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ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present day importance as an international language.. Besides serving the infinite needs of its

ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE

The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present day importance as an international language Besides serving the infinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language which is used in science, technology, media, communication, international conferences, and so on

There are more than 350 million people speak English as their native language Another 350 million speak it as a second language Besides, it is quite difficult to get the information of how many people speak it as a foreign language

English is increasingly becoming popular Most of the scientific inventions were carried out in the English-speaking countries Computer programmes are designed in English Most of books for research and reference are English-written English is used in international negotiations, trade, and conferences English is taught in most of high schools and universities

People should learn English which is considered as the useful tool in many fields

1 What is the main reason for the widespread demand for English?

A It is a foreign language B It is an international language

C It is a mother tongue D It is a native language

2 How many people speak English as a foreign language?

A 300 million B 350 million C 700 million D We do not know

3 Computer programmes are designed in _

A English B French C Japanese D Chinese

4 _ is used in most of books for research and reference

A Vietnamese B French C Indian D English

5 In most of high schools and universities, _ are taught

A Russia B Japanese C English D Chinese

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Every year students in many countries learn English Some of these students are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, others study by themselves A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on television in the office, or among their friends But not many are lucky enough to do that Most people must work hard to learn another language

Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want to learn English? It is not difficult to answer that question Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects They study their own language, and Math and English (In England, or America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language which is English, and Math, and another language perhaps French, or German, or Spanish.)

Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English

1 According to the writer,

A only adults learn English

B no children like learning English

C English is only useful to teenagers

D English is popular in much of the world

2 Many people learn English by

A watching videos only B hearing the language in the office

C talking with the film stars D working hard on their lessons

3 Many boys and girls learn English because

A English can give them a job B it is included in their study course

C their parents make them D they have to study their own language

4 In America or Australia many schoolchildren study

A English as a foreign language

B English and Math only

C such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish

D their own language and no foreign language

5 Many adults learn English because

A their work is useful B they want to go abroad

C most of their books are in English D it helps them in their work

There are several things of spoken English that make it difficult for me to understand First, many words are not pronounced as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading, I sometimes do not understand them when they are spoken Second, native speakers have a wide range of accents A British accent is very different from a Texas one Third, there are a lot of idioms and slang expressions These expressions also differ depending on the area a speaker

is from Finally, there are sounds that do not exist in my native language These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish

1 Does the writer have any difficulties in learning English?

A Written English makes it difficult for him to understand

B Spoken English makes it difficult for him to understand

C He has no difficulty in speaking English

D He has difficulty in writing English

2 Many English words are pronounced they are spelled

A differently from B the same as C similarly D correctly as

3 English native speakers have _

C two accents, British and American D many different accents

4 English idioms and slang expressions

A are used by very few people

B are only used by the English men

C are only used by the Americans

D are differently used depending on the area a speaker is from

5 English sounds and the sounds of the writer's native language

C are difficult for him to distinguish D A and B

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English is my mother tongue Besides, I can speak French and Spanish I studied the two languages when I was at high school Now, I am still learning Spanish at the University As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy After studying a language, practice is very necessary and useful Travelling to the country where the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles I also frequently

go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am trying

to learn Reading is another good way to learn Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first

1 How many languages can the writer speak?

2 The writer has learnt Spanish _

3 Travelling may cause troubles if _

A you cannot speak the language well enough

B you can speak the language well enough

C you can speak the language bad enough

D you can communicate in the target language

4 Some useful ways to practise your target language are _

A listening to the radio and watching TV in the language

B reading books in the language

C seeing films in the language

D All are correct

5 According to the writer, what should be mastered first?

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in the nineteenth century, and later came to the United States Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of science His father helped him a lot by supervising his work with the deaf When he worked with the deaf and investigated the science acoustics, his studies eventually led to invention of multiple telegraph and his greatest invention - the telephone He dedicated the last quarter century of his life to advances in aviation

1 What was Alexander Graham Bell's greatest invention?

A multiple telegraph B.telephone C aviation D acoustics

2 To what did Bell dedicate the last years of his life?

A acoustics science B.aviation C adventure D architecture

3 How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation?

4 What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell?

A He worked very hard, but never succeeded

B He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot

C He dedicated his life to science and the well-being of mankind

D He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone

5 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A Bell was born in the 18th century

B Bell worked with the deaf

C Bell experimented with the science of acoustics

D Bell invented a multiple telegraph

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Engineers have been key figures in our era of technology At present there is

no aspect of life which does not require the skills and services of engineers

Engineers help us store our food longer and better by discovering new

methods of refrigeration both at home and in transit

Without them, there would be no radio, no television, no telephones and no telegraph lines

They have, in short, brought us great changes in our everyday life

1) _ have been key figures in our era of technology

A Engineers B Engineer C Scientist D Scientific

2) If there , there would be no radio, no television, no telephones and no

telegraph lines

A were engineers C were not engineers

B were scientists D B & C

3) What does life require?

