2. 外语
  3. Every time we open our mouths and speak we【C1】______ourselves — I am English, you may be Bulgarian or African. We are all【C2】___

Every time we open our mouths and speak we【C1】______ourselves — I am English, you may be Bulgarian or African. We are all【C2】___

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问题     Every time we open our mouths and speak we【C1】______ourselves — I am English, you may be Bulgarian or African. We are all【C2】______, but sometimes we have communication problems which can lead to【C3】______and misunderstanding.
    【C4】______you speak English, you have an advantage. The English language means power and freedom to many people. It【C5】______international relations. It【C6】______nearly all our lives in【C7】______way or another, influencing everything from pop music to【C8】______relations. Yet only around 10% of the world’s population is native English language speakers. Many of you who are reading now will have【C9】______to learn the grammar, vocabulary and【C10】______of this very complicated language. But there【C11】______be another solution: learning Esperanto.
    Esperanto, meaning "one who hopes", is an artificial language,【C12】______to be the easiest in the world to learn. It was【C13】______in 1887 by Ludwig Zamnehof, a young Polish optician.
    The usefulness of Esperanto has been【C14】______the world over. It is now estimated that around eight million people in over 100 countries have at least some【C15】______of it.
    In Esperanto, we have a language that is easy to learn and【C16】______to all speakers because it belongs not to one nation【C17】______us all. Many people, who have tried to learn other languages and failed, have succeeded in Esperanto because it is so easy. Although it is often seen as a joke and【C18】______an important【C19】______language, it has been considered【C20】______and governments are sometimes afraid of it, for it may replace the native language of any country.
【C9】
选项 A、floundered
B、struggled
C、tried
D、scrabbled
答案B
解析 词义解析题 flounder“艰难地移动(如在泥中或深雪中)；(说话或做决定时)犹豫或出错误”；struggle“(与某人)争斗，搏斗；拼搏，奋斗，努力”；try“尝试”；scrabble“(用手指迅速或困难地)摸索着找”。此处指艰难地学习语法、词汇，能引申为努力奋斗的只有struggle。
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