Many people believe that English is an easy language．Indeed, the author of a popular book on the history of English says that English “… has a grammar of great  1 ”． But if you have read the  2  articles in this series, it will be clear that I have a  3 opinion． My intention  4, not always so seriously, that English is in fact full of difficulties to the non-native speakers．The biggest book of English grammar contains 1800 pages and 5   3 kilos, which doesn’t necessarily prove that English grammar is  6 , but it  7 , undoubtedly, show that there is a lot of  8 !

So is English easy or not? Actually, English can be said to be difficult 9  we can point to many other languages that are  10．But English, like every language, is a hugely complex system  11  many aspects（方面）．It may be that some aspects of the language system are easier in English but  12  aspects are more difficult．For example, English spelling is more difficult than German spelling, but on the other hand adjectives are easier to use in English because they do not 13  their endings as they do in  14

And it seems that some languages are easier at the beginning but get 15  harder,    16  for other languages the opposite is true．I remember struggling terribly in my first few years of learning German to  17  terms with the interaction of articles（冠词）, case（格）and word order．However, once I had mastered this aspect of grammar,  18 else seemed very difficult in learning German．  19， I have the feeling that English gets more and more difficult  20  the learner advances．

1． A． difficulty               B． complexity            C． simplicity              D． difference

2． A． first few                B． few first                C． a few first          D． first a few

3． A． similar                   B． complex                C． public               D． different

4． A． has been to show   B． has been shown    C． has shown            D． shows

5． A． is weighed             B． are weighed           C． weighs                  D． weigh

6． A． easy                      B． difficult                 C． useful                   D． useless

7． A． did                        B． does                      C． has                       D． have

8． A． it                          B． them                     C． that                      D． those

9． A． only if                   B． if only                   C． even if                  D． as if

10． A． more difficult       B． more complex        C． easier                    D． closer

11． A．consisted of        B．being consisted of    C． consists of            D． consisting of

12． A． another                B． the other                C． others                   D． other

13． A． change                B． learn                     C． use                       D． spell

14． A． Germany          B． German             C． German language   D． the Germans

15． A． eventually            B． progressively         C． previously             D． finally

16． A． when                   B．as                           C． while                    D． since

17． A． come to               B． come up                C． come through        D． come into

18． A． anything              B． something             C． everything             D． nothing

19． A． On the other hand B．On the contrary      C． On average            D． On the whole

20． A． farther                 B． the farther             C． further             D． the further

Over the last ten years, technology has been constantly improving. Learning languages outside classes has__36__from using sets of tapes or CDs to much more creative and interesting __37__.This is largely due to the ever __38__Internet. There are now hundreds of __39__that will help you learn a language, some are better than others; some charge and some are __40__. Below are some of the free-of-charge websites that I recommend (推荐) to __41__ you learn a language.

Busuu is like Facebook for language learners. __42__of this website span (跨越) across the globe. It works by giving you exercises to __43__; these exercises can be grammar, __44__, or reading comprehension. The more exercises you complete, the more your “Language Garden” __45__. Written exercises are corrected by native speaker of the language you are learning. You can also help students of your language by __46__ their work.

MyHappyPlanet is an online community for people __47__ in learning a language in __48__ for teaching their own language. For example, you help someone in Barcelona with their Chinese __49__they help you with your Spanish. With Myhappyplanet, you can practice speaking with a __50__speaker, learn more about other cultures, and make friends with people __51__in the world.                      

BBC languages is probably one of the most __52__ways to learn a language online, and it’s great for beginners .The lessons are in the __53__of a TV series shot in your target language. It’s like watching your favorite show and __54__at the same time. They also help you to have a better understanding __55__ the culture of the country

1.                A．settled         B．continued       C．changed  D．started

2.                A．points          B．ideas           C．designs   D．methods

3.                A．improving       B．falling          C．requiring D．working

4.                A．books          B．websites        C．programs D．tapes

5.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．free D．spare

6.                A．help           B．expect         C．hope D．advise

7.                A．Managers       B．Members       C．Employees D．Employers

8.                A．compete        B．report          C．teach D．complete

9.                A．structure       B．English         C．vocabulary    D．knowledge

10.               A．closes          B．grows          C．ends  D．rises

11.               A．showing        B．measuring      C．praising   D．correcting

12.               A．interested      B．shocked        C．disappointed   D．surprised

13.               A．balance        B．exchange       C．preparation    D．search

14.               A．but            B．while          C．since D．unless

15.               A．strange         B．foreign         C．fluent D．native

16.               A．anybody        B．somewhere     C．anywhere  D．somebody

17.               A．serious         B．difficult         C．boring D．relaxing

18.               A．fashion         B．form           C．shape D．figure

19.               A．learning        B．living          C．guessing   D．thinking.

20.               A．on            B．to             C．for   D．of

I stood there outside of the classroom  with the other students，waiting for the supervisor（监考老师）to open the door，and   1  filled the heart.

When we were finally inside the classroom，I realized how   2  it was.  The heater hadn't been on and the _3___ were as cold as ice.  Alright then, the supervisor started to walk around，____4___everyone's calculator to make sure they were "approved devices"（允许使用的工具）．

At around 8：25，the test started.  I was___5____my way through word problems， grammar sections，and reading and   6  sections.  The supervisor kept walking around the room,    7  each student's extra pencils and   8  sharpening them for us.I turned the___9___when instructed to，___10____it wasn't another math section and it wasn't.  It was a reading section —— ___11____！I started reading the excerpt（片段）given and was    12  to discover that it wasn't a boring piece about astrology （星象）or biological science. ____13____，it was an excerpt from a romantic novel.  I became little____14____with reading it and at times I wanted to say "Awww！”aloud.  My heart was     15       swooning（沉醉）and I think I was   16 .  Hopefully I got the questiotions from that section____17__because I actually had fun answering them.  Who knew the SAT could actually bring   18 ？

It was about 1 p. m.  when the test was over.  I got out of the classroom  with____19____．As I was walking outside the building，I was thinking that the test was no longer a bitter____20____for the first time in my life.

1.                A． happiness      B． nervousness    C． calmness D． sadness

2.                A． amazing       B． disappointing    C． tiring    D． freezing

3.                A． seats          B． walls          C． floors   D．hearts

4.                A． seeing         B． taking         C． checking D．preparing

5.                A． looking        B． pacing         C． making  D． showing

6.                A． comprehension B． thinking        C． guessing D． recitation

7.                A． bringing in     B． putting down    C． picking up    D． showing off

8.                A． kindly         B． slightly         C． directly  D． slowly

9.                A． door          B． direction       C． pencil   D． page

10.A.  finding         B.  praying       C.  deciding     D,  imagining

11.               A． terrible        B． great          C． sure D． no

12.               A． frightened     B． worried       C． shocked  D． regretted

13.               A． However      B． Therefore      C． Also D． Rather

14.               A． carried away    B． worn out       C． tired D． confused

15.               A． suddenly      B． totally         C． over D． again

16.               A． reading        B． sleeping       C． smiling   D． whispering

17.               A． right          B． ready         C． clear D． possible

18.               A． hope         B．joy            C．interest   D． trouble

19.               A．relief          B．hunger         C．strength   D．courage

20.               A．attempt        B．fact            C．process   D．experience

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。  In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear    16.           spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and without hesitation.    17.                , we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.

There is no easy way to success   18.            language learning.          19.                    good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only    20.                   (memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and   21.                 meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 22           .         we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of   23.            (advise) for those   24.           are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and   25.            (write) the language whenever we can.

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