---Very few students passed last monthly exams, ______?

---Yes. They all passed because they did good preparations before the exams.

A．do they                               B．didn’t they

C．did they                               D．don’t they

---Very few students passed last monthly exams, ______?
---Yes. They all passed because they did good preparations before the exams.

Most people in the U.S. speak only one language, English. They do not learn to speak a second language. Languages are taught in high schools, but very few students learn to speak well. Why don't Americans speak other languages?

First, most Americans never travel to other countries. The United States is a very large country. Americans can travel a long distance and don’t leave the United States. They do not need to learn a second language.

Second, one of the countries next to the United States is Canada. Most people in Canada speak English. Some Americans live near Canada. They travel there often. But they do not have to learn a new language.

Third, many people in other parts of the world speak English. If Americans travel to other countries, they can speak English there, too.

Some Americans think that it is a mistake to speak only English. They believe it is very important to learn a second language. Maybe someday other Americans will agree. Then more people will speak a second language in the United States.

根据短文，将右栏内容与左栏搭配完成句子，并将字母编号填入题前括号内。

（   ）1. The mother language in the U.S.               A. almost everywhere in the world.

（   ）2. Most Americans                                        B. it’s necessary to learn a second

（   ）3. Languages are taught in high schools, language.

（   ）4. Americans can speak English                      C. but very few students learn to

（   ）5. Some Americans think that speak well.        D. is English.

                                                                               E. like to travel in their own country.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

（   ）6. Most Americans never learn to speak __________.

       A. English                                  B. to people in other countries

       C. fluently (流利地)                    D. a second language

（   ）7. Most Americans speak only English because __________.

       A. they can't learn other languages

       B. they never travel to other countries

       C. other languages are not important for them

       D. they don't have language classes in school

（   ）8. In other parts of the world,  __________.

       A. everyone speaks English          B. no one speaks English

       C. many people speak English      D. everyone speaks a second language

（   ）9. Some Americans think it is a mistake to __________.

       A. learn other languages              B. speak only English

       C. travel to other countries          D. go to school

（   ）10. We can know from the passage that most people in Canada__________.

       A. never travel to other countries as Americans

       B. speak only English, too

       C. also speak English

       D. do not like to learn a second language

The staff of the Kennedy School Newsletter asked students at our school to take a survey. In the survey, we asked, "What is your dream job?" We asked 400 students at our school. Here are the results of our survey.

     Most of the students at our school wanted to be professional athletes (专业运动员) in the future! At our school, 64 people hoped to be sports stars in the future. This included 32 future soccer players, 12 baseball players, 10 basketball players, 7 tennis players, and 3 hockey players.

     Lots of students at our school also wanted to be movie stars or singers.58 students said they wanted to become singers, and 57 said they wanted to act in movies. We hope your dreams come true! Just remember your friends from school when you become superstars.

     Other popular future jobs are vets (49), computer programmers (40), writers (30), and artists (29). To our surprise, very few students at our school wanted to be doctors (7), lawyers (13), or business people (4). And the teachers at our school may be surprised to know that only 9 students hoped to teach in the future. Sorry teachers!

     You can see the rest of the results from our survey in the chart. And for those students who did not get to answer our survey, please stop by our office. We want to know your ideas, tool We will add your answers to our survey results and publish the final results in the school yearbook.

     Thanks for helping us make this interesting survey so successful!

The Newsletter staff

1. How many people were asked to help take the survey?

     A.36       B. Less than 400.       C. More than 400      D. Just 400

2. Which question did they probably ask in the survey?

A. What do you want to be?          B. When will you stop studying?

C. Where do you want to live?        D. Who do you like the most?

3. Which answer from students surprised the teachers at the school?

     A. Singing is popular.

     B. Few are interested in law or medicine.

C. Many like to play sports.

     D. Not many want to teach.

4. What can be put in the blanks of the chart above?

     A. farmer; 4        B. farmer; 10       C. vet; 4       D. vet; 113

5. The underlined phrase "stop by" means _________.

     A. bring something    B. come over to     C. put away    D. drop off

---Very few students passed last monthly exams, ______?
---Yes. They all passed because they did good preparations before the exams.

1. A.
   do they
2. B.
   didn’t they
3. C.
   did they
4. D.
   don’t they