English is very important in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning it.
To learn English well, you need two things－passion and good learning methods (方法). Passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to learn it better and faster.
If you love learning English, you will learn it regularly (有规律地) and spend much time on it. It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules. ________ For example, some people like history and know a lot about World War II. If you ask a person who doesn’t like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can’t do it.
When you don’t want to learn English, you can do the following things.
First, imagine that you can talk to native speakers just as you talk in your mother language. Imagine yourself to be a manager in a foreign company. Imagine you’re living in an English-speaking country.
Second, use English as much as possible. This is very important. The more you use English, the better you’ll learn it. English is very popular, so you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, write English diaries, and read interesting books written in English.
【小题1】The underlined word “passion” means “______” in Chinese.

Today a quarter of the world's population use English，and as many as one bill ion people  ___l_  （learn）it．

New types of English   2   （be）common wherever English is spoken．Singaporeans speak “Singlish”．For example，to ask, "Where are you going?”，they mix English words with Chinese grammar：You go where?

When you   3   （go）to Egypt，people always say, “Welcome in Egypt．” Why do they say this? It's an example of how English changes over time and from place to place．Using “in” after “welcome”   4  （be）normal in Egypt．

Languages always   5  （change）．A hundred years ago，German   6  （be）the most popular language for science．Scientists   7  （have）to learn German to read the latest information in science books．But by 1950，American inventions and ideas   8  （help）to make English more popular．Some language teachers believe that if China   9  （begin）to develop important technologies，such as new types of computers，then Chinese might become the language that every scientist wants to learn．Already，many business people  10  （learn）Chinese to help them do business in China．

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