There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 38 language. Many millions are 39 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 42 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43 you master your English in a month. 44 the first day your 45 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never 46 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47 that we all learned our own language well when we were 48 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 49 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it all the time. Just imagine how much 51 that gets!
So it is 52 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 54 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.
1. A.not B.quite C.only D.very
2. A.difficult B.important C.helpful D.easy
3. A.native B.foreign C.useful D.mother
4. A.learning B.enjoying C.trying D.liking
5. A.questions B.problems C.ideas D.answers
6. A.found B.watched C.noticed D.known
7. A.knowledge B.time C.money D.English
8. A.make B.help C.let D.allow
9. A.From B.On C.Since D.After
10. A.spelling B.grammar C.English D.pronunciation
11. A.happened B.looked C.seemed D.felt
12. A.know B.remember C.understand D.think
13. A.students B.children C.babies D.grown-ups
14. A.Imagine B.Mind C.Do D.Think of
15. A.using B.thinking C.trying D.practicing
16. A.time B.money C.language D.practice
17. A.hard B.easy C.funny D.silly
18. A.depends B.tries C.has D.takes
19. A.uses B.takes C.gets D.costs
20. A.do B.work C.help D.master
The newly-discovered star was named ________ a Chinese astronomer ________ honor of his contributions to astronomy.
A.for;in B.after;for
C.as;in D.after;in
—How did you ________ the old valuable house?
—It used to be ________ my uncle. He left it to me in his will.
A.take possession of;in possession of
B.take the possession of;in the possession of
C.take possession of;in the possession of
D.take the possession of;in possession of
He always thinks________he can do more for the people.
A.what B.how
C.of how D.of what
You are saying that everyone should be equal,and this is________I disagree.
A.why B.where
C.what D.how
______ money,it remains to see whether we can put the idea into practice.
A.Lacking B.Lacked
C.To lack D.Having lacked