[填空题]

The Popularity of English
Ⅰ. Present status of English
A. English as a native/first language
B. English as a lingua franca: a language for communication
among people whose（1）are different
C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language:
— 320—380 million native speakers
— 250—（2）million speakers of English as a second
Language
Ⅱ. Reasons for the popular use of English
A. （3）reasons
— the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America;
— British settlers brought the language to Australia;
— English was used as a means of control in（4）
B. Economic reasons
— spread of（5）
— language of communication in the international business community
C. （6）in international travel
— use of English in travel and tourism
— signs in airports
— langua

[填空题]

The Popularity of English
Ⅰ. Present status of English
A. English as a native/first language
B. English as a lingua franca: a language for communication
among people whose（1）are different
C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language:
— 320—380 million native speakers
— 250—（2）million speakers of English as a second
Language
Ⅱ. Reasons for the popular use of English
A. （3）reasons
— the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America;
— British settlers brought the language to Australia;
— English was used as a means of control in（4）
B. Economic reasons
— spread of（5）
— language of communication in the international business community
C. （6）in international travel
— use of English in travel and tourism
— signs in airports
— langua

[单项选择]
At present, in many American cities especially, many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid. They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of the teacher. In many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several year.
Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries. It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money, the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing others, of guiding young people. But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many, than there are rewards.
Unruly students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are going into other fields.
Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status
A. People in most professions usually get the same pay at the beginning.
B. A beginning worker in medicine earns less than one in any other field..
C. A beginning teacher earns as much as a truck driver who has worked for several years.
D. A teacher with several years’ teaching experience can’t make as much as a new lawyer.

[填空题]The general estimate of the present-day English vocabulary is over one _________ words.

[简答题]Present value

[填空题]It is necessary to subdivide Modern English into Early (1500-1700) and ______ Modern English.

[简答题]preferred status

[填空题]__________________(众所周知), learning English is no easy job.