There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But　 46　 a few of them are very　 47　 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 people speak it as their own language, It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a　 48　 language. Many millions of people are　 49　 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different　 50　 . Have you ever　 51　 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or give you　 52　 back...,” “easy and funny…,”Our records and tapes　 53　 you master English in a month. 7, Of course, it never　 54　 quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should　 55　 that we all learned our own language well when we were　 56　 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.　 57　 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is　 58　 to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and　 59　 　much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will helpful,　　 60　 they cannot do the students’ work for him.

(　　 ) 46. A. not　　　　　　 B. quite　　　　　　 C. only　　　　　　 D. very

(　　 ) 47. A. difficult　　　　 B. important　　　　 C. necessary　　　　　 D. easy

(　　 ) 48. A. native　　　　　 B. foreign　　　　　 C. useful　　 　　　　D. mother

(　　 ) 49. A. learning　　　　 B. enjoying　　　　　 C. trying　　　　　　 D. liking

(　　 ) 50. A. questions　　　　 B. problems　　　　 C. ways　　　　　　 D. answers

(　　 ) 51. A. found　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　 C. noticed　　　　　 　D. know

(　　 ) 52. A. knowledge　　　 B. time　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　 D. English

(　　 　) 53. A. make　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　 D. allow

(　　 　) 54. A. happened　　　　 B. looked　　　　　 C. seemed　　　　　　 D. felt

(　 　) 55. A. know　　　　　 B. remember　　　　 C. understand　　　　 D. think

(　　 　) 56. A. students　　　　 　B. children　　　　　 C. babies　　　　　　 D. youths

(　　 　) 57. A. Imagine　　　　 B. Mind　　　　　　 C. Do　　　　　　　 D. Think of

(　　 　) 58. A. hard　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　 D. silly

(　　 　) 59. A. uses　　　　　　 B. takes　　　　　　 C. gets　　　　　　 D. cost

(　　 　) 60. A. and　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　 D. so

A: how long have you been learning English, Wang Hai?

B: For six years.　　 41　　 .

A: Really? 　　　42　　

B: I can't get the pronunciation right.

A: Well, listening can help.　　 43　　 ? You can listen to them at home and repeat the sentences that are difficult for you.

B: That's a good idea.　　　　 44　 　? I forget a lot of new words.

A: You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home. You can even study in the train on the way to school.

B: That might really help! The only other problem I have is that I don’t get much writing practice.

A:　　 45　　　 .

B. That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Mr. White.

A. Why don’t you borrow' the teacher's tapes?

B. What's the problem?

C. Which is the way?

D. But what about all the new words?

E. You should find a pen pal.

F. You should practice speaking English.

G. I’m having trouble learning English.

40. Why don't you keep an English notebook? (改为同义句)

Why　　　 　　　　　　　an English notebook? A: How long have you been learning English, Wang Hai?

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39. I don't know how I can spell new words. (改为简单句)

I don't know 　　　　　　　　　　　　　new words.

38. I have been learning English for six years. (就画线部分提问)

　　 　　　　　　　　　　　you 　　　learning English?

37. Have you ever read the novels by Mark Twain? (作否定回答)

No, I　　　　 .

36. We learn English by watching English-language videos. (就画线部分提问)

　　　 　　　　　you learn English?

35. Have you ever　　　　 　your teacher help?　　　

34. You can　　　 　　the new words in your notebook and study at home.