4．In which sentence can the word “contain (s)” be put so that it is a right one?　　　 [　　 ]

　A．I ______several dictionary

　B．Sea water______ salt.

　C．A dog ______four legs

　D．Mr Smith ______glasses on his nose

3．What is the number of language spoken in the world today?　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．500

　B．5, 000

　C．1, 500

　D．15, 000

2．From the passage we know that long long ago ______.　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．no one learned how to make sounds or words

　B．animals taught to learn the language

　C．Man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground, and so on

　D．Man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

1．What do we mean by language?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．Sounds made by man.

　B．All the words made by man.

　C．Different kinds of sound.

　D．The way man learns.

4．Where did the doctor come from?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．England.

　B．Scotland

　C．America.

　D．London.

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No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted(发出呼噜声)like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him----water splashing(飞溅), bees humming(嗡嗡作响声), a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.

The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

3．The old woman was the first in the line so that she could ______.　　　 [　　 ]

　A．spend less time

　B．spend less money

　C．see the doctor quickly

　D．have a talk with the doctor

2．The woman came ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．from the country

　B．from a town

　C．from a factory

　D．from a farm

1．How many people were there in the doctor's waiting-room ?　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．A few people.

　B．A lot of people.

　C．Few people.

　D．Nobody.

4．The main idea of the whole story is that ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．the people were ugly

　B．stores make streets beautiful

　C．zoning in a city is important

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One morning in London. The weather was very cold, and many people caught a cold. They had to see a doctor, so there were many people in the doctor's waiting-room. At the head of the line was an old woman. The woman did not live in London. She lived in Scotland (苏格兰). She came here to visit her daughter. She wanted to see the doctor because she got a bad cold and coughed day and night.

“If I get there early, I can see the doctor quickly, ” she thought. So she was the first in the line.

She sat nearest to the doctor's door. An American came into the waiting-room, and walked quickly to the doctor's door. The old woman thought he was a queue jumper. She stood up and took his arm slowly, she said, “We were all here before you. You must wait for your turn. Do you understand?” The American answered, “No, madam. You don't understand! You are all after me! I'm the doctor! ”

3．What did the stores do to the street?　(Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?)　 [　　 ]

　A．The stores made their street rich.

　B．The stores made their street pretty.

　C．The stores made their street ugly.