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In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Everyone knows his own
language, but knowing another one is very useful. If we go to England or the USA, we must be able to speak
English. And in Japan people will expect us to understand Japanese.
How many languages are there in the world? There are thousands of languages, but most of them are not
very important, English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in
England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 300 million people speak it as their own
language and another 200 million use it as a second language. It's difficult to say how many people are
learning it. Million upon million of school children are trying to learn it.
1. There are _____ of languages in the world.
A. thousands
B. hundreds
C. millions
D. billion
2. _____ is one of the most important languages in the world.
A. Japanese
B. English
C. Spanish
D. Russian
3. About 200 million people use English as _____.
A. their own language
B. a second language
C. mother tongue
D. first language
4. If you go to Japan, you must be able to speak _____.
A. French
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. English
5. This passage may be from _____.
A. diary
B. dictionary
D. workbook
D. newspaper
