14 Language problems may come to the attention of the public when they have ........................... such as fatal ac...

The discovery that language can be a barrier to communication is quickly made by all who travel, study, govern or sell. Whether the activity is tourism, research, government, policing, business, or data dissemination, the lack of a common language can severely impede progress or can halt it altogether. 'Common language' here usually means a foreign language, but the same point applies in principle to any encounter with unfamiliar dialects or styles within a single language. 'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Although communication problems of this kind must happen thousands of times each day, very few become public knowledge. Publicity comes only when a failure to communicate has major consequences, such as strikes, lost orders, legal problems, or fatal accidents — even, at times, war. One reported instance of communication failure took place in 1970, when several Americans ate a species of poisonous mushroom. No remedy was known, and two of the people died within days. A radio report of the case was heard by a chemist who knew of a treatment that had been successfully used in 1959 and published in 1963. Why had the American doctors not heard of it seven years later? Presumably, because the report of the treatment had been published only in journals written in European languages other than English.

Several comparable cases have been reported. But isolated examples do not give an impression of the size of the problem — something that can come only from studies of the use or avoidance of foreign-language materials and contacts in different communicative situations. In the English-speaking scientific world, for example, surveys of books and documents consulted in libraries and other information agencies have shown that very little foreign-language material is ever consulted. Library requests in the field of science and technology showed that only 13 per cent were for foreign language periodicals. Studies of the sources cited in publications lead to a similar conclusion: the use of foreign-language sources is often found to be as low as 10 per cent.

The language barrier presents itself in stark form to firms who wish to market their products in other countries. British industry, in particular, has in recent decades often been criticised for its linguistic insularity - for its assumption that foreign buyers will be happy to communicate in English, and that awareness of other languages is not therefore a priority. In the 1960s, over two-thirds of British firms dealing with non-English-speaking customers were using English for outgoing correspondence; many had their sales literature only in English; and as many as 40 per cent employed no-one able to communicate in the customers' languages. A similar problem was identified in other English-speaking countries, notably the USA, Australia and New Zealand. And non-English-speaking countries were by no means exempt - although the widespread use of English as an alternative language made them less open to the charge of insularity.

The criticism and publicity given to this problem since the 1960s seems to have greatly improved the situation. Industrial training schemes have promoted an increase in linguistic and cultural awareness. Many firms now have their own translation services; to take just one example in Britain, Rowntree Mackintosh now publish their documents in six languages (English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Xhosa). Some firms run part-time language courses in the languages of the countries with which they are most involved; some produce their own technical glossaries, to ensure consistency when material is being translated. It is now much more readily appreciated that marketing efforts can be delayed, damaged, or disrupted by a failure to take account of the linguistic needs of the customer.

The changes in awareness have been most marked in English-speaking countries, where the realisation has gradually dawned that by no means everyone in the world knows English well enough to negotiate in it. This is especially a problem when English is not an official language of public administration, as in most parts of the Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Arab world, Latin America and French-speaking Africa. Even in cases where foreign customers can speak English quite well, it is often forgotten that they may not be able to understand it to the required level - bearing in mind the regional and social variation which permeates speech and which can cause major problems of listening comprehension. In securing understanding, how 'we' speak to 'them' is just as important, it appears, as how 'they' speak to 'us'.

Questions 14-17
Complete each of the following statements (Questions 14-17) with words taken from Reading Passage 133

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

14 Language problems may come to the attention of the public when they have ........................... such as fatal accidents or social problems.

15 Evidence of the extent of the language barrier has been gained from ............................ of materials used by scientists such as books and periodicals.

16 An example of British linguistic insularity is the use of English for materials such as ...........................

17 An example of a part of the world where people may have difficulty in negotiating English is ........................... .

Questions 18-20
Choose the appropriate letters A-D

18 According to the passage, ‘They don't talk the same language' (paragraph 1), can refer to problems in...
A understanding metaphor.
B learning foreign languages.
C understanding dialect or style.
D dealing with technological change.

19 The case of the poisonous mushrooms (paragraph 2) suggests that American doctors …
A should pay more attention to radio reports.
B only read medical articles if they are in English.
C are sometimes unwilling to try foreign treatments.
D do not always communicate effectively with their patients.

20 According to the writer, the linguistic insularity of British businesses...
A later spread to other countries.
B had a negative effect on their business.
C is not as bad now as it used to be in the past.
D made non-English-speaking companies turn to other markets.

Questions 21-24
List the FOUR main ways in which British companies have tried to solve the problem of the language barrier since the 1960s.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

21 ......................................
22 ......................................
23 ......................................
24 ......................................

