Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

English has without a (31) ____ become the second language of Europe and the world. European countries which have most (32) ____ assimilated English into daily life are England's neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of Scandinavia. 

The situation is so (33) ____ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to (34) ____ up their message, journalists take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them. Increasingly one hears the (35) ____ that Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations.

Điền ô số 31

A. question

B. doubt

C. problem

D. thought

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

English has without a (31) ____ become the second language of Europe and the world. European countries which have most (32) ____ assimilated English into daily life are England's neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of Scandinavia. 

The situation is so (33) ____ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to (34) ____ up their message, journalists take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them. Increasingly one hears the (35) ____ that Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations

Điền ô số 34

A. life

B. energy

C. pep

D. enthusiasm

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

English has without a (31) ____ become the second language of Europe and the world. European countries which have most (32) ____ assimilated English into daily life are England's neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of Scandinavia. 

The situation is so (33) ____ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to (34) ____ up their message, journalists take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them. Increasingly one hears the (35) ____ that Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations.

Điền ô số 32

A. successfully

B. victorious

C. successful

D. lucrative

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

English has without a (31) ____ become the second language of Europe and the world. European countries which have most (32) ____ assimilated English into daily life are England's neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of Scandinavia. 

The situation is so (33) ____ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to (34) ____ up their message, journalists take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them. Increasingly one hears the (35) ____ that Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations.

Điền ô số 35

A. feeling

B. posture

C. judgment

D. view

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

English has without a (31) ____ become the second language of Europe and the world. European countries which have most (32) ____ assimilated English into daily life are England's neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of Scandinavia. 

The situation is so (33) ____ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to (34) ____ up their message, journalists take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them. Increasingly one hears the (35) ____ that Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations.

Điền ô số 33

A. plain

B. open

C. blatant

D. marked

English has become the most popular (1) _______ of communication on many
different countries. First, according to Ethnologies, English is used in 106 countries in the world. It is the first language of (2) _______ 400 million people and the second language of more than 600 million. Second, politics, science and business have given English the status of the most important language in the world. English is the main language at most (3) _______ meetings of world leaders. Furthermore, many scientific articles are written in English. It is also the language of global business. (4) _______ Reuters, more than one sixth of employees in 26 countries have to communicate (5) _______ English with staff
from other countries. Finally, from an article in The Washington Post, there are about 1.5 (6) ________ English learners around the world. It can be seen that English now is an international language for global communication.
1. A. mean B. tool C. equipment D. means
2. A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearest
3. A. nation B. national C. nationwide D. international
4. A. According to B. Besides C. In addition to D. With
5. A. on B. by C. with D. in
6. A. million B. millions C. billion D. billions

III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

__________________________________________________

2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

__________________________________________________

3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

__________________________________________________

4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

__________________________________________________

5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

__________________________________________________

Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world‟s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world‟s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce,

and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

_______________________________________________________________

2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

_______________________________________________________________

3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

_______________________________________________________________

4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

_______________________________________________________________

5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

_______________________________________________________________

  My most favourite subject is English, which is today one of the most important languagea and it is spoken and understood in all parts of the world. 

  English has become an international language for a variety of reasons. One of the most important of those is that the English people have been well-known for their knowledge of science, medicine, engineering, goverment and all other matters that are useful for the progress of the human race. It is thanks to the scientists of England that the motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today.

 The thirst for knowledge of English scholars has contributed to progress of man in almost all fields of his activity. Thousands of books have been written by such scholars on almost every subject that one can think of. Thus, people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest as a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs.

  As a result of this interest, English is used almost everywhere in the world. It it used in all the important meetings and conferences in the United Nations. It is also used in all leading universities in the world and in international trade and commerce. As it is used sowidely, English has inded become a very rich language. People of all the countries of the world have contributed new ideas and thoughts to this language. Thus, more and more new words are being created to make this language more and more useful for the communication of ideas and information among the people of the world.

1. English is the most important language in the world because ...

A. It is spoken and understood in all parts of the world

B. It is my favourite subject

C. it is used in meetings

D. it is used in all leading universities

2. The motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today thanks to .....

A. the people all over the world

B. the scientists of England

C. the United Nations 

D. The Americans

3. Thousands of books .....

A. have been sold by English scholars on almost every subject

B. were written in English

C. were read by English scholars

D. have been written by English scholarson almost every subject that one can think of

4. Because English is used so widely, ............

A. it has bacome a very rich language

B. it has bacome a very interesting language

C. it has indeed become a very poor language

D. it has become a very useless language

5. Why do people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest ?

A. Beacause it is a means of doing rything for all human affairs

B. Because it is an international language

C. Because it is a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs

D. Because it is a means of practising what people have achived in their jobs.