Do you know  21  languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them aren’t very  22  . English is one of the most important languages because many people  23  it, not only in England and America,  24  in other countries of world. About 375000000 people speak it  25  their own language, and another 375000000 use it as  26  language. It is  27  to say how many people are learning it.  28  boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.

Many English children study French. French is also a very important language.  29  children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.

What is the best  30  to learn a language? We know that we all learnt  31  language well when we were  32  . If  we learn a second language in the  33  way, it won’t seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It  34  what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to  35  it. It is using the language, 36  in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language   37  , they will learn it  38  .

In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new words

through the  39  .You can read them, spell them and  40  them later.

A. how many             B. what number            C. a lot of                            D. so many

A. useful                    B. necessary                  C. important                 D. good

A. like                       B. use                          C. learn                        D. speak

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

A. like                       B. with                         C. for                           D. as

A. foreign                  B. a second                   C. the second                D. a special

A. easy                   B. again                       C. difficult                   D. best

A. Millions of            B. Million of           C. Millions                D. Several million of

A. Some                    B. Other                       C. All                           D. Few

A. time                    B. way                         C. thing                        D. place

A. a foreign              B. our mothers’             C. other’s                            D. our own

A. born                    B. children                   C. grown                      D. boys

A. same                   B. different                   C. useful                      D. good

A. does                    B. says                         C. listens to                  D. follows

A. ask                      B. want                        C. get                           D. ask for

speaking                   B. writing                     C. thinking                   D. doing

A. some time            B. sometimes                C. all the same                     D. for the time

A. quickly                B. soon                        C. freely                       D. hardly

A. mouth                 B. hands                       C. ears                         D. mind

A. listen to               B. use                          C. love                         D. write

If we sit near _______ front of the bus, we’ll have _______ better view.

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

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Yesterday, my aunt called and told me in a sadly          __________

voice that my cousins went to play online games in a      __________

net bar again. She wanted me to help with her find him    _________

So I went to look at him in the net bars in the city.Two      __________

hours later, I finally found my cousin,so he refused to              __________

go with me.I had to call my aunt and she came and        _________

took home. My cousin is only fifteen years old.                 _________

He used to good at his studies and work very hard.            _________

However, he has changed a lot since he starts to play         _________

online games.I do hope he will stop play online games.      ___________

—Long time no see. _____

—Very well, and you?

A. How do you do?       B. Oh really? C. How are you doing?   D. What about you?

Some countries are increasing their use of natural gas, and other forms of __________.

         A. source                            B. energy                           C. power                            D. material 

语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

“Put yourself in someone else’s shoes” is ___31___ idiom that means if you imagine yourself to be in another person’s position, good or bad, you may understand how they feel, good or bad, or why they have done ___32___ they’ve done.

This idiom comes from the fact ___33___ a pair of perfectly fitting shoes for someone may not fit another person as perfectly. So, literally, only if you put ___34___ another person’s shoes can you feel how it is to walk in___35___.

Metaphorically(比喻地) speaking, “their shoes” stands for other people’s position. A local boy is detained(扣留) by the police ___36___ a theft, and one of his friends might ___37___ (private) say to himself: “I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes now”. That is, he doesn’t want ___38___ (put) into prison for stealing.

By trying to “put on their shoes”, we try to imagine ourselves in ___39___ situation, by seeing things from their point of view, by thinking about how we would want to be treated if we were them.

Harper Lee, of course, ___40___ (express) this idea best in To Kill a Mockingbird: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”

Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by “Take only as directed”? Read the following directions and see if you understand them.

To reduce pain, take two tablets with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For night time and early morning relief take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.

For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount. For children under six years old, ask your doctor’s advice.

Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine.

How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours?

   A. Three      B. Four      C. Six       D. Eight

How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours?

   A. Half a tablet    B. One tablet    C. Two tablets     D. Four tablets

What is the advice for one who can not sleep well after taking the medicine?

 A. Stop taking the medicine at bedtime  B. Continue to take the normal amount

 C. Take more than the normal amount   D. Take less than the normal amount

It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine ___________ .

 A. helps you to fall asleep quickly    B. may be dangerous to small children

C. cannot be taken if one feels sleepy  D. should not be taken by children under six

This text is most probably taken from a _____________ .

  A. textbook   B. newsreel    C. doctor’s notebook    D. bottle of medicine

单词拼写：用所学的单词完成句子意思，单词首字母或中文意思已给出。

F_________ is the mother of success.

They are w_________ to each other; obviously they don’t want to be heard by others.

It has been reported that in the United States that many environment— protecting              (协会) have been formed.

The doctor d_________ three babies every day on average at that time

China’s sending a person into space is a great a_____________.

The bar seemed to him to be full of people and he felt that the people were observing him                .(好奇地)

If you want to learn a foreign language well, you should o__________ many difficulties.

You can e___________ your ideas with your classmates when you’re discussing.

They go into the church,            (打招呼) everyone they meet.

I was filled with              (怒火) when I saw him kicking the dog.

A poet and artist ______ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.

       A. is                     B. are             C. was                   D. were

E-mail, as well as telephones,         an important part in daily communication.

  A. is playing      B. have played       C. was playing        D. play