Questions 25 and 26
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet

25 According to the writer, English-speaking people need to be aware that...
A some foreigners have never met an English-speaking person.
B many foreigners have no desire to learn English.
C foreign languages may pose a greater problem in the future.
D English-speaking foreigners may have difficulty understanding English.

26 A suitable title for this passage would be .......
A Overcoming the language barrier
B How to survive an English-speaking world
C Global understanding - the key to personal progress
D The need for a common language

Read the following passage and choose the best answer . ( 2,0 ms) Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children . Others are teenagers . Many are adults ( người lớn) . Some learn at school , others study by themselves . A few learn English just by hearing the language , in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not many are lucky enough to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language . ...

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Minh Hiếu

8 tháng 7 2017

Read the following passage and choose the best answer . ( 2,0 ms)

Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children . Others are teenagers . Many are adults ( người lớn) . Some learn at school , others study by themselves . A few learn English just by hearing the language , in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not many are lucky enough to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language .

Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It is difficult to answer that quetion . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects . They study their own language , and mathematics .... and English . ( In England , or America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics .... and another language , perhaps French , or German , or Spainish )

Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work . Teenagers often learn English for their high studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or university . Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English .

1. According to the writer ,

A. only adults learn English . B. no children like learning English

C. English is only useful to teenagers . D. English is popular in much of the world .

2. Many people learn English by

A. watching videos only . B. hearing the language in the office .

C. talking with the film star D. working hard on their lesson.

3. Many boys and girls learn English because

A. English can give them a job. B. it's included in their study courses.

C.their parents make them . D.they have to study their own language .

4. In America or Australia many school children study

A. English as a foreign language . B. English and Mathematics only .

C. such foreign languages as French , German , and Spainish .

D. their own language and no foreign language .

5. Many adults leanr English because

A. their work is useful . B. they want to go abroad .

C. most of their books are in English D. it helps them in their work .

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Linh Diệu

8 tháng 7 2017

Read the following passage and choose the best answer . ( 2,0 ms)

Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children . Others are teenagers . Many are adults ( người lớn) . Some learn at school , others study by themselves . A few learn English just by hearing the language , in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not many are lucky enough to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language .

Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It is difficult to answer that quetion . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects . They study their own language , and mathematics .... and English . ( In England , or America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics .... and another language , perhaps French , or German , or Spainish )

Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work . Teenagers often learn English for their high studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or university . Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English .

1. According to the writer ,

A. only adults learn English . B. no children like learning English

C. English is only useful to teenagers . D. English is popular in much of the world .

2. Many people learn English by

A. watching videos only . B. hearing the language in the office .

C. talking with the film star D. working hard on their lesson.

3. Many boys and girls learn English because

A. English can give them a job. B. it's included in their study courses.

C.their parents make them . D.they have to study their own language .

4. In America or Australia many school children study

A. English as a foreign language . B. English and Mathematics only .

C. such foreign languages as French , German , and Spainish .

D. their own language and no foreign language .

5. Many adults leanr English because

A. their work is useful . B. they want to go abroad .

C. most of their books are in English D. it helps them in their work .

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions. Every state has its own laws for driving and getting a driver's license. To learn these laws, people have to read the Rules of the Road book for their state. They can get the book free at a driver's license facility in their state. In Illinois, people between the ages of 15 and 18 have to take a driver's education course in school before they can get a permit to practice driving. People over 18 don't have to...

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6 tháng 3 2020

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

Every state has its own laws for driving and getting a driver's license. To learn these laws, people have to read the Rules of the Road book for their state. They can get the book free at a driver's license facility in their state.

In Illinois, people between the ages of 15 and 18 have to take a driver's education course in school before they can get a permit to practice driving. People over 18 don't have to take this course in order to get a permit. When people get a learner's permit, they have to take a test. They have to know the traffic signs and laws in order to pass this test. Then they have to get their vision tested. When they get theirlearner's permits, they can practice driving, but a licensed driver has to be in the car with

them at all times. A learner's permit is good for one year.

When the learner is ready to get a license, he or she has to take a driving test. During the test, new drivers have to back out of an alley, park uphill anddownhill, make right- and left-turns, obey all traffic laws, and do whatever else the examiner may ask them to do to show that they know how to drive.

1/ What is the writer trying to do in the text?

a. Complain about traffic accidents.

b. Describe what to do to get a driver's license.

c. Persuade drivers to drive carefully.

d. Advise drivers how to drive.

2/ Why would somebody read the text?

a. To find out about traffic laws.

b. To learn how to drive a car.

c. To find out about getting a driver's license.

d. To learn some details about the rules of the roads .

