Stephen will finish school this summer. He plans to find a job in UNICEF. Now he is being interviewed by a UNICEF worker.

(S: Stephen                   W: worker in UNICEF)

W: So, Stephen, please say something about yourself.

S: Well, I love children so much. My mother works in a primary school, so I learn a lot about children and I think this might be useful.

W: I’m sure it is. Do you speak many languages? Ours is an international organization and it’s quite often that we meet children from different countries.

S: Yes. I’m good at French and English. I’m taking Chinese at evening classes. I learned Japanese at school, too.

W: Excellent. 告诉我你为什么想得到这份工作。

S: Well, it sounds interesting, worker, like, experience, I, as , some, would, a , to, charity, get . Maybe one day I’ll set up my own charity.

W: I see. What are your characteristics, may I ask?

S: I’m patient, generous and easy-going.

W: Good. What do you think you could offer us, Stephen?

S: I think my knowledge of languages and personalities would be useful. I enjoy working with children and you can always believe me. I’m also fit and healthy.

W: What do you think your disadvantages are?

S: I’m not outgoing. I’m very shy when I first meet people. I find it difficult to talk to them and make conversation, but when I know people quite well I’m much more self-confident.

W: Thank you very much. Stephen. We’ll call you next week.

51. Where does Stephen’s mother work?                                         ________

52. Which language is Stephen taking at evening classes.  English, Chinese or Japanese?  _______

53. 将文中划线部分的单词组成一个通顺的句子。        ______________________________

54. 将文中汉语“告诉我你为什么想得到这份工作。”译成英语。  ________________________

55. What are Stephen’s advantages in asking for this job?(列出四个方面) _______

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, 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(广告) 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 that.

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 efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1.How many languages are very important in the world?

2.If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

3.How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

4.Which language is easy to learn?

5.Which countries use English as the mother tongue?

　　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 in England and the USA, 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（广告）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（掌握）English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like this.

　　The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother language. 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.

(1) How many languages are very important in the world?

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(2) If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

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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 in England or America.

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

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A．He thinks the ads very expensive.

B．He thinks the ads are true.

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said.

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

(4) Which language is easy to learn?

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(5) Which countries use English as their mother tongue?

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