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

39. A. but　 　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. also　　　　　　　　　 D. so

38. A. like　　　　　　　　　　 B. use　　　　　　　　　 C. learn　　　　　　　　 D. speak

37. A. useful　 　　　　　　 B. necessary　　　　　 C. important　　　　　 D. good

36. A. many 　　　　 B. some 　　　　 C. few 　　　　　　　　 D. a few

8、 (河南省郑州市盛同学校高一第一次月考)　　 Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about 1,500 but　 36　 of them are not very　 37　 . English is one of the most important languages because many people　 38　 it, not only in England and America,　 39　 in other countries of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it　 40　 their own language, and another 200,000,000 use it as　 41　 language. It is　 42　 to say how many people are learning it. 43　 boys and girls in schools are trying to do so. Many English children study French. French is also a very important language.　 44　 children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. Which is the best　 45　 to learn a language? We know that we all learnt　 46　 language well when we were　 47　 . If we learn a second language in the　 48　 way, it won’t seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It　 49　 what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to　 50　 it. It is using the language,　 51　 in it and talking in it all the time. If the people use a second language　 52　 , they will learn it　 53　 . In school, you learn to read, to wr4ite, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new words through the　 54　 . You can read them, spell them and　 55　 them later.

35. A. Nothing 　　　　　　 B. Anything　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Something 　　　　　　　 D. Everything

16-20. BDBBD 　　 　21-25. CCDDB　 　26-30. DACBB 　 　31-35.ADDBA

34. A. tried 　 　　　　　 B. managed　 　　　　　　　 C. thought 　　　　　　　　　 D. imagined

33. A. allowed　　　　　　　　　　 B. pretended 　　　　　　　 C. refused　　　　　　　　　　 D. decided

32. A. such 　　　　　　　　 B. this 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. very　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so