【小題1】 What is Mary's problem?

A．Sh.e is so worried and can't sleep.	B．She can't pass the exam.
C．She can't communicate with others.	D．She can't study English well.

【小題2】Donna thinks Mary's problem is __

A．great

B．common

C．wonderful

D．serious

【小題3】 The word "reduce" in the passage probably means

A．減少

B．排除

C．加強

D．增加

【小題4】 Donna thinks that           can help Mary think more clearly.

A．eating a lot of sugar	B．studying six hours every day
C．drinking a lot of coffee	D．eating foods high in Vitamin B

【小題5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna's letter?

A．The best time to study is from 10 pm to 1 am.

B．Walking outside can make you remember more.

C．It's good to tell a study partner about your feeling.

D．It's necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour.

Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”

Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (繞口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce(發音，讀) in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.

“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Pete Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”

Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability  to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.

So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.

1.Tongue twisters are helpful in improving ___________ skills.

A. listening        B. writing      C. pronunciation     D. communication

2.The first tongue twister is hard because ___________.

A. it is very boring to read            B. it teaches us a lot of knowledge

C. we don’t know who “she” is        D. the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar

3.The passage is probably taken from _________ in a school newspaper.

A. Story Time          B. Study Garden

C. Latest News          D. Lost and Found

 

 

1. What is Mary's problem?

     A. Sh.e is so worried and can't sleep.            B. She can't pass the exam.

     C. She can't communicate with others.          D. She can't study English well.

2.Donna thinks Mary's problem is __

     A. great               B. common            C. wonderful         D. serious

3. The word "reduce" in the passage probably means

     A. 減少         B. 排除         C. 加強        D. 增加

4. Donna thinks that           can help Mary think more clearly.

     A. eating a lot of sugar                        B. studying six hours every day

     C. drinking a lot of coffee                      D. eating foods high in Vitamin B

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna's letter?

     A. The best time to study is from 10 pm to 1 am.

     B. Walking outside can make you remember more.

     C. It's good to tell a study partner about your feeling.

     D. It's necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour.

 

 

1. What is Mary's problem?

     A. Sh.e is so worried and can't sleep.            B. She can't pass the exam.

     C. She can't communicate with others.          D. She can't study English well.

2.Donna thinks Mary's problem is __

     A. great               B. common            C. wonderful         D. serious

3. The word "reduce" in the passage probably means

     A. 減少         B. 排除         C. 加強        D. 增加

4. Donna thinks that           can help Mary think more clearly.

     A. eating a lot of sugar                        B. studying six hours every day

     C. drinking a lot of coffee                      D. eating foods high in Vitamin B

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna's letter?

     A. The best time to study is from 10 pm to 1 am.

     B. Walking outside can make you remember more.

     C. It's good to tell a study partner about your feeling.

     D. It's necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour.