The best way of learning a language is by using it. For example, if you want to learn English well, you’d better try your best to listen to it, speak it, read it and write it as often as possible(可能).

Sometimes you may not know how to use a word and people can not understand（理解）you. Sometimes people may say things too quickly for you to understand. Don’t be worried or unhappy or even angry if people seem to laugh at your mistakes（错误）. Don’t take it too seriously and just have a good laugh at the mistakes you made. It’s much better to have people laugh at your mistakes than to be angry because they don’t understand what you’re saying. Don’t you think so? So always remember. “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes when they are learning a language.”

56. If you want to learn English well, you should ____________.

　　　 A. speak as quickly as possible　　　　　

B. write more than you read

　　　 C. use it as much as you can

57. The best way to learn a language is by using it. “Using” here means _________.

　　　 A. reading and writing　　　 B. listening and speaking　　 C. both A and B

58. When people laugh at your mistakes, __________.

A. you should stop learning the language　　　　

B. you don’t have to feel too serious

C. you mustn’t speak English any more

59. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. We may not understand what others are talking about if they speak too fast.

B. The best way of learning English is by listening it.

C. Laugh at others when they make mistakes.

60. The best title（标题）for this passage is “_________”.

A. Everyone Makes Mistakes　　　　

B. How to Learn a Language

C. Use English as Often as Possible

    There are more than 6,000 languages in the world．English   1   (be) one of the most important languages because so many people use it．not only in England and America．but also in other countries of the world It is difficult   2   (say)how many people are learning it Millions of boys and girls are trying to do so．Many English children)   3   (study) French．French is also a very important language．Some children study German，Russian，Japanese and Chinese．

    Which is the best way to learn a foreign language？We   4   (talk)about this question at this time yesterday．I   5   (learn)English for ten years．This is my idea．We know that we all     6    (learn)our own language well when we were children．If we learn a second language in the same way，it won’t seem so difficult．How does a small child heal his mother tongue(母语)?He   7    (listen) to what people say，and he tries   8   (guess)what he hears，when he wants something，he has to ask for it，and he   9   (use)the language，thinking in it and talking in it all the time．If people use a second language all the time，they，   10   (learn)it quickly．

　　How many languages are there in the world? There are about fifteen hundred. English is one of them. It is used not only in England and America, but also in some other parts of the world.

　　What is the best way to learn a language well? We could learn our language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, we would not feel so difficult. Let's think of what a small child does:he listens to what people say, and he tries to copy what he hears. When he wants something,he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it and thinking in it all the time. If a second language is used all the time, it will soon be learned.

　　It is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We copy what we hear. In school, you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, but it is best to learn all the new words through the ears then say them and you can read them, spell them and write them later.

　　You should remember that listening and speaking come first and then reading and writing follow.

(1) There are about ________ languages in the world.

[　　]

A．15

B．150

C．1 500

D．15 100

(2) We can find people speaking English in ________.

[　　]

A．England	B．America
C．many other countries	D．A,B and C

(3) We all learned our own language well ________.

[　　]

A．after we go to school	B．at school
C．from our parents	D．when we were children

(4) Children learn a language by ________.

[　　]

A．thinking it	B．trying to copy what they hear
C．asking for something	D．listening, speaking and using it

(5) We'll feel the language easier to learn if ________ all the time.

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A．we use it	B．we think in it
C．we talk in it	D．we write in it