There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are

There are about fifteen hundred languages in theworld. But   36 a few of them are very   37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England andthe U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it astheir own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 38 language. Many millions are   39  to doso. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may havedifferent   40  Have you ever   41  adsof this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks,or your   42  back..." "Easy and funny! Ourrecords and tapes   43  you master your English in amonth.   44  the first day your   45  willbe excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never    46  quitelike this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is themother tongue. We should   47  that we all learnedour own language well when we were   48 . If wecould learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.   49   whata small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.When he is using the language, talking in it,   50  in itall the time. Just imagine how much   51  that gets!

So it is  52 to say thatlearning English is easy, because a good command of English   53 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and  54  much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, anddictionaries will   55 . But they cannot do the student'swork for him.

1.                A．not            B．quite           C．only D．very

2.                A．difficult         B．important       C．helpful   D．easy

3.                A．native          B．foreign         C．useful    D．mother

4.                A．learning        B．enjoying        C．trying    D．liking

5.                A．questions       B．problems       C．ideas D．answers

6.                A．found          B．watched        C．noticed   D．known

7.                A．knowledge      B．time           C．money   D．English

8.                A．make          B．help           C．let   D．allow

9.                A．From          B．On            C．Since D．After

10.               A．spelling        B．grammar        C．English    D．pronunciation

11.               A．happened      B．looked         C．seemed   D．felt

12.               A．know          B．remember      C．understand D．think

13.               A．students        B．children        C．babies D．grown-ups

14.               A．Imagine        B．Mind          C．Do   D．Think of

15.               A．using          B．thinking        C．trying D．practicing

16.               A．time           B．money         C．language  D．practice

17.               A．hard           B．easy           C．funny D．silly

18.               A．depends        B．tries           C．has   D．takes

19.               A．uses           B．takes          C．gets  D．costs

20.               A．do            B．work           C．help  D．master

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1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.B

20.C

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