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nternational affairs and many people regard American English as the standard English. Believe it or not, many people retell what the Americans say and try to learn a mouthful of American accent! American English is an epitome of American culture which shows The USA is tolerant, easygoing, but manding! Unit two English around the world 單項選擇 1—26 BBCBB BBBCB CBBCC DCDAA BBDBA 完形填空 26— 30 CBDAC 31— 35 DACAD 36— 40 ACDAB 41— 45 ACDCB 閱讀理解 46—50CAABD 51- 55 BDBCD 錯誤 !未找到引用源。t have a good memory C. he always remembers lists of words and their meanings D. he often hesitates(猶豫) to practise speaking it 53. One can never learn a foreign language well by _____. A. doing much practice B. studying the dictionary C. learning through use D. using the language 54. Which is the most important in learning a foreign language? A. A good memory. B. Speaking. C. Practice. D. Writing. 55. “Learn through use” means ______. A. we use a language in order to learn it B. we learn a foreign language in order to use it C. we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it D. B and C. I錯誤 !未找到引用源。est la vie (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like le weekend and le camping. German words are also part of English. Words like kindergarten e from the German language. Recently, British people have bee interested in yoga. But the word es from an ancient Hindu language in India. 46. The English language has a history of ______. A. over 2021 years B. over 500 years C. over 1500 years D. over 1000 years 47. The underlined expression “thanks to ” can be replaced by ______. A. because of B. thankful to C. not until D. as if. 48. Which of the following statements is true about the language of English ? A. It has been changing all the time. B. It has borrowed words from all the other languages. C. French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words. D. Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language. 49. How many people in the world are using English now? A. One billion people B. 340 million C. almost all the people in the world. D. not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly. 50. Many countries and regions use it for politics and business except______. A. the USA B. Nigeria C. the Philippines D. Norway B In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(猶豫). Thirdly, we must do much reading. Finally, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar. There 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.