Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap to complete the passage :
English is (1) ……………. language all over the world. Many countries, such as: the
USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa…. use English
as the first language, many others use it as the second language. If you speak
(2)…………….. well, you can talk with many people of different nationalities. Beside, a
lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English .Therefore, if you can read
English, you can get useful knowledge of tradition, culture, custom of other countries.
In order to (3) ………… your English, you should make good preparation for the
next lesson, do all the exercises given by the teachers. In class, be ready to answer your
(4)………………. and take important notes. You can also enrich your English vocabulary
by reading English books, looking up any new words that you come across. Some
beginners even write the words many times and try to learn them by heart. Whenever
possible, English to the teachers, to friends or foreigners. Listening to the tapes is the good
way to improve your English. And remember that revision is important. You should revise
what you have learnt so as to practice the words or sentence structures well. Mastering the
four language skills is not easy. An English proverb says: “ Everything is difficult before it
is easy”. Try your best so that English can become easy for you.
1. A more difficult B. the most popular C. the most interesting D.more popular
2. A Japanes B. French C. English D. Spanish
3. A. understand B. know C. study D. improve
4. A. parents’questions B. teacher’s questions
C. teacher’s answers D. teacher’s lessons