Unit 1 Learning a Foreign Language

Part I

1.-7: ACACABC

8.         The writer didn't feel intimidated by students who spoke faster because he took all the time he needed to think out his ideas and wrote a reply before posting it on the screen.

9.         The writer had finally reaped the benefits of all of his hard work in learning English.

10.     Learning another language teaches the writer the value of hard work, but it also gave him insights into another culture.

Part II

11-15:  C-B-D-B-C

Part III    Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)    

2. M  communication 

3. C  commitment 

4. F  minimum 

5. J   positive 

6. H  experience 

7. B  benefited 

8. N  average 

9. I  online 

10. A  virtual 

Ⅳ Translation

1．it is worth the effort

2．While my English teacher is patient with us

3．Not only do I lose my joy in answering questions

4．Unlike my senior middle school years