Question

Although English is called the “international language",there are quite a few kinds of English around the world .English, of course ,come from England. Soon, it spread to all of Britain and different kinds appeared. Kinds of English that are often taught to language students are British. American，Canadian.Irish. Australian.and New Zealand, Native(本族語(yǔ)的）speakers of English from these countries number more than 380 million.

There is a second group of countries whose histories have been directly touched by one of the English-speaking civilizations（文明）.Therefore. they use English in different important ways within their own government and everyday life.India.Malaysia. and Kenya are examples of this group.The total number of speakers in this group is more than 300 million.

In a third group of countries. English is widely used as a foreign language. However,people use their native language within their own government and in everyday life.Some countries in this group are China, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia and the countries of Western Europe. The number of speakers in this group can be as many as 1.000 million and it is growing fast.

The changing situations of English raise many questions. Will another language take the place of English as the international language? Will new kinds of English develop in other countries such as China or Russia?

1.Where did English come from?

A.America. B.Canada. C.England. D.Ireland.

2.One of the English-speaking civilizations once influenced the history of .

A.Egypt B.Kenya C.Indonesia D.France

3.In China and Russia English is widely used .

A.in their everyday life B.by their government

C.as the native language D.as a foreign language

4.What does the underlined word"raise” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.舉起 B.引起 C.撫養(yǎng) D.籌集

5.What might be the best title for the text?

A.Why do we speak English? B.Where does English come from?

C.Which English will we speak? D.How many people speak English?

Answer 1