26. A. found　　　 　B. watched　　 C. noticed　　　 　D. known

25. A. questions　 B. problems　　 C. ideas　　　　 　D. answers

24. A. learning　 　B. enjoying　　 C. trying　　　 　D. liking

23. A. native　　 　B. foreign　　 　C. useful　　　 　D. mother

22. A. difficult　 　B. important　 C. necessary　　 D. easy

21. A. not　　　 　B. quite　　　 　　C. only　　　 D. very

20. -----Are you coming to Jeff’s party?

　 ----- I’m not ___. I might go to concert instead.

　 A. for sure　 　B. sure　 C. possible　 　D. definite

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　　　 There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But　 21　 a few of them are very　 22 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 　2　3　 　language. Many millions are 　2　4　 　to do so.　　 Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 　25 　. Have you ever 　26　 　ads( 广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 　27 　back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes　 　28　 　you master your English in a month. 　29　　 the first day your 　30 　will be excellent. Just send ... "　 Of course, it never 　31　 　quite like this.

　　 The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 　32　 　that we all learned our own language well when we were　 13　 . If we could learn English in the same　 way, it would not seem so difficult. 　34　 　what a small child　 does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 35　 in it all　 the time. Just imagine how much 　36　 　that gets!

　　 So it is　 37　 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English　 38 　upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and　 　39　 　much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will　 　40　 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.

19. Many kinds of animals and plants die ____ every year.

　 A down　　 B away　 C out　 D from

18. This man is difficult to ______.

　 A deal with　　 B do with　　 C be deal with　　 D be done with

17.You are silly not _____ your door.

　 A. to lock　　 B. to have locked　 C. locking　　 D. having locked