The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a mistake because there are many benefits（益處）of knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively（有效地）. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced.
【小題1】The passage begins with the experience of the Vieira family in order to______.

A．discuss the need for teaching a new language

B．show the problems of speaking only one language

C．describe the advantages of moving to another country

D．introduce the passage’s main characters to the readers

【小題2】According to the passage, if you can speak more than one language, you can______.

A．find a better job

B．make more friends

C．better understand history

D．communicate more independently

【小題3】The underlined phrase “multi-language speakers” (In Paragraph 5) means “people who know ______.”

A．more than one language	B．a new language
C．their mother language	D．body language

【小題4】What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to learn another language.

B．The importance of learning English.

C．The benefits of learning other languages.

D．The reasons why people come to America.

It was June. The sun was in the sky. It was very hot. Jim was tired of school. He wanted to be at the beach. He could not stay in his   1  . He could not   2   talking. While the teacher wrote on the board, Jim got up and talked to a friend. The teacher, Mr Smith, heard the   3  and said: "Jim, sit down and be quiet. "

    Jim sat down. Mr Smith   4   his lesson. Jim got up and talked to another friend. "Sit down and be quiet," said Mr Smith. He was very   5  .

    "OK," said Mr Smith.  "If you want to talk,  6  come to the front of the classroom and   7  the teacher. "

    "All right,"   8   Jim. He came to the front of the classroom and said:"Quiet,  9  . I am the new teacher. Class is over now. Let's have a   10  "

1.A. office           B. home           C. seat                     D. room

2.A. stop             B. enjoy           C. forget                   D. finish

3.A. news            B. story                     C. fact                      D. noise

4.A. got ready for    B. went on with      C. went over               D. was interested in

5.A. angry           B. sad              C. worried                 D. afraid

6.A. again            B. also              C. then                    D. next

7.A. hear            B. find              C. ask               D. be

8.A. asked           B. agreed                    C. guessed                 D. laughed

9.A. anyone         B. someone                  C. everyone               D. no one

10.A. lesson         B. break           C. try                      D. meeting

 

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A few days ago, my mom went to visit my grandparents. She wanted to stay there for a few days. It was the first time that Dad and I    1    at home without Mom.    2    the first day, Dad and I went out for a dinner. The next morning, we    3    got up late. I went to school without (沒有) eating breakfast. I didn't feel    4    all day long. After school    5    I got home, I looked around. What a mess(雜亂)! I had to clean the rooms and did the dishes and the laundry. I was    6    after doing all of the housework. That evening I got a    7    from Mom. She said she would come back the next day. I felt very happy to    8    that.At that time I realized that Mom did    9   housework everyday. I told my dad that we should   10   to help Mom. He agreed. (     )1. A. studied    (     )2. A. On          (     )3. A. both       (     )4. A. hungry      (     )5. A. before     (     )6. A. busy            (     )7. A. call       (     )8. A. listen     (     )9. A. a little    (     )10. A. want        B. worked     B. In           B. all        B. sorry       B. when        B. angry             B. meal        B. hear        B. too many   B. stop     C. stayed       C. At        C. only         C. tired      C. until       C. happy             C. book        C. care         C. much too    C. forget   D. did             D. Of           D. either       D. well            D. after                     D. tired          D. e-mail        D. say             D. too much      D. try

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