第二节：完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1分，满分30分)

Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about 1, 500, but many of them are not considered very___36　 English is considered one of the most important languages because many people 　37 　it, not only in England and America, 　38 　in other countries of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it 　39 　their own language, and another 230, 000, 000 use it as 　40 　language. It is 　41　 to say how many people are learning it. 　42 　boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.

　　 Many 　43 　children study French. French　 is also a very important language. 　44　 　children study German, Russian, Japanese and　 Chinese.

　　 Which is the best 　45　 to learn a language? We know that we all learnt 　46　 language well when we were 　47 　. If we learn a second language in the 　　48 way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It 　49 　what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to　 50 　it. It is using the language,　 51 　and　 talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language 　52　 　, they will learn it　 　53.

　　 In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to 　54　 . It is best to learn all new words through the 　55 　. You can read them, spell them and speak them later.

36. A. spoken　　　 B. happy　　　　　 　C. important　　　 　D. ideal(理想的)

37. A. like　　　　　 B. use　　　　　　 　C. operate　　　　 　D. play

38. A. but　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　 　C. too　　　　　　 D. so

39. A. like　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 　C. for　　　　　 　D. as

40. A. distant　　　 　B. a second　　　 　C. the second 　　　D. a special

41. A. easy　　　　 　B. again　　　　　 　C. difficult　　　 　D. best

42. A. Millions of　 　B. Hundreds of　　 　C. Tens of　　　　 　D. Thousands of

43. A. Chinese　　　 　B. Japanese　　　 　　C. English　　　　 D. Asian

44.A. Some　　　　 　B. Thousands　　 　　C. All　　　　　　 D. Much

45. A. time　　　　 　B. way　　　　　　 　C. thing　　　　　 　D. place

46. A. a foreign　　 　B. our mothers'　 　　C. other's　　　　 　D. our own

47. A. born　　　　 　B. children　　　 　　C. grown　　　　 　　D. boys

48. A. same　　　　 　B. different　　　 　　C. useful　　　　 　D. good

49. A. talks　　　　 　B. wants　　　　　 　C. cries　　　　　 　D. follows

50. A. ask　　　　　 　B. want　　　　　 　C. get　　　　　　 　D. ask for

51. A. speaking　　 　B. writing　　　　 　　C. thinking　　　 　D. doing

52. A. some time　　 　B. sometimes　　　 　C. all the time　 　　D. for the time

53. A. fluent　　　 　　B. confident　　　 　　C. freely　　　　 　D. easily

54. A. fight　　　　 　　B. sing　　　　　 　C. speak　　　　　 　D. play

55. A. mouth　　　　 　B. hands　　　　　 　C. ears　　　　　 　　D. eyes

35. The professor gave orders that the test ______before 5:30

A. will be finished　　 B. will finish　　 C. be finished　　　 D. should finish