Most people in the USA speak English. There are over 2000 languages spoken all over the world. You know that every language has 　1　 own words. 　2　 　you want to learn a foreign language, you must know 　3　 the words mean, and you must say them in the 　4　 　. Words are 　　5　 　up of sounds, different languages have different sounds. There are thousands of language sounds. When you 　6　 　English, you are using only about fifty of them.

Some languages are spoken faster than 　7　 　. English is spoken 　　8　 　slowly than French. Women speak　 　9　 　than men. In America women speak about 175 words every minute,　 　10　 　men speak about only 150. How many words every minute do you speak?

1.(　　 ) A. itself　　　 　　　　 B. their　　　 　　　　　　　 C. it’s　　　 　　　　　　　 D. its

2.(　　 ) A. When　　　　 　　 B. What　　　 　　 C. If　　　　　 　　 D. Why

3.(　　 ) A. what　　　　 　　　 B. where　　　 　　 C. that　　　　 　　 D. which

4.(　　 ) A. idea　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. country　　 　　　 C. right way　 　　 D. street

5.(　　 ) A. make　　　　 　　 B. makes　　　 　　 C. making　　　 　 D. made

6.(　　 ) A. say　　　　　 　　　 B. speak　　　 　　　 C. to say　　　 　　 D. to speak

7.(　　 ) A. the other　　 　　　　 B. other　　　 　　　 C. others　　　 　　 D. another

8.(　　 ) A. much　　　　 　　 B. more　　　 　　 C. most　　　　 　 D. best

9.(　　 ) A. faster　　　 　　　　 B. slowly　　 　　　 C. fastest　　 　　　 D. most slowly

10.(　　 )A. and　　　　　 　　 B. or　　　　 　　 C. while　　　 　　 D. get

Li Mei:　　 Excuse me.　 1　 　

Mrs Green: Yes, and you are...?

Li Mei:　　 I’m Li Mei. Your fiend Miss Wu is busy at the moment. She asked me to meet you. Welcome to Nanjing, Mrs Green.

Mrs Green: Thank you.

Li Mei:　　 By the way,　 2　 　

Mrs Green:　 No, this is my second time. I came here in 2000 for the first time.　

Li Mei:　　 　　3　

Mrs Green: I like it very much. It’s very beautiful and famous. And people here are quite friendly.　　 4　

Li Mei:　　 I’m glad you like the city. And now Nanjing is becoming more and more beautiful.　　 5　 　

Mrs Green: I think so. Thank you very much for meeting me.

Li Mei:　　 It’s my pleasure.

　1._______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

5. Nancy lives four kilometers from the school. (对划线部分提问)

　　　　 _________ _________ does Nancy live from the school?

4. She speaks French fluently.　 (对划线部分提问)

　　　　 _______ does she __________ French?

3. At weekends we can go shopping. We can listen to music at home.

(合并成一句)

　 At weekends we can go shopping _______ __________ to music at home.

2. John’s tie is not the same as Tina’s. (改为同义句)

　　　　 John’s tie is _____________ ___________ Tina’s.

1. Sandy is not as slim as Amy. (改为同义句)

　　　　 Amy is _________ ___________ Sandy.

15.(　　 )Daniel has _____tomatoes than Amy, but _______ rice than Kitty.

　　　　　 A. more, fewer　 B. fewer, more　　 C. less, more　 D. more, least