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　　Can you remember the day __1__ you spoke your first word?

　　Try to imagine __2__ the first few months of your life were like. I am __3__ you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. __4__ you grew older, you were awake more of the time. It __5__ your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You tried your best to watch and listen. You began to know that people made certain sounds to __6__ certain things.

　　Then you began to try making the sound you __7__. And little by little you were able to make the __8__ sound for one thing. On that day you came to understand the __9__ of language. A certain sound __10__ a certain thing. One sound might be as good as __11__. But it is no good as a word __12__ everybody agrees __13__ its meaning. When a __14__ of people use the same sounds for things, they can understand each other. Only then do they have a language.

　　After you found the secret of language, you __15__ words. Some of the words meant __16__ , such as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. __17__words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words described things, such as GOOD and DIRTY, Soon you learned to __18__ words together to express an idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.” This is language. People can communicate __19__ it. So we say languages are __20__ to communicate.

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual. Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things.

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.On that day you came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things, can they understand each other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.

After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant things, such as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words describe things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put words together to express one’s idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.” This is language. By means of language people can communicate. So we say languages are means of communication.

1.When you were a little baby, you_________.

2.The secret of language is that___________.

3.You could learn words__________.

4.The aim in using language is___________.

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual. Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things.

　　 Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.

　　 On that day you came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things can they understand each other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.

　　 After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant things, such as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words described things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put words together to express one’s idea, such as “ I want to go out and play with my friends.” This is language. By means of language people can communicate. So we say languages are means of communication.

66.　　 can remember the day when______.

A. One ; he spoke his first word B. No one ; he spoke his first word

C. Most people ; they spoke their first words 　D. All ; they spoke their first words

67. When you were a little baby, you______.

A. made sounds to let people know that you wanted to eat

B. spent most of your time playing with your parents

C. could not hear any sound around you

D. spent most of your time eating, playing and crying

68. The secret of language is that_______.

A. one sound might be as good as another 　

B. people can understand each other

C. a certain sound is for a certain thing　 　

D. there is a special sound for each person

69. You could learn words_______.

A. before you knew what the language was 　

B. after you knew what the language was

C. if you knew the language　　　　　　　

D. when you were a baby

70. The aim in using language is　　　　　 .

A. to get everything one wants from others　

B. to say what one wants to know

C. to share ideas, opinions, news, etc with one another

D. only to make oneself understood by others　　　

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word ？If you can，you are unusual．

Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like．I am sure you just spent most of your time eating，sleeping and crying．As you grow older，you were awake more of the time．It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you．You watched and listened curiously．You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things．

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard．And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing ．

On that day yon came to understand the secret of language．The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing． One sound might be as good as another．But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning．Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things，can they understand each other．Then，and only then do these people have a LANCUAGE．

After you found the secret of language，you learned words．Some of the words meant things，such as BOOKS，CHAIRS and SHOES．Some words meant doing things，such as GO and SWIM．And other words describe things．such as GOOD and DIRTY．Soon you learned to put words together to express one’s idea，such as “I want to go out and play with my friends．”This is language．By means of language people can communicate．So we say languages are means of communication．

1．When you were a little baby，you        ．

A．made sounds to let people know that you wanted to eat

B．spent most of your time talking with your parents

C．could not hear any sound around you

D．spent most of your time eating，playing and crying

2．The secret of language means            ．

A．one sound might be as good as another

B．people can hear your sounds

C．a certain sound is for a certain thing

D．there is a special sound for each person

3．The aim in using language is      ．

A．to get everything one wants from others

B．to find the secret of the language

C．to share ideas，opinions，news，etc with one another

D．to describe the language