Many of you are studying English and you may be 1 why it is so difficult to learn. It's actually not too difficult to learn 2 you know some 3 about the language and culture that it reflects (反映). Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languages 4 French, German, Latin, Greek and AngloSaxon. In addition, there are words 5 Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese 6 can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words 7 other languages is 8 of the key reasons 9 some of the difficulties that people meet with (遇到) 10 they are learning English.

　　1. A. knowing B. wondering C. earning D. hearing

　　2. A. but B. and C. if D. unless

　　3. A. news B. facts C. truth D. information

　　4. A. such as B. the same as C. so as D. for example

　　5. A. in B. off C. of D. from

　　6. A. words B. culture C. language D. letters

　　7. A. for B. to C. from D. out

　　8. A. that B. something C. one D. this

　　9. A. why B. if C. what D. for

　　10. A. when B. before C. after D. while

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　　这是一段论述英语词汇是由哪几方面的因素构成的说明文。文中介绍英语词汇和哪些语言有联系。

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