Unit 11.What does it take to learn English well?It takes great diligence and prolonged effort.2.How can you make the task of learning English easier?(1) Do not treat all new words in exactly the same way.(2) Watch out for idiomatic ways of saying things.(3) Listen to English every day.(4) Seize opportunities to speak.(5) Read widely.(6) Write regularly.3.What is the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary?Concentrating on active and useful words.4.What is the second learning strategy suggested by author?Watch out for idiomatic ways of saying things.5.Why is it important to listen to English every day?Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear,but will also help you build your speaking skills.6.According to the author, what is the easiest way to practice speaking English? And why?To rehearse aloud, since this can be done at any time, in any place, and withouta partner.7.Why is it important to read widely?Because in our learning environment, reading is the main and most reliable source of language input.8.What kind of materials should you include in your wide reading?Things that you find interesting, that you can understand without relying too much on a dictionary.9.Apart from your teacher's writing assignment, what other ways of writing does the author suggest?Keeping a pen pal, keeping a diary, writing a short story and summarizing the daily news.10.What is the author's conclusion at the end of the article?It pays to absorb as much as you can from reading and listening and then try to put what you have learned into practice through speaking and writing.Unit 21.What happened to Francis Chichester in 1931?He had tried to fly around the world but failed.2.How old was he when he started his voyage round the world?653.What was the name of his boat? What was the length of the boat?Gipsy Moth ; 16-meter-long.4.What route did Chichester follow in sailing round the world?The route of the great 19th Century clippers ships.5.How many miles did he cover on the first half of his voyage?14,1006.What did his friends in Sydney try to dissuade him from doing?To start the second past of voyage.7.In what way was the second half of his voyage the more dangerous part?Cape Horn.8.What happened to Chichester on the night of January 30?There was a gale.9.How did Chichester feel after sailing round Cape Horn?He had wakened from a nightmare.10.How was he received when he arrived back in England?A million people were waiting to welcome him , and he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.11.What title is added to his name when a man become a knight?Sir.12.How many miles did he second half of the voyage cover?14,400Unit 31.What was the special occasion? How old was the old lady?Myra wrote letters to the old lady. 80.2.Did Myra and her husband often come to see the old lady?No. Seldom.3.What had happened to Enid?She died on the operating table.4.Whom did the old lady love more, Myra or Enid? Why?Enid. She is the real one who cares about the old lady.5.Why was the old lady proud of Myra?She succeeded in her work. And won a medal with her husband for their work for the aged.6.The old lady lived alone. But do you think she was very lonely? Why or why not? No, she had Mrs. Morrison and Johnnie to keep company with her.7.Who was Jim? Was he still alive?The old lady's husband. No.8.Who was Johnnie? How old was he? What do you think of him?The little boy lived nearby. Six. He is a lovely ,kind, warm-hearted boy.9.Why did the old lady tear the cheque into pieces?Myra thought money is important than love which hurt the old lady so much. 10.The story tells us that Myra had won a medal for her work with the old people.Do you think she deserved the medal? Do you think she really cared about old people? Why or why not?No. She even didn't care about her mother. She just did these for her benefits.Unit 41.How do many people in the United States spend their free time?Watching TV.2.How does the author feel about the amount of time his countrymen spend watching TV?He thinks they lose their imagination, and they fail to communicate with families and friends.3.What does the author purpose in relation to the television broadcasting in the United States?He purposed that right after the early evening news, all television broadcasting in US be prohibited by law.4.What might the results be if families used a quiet hour to discuss their problems? The family members can know each other better, and to like each other better.5.According to the author, what could help to turn out a more literate new generation?Reading books together.6.What does the author mean by "the story hour"? What effect might it have on the TV networks?Families gather around and listening to mothers or fathers read a good story ; It might force the TV networks to come up with better shows to get us back from our newly discovered activities.7.Sum up the advantages of turning off TV for an hour every night.A more literate generation would be set up ; We might get to know each other better and to like each other better ; Developing our imagination.8.What do you think of the author's proposal?I think the author's proposal is necessary. What we need nowadays is to communicate with our families , TV programs do disturb our generation. So I couldn't agree more with the author.9.Describe the television watching habits of the people around you---when they watch TV, what they watch, how much they watch, and so on.My father likes watching TV after dinner, and he always watch news report; My mother loves watching soap series from19:00 to 22:00 everyday ; I'd like to watch sports when there are matches I am wondering.10.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV.略。