Question 26 -35
Read the following passage and choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each space.
SAVING LANGUAGES
They brought new cultures and languages to this place (26) ............ hey called America.
(27)...............there were already people living there who had their own cultures and
languages. And so a terrible part of history began.
As more Europeans (28)............., there was a fight for the land with the native American
Indians. (29) ................ he end of the nineteenth century, the Indians tribes were moved
to the reservations. A lot of their children were taken away to boarding (30)......... and
these children were taught to speak English. By the end of the twentieth century
(31)............ han half of the Native Americans in the US were living in the cities. They
gave (32).............speaking their old tribal language and only used English. As a result,
many Native American languages (33) ........... and with them their culture.
Some American Indian languages are still used today but they are usually(34)............
by the older members of the tribes who still live on the reservations. In North American
there are 150-170 languages that have at (35)......... one speaker and many of these
languages have under a hundred speakers.
Question 26
A. What B. Where C.how D. which
Question 27
A. So B. However C. Although D. Because
Question 28
A. arived B. took place C. visited D. showed
Question 29
A. By B. From C. On D. With
Question 30
A. colleges
B. universities
C. schools
D lessons
Question 31
A. more
B. as
C. so
D. also
Question 32
A about
B. in
C. up
D. to
Question 33
A. disappeared
B. were born
C. appeared
D. developed
Question 34
A. held
B. told
C.spoken
D. shouted