The first English Language Day was the result of work by the United Nations.A few years ago，the U．N.'s Educational，Scientific and Cultural Organization created Language Days for each of the U．N.'s six official languages.The aim was to celebrate the use of different languages around the world and different cultures.Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all six official languages throughout the United Nations.The other five languages are Arabic，Chinese，French，Russian and Spanish.

　　The United Nations celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23,2010.That day，a number of events were held at the U．N.'s headquarters in New York City.This year，the TOEFL program has announced plans for a “live” question and answer chat on the social media website Facebook.TOEFL is also known as the Test of English as a Foreign Language.The group says the program is for students interested in learning more about its test and the English language.

　　【答案速查】　4－7　AACB

　　【语篇解读】　文章介绍了英语语言日的起源以及目的等内容。

　　4．English Language Day has something to do with________.

　　A．a great writer of 400 years ago

　　B．the development of aviation

　　C．the Internet and social media

　　D．some plays performed in theaters

　　【解析】　推理判断题。根据第一段可知，English Language Day选在每年的4月23日庆祝是因为这一天是William Shakespeare出生的日子，而William Shakespeare又是一位400年前的伟大作家。由此推知，English Language Day和四百年前的一位伟大作家有关。

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