More and more people are trying to learn English than any other language in the world.

English is the world language of politics and international business. It becomes the international language of science,medicine , sports , travel and so on.

  In most schools in Asia,English is taught as the main foreign language. School children inChinaandJapanbegin to learn English at an early age. English is the official language of more than seventy-five countries includingBritain,Canada, theUnited StatesandAustralia.

Many different languages are spoken in some countries. However,English is often used as an official language to help people communicate with each other.Indiais a good example. English is the common language in this country,but at least twenty-four languages are spoken there.

  Do you know the history of English? Old English took many words from the French language. Most English words came from French,especially those words used for describing the law and the government ? such as "damage" , " prison(监狱)"and " marriage".   Then,English became what language experts (专^) called Middle English. The history of English continues as Middle English,and then it becomes Modern English,and it is spoken today.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

(   ) 1. The first paragraph tells us______ •

A.   about the history of English

B.  that English is the international language

C.  that English is very difficult to learn

D.  that English cannot be used in business

(   ) 2. How many languages are spoken inIndia?

A.  Less than 75.

B.  Less than 24.

C.  At least 24.

D.  At least 75.

(   ) 3. The word " marriage" comes from

A. Chinese    B.Japanese

C. Russian    D.French

(   ) 4. Before becoming Modern English, English was called      __ by language

experts.

A.  Middle English

B.  Old English

C.  Early English

D. American English 

(   ) 5. What can we learn from the passage?

A.  Students inJapanbegin to learn English when they are young.

B.  English is the official language of all the countries in the world.

C.  English is used as an official language in many countries but not inIndia.

D. Some words in English are only used for describing those people in prison and in marriage.

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