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Exercise Five 初三 Reading and Writing 猜测词义（二） 1. These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult:1. Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn’t make sense to you.2. When a sentence doesn’t make sense, go back and read it again more slowly.The underlined phrase “run into” means ____.A. work out B. come across C. look into D. pass by 2. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean _____.A. fail to realize B. forget to use C. try to develop D. manage to show 3. Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that they do, called psychologists, are starting to believe…A psychologist is a person who may help you with your _____.A. illness and abilities B. thoughts and behavior C. mind and nervous system D. physical activity and daily exercise 4. You may know the word “astronaut”. But do you know the word “taikonaut”? It means “Chinese astronaut” in English. It comes from the Chinese pinyin “taikong” and the English word “astronaut”…What does “taikonaut” mean in English?A. Chinese astronaut. B. Chinese scientist. C. Chinese center. D. Chinese space. 5. Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.The underlined word “dial” means _____.A. 划 B. 打 C. 拨 D. 摸 6. As time went by, London’s Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive outskirts. Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever.According to this passage