完形填空，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

One day I go to my good friend Bruce’s home. There are four people in his family. His parents   1 both English teachers. He   2  a little brother.    3  name is Peter. Peter is only five years old. He doesn't   4  to school. So he doesn't know how to read or write. I see Peter sitting at the table with a pen   5  his hand. "What are you doing, Peter?" I ask. "I'm writing   6  my friend, Bill." says Peter. "But how   7   write?" asks Bruce. "You don't know the words, because(因为) you don’t go to   8  ". With a smile, Peter says. "But it doesn't matter（没关系）because my   9 and I know the words on the moon. I write to him in the moon language. It’s easy(容易的) for him to read my letter. I tell him an interesting story. I’m sure Bill will be   10  to read it.” What an interesting answer it is!

1.                A．is             B．be             C．am  D．are

2.                A．has            B．have           C．is   D．are

3.                A．Her            B．He’s          C．His  D．She’s

4.                A．go             B．goes           C．to go D．going

5.                A．on            B．in             C．to   D．from

6.                A．in             B．with           C．to   D．on

7.                A．you can        B．can you         C．you may  D．may you

8.                A．the party       B．the zoo         C．school    D．his home

9.                A．brother        B．sister           C．friend    D．teacher

10.               A．sad            B．busy           C．happy D．ill

完形填空，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
One day I go to my good friend Bruce’s home. There are four people in his family. His parents   1 both English teachers. He   2  a little brother.    3  name is Peter. Peter is only five years old. He doesn't   4  to school. So he doesn't know how to read or write. I see Peter sitting at the table with a pen   5  his hand. "What are you doing, Peter?" I ask. "I'm writing   6  my friend, Bill." says Peter. "But how   7   write?" asks Bruce. "You don't know the words, because(因为) you don’t go to   8  ". With a smile, Peter says. "But it doesn't matter（没关系）because my   9 and I know the words on the moon. I write to him in the moon language. It’s easy(容易的) for him to read my letter. I tell him an interesting story. I’m sure Bill will be   10  to read it.” What an interesting answer it is!

There are more than 3000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major languages of the world. Among them English is the most popular.
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.
【小题1】English is the most popular language in the world because __________.