He spoke English so well that I took it __________ that he was an American.A.for granted

A. for granted

B. as true

C. for certain

D. as much

A.What; what he spoke

B.That; that he spoke English

C.What; that he spoke English

D.That; what did he spoke English

国学生在学习时不太重视英语口语。They think it necessary to practice speaking English in class. Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the English language 1 in everyday life.

A foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table.

When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers 2 it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to eat for he could not speak English.

The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. The man tried again and again, but he wasn't able to make 3 understood. Finally another man came in. He spoke English clearly and fluently. In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table 4 him.

So you see a man often goes hungry if he doesn't 5 a foreign language.

(1)、

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(2)、

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(3)、

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(4)、

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(5)、

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends.

As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales (称).

Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn't lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.

"What's wrong with this girl？" He said, "Why doesn't she hurry up？" He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in first.

He was in a hurry to get a good seat.Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, "Why are you so upset？ There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can't you give me a hand with my luggage？"

The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.

1. Maria's story happened on her way back to Santo Domingo.

A: T B: F

2. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to check people's luggage at the airport.

A: T B: F

3. "Why are you so upset？" Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be unhappy and worried.

A: T B: F

4. "Everyone was looking at him with disapproval."This sentence means that the people around felt sorry for Maria's manners.

A: T B: F

5. The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show that she was young but behaved properly.

A: T B: F

Does he have difficulty _____ English？

A. to speak

B. speak

C. speaking

D. spoke

ink it necessary to practice speaking English in class. Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the English language __1___in everyday life.

A foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table.

When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers____2__it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to eat for he could not speak English.

The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. The man tried again and again, but he wasn't able to make___3___understood. Finally another man came in. He spoke English clearly and fluently. In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table___4__him.

So you see a man often goes hungry if he doesn't__5_a foreign language.

(1)

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(2)

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(3)

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(4)

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

(5)

A：into

B：freely

C：before

D：himself

E：master

We noticed that he spoke English with an American accent.（英译汉)

uld be air-conditioned and I couldn't face my【56】apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the【57】between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the【58】every time she leaned over to talk to him,【59】he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such【60】in a public place？ I thought the movie would be good for my English, but【61】it turned out, it was an Italian movie.【62】about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and【63】on my popcorn. I've never understood why they give you so much popcorn ! It tasted pretty good,【64】. After a while I heard【65】more of the romantic sounding Italians. I just heard【66】of the popcorn crunching between my teeth. My thought started to【67】. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I【68】to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean—I was really amazed. He seemed,【69】like a good friend to me. I saw him again in New York speaking【70】English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have a Korean accent and I【71】like I had been betrayed. When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English.【72】we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very【73】and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring not to【74】in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it【75】out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it I We've been speaking Korean at home ever since.

(56)

A．hot

B．warm

C．cool

D．heated

A. speak

B. spoken

C. to speak

D. spoke

A．He was impolite

B．He was deaf

C．He was stupid

D．He spoke no English