There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.
But ______ a few of them are very ______. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ______ language. Many millions are _____ to do so.
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ______. Have you ever _____ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
“Learn English in six month, or your _____ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes _____ you master your English in a month. _____ the first day your _____ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ______ quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ______ that we all learned our own language well when we were ______. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ______ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ______ in it all the time, just imagine how much ______ that gets!
So it is ______ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ______upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ______ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ______. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

A．not B．quite C．only D．very

A．difficult B．important C．necessary D．easy

A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother

A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．liking

A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers

A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known

A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English

A．make B．help C．let D．allow

A．From B．On C．Since D．After

A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation

A．happened B．know C．seemed D．felt

A．know B．remember C．understand D．think

A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups

A．Imagine B．Mind C．Do D．Think of

A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing

A．time B．money C．language D．practice

A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly

A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes

A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs

A．do B．work C．help D．master