Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand.
Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.
So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.
【小題1】 Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.

Some children cannot wait to grow up. Because once you become an adult, you are free to make your own decisions. More importantly, you can do all those things that you cannot do now because you are too young. So, the question is, ‘At what age do you really become an adult?' Well, people become adults at different ages in different places.
In Australia, the 18th birthday is a very important event for young Australians because it means they can do almost anything they want. They can vote, learn to drive a car, get married, join the army and even buy their own houses. However, even if they can do all these things, most Australians have to wait until their 21st birthday to really celebrate becoming an adult. This is the traditional adult age not only in Australia, but also in the USA and the UK. It is their first year of true independence (獨立).Traditionally, people were given a key to their houses by their parents when they turned 21, meaning they could come and go as they like.
Even though 21 is the traditional adult age in many English-speaking countries, the law nowadays is different in each country. In the UK, you can join the army at 16 and even get married at 16 if your parents allow. Young people in the UK can learn to drive a car at 17 as in Australia, although they have to wait until they are 18 to vote.
In China, there is a different age for each of the stages of becoming an adult. You can vote and learn to drive a car when you are 18, but if you want to get married, women have to wait until they are 20 and men until they are 22. Chinese people celebrate important birthdays every 10 years--so when young people turn 20, they can expect a big party!
No matter what age you are, becoming an adult is really about learning how to be independent and responsible（負責任的）. Once you are finally able to take care of yourself and make your own decisions, then you can say that you are truly all grown-ups.
【小題1】Which of the following are truly adults according to the passage?

Do you know jolin Tsai(蔡依林)．the pop star ? She used to cry when she couldn’t speak English well．One summer in high school．she   1   (want) to help her mum to buy a ring in a shop in the US．But Jolin failed   2   (say)what it was like in English．She felt so bad that she cried．

Now the pop star   3  (torn)into an English teacher! But her talks in English   4  (not，give)in a classroom．Instead，she has published(出版)a new book，“Jolin’s English Diary Book”．It came out in Taiwan in March．And it    5    (be) in mainland bookstores in July!“I hope it's a happy English book”she said．

Jolin    6  (know)it’s important to put English into good Use．In her English diaries she wrote about eight aspects(方面)of her everyday life，like study，travel，family and 80 on．After each diary she gives you lots of notes．You    7    (use)them often．

Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers．“The worst thing about   8   (1earn)English is to forget something you’ve just learned，but  9    (not，give)up”，she said．“When you learn English in a funny way。you will keep on doing it”．Now Jolin   10   (help) more and more teenagers like you learn English in a light—hearted way and give them useful words for life outside their textbooks

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