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There are more than 6,000 languages in the world．English 1 (be) one of the most important languages because so many people use it．not only in England and America．but also in other countries of the world It is difficult 2 (say)how many people are learning it Millions of boys and girls are trying to do so．Many English children) 3 (study) French．French is also a very important language．Some children study German，Russian，Japanese and Chinese．

Which is the best way to learn a foreign language？We 4 (talk)about this question at this time yesterday．I 5 (learn)English for ten years．This is my idea．We know that we all 6 (learn)our own language well when we were children．If we learn a second language in the same way，it won’t seem so difficult．How does a small child heal his mother tongue(母语)?He 7 (listen) to what people say，and he tries 8 (guess)what he hears，when he wants something，he has to ask for it，and he 9 (use)the language，thinking in it and talking in it all the time．If people use a second language all the time，they， 10 (learn)it quickly．

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The word "hello" is perhaps used more often than any other word in the English language. Everybody in the United States uses this word again and again every day and everywhere. You pick up the phone and the first word you hear is "Hello!" You meet a friend in the street and the first word you say is "Hello!"

Where did the word come from? The American inventor Thomas Edison was the first person to use "hello" in the late eighteenth century after the invention of the telephone. At first people greeted each other on the phone "Are you there?" They were not sure the new thing could really carry voices. But Thomas Edison never wasted time. The first time he picked up the phone, he didn't ask if anyone was in. He was sure someone was there and listening to him, so he said, "Hello!" From then on, the word "hello" became widely used in America.

(　 )61. The word "hello" was first used__________.

　　　　　 A. in the early 18th century after the invention of the telephone

　　　　　 B. in the late 18th century after the invention of the telephone

　　　　　 C. in England in the late 18th century

　　　　　 D. in America in the early 18th century

(　 )62. Edison said "Hello" because __________.

　　　　　 A. he was sure he was speaking to the person he called

　　　　　 B. he believed someone was listening to him

　　　　　 C. he wanted to save time and didn't want to talk with others

　　　　　 D. he didn't know the words "Are you there?"

(　 )63. At first people were not sure__________ could really carry voices.

　　　　　 A. they B. "hello"　　　　　　　　　　

C. the telephone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Edison

(　 )64. The underlined word "greeted" means__________in Chinese.

　　　　　 A.欢迎　　　　　　　　 B.打招呼　　　 C.招待　　　　　　 D.欢送

(　 )65. According to the passage, which of the following sentence is TRUE?

　　　　　 A. The word "hello" is never used in the English language.

　　　　　 B. Thomas Edison invented the telephone.

　　　　　　 C. Thomas Edison wasn't the first person to use "hello" on the telephone.

　　　　　 D. You pick up the phone and the first word you hear is "Hello!"

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A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.

1.The people in the story are from ______ countries.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

2.The four people are traveling by _______.

A. bus B. air C. train D. sea

3.Vodka is a kind of _______.

A. treasure(珍宝) B. wine C. food D. medicine

4.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.

A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich

B. prove(证明) that they were rich

C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

D. make the businessman happy

5.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?