Did you know it takes 21 days to form a good habit? Research shows that when you “stick to something” for three weeks you are more likely to reach your goals. This is important for language learners or anyone who wants to make a change.
People who try something new often “fall off the wagon”. Whether it is a plan to lose weight or a decision to learn something, life often gets in the way. Those who make up their minds to learn English are more likely to succeed if they have a short-term goal at the beginning.
How to make learning English a habit:
Set a specific goal
Example: Break up the four main skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and plan to do one hour of practice in each area at the same time every day.
Find a learning partner
Choose a friend to keep you moving towards your goal. Your friend doesn’t need to be a language learner. He can be someone who wants to start exercising. He can be someone who wants to write a novel. It is best if you both have a goal.
Write out how your life will change when you reach your goal
If I improve my English, I will be able to get a better job.
If I take the TOEFL test, I will be able to get into university.
If I improve my pronunciation, my customers will understand me.
Keep track of your progress
Keep track of your effort in a notebook or online list. Share your progress list with your partner.
When you reach 21 days, reward yourself! Go out for a dinner or a movie or buy yourself a treat. It will be easier to stay on your program now that you are in the habit. If you ever fall off again, put yourself back on the 21-day challenge.
65. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Life sometimes makes people give up their plans or decisions.
B. An English learner should find a language learner as a partner.
C. A long-term goal is of importance in forming a good habit.
D. It is necessary to spend an hour on each language skill every day.
66. Why does the author advise an English learner to reward himself when he reaches 21 days?
A. Because he should share his progress with his partner.
B. Because he has had a good knowledge of English.
C. Because he would put himself on another 21-day challenge.
D. Because he has formed a good habit of learning English.
67. The best title of the passage would be “________”.
A. Taking 21 days to form a good habit
B. A research on learning English
C. Make learning English a habit
D. Setting a goal in life
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B．they get what they want to have
C．they get a great paying job
D．they get an expensive car
63．Which f the following is right according to the author?
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B．We should try to get more and then we’ll be happy.
C．Most people today are happy.
D．Work is a necessary part in our daily life.
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27.A. listen                   B. wait                         C. watch                       D. teach
28.A. make                   B. get                           C. win                          D. possess
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30.A. ate                      B. thought                    C. paused                     D. frowned
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33.A. nervously            B. calmly                     C. coldly                      D. curiously
34.A. prepare                B. apply                       C. apologize                 D. seek
35.A. importantly          B. wrongly                   C. valuably                   D. meaningfully
36.A. fear                     B. concern                    C. sympathy                 D. respect
37.A. need                    B. have                        C. desire                       D. mean
38.A. national               B. cultural                    C. mental                     D. social
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22.A unhappy                 B.disappointed               C.happy                       D.satisfied
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24A.winner                    B.reminder                    C.receiver                    D.giver
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33.  A. arriving              B. returning               C. staying                 D. leaving
34.  A. Recognize            B. Accept                 C. Share                         D. Join
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C. Special Solar panel Materials                      D. Karki Invented a New Solar Panel
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B. Because silicon is hard to find.
C. Because he wanted to provide electricity for his home.
D. Because the energy crisis is very serious in his home town.
66. From the last paragraph we can know ________.
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Tell as many other people as possible about this, as it may save their lives!
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D. How to survive a heart attack when alone.
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D.the writer can arrange his time well when he was at college
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B. what the phrase “ to face the music ” means   
C. when the phrase "to face the music" came into being
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48.______used the phrase "to face the music" for the first time.
A. Actors     B. The boss        C. The director       D. Cooper     
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A. The actor stayed on the stage to enjoy the music.
B. To face the music is usually an unpleasant thing.
C. The original meaning of the phrase “to face the music ” is to face the orchestra.
D. The phrase “to face the music” has been used for more than one century.
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