Part V: Read the following passage and mark the letter
indicate the best option to answer each of the following questions.
Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult for adults to start to learn English or a foreign
language? Every year, millions of grown-ups around the world spend a large amount of money on
learning English but not many of them succeed in becoming fluent English speakers. This is because
it is not easy to pick up a new language after a certain age.
However, small children learn foreign languages without much difficulty. This is because they
have a special ability that helps them learn languages fast. This ability weakens when people grow
older. Think of the little time children need to learn their native languages.
Therefore, if you have the desire to learn English or any other foreign language, you should
begin as soon as possible. Remember that the longer you wait, the harder it will become.
31. The best title for the passage would be
A. Special Abilities for Language
B. Children and Grown-ups
C. Language Learning: the Younger, the Better D. The Popularity of English
32. The word "grown-ups" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. languages
B. adults
C. children
D. teenagers
C. learn from children D. learn with children
33. According to the passage, if you wish to learn English, you should_
A. start early
B. become younger
34. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to
A. adults
B. languages
C. abilities
35. Which of the following is TRUE when children learn a foreign language fast?
A. they have much time to do it
B. they have special ability
D. they are smarter than grown-ups
C. they are more interested in languages
VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing meaning.
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D. small children
D