These days，it is easier for us to travel to other countries than ever before．However，there is a big difficulty that most of us 1 when we meet people in other countries—we cannot communicate with them．There are 2 where English is still not spoken，though it is the most widely known language．So，wouldn't it be 3 if there was one language that could be understood by anyone anywhere in the world?
Esperanto that was created in 1887 may be the world's 4 truly international language．In fact，although 5 artificial（人造的）languages have been already created，only Esperanto has had much success．Its learners say that it is about four times 6 to learn than other languages．Spelling and pronunciation are both easy，too．For example，it does not have silent __7_ like the “h” in “honest”．If you 8 a word，you can spell it without any difficulty．The grammar is also as simple as possible：only sixteen basic 9 ，no irregular verbs（不规则动词），only six verb endings．
In short，Esperanto should be attractive（有吸引力的）as a language to learn， 10 there is a problem：how many people have met anyone who can really speak it? Anyway，we hope that some day one language can be mastered easily by anyone．
1．A．need B．miss C．face D．touch
2．A．offices B．schools C．cities D．places
3．A．safe B．nice C．funny D．difficult
4．A．first B．another C．last D．other
5．A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
6．A．better B．easier C．slower D．shorter
7．A．marks B．parts C．words D．letters
8．A．hear B．see C．watch D．notice
9．A．subjects B．sentences C．rules D．lessons
10．A．and B．but C．so D．because
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The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案
【小题1】One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.
| A．be used to be the best in riding |
| B．the pubic had belief in him |
| C．he could not control his horse easily |
| D．the other riders had agreed to fail in the race |
| A．due to his honest in the races he ran in |
| B．duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races |
| C．that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games |
| D．that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed |
| A．“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”. |
| B．The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in. |
| C．The public did not know they were being cheated |
| D．Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse. |
| A．used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game |
| B．used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race |
| C．A word used to describe a dishonest person |
| D．used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated |
| A．who Edewin Moses was |
| B．Moses won a lot of races |
| C．Moses was the best runners in America |
| D．We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner. |
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