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(廣告) 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.
小題1:How many languages are very important in the world?
A．A fewB．FewC．About 1500D．Many
小題2:If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?
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.
小題3:How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?
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”.
小題4:Which language is easy to learn?
A．EnglishB．Chinese
C．JapaneseD．The mother language
小題5:Which countries use English as the mother tongue?
A．China and FranceB．Japan and Italy
C．England the AmericaD．Germany and France

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C

小題1:根據(jù)文章內容There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important.可知答案為A
小題2:根據(jù)文章內容So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice.可知答案為B
小題3:根據(jù)文章內容Of course, it never happened quite like that.可知答案為C
小題4:根據(jù)文章內容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可知答案為D
小題5:根據(jù)常識內容，可知答案為C
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