四、阅读短文，选择正确答案。
English is a very interesting language. Did you know that English has over one million words? That's a lot! But don't worry. You don't need to know all of them to be a good English speaker. Another fun fact is that English is a language full of borrowed words. "Kungfu" and "kowtow" are from the Chinese language, "kamikaze" from Japanese, "shampoo" from India, "blitz" from German, "amigo" and "Los Angeles" from Spanish and so on. This makes English a rich and diverse language. Let's find out other amazing facts. Some English words look the same backward or forward. You can read them left-to-right or right-to-left. An example of this is "madam". Some English words repeat to make a new word. The English word "so-so" is an example. It means "just okay; fine". Two English words can be combined to make a new one. For example, "hangry" means "hungry and angry". So have fun with amazing English!
(
A
)1. What's the second fact about English in the passage?
A. Many English words are from other languages.
B. English isn't the same as other languages at all.
C. English is a very strange language.
D. English has too many words for us to learn.
(
C
) 2. What does the underlined word "rich" mean in the passage?
A. Healthy.
B. Boring.
C. Colourful.
D. Difficult.
(
C
) 3. David says "I did so-so on the exam." What does he mean?
A. I did very well on the exam.
B. I did very badly on the exam.
C. The exam went okay for me.
D. The exam was too difficult for me.
(
B
) 4. What's the main idea of this passage?
A. English is difficult to learn.
B. English has many interesting facts.
C. English has over one million words.
D. English is a borrowed language.
