Question

Travel in most of Europe is easy. An agreement between the 15 European Union countries in 1995 means that citizens from most European countries can travel across borders without needing a visa.

Each of the 12 countries that has   1its own currency (货币) to accept the euro has its own   2. So how have these countries been able to   3? And how has each country prepared for the birth of this new currency? Firstly, many people in Europe,  4in west Europe, speak English. The European Convention on Human Rights says that all people have a  5to learn and use their traditional language.

But at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, the official language for all business is   6. And every European country requires students to study English for many years at   7. Other languages may be offered, too. But English is a   8.

"If I meet someone, I try Spanish. Then I try   9. And if it's not   10, I say "Hello". That' s the signal, and we communicate no matter what country we come from." Said Maria Ortega, a ski instructor in the Pyrenees,   11French and Spanish are mainly used.

Each country has its own   12culture. Though the French may be famous for their 1,000 types of cheese and the Greeks are known to  13olive oil on everything, most people in Europe like  14strong coffee on their breakfast table. Another drink is held  15throughout the continent. Europe's vineyards(葡萄园) may be famous, but the real drink of Europe is   16. Europeans consume tons of it.

Football, of course, also helps to    17all of Europe. Many fans are obsessed (着迷) with   18and with international stars. David Beckham, of England' s Manchester United, is a hero to Europeans in the same   19that Michael Jordan is to   20.

1.A. given up         B. ended up       C. agreed with        D. started with

2.A. money            B. right            C. border            D. culture

3.A. meet             B. unite            C. travel            D. accept

4.A. specially  B. generally         C. particularly          D. normally

5.A. chance           B. right            C. wish              D. place

6.A. French           B. German           C.    English            D. Spanish

7.A. school           B. work             C. home              D. table

8.A. subject              B. tool                 C. need             D. must

9.A. English              B. French           C. German            D. Greek

10.A. listening       B. spoken           C. working               D. heard

11.A. as                  B. where            C. since             D. whose

12.A. food            B. art                  C. drink             D. life

13.A. add             B. spread           C. spend             D. put

14.A. a kind of B. a lot of         C. a cup of          D. a taste of

15.A. in common    B. in general        C. in need          D. in special

16.A. beer            B. wine             C. coffee            D. soup

17.A. attract       B. tie                C. play                  D. watch

18.A. opera           B. bread            C. music             D. football

19.A. direction       B. level            C. way                   D. game

20.A. basketballers    B. British         C. athletes   D. Americans

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B   

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C   

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A 

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.D