松江区2012年初三二模英语首字母填空

　　C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）

　　Have you ever noticed an advertisement which says "Learn a foreign language in six weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send ..." and so on? Of course, it n   86     happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is the mother tongue. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country. Now speaking the foreign language is w   87    most people want.

　　Every year millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some people try at home, with books and tapes; some u   88    radio or television programs; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only two or three times a week, learning it will t   89  a long time, like language learning at school. A few people try to learn a language f   90   by studying for six or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is s   9l   . However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work b   92   . For example, scientists and doctors mainly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the students' work.