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    Is it possible that people of the world today could agree upon a single international language that everyone would be able to speak and understand?

    In the UN, there are five (1) languages English, Chinese, (2), French and Spanish. How about (3) one of them into an international language? (4) has been worked on for this (5), A basic word list of 850 English words (6) Basic English was made. These are the only (7) in the entire (全部的) list: “come, go, give, keep ,let, do, put, make, say, be, seem may, will, have, send”. Writing in Basic English may (8) you to use a greater number of (9) as in having to say“ it came to my (10)” instead of “I hear” but you can still (11) anything you want to with just 850 (12) words and a few suffixes and prefixes(后缀和前缀). This is a much smaller (13) of words to have to (14) than the ordinary number (15) to the students of a foreign (16).

    But people have always had a (17) to do more than simply “tell it (18) it is ”. Language is for reporting (19) one’s work, For this, a language needs idioms, needs (20) of grammar and style that reflect (反映) its (21) and development just as a (22) needs eyebrows (眉毛) Is there some special reason (23) our lips should be a different colour from the (24) of our face? Perhaps not, but this is how people real people are. For communication between people, languages in all diversity (多样化) will (25) to reflect the growth and soul of the societies that speak them.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. common	B. usual	C. working	D. ordinary
2.	A. Japanese	B. Russian	C. German	D. Latin
3.	A. making	B. translating	C. putting	D. building
4.	A. Spanish	B. French	C. Chinese	D. English
5.	A. programme	B. result	C. reason	D. purpose
6.	A. formed	B. named	C. used	D. pronounced
7.	A. words	B. expressions	C. verbs	D. nouns
8.	A. promise	B. advise	C. need	D. teach
9.	A. words	B. sentences	C. reach	D. nouns
10.	A. place	B. mouth	C. reach	D. ears
11.	A. say	B. speak	C. tell	D. talk
12.	A. same	B. different	C. old	D. new
13.	A. number	B. list	C. dictionary	D. cost
14.	A. choose	B. do	C. write	D. learn
15.	A. supplied	B. offered	C. taken	D. moved
16.	A. city	B. country	C. need	D. language
17.	A. question	B. plan	C. need	D. wish
18.	A. if	B. as	C. when	D. so that
19.	A. all	B. only	C. not only	D. simply
20.	A. none of	B. little of	C. a kind	D. all kinds
21.	A. history	B. difference	C. spellings	D. difficulty
22.	A. man	B. woman	C. person	D. body
23.	A. while	B. just as	C. why	D. how
24.	A. rest	B. other	C. colour	D. whole
25.	A. fight	B. manage	C. decide	D. remain

　

Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the   1  are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and  2  .The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the    3  of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain(逗乐)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are   4  jobs in hotels and restaurants.

But it is not easy to find work,“   5  you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on    6  for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak   7  .British students only have a language   8   for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

  9   enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been    10  .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was    11  home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the   12  they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only  13  evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was   14  and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

“The trouble is, students expect to have    15   time of it.”Anthea Ellis points out.“  16  ,they see it as a holiday. In practice,  17  ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy.  18  ,you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have    19  employment rights. As soon as the holiday season   20  ,they’ll get rid of you.”

1. A. work　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. luck

C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. services

2. A. agriculture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. industry

C. hotels　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. restaurants

3. A. pains　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. comfort

C. difficulty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. excitement

4. A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hardly

C. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. seldom

5. A. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unless

C. Because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Although

6. A. health care　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. vacation work

C. language studies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. English

C. French　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Spanish

8. A. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ability

C. possibility　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. None

C. Not everyone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Everybody

10. A. abroad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. employed

C. alone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. respect

11. A. driven　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ridden

C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. flown

12. A. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. decision

C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. damage

13. A. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. free

C. tiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. pleasant

14. A. nice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. reasonable

C. fair　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. poor

15. A. a hard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B. an easy

C. a demanding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. an adventurous

16. A. After all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Worse still

C. However　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　 　　 D. Therefore

17. A. besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. altogether

C. though　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

18. A. In a word　　　　　　　　　　　　      　　   B. In other words

C. And what’s more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. More or less

19. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. little

C. many　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. much

20. A. starts　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　     B. lasts

C. goes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. finishes

 

Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the   1  are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and  2  .The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the    3  of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain(逗乐)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are   4  jobs in hotels and restaurants.

But it is not easy to find work,“   5  you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on    6  for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak   7  .British students only have a language   8   for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

  9   enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been    10  .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was    11  home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the   12  they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only  13  evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was   14  and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

“The trouble is, students expect to have    15   time of it.”Anthea Ellis points out.“  16  ,they see it as a holiday. In practice,  17  ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy.  18  ,you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have    19  employment rights. As soon as the holiday season   20  ,they’ll get rid of you.”

