Last year , we had an English teacher from the United States. We called him Mr. Black. He often
told us,"English is very useful in the world. "He taught us very well. He was strict with us all. In class he
always gave us more time to speak English. At first I could hardly understand a word and I could not talk
in English at all. But soon I found English was not so hard and I could talk to my classmates in English. So
I began to like it very much.
     Now Mr. Black taught in another school. This year we have a new teacher, Mrs Green. She also
teaches us very carefully. She often asks us to recite(背诵) the texts and play games. With the help of
the two foreign teachers, we all have made progress.
     Now I am enjoying studying this subject. I am sure I will learn a lot this year.

1. Which of the following is TRUE? 
    A. This year our English teacher is still Mr. Black. 
    B. Mr. Black told us that English was the most important language in the world. 
    C. In Mr. Black’s class，students do not have much time to speak English. 
    D. Mrs Green often plays games with us.
2. Mr. Black was a good teacher because _____ .
    A. I could hardly understand what he said in class
    B. he was strict with us and taught us well
    C. he was from America but could speak much Chinese 
    D. we often play games with him after class
3. Why did the students make progress? 
    A. Because they studied harder than before. 
    B. Because the teachers are both from America. 
    C. Because they are enjoying the subject and interested in it.  
    D. Because English is more and more useful in the world.
4. According to the passage , we understand that _____ . 
    A. interest is the best teacher 
    B. a foreign teacher is better than a Chinese teacher. 
    C. reciting texts is the only way to learn English 
    D. English is so easy that everyone can learn it well
5. Which of the following is referred in the passage? 
    A. Mr. Black always spent much time talking in English in class. 
    B. Both of the two foreign teachers are from the same country. 
    C. All the students like foreign teachers because they are strict with them selves. 
    D. It's hard to get on well with a foreign teacher.

     In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Everyone knows his own
language, but knowing another one is very useful. If we go to England or the USA, we must be able to speak
English. And in Japan people will expect us to understand Japanese.
     How many languages are there in the world? There are thousands of languages, but most of them are not
very important, English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in
England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 300 million people speak it as their own
language and another 200 million use it as a second language. It's difficult to say how many people are
learning it. Million upon million of school children are trying to learn it.

1. There are _____ of languages in the world.

A. thousands
B. hundreds
C. millions
D. billion

2. _____ is one of the most important languages in the world.

A. Japanese
B. English
C. Spanish
D. Russian

3. About 200 million people use English as _____.

A. their own language
B. a second language
C. mother tongue
D. first language

4. If you go to Japan, you must be able to speak _____.

A. French
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. English

5. This passage may be from _____.

A. diary
B. dictionary
D. workbook
D. newspaper