About 800 million people in the world speak English, about 15% of the world’s population.

About 400 million people speak   1   as their first language in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and so on.

About 300 million people speak English as a   2   language, for example, in many parts of India and Africa people speak one language   3   with their family and friends but use English for work. The children study their lessons in English at school.

About 100 million people speak English as a foreign language. For example, in Germany people don’t use English   4   and they don’t speak it at home. In school they study most of their lessons in their native language, German, and English is an extra (单独设置的) lesson. At work they use English for business with people from   5  .

Why do so many people speak English in the world? That’s because America is very

  6   in business all over the world. American culture is very popular too. In most countries people can   7   English through Hollywood films, TV programs and pop music. English is especially important for the world’s   8  , for science and technology; for pop music and for air travel.

However, the language spoken by the greatest number of people is  9 , which is spoken by over one   10  people; the amazing thing is that they are all nation speakers.

1．A. Chinese        B. German       C. France         D. English

2．A. second                B. first            C. native          D. new

3．A. in public       B. at school        C. at home        D. at work

4．A. all the time       B. for ever        C. in the future   D. at a time

5．A. other countries  B. America          C. Canada       D. Australia

6．A. strong           B. weak            C. popular       D. welcome

7．A. read             B. hear             C. speak                D. watch

8．A. population         B. history           C. environment     D. business

9．A. English          B. Chinese         C. Japanese         D. Russian

10．A. million          B. hundred thousand  C. billion         D. hundred million

About 800 million people in the world speak English, about 15% of the world’s population.

About 400 million people speak   1   as their first language in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and so on.

About 300 million people speak English as a   2   language, for example, in many parts of India and Africa people speak one language   3   with their family and friends but use English for work. The children study their lessons in English at school.

About 100 million people speak English as a foreign language. For example, in Germany people don’t use English   4   and they don’t speak it at home. In school they study most of their lessons in their native language, German, and English is an extra (单独设置的) lesson. At work they use English for business with people from   5  .

Why do so many people speak English in the world? That’s because America is very

  6   in business all over the world. American culture is very popular too. In most countries people can   7   English through Hollywood films, TV programs and pop music. English is especially important for the world’s   8  , for science and technology; for pop music and for air travel.

However, the language spoken by the greatest number of people is  9 , which is spoken by over one   10  people; the amazing thing is that they are all nation speakers.

1．A. Chinese               B. German             C. France                     D. English

2．A. second                B. first                  C. native                D. new

3．A. in public              B. at school           C. at home             D. at work

4．A. all the time          B. for ever             C. in the future       D. at a time

5．A. other countries    B. America             C. Canada              D. Australia

6．A. strong                 B. weak                 C. popular             D. welcome

7．A. read                    B. hear                  C. speak                D. watch

8．A. population           B. history                     C. environment      D. business

9．A. English               B. Chinese             C. Japanese           D. Russian

10．A. million        B. hundred thousand      C. billion         D. hundred million

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　　Most people go to school ____1____ education. They learn many subjects just like English, math, history. ____2____ go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a ____3____. School education is very important and ____4____. Yet, ____5____ one can learn ____6____ from school. A teacher can't teach his students everything. The teacher's job is to ____7____ his students ____8____ to learn. The teacher teaches them how to read and how to think. So the students ____9____ should learn much ____10____ outside school.

(1) A．in	B．of	C．at	D．for
(2) A．Other	B．The others	C．Others	D．The other
(3) A．live	B．living	C．life	D．lives
(4) A．useful	B．use	C．uses	D．use of
(5) A．some	B．any	C．no	D．only
(6) A．something	B．anything	C．nothing	D．everything
(7) A．give	B．tell	C．show	D．say
(8) A．where	B．how	C．when	D．why
(9) A．they	B．them	C．themselves	D．their
(10) A．many	B．much	C．some	D．more

University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it’s one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
There are 39 independent(独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language.
College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
【小题1】How many libraries are there at Oxford?

A．Only 100

B．Just 100

C．More than 100

D．less than 100

【小题2】What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to__________.

A．be independent	B．pass a certain level test of English language
C．study English hard	D．be the best students

【小题3】 How’s the college life at Oxford? It’s full of ________ and has ________.

A．excitement; much school work to do	B．excitement; no school work to do
C．attraction; no school work to do	D．attraction; a little school work to do

【小题4】 Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The college aren’t strict in studies.

B．Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study.

C．The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world.

D．The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students.

【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The College Life	B．The Famous Learners at Oxford
C．The Chinese Students at Oxford	D．The University of Oxford

University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it’s one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
There are 39 independent(独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language.
College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
【小题1】How many libraries are there at Oxford?

A．Only 100

B．Just 100

C．More than 100

D．less than 100

【小题2】What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to__________.

A．be independent	B．pass a certain level test of English language
C．study English hard	D．be the best students

【小题3】 How’s the college life at Oxford? It’s full of ________ and has ________.

A．excitement; much school work to do	B．excitement; no school work to do
C．attraction; no school work to do	D．attraction; a little school work to do

【小题4】 Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The college aren’t strict in studies.

B．Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study.

C．The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world.

D．The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students.

【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The College Life	B．The Famous Learners at Oxford
C．The Chinese Students at Oxford	D．The University of Oxford