3．James Madison University（JMU） offers different languages to learn，from French to Ancient Greek and Italian.Spanish is one of the most useful languages to learn.
Spanish（西班牙语）is one of the most spoken languages in the world.Around 460 million speakers use it as the first language.It's the official language of over 20 countries.Those facts give you the perfect reason to learn Spanish as an international language.One of the best reasons to learn Spanish is that one can make it more possible to find a job.There's a place for Spanish in every career（生涯）field.Doctors will have patients that speak Spanish，and reporters will provide news written in Spanish.
Spanish is known as the starting for learning other Romance languages.Many of the words and phrases used in Italian，French and Latin are similar to each other.For example，the Italian word for "thank you" is "grazie" and the Spanish word for "thank you" is "gracias".The Portuguese（葡萄牙语）word for "hello" is "ola"，and the Spanish word for "hello" is "hola".
There are so many amazing methods for learning Spanish.A popular method that most people use is the app Duolingo because it's convenient and great.A similar method is listening to a radio program，like Coffee Break Spanish that prepares for different Spanish levels.Neither of these can break the bank because they're free.
JMU also offers chances to practice Spanish speaking.The Spanish Club meets every week to discuss culture，practice speaking Spanish and plan events.The Foreign Language Department organizes language tables where students can practice conversations in Spanish with other students.Sigma Delia Pi is a Spanish honor society for students who study Spanish.
（1）The first two paragraphs tells us that Spanish is
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A．worth learning in a university
B．hard to speak in public places
C．the most widely used language in the world
D．only spoken by perfect students in a university
（2）It can be inferred from the passage that
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A．Spanish is quite similar to English
B．Italian speakers may learn Spanish easily
C．Spanish appeared the earliest in the world
D．a word has many different meanings in Spanish
（3）The last two paragraphs give us the information about
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A．the cost of learning Spanish
B．several ways of learning Spanish
C．the advantages of learning Spanish
D．some popular clubs of learning Spanish
（4）In this passage，the writer mainly shows the opinions by
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A．using sayings
B．telling a story
C．comparing the facts
D．giving examples
