There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world。But only a few of them are very important．English is one of these．Many people use it，not only in England and the USA，but also in other parts of the world．About 200，000，000 people speak it as their own language．It is difficult to say how many peopie are learning it as a foreign language．Many millions of people are trying to do so．Is it easy or difficult to learn English?Different people may have different answers．Have you ever noticed ads(廣告)of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?“Learn English in six weeks，or give your money back…”，“easy and funny…”，“Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”．Of course，it never happened quite like this．
The only language that seems easy to learn is t11e mother tongue．We should remember that
we all learned our own language well when we were children．If we could 1ea m English in the
same way，it would not seem so difficult．Think of what a small child does．He 1istens lo what people say．He tries what he hears．
So，it is hard to say that learning English is easy．We must do a Iot ofpractice．And practice needs great effort and takes much time．Good teachers，records，tapes，books，and dictionaries will be helpful，but they cannot do the student’s work for him．
小題1:How many languages are very important in the world?

A．A few．

B．Few．

C．About 1，500．

D．Many．

小題2:How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

A．He thinks the ads very expensive．

B．He thinks the ads are true．

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said．

D．He believes“Learn English in six weeks，or give your money back．”

小題3:Which language is easy to learn?

A．English．

B．Chinese．

C．Japanese

D．The mother language．

Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania．The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country．I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like．
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge group of elephants．Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large group of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500．We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch.
To the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years．Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs (much smaller plants or animals)! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees．
As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole．Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us．It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us．We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra bodies — it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra bodies were fresh and the kill had happened within the last hour．
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We stopped at a place where there were quite a many cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos and watched its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late．
So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route．

小題1: Which statement is correct about the park?

A．It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers.

B．It is the largest park of its kind in the country.

C．Their population in the park was around 2,000.

D．There are a lot of Baobab trees in the park．

小題2: What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 infer?

A．They moved their bodies against the trees to solve the skin problem.

B．They rested under the trees, doing nothing, just for killing the time.

C．They helped each other to knock down the dirty things on their bodies

D．They guarded their baobab trees, fighting the terrible leopards and lions.

小題3:What does the passage possibly tell us?

A．A Page from Tanzania Tourist Diary.	B．Animals and Plants in Tarangire Park.
C．A Visit to Tarangire National Park.	D．Protecting Animals and Environment.