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For hundreds of years, people have dreamed of a language that everyone in the world could
speak. Some people today use an invented language known as Esperanto (世界语), which means
"one who hopes".
Esperanto was invented in 1887 by a doctor in Poland. Since then many people have learnt to
speak and write the language. Esperanto is easy to learn because it has only a few simple rules. All
nouns end in "o", and each letter has just one sound. Also, many of Esperanto's words are borrowed
from other languages. For example, the Esperanto word for "telephone" is telefono. Some people say
that Esperanto sounds similar to Spanish.
Some people would like to see Esperanto become more widely used. They believe that if all the
people of the world could speak the same language, countries would get along better. Trade would
be easier. Cultures could be shared, and close friendships would grow. Other people believe that
Esperanto will never work. They think that people should use languages that have developed over
time rather than ones that have been created all at once.
But Esperanto is becoming more popular. So far thousands of books and magazines have been
printed in Esperanto. Some children in Hawaii even study Esperanto in schools. Will Esperanto be
spoken by all the people in the future? It is difficult to predict, and only time will tell.
() 51. This article is mainly about .
A. a widely used language
B. an invented language
C. how to learn and speak a foreign language
D. the inventor of a new language
() 52. Which of the following is a fact in the article?
A. Thousands of books and magazines have been printed in Esperanto.
B. If everyone speaks Esperanto, trade will be easier.
C. People should use languages that have developed over time.
D. Esperanto will never work as a worldwide language.