1．Who may say, "I go to bed late last night"？

　　A．Pablo.　　　　　　　　 B．Maria Luisa.

　　C．Li Ping. D．Yoshi.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由第二段中的"I don't use the past tense (时态)"及其后的例子可知，因为这句话中的时态不对，所以有可能是Pablo所说，故选A项。

　　2．What would be the best advice for Maria Luisa?

　　A．Try to have a wide vocabulary.

　　B．Develop a good knowledge of grammar.

　　C．Read as many English books as possible.

　　D．Make friends with English­speaking people.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。由第三段内容可知Maria Luisa没有讲英语的环境，所以最好的建议应该是和讲英语的人交朋友，故选D项。

　　3．Why do people find it hard to understand Li Ping's English?

　　A．Because she can't pronounce words in English correctly.

　　B．Because she speaks at a very fast speed.

　　C．Because her grammar is terrible.

　　D．Because her voice is very low.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的"Also, my pronunciation isn't good. When I speak, people often say, 'What? Say that again'．"可知，A项说法正确。

　　4．What can we learn about Yoshi?

　　A．He was born in the United States.

　　B．He has a very small vocabulary.

　　C．He has learned English for years.

　　D．He is very good at listening.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。由最后一段中的"the vocabulary is very difficult. When I listen ... new words in every sentence"可知，Yoshi的英文词汇贫乏，故选B项。

　　B

　　Sequoyah was born in the 1770s and grew up in the Cherokee village of Tuskeegee, Tennessee. He was skilled at working with silver jewelry. One day Sequoyah was advised to put his name on the silver jewelry he made. However, he could not write his name because Cherokee was only a spoken language. Sequoyah decided to learn how to write his name, so he asked one of his customers to teach him, who knew English very well. From that time on, Sequoyah signed his work in English.

Then Sequoyah realized that a written language was necessary for his people. In 1809, he started by making small drawings, and then