【正文】 re are no shortcuts to success in language learning． A good memory is a great help， but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book． It is not much learning by heart long lists（一覽表） of words and their meanings， studying the dictionary and so on． We must learn by using the language． If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized， we are not really learning the language． We must “l(fā)earn through use． ” Practice is important． We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can． 51． The most important things to learn a foreign language are ＿＿＿＿＿ . A． understanding and speaking B． listening， speaking， reading and writing C． writing and understanding D． memorizing and listening 52． Someone hears and writes English very well， but he speaks it very badly． This is because ＿＿＿＿＿． A． he doesn39。 on 21. — Excuse me, Madam but is this the way to the town center? I am afraid I ______ the right direction. — Keep on walking and you can39。t C. knowing。 uses B. usage。 a must D. good mand。 必修一 Unit 2《 English around the world》單元測(cè)試 2 筆試部分： I. 單項(xiàng)選擇 1. — Are you sure you have ______ all the documents in your list? — Oh, sorry, I fot to ______ the one you had sent me. A. included。 a need C. a good mand。t be able to make a wise _____ of a word until you know all the _____ of it. A. use。 don39。 with D. with。s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That global language—English. The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a mon language for munication. Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean . Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong. But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about burgers. fries and milkshakes. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing! English is a messy (雜亂的 ) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, puterrelated words such as blogging, download and chatroom. Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know cool, OK and “hello” ? Other languages also influence English. Many English words e from French. Words like cafe and expressions like c3