Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by hearing the language over the radio, on TV, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.

　　Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required (要求) for study. They study their own language, maths English. Some people learn it because it is useful far their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(上大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers, magazines(杂志) in English.

1．People learn English ________.

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2．It is ________ to answer why so many people want to learn English.

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3．Different kinds of people want to learn English ________.

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A．together with other subject

B．for different reasons

C．for their work

D．for higher studies at colleges

4．From this passage we know that ________.

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A．we can learn English easily

B．English is very difficult to learn

C．English is learned by most people in the world

D．English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn it

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．We don't need to learn any foreign language.

B．We can do well in al our work without English.

C．English is the most important subject in schools.

D．We should learn English because we need to face the world.

　　Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers（少年）. Many are adults（成年人）. Some learn at school; others by themselves. A few learn by hearing the language over the radio, on TV, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.

　　Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required（要求）for study. They study their own language, maths, and English. Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because to college or university students some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines（杂志）in English.

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A．we can learn English easily

B．English is very difficult to learn

C．English is learned by many people in the work

D．English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn

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A．We don't need to learn any foreign languages.

B．We can do well in all our work without English.

C．English is the most important subject in school.

D．We should learn English because we need to face the world.

The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ High School have a flower-arrangement lesson every week. The course is the  41  of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai．It’s a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the  42  of flowers better. That’s  43  the course has become very popular among the students.
The teachers of the course are all  44  trained. They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill  45  students. So far, many students in the school  46  a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further  47  the students’ skill, the teachers usually play  48  while students are arranging flowers. Students 49  the music, and then they can  50  more good ideas for flower-arrangement.
Besides, the teachers  51   teach the students other skills at the same time, for example, they ask the students  52 compositions about flowers. In this way, students not only get art education but also improve 53   writing skills.
Several months ago, some foreigners visited the school. When they saw common flowers become more  54  meaningful, they got amazed and interested. They made  55  and would play them for their own students after they returned home.

The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ High School have a flower-arrangement lesson every week. The course is the  41   of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai．It’s a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the  42  of flowers better. That’s  43   the course has become very popular among the students.

The teachers of the course are all  44  trained. They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill  45   students. So far, many students in the school  46   a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   47   the students’ skill, the teachers usually play  48   while students are arranging flowers. Students 49   the music, and then they can  50  more good ideas for flower-arrangement.

Besides, the teachers   51    teach the students other skills at the same time, for example, they ask the students  52  compositions about flowers. In this way, students not only get art education but also improve 53    writing skills.

Several months ago, some foreigners visited the school. When they saw common flowers become more   54  meaningful, they got amazed and interested. They made  55  and would play them for their own students after they returned home.

1.A．first          B．second         C．third           D．last

2.A．color         B．beauty         C．smell           D．shape

3.A．how          B．when          C．why            D．what

4.A．clearly        B．special         C．polite           D．specially

5.A．with          B．for            C．on              D．to

6.A．win           B．won           C．have won        D．had won

7.A．drop           B．decide        C．develop          D．open

8.A．computer       B．games         C．jokes           D. music

9.A．are angry with    B. are exciting with  C．are afraid of      D．are pleased with

10.A．come up with   B．run out of       C．hold on to       D．make a list

11.A．almost         B．never          C．hardly          D．always

12.A．write          B．writing         C．to write         D．wrote

13.A．their           B．your           C．our            D．theirs

14.A．ugly           B．lively          C．lonely          D．friendly

15.A．plans          B．notes           C．videos          D．gifts