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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(广告) 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.
How many languages are very important in the world?

A．A few

B．Few

C．About 1500

D．Many

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.

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”.

Which language is easy to learn?

A．English	B．Chinese
C．Japanese	D．The mother language

Which countries use English as the mother tongue?

A．China and France	B．Japan and Italy
C．England the America	D．Germany and France

Jane is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university. But her family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. 1So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends.
Last years Jane made a very special friend on QQ. 2He and Jane were both interested in rock music. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. 3He was a tall, good-looking young with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends.
4 Jane asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. But when David finally stood before her, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old named Jim!

A. David sent a picture of himself.
B. In fact, Jane is quite lonely.
C. One day Jane’s father was going on a business trip to San Francisco.
D. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco.

5 Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Jane is in a rich family but she feels lonely.
B. Jane and David chatted on QQ happily and became good friends.
C. Jane went to see David on her business trip to San Francisco.
D. Jane didn’t know David was only twelve until she visited him.

Angela Chang(张韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career(失业). She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.
“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.
She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.
“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”
But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired(解雇). Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene(一场戏) right.
“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”
Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings(隐形的翅膀). They fly me to the skies and give me hope.”
The phrase “turned down” in the first paragraph means “________________”.

A．承认

B．拒绝

C．开除

D．雇用

Many record companies refused to co-operate(合作) with her because ______________.

A．she looks very common	B．she is too young
C．she doesn’t sing very well	D．she looks young and small

Which of the following is NOT right?

A．She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow.

B．She has made four films.

C．One musician spoke highly of(赞扬) her.

D．She is not only a singer but an actress.

Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______________.

A．she is strong-minded

B．people like her films

C．she is interested in acting

D．she acted in the popular TV plays

Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

A．The Small Girl.	B．Four Albums.
C．I have a Pair of Invisible Wings.	D．A Poor Actress.

Internet is educational. Many people think children should be allowed to surf the Internet as they wish. In this way, they can look through different subjects on different kinds of websites according to their own interest. But in my opinion, children should always be watched while surfing the internet.
Many websites have information and pictures that children should not see .There are many things that children don’t understand .All of these may have some bad influence on children‘s development . Also , it is dangerous to let children use chat rooms by themselves .Many parents tell their children not to talk to strangers on the street , so they should be careful of whom their children talk to on the internet, too . What’s more , sitting in the front of a computer for a long time isn't good for children’s eyes , so parents should monitor(监视) the time that children spend on the internet .
In a word, children should be kept away anything that could be bad for them. I strongly believe that it is necessary for patents to watch their children when they use internet.
Is the Internet educational all the time? ___________________________________
What do the parents tell children to do when they meet strangers on the street?
______________________________________________________________________________
Why shouldn’t children sit in front of a computer for a long time?
______________________________________________________________________________
Who can help children stay away from the bad influence on the Internet?
______________________________________________________________________________
What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
________________________________

Mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students will want them.
Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that mobile phone was a distraction(分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban(禁止) mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school. But there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they were easily lost and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones __.

A．because they are students	B．when they are free
C．when they are at school	D．because they are children

What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?

A．聊天

B．核对

C．查询

D．作弊

Some children get mobile phones from _____ as presents.

A．the makers and sellers

B．the passers-by and strangers

C．their parents and friends

D．some mobile phone user

Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t _____ during school hours.

A．use their mobile phones

B．leave their mobile phones in the school office

C．help the teachers with their work

D．get in touch with their children

The passage tells us that _____.

A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B．it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at home

D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours.

A．In the countryside	B．In the daytime
C．In most cities and towns	D．In all the towns

A．Yes, he can.	B．Yes, they can.
C．No, he can’t.	D．No, they can’t.

A．Shopping Mall	B．Night Shopping
C．Markets	D．Night Markets