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About one hundred years ago, many educated people spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. It has become the new international language. There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why?

There are many reasons why English has become so popular. One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture, like movies, music, and McDonald’s has quickly spread throughout the world. It has brought its language with it.

Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? I don’t know. It’s important to have a language that everyone has in common. Our world has become global and we need to communicate with one another. On the other hand, English is a rather hard language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Do we really need that?

Scientists have already tried to make an artificial(人造的)language that isn’t too difficult and isn’t from any one group’s culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn’t become popular. Maybe the popularity of English won’t last that long, either. Who knows? There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.

1.What was the world language a century ago?

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2.Why has English become an international language today? Give at least two reasons.

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3.What can we get from Paragraph 3?

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4.In the last paragraph, what do scientists want to tell us?

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5.将第三段中划线句子翻译成汉语

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When I was 5 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

On the morning of Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth.

In the afternoon, we put on the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice, but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman’s clothes.

I did a lot of things that day, but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the evening. After dinner, I went outside with an empty bag. I hoped to get a lot of candies from people. At first, I was a bit nervous, so when I knocked at the door, my heart was beating very fast. A lady came out, and I said carefully to her, “Trick or treat.” My voice was very low, and even myself could hardly hear it. To my surprise, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars, and I was so excited, thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn’t remember how many houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got—I got 91 pieces of candy , and I was so proud of myself.

What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish we could have a Halloween every month!

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My First Halloween in America
 

Activities at Halloween
 

In the morning
 

We visited a pumpkin farm and brought1.to school.
 

In the afternoon
 

We went on parade in school in Halloween2..
 

In the evening
 

“Trick or treat” was my3.part.
At last I got 91 pieces of candy. This made me feel4.of myself.
 

Wish
 

I wish there were5.Halloweens a year.
 

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