How has Russian been surpassed by English in China in the twentieth century? （ ）
A: Since the late 1950s, the first foreign language has been English.
B: English has always been the first foreign language since 1949.
C: Russian was the first foreign language from 1949 until the relationship with Russia deteriorated.
D: Even during those periods when English was officially classified as being the language of suspect forces, many educated and urban Chinese maintained a wish to learn it.
A: Since the late 1950s, the first foreign language has been English.
B: English has always been the first foreign language since 1949.
C: Russian was the first foreign language from 1949 until the relationship with Russia deteriorated.
D: Even during those periods when English was officially classified as being the language of suspect forces, many educated and urban Chinese maintained a wish to learn it.
举一反三
- Now that English has taken over as the main language, the country's native language has been _______.
- A focal point of SLA research has been the nature and development of L2 learners" ______. A: second language B: first language C: foreign language D: interlanguage
- The first textbook ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.
- As is known to all, the English language has been (rich) ____________ by many "borrowed" words and expressions from other languages.
- The word "kowtow" in English is called an alien word because ______. A: it is a newly-created word from another language B: it has been assimilated into the English language C: it has undergone a semantic change D: it has retained its original pronunciation