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

  English is also used as an important international language in may other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to Britain or American music or watching American films.

  English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. 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 or Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans.

  English will be the most widely used language in the world in the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian speakers. It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as a middle-school student of English today, think about how you can use this language. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.

(1) In how many countries is English spoken as a first language in the world?

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AFive

BFour

CSix

(2) In which other countries is English spoken as main language?

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ABritain, the USA, Australia

BIndia, Singapore and many of Caribbean and Pacific islands.

CChina, Japan

(3) People from other countries learn English for ________

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Abusiness and traveling

Breading English books, enjoying English music or films

CBoth A and B

(4) If people in Japan or Korea use American spelling, they ________

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Awill speak the same as Americans

Bmay not sound like Americans

Cwill speak British English

(5) Which topic is the best for the passage?

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AA First Language in the World

BA Second Language in the World

CEnglish Around the World

  In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

  The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

  Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

  Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.

  Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.

(1) The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________.

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Ahis business

Bhis house

Chis garden

(2) The Daguerreotype was ________.

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Aa Frenchman

Ba kind of picture

Ca kind of camera

(3) If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to ________.

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Awatch lots of films

Bbuy an expensive camera

Ctake a lot of film and something else with him

(4) Mathew Brady ________.

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Awas very lifelike

Bwas famous for his unusual pictures

Ctook many pictures of moving people

(5) This passage tells us ________.

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Ahow photography was developed

Bhow to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

Chow to take pictures in the world

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