问题详情：
完形填空；阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. When English is used, it has also 1 many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German (德语). They 2 borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.
As we all know, there are 3 between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used. 4 , “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is 5 , they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used to describe a woman that is 6 . The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love and 7 .
China, a country with the largest population in the world, has 8 more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very 9 with Chinese people. Many of them have done quite well in English.
Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China 10 in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.
1. A. taken back B. taken out C. taken off D. taken in
2. A. even B. also C. perhaps D. probably
3. A. advantages B. records C. effects D. differences
4. A. In fact B. In some ways C. For example D. As a result
5. A. ill B. lazy C. afraid D. selfish
6. A. kind-hearted B. pretty C. cruel D. helpful
7. A. sadness B. attraction C. disappointment D. friendship
8. A. ordered B. encouraged C. told D. taught
9. A. interested B. tired C. popular D. enjoyed
10. A. as far as B. as well as C. as much as D. as long as
【回答】
1D 2B 3D 4C 5A 6C 7D 8B 9C 10B
知识点：*经济文化类
题型：完型填空
