More than 3, 000 languages are spoken on Earth today. Many of these languages are spoken _____ small groups of people. On the _____ hand, over 200 languages are spoken by one million or more people. Chinese is the language spoken by the _____ number of people in the world. But English is most _____ spoken in the world.

English is spoken by more than 400 million people _____ their first language. It is _____ by most people in the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And it is _____ used very widely in many other countries of the world.

Look at the back of your watch. You may see the English words "Made _____ China, or Japan, even Germany". English is the first language in _____ of these countries. Why are English words ______ on it? That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business between different countries.

1.A. as B. by C. for D. with

2.A. other B. others C. another D. second

3.A. biggest B. bigger C. largest D. larger

4.A. wide B. wider C. widest D. widely

5.A. of B. in C. by D. as

6.A. spoke B. spoken C. speak D. speaking

7.A. either B. as well C. also D. too

8.A. at B. of C. with D. in

9.A. no one B. none C. nothing D. no

10.A. written B. wrote C. write D. writing

Nobody knows how many different languages there are in the world. The most widely used language is English. It’s used by business people, airline pilots all over the world. It’s also the first language of sports and science. So it’s very important for us to learn English.

English is most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese has the largest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China, but also many Chinese people living outside of China. You can find large or small groups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.

There are some other important languages in the world, too. Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arbic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understand, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia, Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.

What language do people speak in the United Nations? There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them. There are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Everything spoken or written in one language is translated into the other five.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.What’s the first language of sports and science？

A. Chinese B. English

C. Russian D. French

2.The underlined word in the passage shows _____.

A. English is spoken by the most people

B. Chinese is spoken by the most people

C. English is spoken in most parts of the world

D. Chinese is spoken in very parts of the world.

3.According to the passage, _____has the least speakers in Asia.

A. Russian B. Spanish C. French D. Arabic

4.How many languages are used in the United Nations?

A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven

5.The best title for this passage is _____.

A. Different countries, different languages

B. The importance of English

C. The number of languages in the world

D. Languages used in the United Nations

English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However,_____. It is the main language in over 60 countries, including India, Singapore and many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. In these places English is spoken as a second language.

______, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there to communicate. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching American films.

_____. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speakers come or don’t come from those countries. People in Japan and Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans.

English will probably be the most widely used language in the world by the end of the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian speakers. _____. So, as a middle school student of English today, think about how you can use this language.

______.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号写在下面的横线上。

A. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it

B. English is spoken all over the world

C. It belongs to anyone in the world

D. English is also an international language in many other countries

E. English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing

1._____

2._____

3._____

4._____

5._____

My brother often _____ English on the radio.

A. hears B. listens C. listen to D. listens to

It’s six o’clock in the morning. It’s time ________.

A. get up B. for get up C. to get up D. of getting up

Look at the clock , It ’ssix fifteen.

A. fifteen to five B. fifteen past six

C. a quarter to six D. a quarter past five

You can either take a bus ________ go there on foot.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

My mother usually gets up five the morning.

A. in;at B. at;in C. on;in D. around;on

What time does Lisa after school?

A. watch TV B. watches TV

C. do her homeworks D. does her homeworks

I sometimes play tennis for half hour.

A. a B. an C. / D. the