People  1  the world are learning English．Some learn at school，others study by  2  ．A few learn English by listening to the radio．

  Why do all these people want to learn English? It’s difficult  3  this question．Many children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects．Some people learn English because  4    useful for their work．Many students often learn English for their  5  education(教育) because    6    college some of the books they will use are written  7  English．

  It is not  8  to learn a foreign language．But there is  9  difficult in the world if you  10  your heart into it．

1．A．through      B．at           C．over        D．all over

2．A．himself      B．oneself      C．themselves    D．ourselves

3．A．answer      B．answering    C．answered     D．to answer

4．A．it’s         B．its          C．they’re        D．their

5．A．lower       B．longer       C．shorter        D．further

6．A．near        B．at          C．on            D．in front of

7．A．in          B．with        C．on            D．from

8．A．free         B．difficult    C．busy          D．easy

9．A．something   B．anything     C．nothing       D．some

10．A．keep        B．put        C．take          D．bring

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A．watching TV is one of the most important activities

B．many people like to watch TV

C．TV brings the outside world closer to people

D．many people have their TV sets

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A．there is a good sports game in America

B．what our neighbours are doing

C．what classes we'll have tomorrow

D．someone who will teach us English next term

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A．they can't know anything without TV

B．TV sets are more expensive than radios

C．they can watch and hear at the same time

D．radios are small and they can put them in the pockets

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A．Watching TV is one of the ways to know about the world.

B．Watching TV is the only way to know about the world.

C．People can learn a lot by watching TV.

D．There are many TV programs every day.

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs. . . and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one in 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1. From this passage we know that "fashion" means________.(　)

A. clothes　　　　　　　　　　    B. many things

C. most of the popular things　　　　　　　　　　    D. everything

2. Which of the following things is fashionable today?(　)

A. Surfing on the Internet (上因特网)

B. Having a family dinner on New Year's Day.

C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.

D. Doing morning exercises at school.

3. Today fashions change very quickly because________.(　)

A. people read newspapers every day

B. radios send information from one country to another

C. new things that people like are often shown on TV

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

4. "There is money in fashion" means________.(　)

A. clothes are expensive　　　　　　　　　　    B. money comes from fashion

C. people like new things　　　　　　　　　　    D. fashions make big money

5. Which one is NOT right in the following statements?(　)

A. As time goes, fashions can be different from what they are now.

B. In the modern world, fashions change very quickly.

C. The word "fashion" doesn't only mean "clothes".

D. Fashions are in many things, but there aren't any ones in school subjects.

For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective  “fashionable” in the same way, “She was wearing a fashionable coat.” “His shirt was really a fashionable color.”  

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.

　　Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1790 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.  

　　Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

　　New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1. The word “fashionable” means          .

A. clothes              B. most of the popular things  C. everything      D. many things

2. If someone says, “Your dress is very beautiful.” It means your dress is          .

A. fashionable    B. interesting                             C. nice              D. important

3. Which of the following things is fashionable today?           .

A. Having a family dinner on New year’s Day        B. Talking online

C. Learning to sing songs on the radio                    D. Doing morning exercises every day 

4. Today fashions change very quickly because          .

A. people read newspapers every day

B. radios send information from one country to another

C. New things that people like are often shown on TV

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

5. From the passage we know that          .

A. there won’t be fashions without money.          B. clothes are expensive

C. people like many things                                        D. money comes from fashion