cost：there

　　are

　　practical difficulties as well.With 12 languages，there are 132 possible “translation situations” that might be needed.It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) Danish into Greek，or Dutch into Portuguese，at a high professional standard.

　　In practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials，since almost all of them speak some English.However，any move to reduce the number of official languages(perhaps to four or five)would be a blow to the price of the smaller countries.Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business.However，this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.

　　1．What's the main purpose of this passage?

　　A. To give a solution to a problem.

　　B．To find out a problem and show how severe it is.

　　C．To criticize the European Union for ill efficiency.

　　D．To show that the problem cannot be solved.

　　答案：B　推理判断题。本文的主题是说明欧盟内部语言问题的严重性，故选D。

　　2．According to the writer，the use of English in contacts among EU officials has________.

　　A. angered the officials who don't speak English

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