(   ) 1. He is very surprised that all the  houses in the village        white.    

A. paint     B. painted

C. are painting     D. are painted

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I think English is useful and it’s 1      for us to learn it well. First,English is  a  2       to  communicate with the people all over the world  now,because  English

is spoken by more 3       400 million people as their first language and much more people as a 4      language in other countries. Second,it can  improve  the  5       of our country if we master science  6       by  the  way of English. 7     ， English is widely 8      for international business,traveling and the Internet. In the near 9       , I believe,English will be  more 10      more useful.

1.        2.        3.__    _4.      5.       

6.        7.        8.        9.        10.       

   There are more than 3，000 different languages in the world. It seems that everyone thinks that his or her native language is the most important one,as it is his or her first language. For many people,native language may be even their only language in all their lives. English， however,is thought to be the most widely used language in the world.

  As a native language,English is spoken by nearly three hundred million people in Great Britain，the U. S. A. Australia,New ZealandandCanada.

For people inIndiaand many other countries and areas,English is often necessary for business,education,information and other activities. So English is the official language there.

  As a foreign language,there is no other language studied or used more widely than English. We use it to listen to the radio or to travel. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more useful than the others.

And now English is widely used in the world’s computer network (计算机网络）.

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(   ) 1. The native language is a person’s          language.

A. first     B. only

C. one     D. foreign

(   ) 2. Which language do people inIndiause as their official language?

A. French.  B. English.

C. Chinese.  D. German.

(   ) 3. People inChinause English as a          language.

A. first     B. second

C. foreign     D. native

(   ) 4. English is         useful  working language in the United Nations.

A. much     B. more

C. the more     D. the most

(   ) 5. How many ways is English used by the world, according to the passage?

 A. One.  B. Two.

C. Three.  D. Four.

  About one hundred years ago,many  educated people spoke French when they met people from other | countries. Today most people speak English when they | meet foreigners. It has become the new international f language. There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first | language. Why?

 There are many reasons why English has  become so f popular. One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that | popular American culture,like movies,music,and j McDonald’s，has quickly spread throughout the world. It t has brought its language with it.

  Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? I don’t know. It’s important to have a  language  that everyone  has in  common.  Our world has become global and we  need to communicate with one  another.  On the other hand,English is  a rather hard  language  to learn and it  brings  its culture  with it. Do we  really need that?

   Scientists have already tried to make an artificial (人造的）language that isn’t too difficult and isn’t from  any group’s culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn’t become popular. Maybe the popularity of English won’t last that long,either. Who knows? There are more!people in the world who speak Chinese than any other  language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new f international language.

  根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

 (   ) 1. What was the world language a century ago?

A. English.  B. French.

C. Chinese.  D. Esperanto.

(   ) 2. Why has English become an international  language today?

 A. English as the language of business.

B. Popular American culture.

C. Traditional Chinese culture.

 D. Both A and B.

(   ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true about Esperanto?

  A. It’s an artificial language.

  B. It’s not too difficult,

  C. It’s not from any group’s  culture.

  D. It has become very popular.

(   ) 4. Which language will be the new international language according to the passage?

A. Esperanto.  B. English.

C. Chinese.  D. French.

(   ) 5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Movie.  B. Music.

C. Fast food.  D. Language.

   The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student in English, “You 1     English very well.” But the student answered, “ no，my English is poor. ” The foreigner was quite 2      at it. Thinking he had not made himself 3 or the student had not heard him clearly,he said,“yes,indeed,you speak it very well”. But the Chinese student  still  4 saying “ No ”.  5        ， the foreigner gave up and didn’t know 6      say. Why does it happen?  It’s  7      the differences of  ,

two cultures. In the west,one should have self--confidence and show himself or herself completely. If  8      says to a woman, “ you look 9      beautiful with the new clothes on. ” She must be very happy with a quick answer “ thank you ”. But 10      our Chinese country,modest is good while showing off is a bad manner.

(   ) 1 . A. say     B. talk

C. speak     D. tell

(   ) 2. A.  surprise  B. surprising

C. surprised     D. to surprise

(   ) 3. A.  understand  B. understanding

C. understood     D. to understand

(   ) 4. A.  keep  B. keeps

C. keeping     D. kept

(   ) 5. A.  At first  B. By the way

C. In the end     D. First of all

(   ) 6. A.  what  B. how

C. what to     D. how to

(   ) 7.A. because     B. because of

C. thanks     D. thank for  1

(   ) 8. A. someone     B. anyone

C. no one     D. nobody

(   ) 9. A. such     B. such a

  C. so     D. so a

(   ) 10. A. from     B. on

C. at     D. in

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How many people do you usually communicate with in a day? Maybe a lot more 1      you did ten years ago. Now we can “ talk ” to people in more and more ways，not 2      face to face and on the phone，but also through the Internet. It is pretty important for every one of us to try and 3      our communication skills,so let’s remember the four golden 4      of good communication. First,be as clear as you can. Misunderstanding happens if we don’t say correct 5      we mean. Second,we have to work even 6      at listening. Pay attention to what other person is saying. Third,ask 7      people what they think. Don’t only tell them what you think. Fourth,give them time to say what they want,and show 8      in what they say.

If you 9      these rules,you will 10     a good communicator. Why not have a try?

1.          2.      3.       4.      5.       

6.          7.      8.       9.      10.        

5.美国的电脑技术在世界上处于领先地位。

The American computer technology has__      the__     in  the world.

4.照相机是用来照相的。

A camera is        for        photos.

3.每年这儿都要种成千上万棵小树。

__     young trees__     here every year.

2.长城闻名于全世界。

The Great Wall____ the world.