Question

  English is an important international language,but that doesn't mean it's easy to learn.①Many ex?perts have tried to make English easier to learn一but they weren't always successful.

In 1930,Professor   C. K. Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages,but they couldn't understand the answers in ' real⁷ English!It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn't in the Basic English word list.

R. E. Zachrisson, a university professor inSweden, decided that 2.对于英语学习者最大的问题是发音,so he invented a language withthe name Anglic. Anglic was similar③      English,but with much simpler spelling. ' Father,became faad-her” new,became nue ' and ' years ' became 'yeerz'. Unluckily,Anglic never became popular.

In the age of international communication through the Internet? who knows what will happen? ...a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world's emails are in English and in?clude (包括) examples of 'NetLingo' like OIC (Oh,I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later) . In another fif?ty years,English might not be used. We might all speak fluent Internetish！

1. 将①处画线句子翻译成汉语。

2. 判断正误 (T/F) 。

Ogden said most people could learn Basic English in just thirteen hours.(   )

3. 将②处画线句子翻译成英语。

4. 在③处填入适当的介词。

Anglic was similar③        English,but with much simpler spelling.‘ Father' became ' faad-her ， new became， nue .

5. 根据短文内容回答问题。

What might happen to English in another fifty years?

Answer 1

1.许多专家努力让英语学起来更容易些，但他们并非总是成功。

2. F

3. the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling.

4. to

5. English might not be used.