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    Kuwait is a country which is quite small, but which is very rich.　　 It has a population of a little more than a million and it is situated　　 at the north end of the Persian Gulf, between Iraq on the north and　　 Saudi Arabia on the south. This small desert country is one of the　　 world's leading oil producers and it has about 15 percent of the　　 world's known petroleum reserves. Since the discovery of oil in 1938,　　 Kuwait rulers have turned the country into a prosperous welfare state.　　 It has free primary and secondary education, free health care and　　 social services, and the Kuwaitis do not have to pay any personal　　 income tax for those services. The rate of literacy is high and　　 constantly growing. The University of Kuwait was opened in 1966. but　　 many of the Kuwaiti students still study in colleges and universities　　 abroad, at state expense. Kuwait is an Arab country, and about 99　　 percent of the people who live there are Moslems. But fewer than half　　 of these Moslems are actually citizen of Kuwait. This is because there　　 are many Moslem immigrants (移民) living and working there. The other　　 1 percent of the population, in other words the non-Moslems, are　　 recent immigrants who were attracted (吸引) by the opportunities to　　 work for the oil companies. There are several thousand Europeans and　　 Americans in Kuwait. Many of them are employed by the oil companies.

(1) Why is Kuwait so rich?

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A. Because it has fewer people than any other country in the world.

B. Because its education is highly developed.

C. Because there are many immigrants who have brought it science and technology.

D. Because it is rich in oil.

(2) How many years after oil was discovered in Kuwait was the University of Kuwait opened?

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A. 28 years.   B. 29 years.  C. 30 years. D. None of the above.

(3) What fraction (分数) of the world's known petroleum reserves does Kuwait have?

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A. 1/3　　 B. 1/4    C. 1/10    D. 3/20　　

(4) How many people are there in Kuwait who are non-Moslems?

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A. 10,000 or so.    100,000.    C. More than 20,000.   D. Less than 100,000.　　

(5) Which of the following maps gives the right position of　　    Kuwait?

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(Saudi Arabia=S Kuwait=K the Persian Gulf=P)

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C.    D. 

Many   8   children study French. French is also a very important language.   9   children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.

Which is the best   10   to learn a language? We know that we all learnt   11   language well when we were   12  . If we learn a second language in the   13   way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It   14   what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to   15   it. It is using the language,   16   and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language   17  , they will learn it   18  .

In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to   19  . It is best to learn all new words through the   20  . You can read them, spell them and speak them later.

1. A. spoken　　　　　　　　　　    B. happy　　　　　　　　　　   C. important　　　　　　   D. ideal

2. A. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. use　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. operate　　　　       D. play

3. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. and　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. too　　　　　　　　　　    D. so

4. A. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

5. A. distant　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a second　　　　　　　　   C. the second　　　　　　　　    D. a special

6. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. again　　　　　　　　 　　   C. difficult　　　　　　　　    D. best

7. A. Millions of　　　　　　　　   B. Hundreds of　　　　　　  C. Tens of　　　　　　　　 D.Thousands of

8. A. Chinese　　　　　　　　　　   B. Japanese　　　　　　　　   C. English　　　　　　　　  D. Asian

9. A. Some　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Thousands　　　　　　    C. All　　　　　　　　　　    D. Much

10. A. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. way　　   &nbs

p;　　　　　　　　 C. thing　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. place

11. A. a foreign　　  　　　　　　  B. our mothers’　　　　　　 C. other’s　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. our own

12. A. born　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. children　　　　　　　　    C. grown　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. boys

13. A. same　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　　　   C. useful　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. good

14. A. talks　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. wants　　　　　　　　　　   C. cries　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. follows

15. A. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. want　　　　　　　　　　    C. get　　　　　　　　　　    D. ask for

16. A. speaking　　　　　　　　    B. writing　　　　　　　　　　 C. thinking　　　　　　　　 D. doing

17. A. some time　　　　　　　　  B. sometimes　　　　　　    C. all the time　　　　　　　　    D. for the time

18. A. fluent　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　　　  C. freely　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. easily

19. A. fight　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. sing　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. speak　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. play

20. A. mouth　　　　　　　　　　    B. hands　　　　　　　　　　   C. ears　　　　　　　　　　  D. eyes