Cloze 22
Towards the end of the last century, there emerged a world language known as Esperanto. It was said this was an 1 of some idealists who wished to 2 the language to promote human solidarity. However, like crops, 3 can not be manufactured in a laboratory, it must 4 in national life. Admittedly the lofty ideal was 5 of respect, and had been in vogue for quite a while, 6 , not many now know the language and very few use it.
Due to 7 and geographical reasons, the English language is still the most extensively used language today, This is due 8 to the fact that Great Britain had once been an Empire where the sun never sets, at the same time, it must be 9 that among the different western languages, English is comparatively easier to learn. For example, English nouns make no stress 10 sexual distinction, therefore there is no flexion of adjectives for a difference in the sex of the noun. 11 is there a nasal sound in pronunciation.
But English as a language also has its peculiar difficulties. First, it is not quite regular, it has 12 many idioms born of habitual use. Therefore when you 13 a dictionary, you can not dwell on the words only, 14 equal importance is that you need to grasp their us-ages. 15 , there are some verbs whose meanings change when the prepositions following them change.
I began learning English from an American sister-in-law of 16 when I was nine years of age. Later on both in the American missionary high school and university which I 17 , I was taught English by direct method. 18 I had never studied English grammar seriously. However, it was my belief that in order to gain a quick 19 of the English language, it is necessary to learn grammar. It is like a tourist who can 20 the pattern easier with a map in his hand.
1. A. discovery B. invention C. restoration D. creation
2. A. make use of B. make usage of
C. make the use of D. make the usage of
3. A. Esperanto B. English C. world D. language
4. A. take root B. develop root C. have root D. get root
5. A. worth of B. worthwhile C. worthy of D. worth
6. A. moreover B. unfortunately C. therefore D. further more
7. A. historic B. historian C. historical D. history
8. A. on hand B. on other hand C. on the hand D. on one hand
9. A. reasoned B. received C. acknowledged D. expressed
10. A. on B. in C. to D. with
11. A. Neither B. Either C. No D. Not
12. A. quite B. very C. too D. rather
13. A. read B. study C. refer D. consult
14. A. with B. of C. by D. as
15. A. For an instanceB. Such as C. For instance D. For an example
16. A. mine B. my C. me D. I
17. A. went B. took C. studied D. attended
18. A. In addition B. In brief C. As a result D. In short
19. A. understandingB. mastery C. learning D. remembering
20. A. form B. track C. follow D. catch
Towards the end of the last century, there emerged a world language known as Esperanto. It was said this was an 1 of some idealists who wished to 2 the language to promote human solidarity. However, like crops, 3 can not be manufactured in a laboratory, it must 4 in national life. Admittedly the lofty ideal was 5 of respect, and had been in vogue for quite a while, 6 , not many now know the language and very few use it.
Due to 7 and geographical reasons, the English language is still the most extensively used language today, This is due 8 to the fact that Great Britain had once been an Empire where the sun never sets, at the same time, it must be 9 that among the different western languages, English is comparatively easier to learn. For example, English nouns make no stress 10 sexual distinction, therefore there is no flexion of adjectives for a difference in the sex of the noun. 11 is there a nasal sound in pronunciation.
But English as a language also has its peculiar difficulties. First, it is not quite regular, it has 12 many idioms born of habitual use. Therefore when you 13 a dictionary, you can not dwell on the words only, 14 equal importance is that you need to grasp their us-ages. 15 , there are some verbs whose meanings change when the prepositions following them change.
I began learning English from an American sister-in-law of 16 when I was nine years of age. Later on both in the American missionary high school and university which I 17 , I was taught English by direct method. 18 I had never studied English grammar seriously. However, it was my belief that in order to gain a quick 19 of the English language, it is necessary to learn grammar. It is like a tourist who can 20 the pattern easier with a map in his hand.
1. A. discovery B. invention C. restoration D. creation
2. A. make use of B. make usage of
C. make the use of D. make the usage of
3. A. Esperanto B. English C. world D. language
4. A. take root B. develop root C. have root D. get root
5. A. worth of B. worthwhile C. worthy of D. worth
6. A. moreover B. unfortunately C. therefore D. further more
7. A. historic B. historian C. historical D. history
8. A. on hand B. on other hand C. on the hand D. on one hand
9. A. reasoned B. received C. acknowledged D. expressed
10. A. on B. in C. to D. with
11. A. Neither B. Either C. No D. Not
12. A. quite B. very C. too D. rather
13. A. read B. study C. refer D. consult
14. A. with B. of C. by D. as
15. A. For an instanceB. Such as C. For instance D. For an example
16. A. mine B. my C. me D. I
17. A. went B. took C. studied D. attended
18. A. In addition B. In brief C. As a result D. In short
19. A. understandingB. mastery C. learning D. remembering
20. A. form B. track C. follow D. catch