	Stand there．
C．	Keep calm．
D．	Cry loudly．

68．According to this passage，which of the following is TRUE？ 　　

A．	Car accidents kill the most elementary and middle school students of all acidents．
B．	When there's a fire，you should use cloth to cover your mouth and nose．
C．	If you fall down in a moving crowd，you can do nothing but wait there．
D．	When an earthquake happens，you should stay near buildings or trees．

69．What's the best title for this passage？ 　　

A．	Be afraid of accidents．
B．	The earthquake is coming．
C．	Run away from accidents．
D．	How to protect yourself．

70．If the writer continues to write this passage，what will he write about？ 　　

A．	The changes of fires．
B．	The reasons of accidents．
C．	Sports injuries．
D．	Smoking disadvantages．

Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer．Groups of about a dozen students each，led by an experienced guide，will go on ten﹣day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there．

Students carry their own things，which includes sleeping bags，warm clothing，food and water，and other useful tools．And what do the students do all day？Well，as soon as the sun comes up，they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground，which is five to ten miles away．As the students take notes，the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail．The climb is usually over by early afternoon，so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake．Before dinner each night，they all come together and discuss the day's activities．

At the end of the course，the students write reports using the information they have collected．But they don't mind at all．What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they've made to return to their normal lives in the city．

（1）What can the course offer to the students？ 　　

A．	Better grades in tests．
B．	Free vacations in mountains．
C．	A different learning experience．
D．	Better chance to study in Carvel College．

（2）How far does a student have to walk throughout the course？ 　　

A．	About five to ten miles．
B．	About two hundred miles．
C．	About fifty to one hundred miles．
D．	About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles

（3）What do the students have to do before dinner？ 　　

A．	Wash themselves up in a mountain lake．
B．	Attend classes by the experienced guide．
C．	Write about what they see along the trail．
D．	Review what they learn through discussion．

（4）What can we tell about the course？ 　　

A．	They will change campgrounds everyday．
B．	The students have to learn all by themselves．
C．	Pens and books will be useless in the course．
D．	Carvel College will provide everything for the students．

（5）From the last paragraph we know the students are 　　．

A．	serious with the final report
B．	unwilling to go back to the city
C．	looking forward to returning home
D．	too tired to stay in the course any longer．

	Got a bad grade，afraid to show my parents Report cards are going out this Friday，and I realized I had failed in chemistry．My parents are probably going to kill me for that．What should I do？
	It is better to be honest with them and tell them it is a very difficult course and you are trying your hardest．Promise them you will work harder．Study a little every night so when your next test comes you'll be much more prepared．
	Let me guess，you have always been a great student and slipped up just this one time？Explain that to your parents．
	You should learn from insects﹣when they try to cross a wall，they fall down again and again until at some time they get success．
	Do what I did…show your parents your report cards and then simply ask them…"Did any one of you guys ever fail a test？"
	I never showed my parents my test scores．It's none of their business!

41．Lady Rita put her question here to 　　．

A．	ask for help
B．	draw others'attention
C．	please her parents
D．	share her grades with others

42．How many people advised Lady Rita to tell the truth？ 　　

A．	Five．
B．	Four．
C．	Three．
D．	Two．

43．According to Butterfly， 　　．

A．	nobody can do well in chemistry
B．	better preparation may lead to better grades
C．	you won't get bad grades if you do your best
D．	parents don't care how their kids do at school

44．What can we learn from Male T's suggestion？ 　　

A．	Good news never goes beyond the gate．
B．	Knowledge is power．
C．	Failure is the mother of success．
D．	There's no smoke without fire．

45．What do we know about Naughty？ 　　

A．	He does well in all his subjects．
B．	His parents used to be great students．
C．	He thinks it's normal to fail sometimes．
D．	He dare not show his grades to his parents．

Dear Merry，

Recently，I have trouble with my study．

In school I can't listen to teachers carefully because I always feel tired and sleepy．I don't spend time with friends after class either because I think it's a waste of time．I even miss writing some answers in the test．

At home，I can't get my homework done every night．My parents don't let me stay up．So

I have to get up early the next morning to finish it．Lately，I even get a bad headache．

How can I solve these problems？

Yours，

LiuYa

Dear Liu Ya，

When you have trouble listening to teachers carefully in class， you can ask your teachers or deskmate to remind you often．Then spending time talking about many different things with friends can make you happy．It's not a waste of time．As for homework，when it's hard to get finished，one thing you can try is setting goals for yourself．Ask your parents to help you．You must take a break，especially if you don't feel well．You might be surprised but a short break can help you get more done!Lastly，if you don't worry and have enough sleep，your headache will leave you．

Yours，

Merry

81．Liu Ya wrote the letter to Merry in order to 　　．

A．	ask for help
B．	express worries
C．	share her experience

82．Liu Ya doesn't want to stay with friends after class because 　　．

A．	she needs to sleep
B．	she thinks it's a waste of time
C．	she has trouble with her classmates

83．Merry thinks 　　．

A．	taking a break is necessary
B．	being with parents is helpful
C．	setting goals by parents is important

