The light railways and subways make it ________ for people to travel around Chongqing.

A．easily            B．difficult           C．easy             D．hard

　　Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by hearing the language over the radio, on TV, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.

　　Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required (要求) for study. They study their own language, maths English. Some people learn it because it is useful far their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(上大學) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers, magazines(雜志) in English.

1．People learn English ________.

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2．It is ________ to answer why so many people want to learn English.

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3．Different kinds of people want to learn English ________.

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A．together with other subject

B．for different reasons

C．for their work

D．for higher studies at colleges

4．From this passage we know that ________.

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A．we can learn English easily

B．English is very difficult to learn

C．English is learned by most people in the world

D．English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn it

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．We don't need to learn any foreign language.

B．We can do well in al our work without English.

C．English is the most important subject in schools.

D．We should learn English because we need to face the world.

People have their own ways of saying things with their own special expressions. Some of these expressions are easy to understand. “As Easy as Falling off a Log (圓木)” is one such expression. It describes a job that does not take much effort. If you ever tried to walk on a falling tree log, you may understand what the expression means. It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.
There are several other expressions that mean the same thing. And their meaning is as easy to understand as falling off a log. One is “Easy as Pie.” Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet juicy pie, unless it is a piece of cake. “A Piece of Cake” is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do.
Another expression is “As Easy as Shooting Fish in a Barrel (桶)”. Clearly, fish in a barrel will be much easier to shoot than fish in a river. In fact, it would be as easy as falling off a log.
Sometimes, things that come to us easily also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression “Easy Come Easy Go”. Another easy expression is “To Go Easy on a Person”. It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might ask her husband to go easy on their son, because the boy did not mean to destroy the toy. If you want to borrow some money to fix the car, you should look for a friend who is an “Easy Touch”. An easy touch or a soft touch is someone who is kind and helpful.
And there is one more expression that means do not worry or work too hard. Try to keep away from difficult situations. “Take it easy”, until we meet again.
【小題1】Which of the following expressions has the same meaning with “As easy as falling off a log?”