1. (2016八下·昭阳期中) 阅读理解。

    I started to study English when I was a child because of Michael Jackson. He has been my idol (偶像) since 1991. I really wanted to understand him and his music. I used to use a dictionary to learn the meanings of words of songs written by him.

There was a lot of work to do to learn English, but I never felt tired. At first I learned about pronunciation, which was the hardest part for me. Because music was my only source (来源) of spoken English, sometimes I had to use a pronunciation dictionary. Then I made lists of words in order to remember them and their meanings. I would spend hours learning English grammar. What's more, I read a lot. I also tried to translate texts, dialogues and songs.

     Because of my hard work, my English improved a lot. In the end, I entered a college and had a great chance to further improve my English. Now I am an English teacher. And I am still making progress in English.

1. （1） The author started to study English to _________.
   

   A . enter a college       B . be an English teacher C . sing English songs   D . know about Michael Jackson and his music
3. （2） What was the most difficult thing for the author when he was studying English?

   A . Listening. B . Pronunciation. C . Reading. D . Grammar.
5. （3） Which way of learning English is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A . Listening to music.     B . Joining an English club. C . Translating texts, dialogues and songs. D . Reading a lot.
7. （4） From the passage, we know that the author is _________.
   

   A . hard-working B . lazy C . sad D . lonely
9. （5） The author mainly wants to talk about __________.
   

   A . Michael Jackson and his music B . the importance of learning English C . his experience in learning English D . ways to remember words