3/ In order to get a driver's license, most important of all, the learner has to .................................

a. read the Rules of the Road book for his/her state

b. get his/her vision tested

c. know all the traffic laws

d. pass a driving test

4/ The word "free" most nearly means ..............................

a. without limit b. without having to pay

c. without shopping d. at any time

5/ The word "alley" most nearly means ......................

a. narrow passage b. garage c. garden d. sidewalk

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard allover the world on the B.B.C. If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.

Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!

1/ Big Ben was built .......................

a. for the B.B.C. b. after a fire c. in honour of Sir Benjamin Hall d. long before 1834

2/ Accuracyis maintained ..................._

a. by microphones in the clock tower b. by workmen

c.because the clock is at Greenwich Observatory d.by officials who check the clock frequently

3/ Big Ben is one of the first sights you will see when you London.

a. will visit b. visit c. have visited d. will be visiting

4/ Big Ben is the ..................... clock in London.

a. famousest b. most famous c. more famous d. famouser

5/ It is .......................very big and very accurate. a. and b. also c. both d. together

6/ How often .....................checked?

a. have they it b. they have it c. do they have it d. they do have it

7/ A painter ......... working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands.

a. who b. had been c. had d. ...................

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

Quite a number of things have been done tohelp solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district. They can go into the business district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.

Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to buy cars. People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car. And the number of certificates is limited. Not everyone can get one. There is also a high tax on cars, so it costs three or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does in, say, the United States or Canada. The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent public transportation system. Their subway system is one of the best in the world. And there is also a very good taxi and bus system.

1/ In Singapore, drivers must have .................... to drive into the downtown business district.

a. a special I D card b. a special pass c. a driving certificate d. a driving lesson

2/ Singapore has done many things to make it difficult to buy cars because it ............................

a. wants to solve the car problems b. wants to help motorists to be safe

c. helps poor people d. wants to solve traffic problems

3/ The public transportation system in Singapore is ...................................

a. not very good b. very good c. very bad d. awful

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Thao Thảo Vy

7 tháng 3 2020

very long !!

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers. Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems. Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their...

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Nguyễn Linh

29 tháng 9 2018

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers. Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems. Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their...

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Nguyễn Minh Huyền

29 tháng 9 2018

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

Đúng(3)

NN

Ngố ngây ngô

29 tháng 9 2018

1. a

2. c

3. b

4. b

5. d

Đúng(1)

TH

Thu HIền

14 tháng 11 2018

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

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NM

Nguyễn Minh Huyền

14 tháng 11 2018

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

NH

Nguyễn Huyền Trâm

14 tháng 11 2018

1A

2D

3B

4A

5C

II. Đọc đoạn văn, chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành câu (1đ) Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn the language just by hearing the language in films, on television, in office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn the language. Learning other language! Learning English!...

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Thu Hà Nguyễn

22 tháng 9 2018

II. Đọc đoạn văn, chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành câu (1đ)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others
are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn the
language just by hearing the language in films, on television, in office, or among their friends. But not
many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn the language.
Learning other language! Learning English! Why do all these people learn English? It isn’t
difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their
subjects. They study their own language, and Math…and English. (In England, or in America or
Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Math…and other
language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish). Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for
their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people
learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. According to the writer, ………
A.English is popular in much of the world B . no children like learning English
C. English is only useful to teenagers D.only adults learn English
2. Many people learn English by …. A. watching videos only B. Hearing the language in the office
C. talking with the film stars D. working hard on their lesson
3. Many boys and girls learn English because…. A. English can give them a job B English is one of their subjects
C. their parents make them D. they have to study their own language
4. In America or Australia , many schoolchildren study …
A. English as a foreign language B. English and Math only
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C. such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish D no foreign language
5. Many adults learn English because …
A. their work is useful B they want to go abroad
C. most of their books are in English D. it helps them in their work

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NT

Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thơ

23 tháng 9 2018

II. Đọc đoạn văn, chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành câu (1đ)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn the
language just by hearing the language in films, on television, in office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn the language.
Learning other language! Learning English! Why do all these people learn English? It isn’t difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and Math…and English. (In England, or in America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Math…and other language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish). Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people
learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. According to the writer, ………
A.English is popular in much of the world

B . no children like learning English
C. English is only useful to teenagers

D.only adults learn English
2. Many people learn English by ….

A. watching videos only

B. Hearing the language in the office
C. talking with the film stars

D. working hard on their lesson
3. Many boys and girls learn English because…. A. English can give them a job B English is one of their subjects
C. their parents make them D. they have to study their own language
4. In America or Australia , many schoolchildren study …
A. English as a foreign language B. English and Math only
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C. such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish D no foreign language
5. Many adults learn English because …
A. their work is useful B they want to go abroad
C. most of their books are in English D. it helps them in their work