1. A. work　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. luck

C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. services

2. A. agriculture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. industry

C. hotels　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. restaurants

3. A. pains　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. comfort

C. difficulty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. excitement

4. A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hardly

C. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. seldom

5. A. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unless

C. Because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Although

6. A. health care　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. vacation work

C. language studies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. English

C. French　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Spanish

8. A. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ability

C. possibility　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. None

C. Not everyone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Everybody

10. A. abroad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. employed

C. alone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. respect

11. A. driven　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ridden

C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. flown

12. A. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. decision

C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. damage

13. A. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. free

C. tiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. pleasant

14. A. nice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. reasonable

C. fair　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. poor

15. A. a hard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B. an easy

C. a demanding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. an adventurous

16. A. After all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Worse still

C. However　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　 　　 D. Therefore

17. A. besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. altogether

C. though　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

18. A. In a word　　　　　　　　　　　　      　　   B. In other words

C. And what’s more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. More or less

19. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. little

C. many　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. much

20. A. s
t
arts　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　     B. lasts

C. goes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. finishes

 

Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain (逗乐) kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.

    But it is not easy now to find work, “ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 .British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

    9 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 10 . One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,”she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

    “The trouble is, students expect to have 15 time of it,”Anthea Ellis points out.“ 16 , they see it as a holiday. In practice, 17 , you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant or the campsite is busy. 18 , you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season  20 , they’ll get rid of you.”

    1. A. work　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　  C. chances　　　　    D. services

    2. A. agriculture B. industry　　　　  C. hotels　　　　　　    D. restaurants

    3. A. pains　　　　　　 B. comfort　　　　　　 C. difficulty　　　　   D. excitement

    4. A. always    B. hardly　　　　　　   C. never　　　　　　    D. seldom

    5. A. If　　　　   B. Unless　　　　　　   C. Because　　　　    D. Although

    6. A. health care B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

    7. A. Italian　　 B. English　　　　　　  C. French　　　　　　　　　　 D. Spanish

    8. A. chance   B. ability　　　　　　    C. possibility　　　　  D. advantage

    9. A. No one   B. None　　　　　　　　 C. Not everyone　　 D. Everybody

   １0. A. abroad  B. employed　　　　   C. alone　　　　　　　　 D. respected

    11. A. driven   B. ridden　　　　　　   C. left　　　　　　　　   D. flown

    12. A. friends  B. decision　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　　　　 D. damage

    13. A. busy　　 B. free　　　　　　　　   C. tiring　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

    14. A. nice　　      B. reasonable　　　　 C. fair　　　　　　　　   D. poor

    15. A. a hard   B. an easy　　　　　　  C. a demanding　　  D. an adventurous

    16. A. After all B. Worse still　　　　 C. However　　　　   D. Therefore

    17. A. besides B. altogether　　　　  C. though　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

    18. A. In a word B. In other words　　  C. And what’s more D. More or less

    19. A. few　　　　　　 B. little　　　　　　　　  C. many　　　　　　    D. much

20. A. starts    B. lasts　　　　　　　　  C. goes　　　　　　　　 D. finishes

 

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　　Mr Phanourakis was 85. He  1 to his Greek mountain  2 and took an American ship for the United States. His sons had done  3 in business there and wanted him to spend his  4 years with them.

　　The old gentleman knew no  5 except his own but, with the self-confidence (自信) of the Greek mountain villager, he  6 his way easily about the foreign ship. When the bell announced the  7 of lunch on his first day on board, he found the  8 of his table on the passenger-list outside the dining room and went straight to it  9 most of the others waited for the chief steward to tell them where to  10 .

　　It was a small table for  11 . Mr Phanourakis sat down. After a few moments his table companion arrived. “Bon appetit, m'sieur,” he murmured  12 , as he took the other chair. “Phanourakis,” he said, carefully spacing out the Greek syllables.

　　During the  13 one of the ship's officers, who spoke some  14 , asked the old gentleman if he had found any acquaintances(熟人) on board.

　　Mr Phanourakis  15 his head, “No,” he said, “the only person I've met  16 is my table companion. He must be French. His name is Bon appetite or something like that.”

　　“That is not his name,” said the officer. “It is a  17 expression which means ‘Good appetite’.”

　　At dinner time, he found the Frenchman  18 at the table. He smiled  19 sat down, and said carefully, “Bon appetit, m'sieur.”

　　The Frenchman  20 his smile, “Phanourakis, m'sieur.”

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