Have you ever noticed an advertisement which says " Learn a foreign
language in six weeks, or your money back! From the first day your
pronunciation will be excellent. Just send..."  and so on?
      Of course, it never happens quite like that. Anyone who learns a
foreign language would think that it is not true.
     The only language that is easy to learn is the mother tongue. What is
the mother tongue? It is the first and main language that you learnt when
you were a child. And think how much practice that a child gets!
      Before the Second World War, people usually learned a foreign
language in order to read the literary (文学的) works of the  country.
Nowadays, speaking the foreign language is what most people want.
Every year many millions of people start learning one. How do they
do it?
      Some people try at home , with books and tapes; some use radio
or television programs; others go to evening classes. If they use the
language only two or three times a week, learning it will take a long
time, like language leaning at school. A few people try to lean a
language fast by studying for six or more hours a day. It is clearly
easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken. However,
most people cannot afford this, and many language learners need the
language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists and
doctors mainly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign
language. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the
student's work for him. Whether the language is learned quickly or
slowly, it is hard work with a lot of training in reading, listening,
speaking, and writing.

1. In the advertisement it is possible for a person to learn a foreign, language          In fact, everyone
who learns English would think it is not true.

A. more than a century          
B. half a week
C. six years                  
D. less than two months

2. Before the Second World War , people wanted to learn a foreign language  in order to          

A. speak to each other
B. write the literary report of other countries
C. read something they didn't know
D. listen to the radio

3. The easiest way for us to learn a foreign language is         

A. using the language six or more hours a day
B. learning the language at school
C. studying the language in the foreign country
D. reading the foreign stories as many as possible 

4. Nowadays most people lean a foreign language to         

A. read books and reports in a foreign language
B. communicate (交流) with  foreign  friends
C. go  to the other country for further study
D. try  their best to work better

5. The passage tells us that         

A. the more time you spend, the quicker you'll learn the language  
B. it is possible for you to learn a foreign language in six weeks  
C. it is not good to learn a foreign language by yourselves  
D. the quicker you learn a foreign language , the more you may pay for it

      Have you ever noticed an advertisement which says "Learn a foreign language in six weeks, or your
money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send…" and so on? Of course,
it never happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is the mother tongue. And think
how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language in
order to read the literature (文学) of the country. Now speaking the foreign language is what most people
want. Every year many millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some people try at home,
with books and tapes; some use radio or television programmes; others go to evening classes. If they use
the language only two or three times a week, learning it will take a long time, like language learning at school.
A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for six or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn
the language in the country where it is spoken. However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is
not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists and doctors
mainly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learned
quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the students work
for him.

1. In the advertisement it is possible for a person to learn a foreign language ______.

A. more than two month
B. half a year
C. six months
D. less than two month

2. Before the Second World War people learned a foreign language in order to ______.

3. The easiest way for us to learn a foreign language is ______.

A. using the language six or more hours a day
B. learning the language at school
C. studying the language in the foreign country
D. reading the foreign stories as many as possible

4. Most people now learn a foreign language to ______.

A. read books and reports in a foreign language
B. talk to foreign friends
C. go to the other country to learn a language well
D. try their best to work better

A. the more you spend, the quicker you'll learn the language
B. it is possible for you to learn a foreign language in six weeks
C. it is not good for you to learn a foreign language by yourself
D. the quicker you learn a foreign language, the more you must pay for it

     Have you ever heard of the language Esperanto (世界语) ? This is a man-made language for world
 use.  But it hasn't been known by most of people around the world, let alone (更不必说) worldwide 
use.  There are more than 3 000 languages in the world today,  but only about ten are major (主要的)
 languages. Among them English is the most popular one in the world.       
     More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries
 are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second
 language.  No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language.  They usually learn
 English as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with
 more speakers than English.  This is because of the large population of China.        
     English is the language for a better understanding between people of   the world.  It is also the
 language for business and science.  Nearly half  of all the business deals  (交易)  in Europe are done
 in English,  and  more than half of the science magazines (杂志) are in English.  English is widely used
 in the world's computer network  (计算机网络).  And children should begin with English when they 
learn how to use computers and learn online.  Through the English language people of different countries
 are able to work together and make things even better.     

1. Esperanto hasn't been widely used because ______.

A.  not many people know it
B.  it is very difficult to learn
C.  people don't like it at all
D.  it's a bad language

2. Most Chinese people learn English ______.                 

A.  as the first language                        
B.  as the second language                 
C.  as a foreign language                 
D.  from their parents

3. Which of the following language is spoken by the largest  number of people in the world?        

A. English.   
B. Chinese.          
C. Japanese.  
D. Esperanto.

4. Which of the following is true?               

A.  If you know English, you will be able to use computers.               
B.  Scientists from different countries can only speak English at the international (国际的)  meetings.
C.  English is the only language used in the world's computer network.               
D.  English is more widely used than any other languages.

5.The passage is about ______.               

A. the difference between Esperanto and English               
B. the major languages in the world               
C. the importance (重要性)  of English
D. the use of foreign languages

    Have you ever heard of the language Esperanto (世界语)? This is a man-made language for world use.
But it hasn't been known by most of people around the world, let alone (更不必说) worldwide use. There
are more than 3,000 languages in the world today,but only about ten are major (主要的) languages. Among
them English is the most popular one in the world.        
    More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries
are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second
language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English
as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speakers
than English. This is because of the large population of China.
     English is the language for a better understanding between peoples of the world. It is also the language
for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than
half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world's computer network.
And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language
peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.

1. Esperanto hasn't been widely used because _______.

A. not many people know it
B. it is very difficult to learn
C. people don't like it at all
D. it's a bad language

2. Most Chinese people learn English _______.

A. as the first language
B. as the second language
C. as a foreign language
D. from their parents

3. Which of the following language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?

A. English.
B. Chinese.
C. Japanese.
D. Esperanto.

4. Which of the following is true?

A. If you know English, you will be able to use computers.
B. Scientists from different countries can only speak English at the international (国际的) meetings.
C. English is the only language used in the world's computer network.
D. English is more widely used than any other languages.

5. The passage is about _______.

A. the difference between Esperanto and English
B. the major languages in the world
C. the importance (重要性) of English
D. the use of foreign language