Question

People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the  36  it is to do so, in theory it is that,   37  , in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability(能力) to practice some essential(基本的)  38  of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work  39  .So spending money to help   40  learn English may  41  up with disappointment. It is likely that the more you  42  ,the more you are let down.

The daughter of one of my friends  43  English in primary school,  44  her foreign teacher’s blindness  45  psychology. She did not want to go on  46  English until middle school,  47  a college student studying English slowly  48  her interest in the language.

It is better to have the child learn Chinese than to have some difficulty  49  learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education,  50  find that despite(尽管) their excellent  51  , many students have  52  command of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children

  53  classical Chinese prose(散文),rather than  54  them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may let go the best time to

  55  the language ability of their mother tongue.

36. A. easy                 B. difficult          C. easier                    D. more difficult

37. A. but                  B. however          C. though             D. yet

38. A. opinions            B. regards           C. requests                D. expressions

39. A. directly            B. orally                  C. properly                D. indirectly

40. A. people                     B. girls              C. children                  D. boys

41. A. begin                      B. start              C. finish                   D. end

42. A. pay             B. get                 C. buy                D. take

43. A. loved                B. liked              C. disliked                  D. learned

44. A. because of              B. because            C. instead of               D. instead

45. A. of               B. at                           C. in                   D. to

46. A. learning                   B. to learn            C. with learning         D. for learning

47. A. while             B. where             C. when                     D. as

48. A. introduced        B. practiced           C. explained                D. developed

49. A. in               B. to                   C. at                D. of

50. A. He                      B. I                      C. She              D. They

51. A. pronunciation   B. phrase              C. language       D. writing

52. A. few              B. less                  C. little               D. fewer

53. A. write                  B. do                  C. remember          D. memorize

54. A. have           B. let                    C. cause           D. make

55. A. study                B. improve              C. learn                D. master

Answer 1

36-40. CBDAC  41-45 DACAD    46-50 ACDAB  51-55 ACDCB