A the skills C the services of engineers

B the skills of engineers D B & C

4) What do engineers bring to us?

A television B great changes C telephones D A & C

A recent survey has shown that the busiest shopping street in the world is not in London New York, or Paris, but in Warsaw, Poland Nowy Swiat, which means New World, has an incredible 14,000 Poles walking down it every hour It's a lovely place to shop The pavements are very wide There are statues, palaces, attractive town houses and high-class restaurants The buildings are not too high They look old, but in fact the whole city was rebuilt after World War II

There aren't any billboards or neon lights There isn't any loud music, and there aren't many tourists People think that: Polish shops have nothing to sell, so nobody comes shopping here The world does not know about this paradise for shoppers yet

It is now possible to buy almost everything in Warsaw There are a lot of shops from the West, but the interesting thing is that Polish manufacturers are also now producing high quality goods They are good because the products are not mass produced for world consumption Nowy Swiat has a lot of small shops, specialist shops and chic shops It hasn't got the huge department stores that sell the same products everywhere

1 The busiest exciting shopping street in the world is in

2 How are the pavements in Warsaw?

A They are quite narrow B They dirty and small

C They are very wide D They are full of yellow leaves

3 When was the whole city rebuilt?

A After the second world war B In1930

4 In Nowy Swiat, tourists can _

A see lots of billboards and neon lights

B listen to loud music in the street

C buy high quality goods

D buy goods in huge department stores that sell the same things everywhere

5 According to the author, Nowy Swiat is considered to be _

A a center of fashion B a paradise for shoppers

C a crowded and dusty place D a new world of businessmen

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Anyone who visit England would like to spend some time in Strafford -upon - Avon Located in the center of England, it is a town that is rich in both history and culture It's population is about 23,000 Strafford - upon - Avon is famous because it is the place where the talented playwright Shakespeare was born and died When you come there, you can visit his birthplace, and some buildings which used to belong to his family There are many other buildings that are worth visiting in the town Enjoying an evening in Strafford - upon - Avon is very interesting There are restaurants that are suitable for all tastes In the evening, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre offers interesting plays written by Shakespeare and you have a chance to see some of the best actors and actresses of England on stage There are many other kind amusement and entertainment waiting for you

1 What is Strafford - upon - Avon rich in?

A plays B population C entertainment D history and culture

2 Strafford is the place _

A where Shakespeare was born and died B which is overpopulated

3 The buildings in Strafford _

A are all in the possession of Shakespeare B have been demolished

4 Restaurants in Strafford are _

A delicious B expensive C rich D suitable for all tastes

5 In the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, you can enjoy

C plays written by Shakespeare D food of all kinds

I arrived at London at last The railway station was big, black, and dark I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter I spoke English very carefully and clearly The porter, however, could not understand me I repeated my question several times and at last he understood He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly “I am a foreigner,” I said Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled Then he said something and I understood it

"You soon learn English!" he said I wonder In England, each man speaks a different language The English understands each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?

1 When did the story take place?

2 Where did the story take place?

C at the railway station D at the airport

3 How did the writer speak English?

A neither carefully nor clearly B not only carefully but also clearly

4 How did the writer's teacher speak English?

A He spoke English as the porter did B He spoke English as the writer did

C He spoke English badly D He spoke English quickly

5 What did the porter advise the writer?

A to look for another porter B to speak English more carefully

Each nation has many good people who take care of others For example, some of high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as

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Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts Some of these clubs show movies or organise short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are yound enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls

Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others

26 Where don’t high school and college students often do voluntary work?

27 What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or old in their homes?

A They mow lawns, do shopping and clean up their hourses

B They cook, swe or wash their clothes

C They tell them stories and sing and dance for them

D They take them to basball games

28 What do they help the boys whose do not live with them ?

A to ge to know thing about their father

B to get to know things that boys want from their fathers

C to learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers

D to learn things about their fathers

29 Which activity isn’t available for the students at the clubs ?

C going to interesting places D learning photography

30 Why do they use many high school and college students as volunteers ?

Because _

A they have a lot of free time

B they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls

C they know how to do the work

D they’re good at playing games and learning crafts

31 What do volunteers believe ?

A In order to make others happy, they have got to be unhappy

B The happiest people in the world are those make themselves happy

C The happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy

D Bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people in the world

32 What does the word “They” (the 1st word of the second sentence in the second paragraph) refer to?