However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million. (掌握——青夏教育精英家教网—

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English is a language speaking all over the world．In total, more	1．________
than 375 million people use English as their mother tongue．A equal number of people learn English as a second language．	2．________
However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language are more than 750 million．In only fifty years, English	3．________
had developed into the language most widely spoken and	4．________
used in the world．Businessman and tourists often come to	5．________
China without be able to speak Chinese．Chinese students and	6．________
taxi drivers talk with them using English．American English is	7．________
difference from British English．Few of us know how the difference	8．________
came about．At first, the language in Britain and America was same．	9．________
For a long time the language in America stayed the same, when the language in ngland changed	10．_______

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　　English is a language spoken all around the world．There are more than 42 countries where the majority① of the people speak English．Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand．In total, for more than 375 million people, English is their mother tongue．An equal number of people learn English as a second language．These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family, but the language of the government, schools, newspapers and TV is English．This situation is found in countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines．

　　However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million．Everywhere in the world, children go to school to learn English．Most people learn English for five or six years at high school．In China students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those in Hong Kong, where many people speak English as a first or a second language．

　　In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world．English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade② and tourism③．Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese．Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English．English is also the language of global culture, such as popular music and the Internet．You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet．With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English．

(1)

In China we are learning English as a ________．
[　　]
A．	first language
B．	second language
C．	foreign language
D．	mother tongue

(2)

Most international organizations use ________ as their working language．
[　　]
A．	English
B．	French
C．	Chinese
D．	Japanese

(3)

Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
[　　]
A．	There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English．
B．	The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million．
C．	English is the language of global culture such as popular music and the Internet．
D．	English is the most important and widely used language in the world．

(4)

From the passage we can infer that ________．
[　　]
A．	English will be the only language to be used in the world
B．	native speakers of English might find it unnecessary for them to learn a foreign language
C．	the number of learners of English will become smaller in the future
D．	with the development of China’s economy, Chinese will become more important than English

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The United States will introduce a new exam system for students who seek to study in the USA and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York．

The exam, which means a great change from the current English level test, was introduced by Theresa Jen, associate director of the International Service of the USA College Board, America's leading educational organization．

"The Advanced Placement International English Language （APIEL） will be offered for the first time all over the world on May 10, 2012," said Jen．

However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL （Test of English as a Foreign Language）, the GRE （Graduate Record Examination）, or the IELTS （International English Language Testing System）．

"I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam," said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL．

Most of Xu's classmates have never heard of the APIEL．"The APIEL is made for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia．" Jen said．

"The APIEL will be used," said Jen, "because the TOEFL can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities of using English．" Xinhua reported that a large number of foreign students who had high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after being admitted．

"Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student's ability to read, write, speak and understand 'English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with fluency, and writing in an organized way．" Jen said．

The underlined word "current" in the second paragraph means____．

A．high B．present C．low D．formal

We can learn from the passage that____．

A．the TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS

B．it will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL

C．Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future

D．a student will have to take the APIEL if he/ she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2012

The APIEL is designed for students who want to study in English-speaking countries, such as____．

A．the United States and Canada B．Canada and Ireland

C．Australia and India D．Britain and France

According to the passage, the United States will introduce a new exam because____．

A．it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

B．more and more students want to get further education in the USA

C．the existing exam systems can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities

D．the Chinese pay special attention to English studies with China's entry into the WTO

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．A New Exam Designed for Students

B．The Four Skills in Learning English

C．The Key to English-speaking Countries

D．TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to Be out of Date