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　　Generally speaking, there are four kinds of languages in the world．One is your native language 　　1　　 you learned at home with your family when you were young．The 　　2　　 is a foreign language that 　　3　　 abroad and that you can learn at school．The third is the official(官方的)language of your 　　4　　, which is used in official papers or spoken 　　5　　 the radio and TV．

　　The fourth is the 　　6　　 language which is not spoken any more but still exists in written papers．For example, Latin．

　　　　7　　 language in the world is English．About 800 million people in the world speak English, over 50％ of the world's 　　8　　 About 400 million people speak English as their 　　9　　 language in the United States, England, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some islands in the world．About 300 million people speak English as a second language．For example, in many parts of India and Africa people speak English as a 　　10　　 language．　　11　　 people are one of these examples．

　　　　12　　 is the language of government and education in parts of India, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most importantly, America．

　　It 　　13　　 all over the world, and about 75％ of the world's 　　14　　 letters are written in English．Though English is widely spoken, there are more people speaking Chinese than those who speak English．The only reason is that there are 　　15　　 than one billion Chinese people in the world．

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　　All the cities are quite the same．Living in a modern Australian city is not very different from living in an American city．But there are some differences on farms．

　　In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns．In the United States, each farm family lives in its own fields．Usually their neighbors live far away．It’s hard for them to see each other on weekdays．Their children take school buses to the nearest schools．These schools are only for the farm families in this area(地区)．In some areas, there are small schools for a few farm families, and the children walk to schools．

　　Life keeps changing for everyone．So do farmers．Today there are cars, good roads, radios, television sets and there are modern machines for farming．All of these are changing farm life．

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　　你去过英国吗？了解英国的名胜和名人吗？下面一篇文章会带你走进英国。

　　The country of England is where the English language developed．Used now everywhere in the world, it has become the language used most on the Internet and for international trade．

　　Buckingham palace is the home of the royal family．It is in London, the capital city of England, which is also called Britain, where a new queen or king is crowned．This special ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey, a beautiful church．When Princess Diana married Prince Charles, they had a wedding ceremony at another church called Saint Paul's Cathedral．

　　Since London is the capital city, the Parliament Building is where government leaders do their business．On one end of this building is a clock called Big Ben．

　　There are other famous towers in London, one of which is called the Tower of London, used as a prison．Many famous people have been sent there, such as a wife of King Henry IV in the 16^th century．Today it is a museum for tourists, where you can visit instruments of torture．There is also a display of the Crown Jewels, a very valuable collection of diamonds, rubies and other stones of great beauty．Many are placed in crowns worn by the kings or queens long ago．

　　The Tower Bridge, over the Thames River has four towers．The river goes through the middle of London and past Windsor Castle, another home of the royal family, which is very safe place in time of war．

　　Another famous place is the town called Stratford on Avon．It is the city name and the river Avon flows through this city, so it means．Stratford is on the Avon River．It is the home of William Shakespeare, the best writer of plays, who wrote about 50 plays and they are still performed everywhere．

　　England is famous as well for two universities, which are called Cambridge and Oxford．The school name is the same as the city name．That is, Cambridge University is in Cambridge, Oxford University in Oxford．

　　(the photos of two famous Universities)

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