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7.Johnny Watson, 30 It is easy to criticize cars – they cause pollution and accidents, and so on. But what are alternatives? Nobody wants to travel in a slow, smelly old bus when you can relax in the comfort of your own car. In most countries, the public transport system is inadequate, expensive and inefficient – and anyway, cities today are designed to meet drivers’ needs, with fast roads and car parks everywhere. The car industry also provides thousands of jobs. Roads are getting safer and more efficient every year, and cars are causing less pollution because of lead-free petrol and other technological improvement. What’s the problem? Amanda Rees, 33 I am much happier now that I don’t have my car. I used to spend an hour stuck in a traffic jam each morning and that made me angry and irritable for the rest of the day. I was so stressed! The worst thing about cars, though, is the number of accidents. Did you know that somebody dies in a road accident in Britain every two and a half hours? Another thing I hate is the way that road building is destroying the countryside. Finally, I would love to live without that constant traffic noise coming through the window. In fact, I think it’s the noise that bothers me most. What does Johnny think of cars?

Why do some people believe that we should protect endangered languages?

What does the underlined dominant in Paragraph 4 mean? 占支配地位的，占优势的

How many people speak English in the world?

Which is not the reason why some languages are in danger?

6.There are over 6 000 languages in the world today, but experts have published a study which predicts that more than half of these will become extinct within the next hundred years. They give three main reasons why these languages are in danger. One reason is invasion. Countries take over other areas where people speak a different language. This means that the people need to start speaking the language of their new rulers. Another reason is migration. This could be because of war, disaster or the search for work. When they move to a new country, these people need to learn the local language. Because so many people speak these languages, they have become the major global languages in business, films, music, and the internet. This means that even more people want to learn them and, as a result, they become even more dominant. English, for example, is now spoken as a first or additional language by over 1 billion people – nearly a sixth of the world’s population. This dominance clearly causes smaller languages to die out. Some people think that this is a good thing. They say that communication will be easier, cheaper and quicker. Others believe we should protect endangered languages. These people believe that when a language dies, many of the traditions of the speakers are lost too. They argue that we can use the language to learn a lot about the history and culture of the people that speak it. How many languages will die out according to some experts?

What cannot we know from the article?

What did the police do to Ms Hicks?

What happened according to Dorothy Sánchez?

What is the relationship between Johnny Hedges and Ms Hicks?