84．According to the underlined part，what might Liu Ya's teacher say？

A．	Sleep for a minute．
B．	Listen carefully．
C．	Stop talking．

85．From Liu Ya's letter，we can find that she is too 　　．

A．	passive
B．	proud
C．	stressed．

Last year， I went to Italy as an exchange student． Before leaving，I asked my mother what gifts I should take to the teachers and the students there． Mom said that the Chinese fan was a good choice，for China is praised as"the Fan Kingdom"．I couldn't agree more，because it is more than a tool for cooling． It's also an important part of Chinese culture．

I went shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans． The first kind was the feather （羽毛）fan for the teachers， which was made of bird feathers． It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang， a very smart man in ancient China． The fans I bought for the girls were silk fans． They were also called "round silk fans"． Fans of this kind were made of silk with paintings of beautiful women， birds or flowers． They were very popular with women of all ages． As for the boys， I picked the folding fans from Rongchang ， a place in the west of Chongqing． The folding fans were made of paper and bamboo and there were great paintings and calligraphy （书法） on them．

   At the welcome party in Italy ，my new teachers and classmates were all excited to get the wonderful fans． And they were even more excited after learning about the stories and culture behind them．

（1）The writer went to Italy for 　　 last year．

A．	learning
B．	traveling
C．	teaching
D．	shopping

（2）The folding fans the writer bought were made in 　　．

A．	Dazu
B．	Rongchang
C．	Tongliang
D．	Wulong

（3）According to the passage， the writer gave the fans like the one in Picture 　　to the girls．

（4）The writer wrote this passage in a 　　tone（语气）．

A．	humorous
B．	surprising
C．	serous
D．	proud

Fights at school sometimes happen． But how can you keep away from a fight？ Here's something you can do．

Be calm（冷静）． Sometimes， you feel so angry that you really want to teach somebody a lesson． But being angry can't solve problems． Neither can a fight． Instead， it may bring you more problems． In the school， everyone involved（卷入） in a fight will be punished， no matter who started it． There are winners in a fight．

Shout loudly． If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack， turn toward the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say "stop" before walking away． Loud voice can usually make the attacker calm down． If the person doesn't stop， cry for help by calling out the name of a teacher whose office is nearby．

▲ 　 C 　 Your friend may ask you to join in a fight． Learn to say no． Helping him fight is not really helpful to him． If you really want to give him a hand， try to ask him to give it up． Also， you can tell him if he gets involved in a fight， he may get hurt and be punished． Then， try to learn why he wants a fight and help him find a right way to deal with the problem．

（1）The underlined word "attack" in Paragraph 3 means " 　 　" in Chinese．

A．	拥抱
B．	攻击
C．	阻止
D．	吸引

（2）Which of the following sentences can be put in the▲ 　 　？

A．	Face bravely．
B．	Join in a fight．
C．	Learn to refuse．
D．	Talk to someone．

（3）The passage is written to 　 　．

A．	help students keep away from fights
B．	warn students not to fight
C．	advise students to help each other
D．	encourage students to work hard

（4）The passage is written in a/an 　 　tone（语气）．

A．	sad
B．	angry
C．	serious
D．	crazy

Have you ever wanted to achieve a goal and ended up doing lots of research on how to achieve it？ As you learned more and more． it seemed you knew less and less． That is because when you learned a new concept （ 概念）， you found that there was a lot more to know about it．

Usually， people think they need to get more and more information before trying a new idea． There is nothing wrong with learning a lot， but when you let learning get in the way of doing，you will never get going．

One of the best ways to learn is to take action and learn from the results that you get from those actions． Don't be afraid of not being perfect and just take the first step． You will go further than those who are still in preparation． It's good to be prepared， but over﹣preparation in trying to reach a goal won't get you results． The knowledge and skills that you will need will be picked along the way．

If a baby wants to learn how to walk， it doesn't do it by just sitting there and thinking about how to walk． The best way for a baby to walk is to actually get up and start walking． Sure it may fall， but with every fall， it learns what is working and what is not and adjusts（ 153 to it． By doing this over and over， it will finally learn to walk． This is the method you should use when you want to achieve your goals as well．It works．

Learning more is great but if all you're doing is learning and not taking action， it's time to

change that， Just take the first step．

（1）When you learned something new， you found there was 　　to know about it．

A．	less
B．	nothing
C．	everything
D．	more

（2）Which is NOT true according to the passage？ 　　

A．	A People need to learn a lot before trying a new idea．
B．	One of the best ways to learn is to take action．
C．	C Learning has nothing to do with doing．
D．	Over﹣preparation is not good for reaching a goal

（3）A baby should 　　when it wants to learn how to walk．

A．	get up and start walking
B．	sit there and think about how to walk
C．	learn from its parents
D．	read books about how to walk

（4）We can usually read the passage in 　　．

A．	a storybook
B．	a newspaper
C．	an advertisement
D．	a guidebook

（5）The purpose of the passage is 　　．

A．	to tell us how to learn more
B．	to tell us how to be successful
C．	to talk about the importance of doing
D．	to talk about the importance of learning