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e, Italian, German, Greek, Vietnamese and French are all spoken in a great number of munities in the United States. Spanish is the second most monly spoken language after English in the US. It is widely spoken in New York and across the southern part of the country. For speakers of other languages, learning English is important, but traditionally, teaching people to speak English as a second language was given little attention. NonEnglish speakers were expected to pick up the language through getting in touch with people in public. Recently, this has changed. Today, most large public schools and munity colleges have ESL(English as a Second Language)programs. American English teachers feel that English students should learn the language in the way they will be using it. Therefore, ESL programs teach different English lessons to different students. Some programs teach students to be able to express their thoughts in English in public. 1. The most monly spoken two language in the US are______. A. English and Chinese B. English and Spanish C. American English and French D. English and Italian 2. ESL means_______. A. English and Spanish language. B. English as a second language C. English as a special language D. English as a spoken language 3. In the third paragraph, pick up means_______. A. master B. know a little about C. learn D. collect materials 4. In the third paragraph, English students means _______. A. the students who e from England B. the students who wish to learn English C. the students who know English very well D. the students who know nothing about English 5. Which of the following is true? A. Americans speak one mon language without any difference. B. None of the people in the US is a native of English. C. Most of the persons ing into the US are nonEnglish speakers. D. Nobody pays attention to teaching people to speak English as a second language today. (C)