Question

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only inEnglandand theUSA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their

own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks，or give your money back. .. “easy and funny. . . ”，“Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. . . Of course,it never happened quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way，it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and takes much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful,but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

(    )46.    How many languages are very important    in    the    world?    ,

A. Some.    B.    Few.

C. About 1500.    D.    Many.

(    )47.    If we want to learn English well,what    should we    do?

A. We should study it without any help.

B. We must do a lot of practice.

C. We need to get much money back.

D. We must live inEnglandorAmerica.

(    )48.    How does the writer like the ads    in the newspapers    or    magazines?

A. He thinks the ads are expensive.

B. He thinks the ads are true.

C. He doesn’t think they can work like they say.

D. He believes “Learn English in    six weeks,or give    your    money    back”.

(    )49.    Which language is easy to learn?

A. English.    B.    Chinese.

C. Japanese.    D.    The mother language.

(    )50.    Which countries use English as mother tongue?

A.ChinaandFrance.    B.   JapanandItaly.

C.EnglandandAmerica.    D.   GermanyandIraq.

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