7. A. for　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　 D. out

6. A. words　　 B. culture　　　　　　　 C. language　　 D. letters

5. A. in　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　　　 D. from

4. A. such as　 B. the same as C. so as　　　　　 D. for example

3. A. news　　　 B. facts　　　　　 C. truth　　　　　 D. information

2. A. but　　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. unless

1. A. knowing B. wondering　 C. earning　　　　　　 D. hearing

15. B。“It be + 形+for sb. + to do” 表示对某人来说做某事怎样(简单、困难、重要……)而of sb.表示人的性格或品质，如kind, bad, nice 等。

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Many of you are studying English and you may be 　1　 　why it is so difficult to learn. It's actually not too difficult to learn 　2　 　you know some 　3　 　about the language and culture that it reflects (反映). Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languages 　4　 　French, German, Latin, Greek and AngloSaxon. In addition, there are words 　5　 　Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese 　6　 　can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words 　7　 　other languages is 　8　 　of the key reasons 　9　 　some of the difficulties that people meet with (遇到) 　10　 　they are learning English.

14. B。根据整篇文章的观点就可得知人类才是动物真正的敌人。

13. C。狗叫声通常用barking。