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7. You can figure out that
a. All Americans eager to learn French.
b. French is not spoken very often in the United States.

c. Canadians speak French.
d. French is difficult.

8. Which of these is a fact?

a. Americans try to learn French as their second language.
b. French is one of the most difficult languages to learn.
c. English is easier than French.
d. French is only used in France.

9. This passage was written to
a. explain why French is one of the most interesting languages in the world
b. explain why African countries use French
c. explain why French is so difficult to study

d. explain why French is a minority language in the U.S.

10. The words among others mean
a. including others

b. excluding others
c. helping others
d. curing others

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. 41 countries use French as their official language. T F

2. French is the second most frequently learned
T F
second language.
3. No countries in Africa use French as their official T F

language.
4. In the U.S., French language is a minority T F

language.

5. Laos and Lebanon use French as their T F
administrative language.

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