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（Alex Rawlings， 20， has just won a contest “To find the student who can speak the most languages in the UK”.）
In a video for the BBC， Rawlings shows his talent in eleven languages. They are English， Greek， Dutch， Afrikaans， German， Spanish， Italian， Russian， French， Hebrew and Catalan.
How did he learn so many languages？ Rawlings said his mother， who was half Greek， spoke to him in English， Greek and some French when he was growing up.
“We often visited my mum’s family in Greece，”he told the BBC. “When I was younger I always wanted to speak different languages. My dad worked in Japan for four years. I always felt sad I couldn’t talk to other kids.”
When he was 14， he went to Holland with his family but couldn’t understand or say anything. Therefore， he taught himself Dutch with CDs and books. When he went back to Holland， he found he could speak to people.
As for learning ways， he says that he prefers to learn in real life. He can remember what he sees or hears - the lyrics of a song， for example - more easily than words in a list.
At the moment he is in Russia， practising his Russian as part of his Oxford University course in Russian and German. After that he plans to learn Arabic because， he says， it’s beautiful and he’s always wanted to learn it.
But his favourite language will always be Greek. “I’ve spoken it since childhood. It has a sentimental value for me.”
Make your best choice：
1. Who helped Rawlings most in learning languages？
A. His father. B. His mother.
C. His grandfather.
2. How did Rawlings learn Dutch？
A. His father taught him.
B. His mother taught him.
C. He taught himself.
3. What does the underlined word “sentimental” mean in this passage？
A. 寓有情感的 B. 伤心的
C. 快乐的
In a video for the BBC， Rawlings shows his talent in eleven languages. They are English， Greek， Dutch， Afrikaans， German， Spanish， Italian， Russian， French， Hebrew and Catalan.
How did he learn so many languages？ Rawlings said his mother， who was half Greek， spoke to him in English， Greek and some French when he was growing up.
“We often visited my mum’s family in Greece，”he told the BBC. “When I was younger I always wanted to speak different languages. My dad worked in Japan for four years. I always felt sad I couldn’t talk to other kids.”
When he was 14， he went to Holland with his family but couldn’t understand or say anything. Therefore， he taught himself Dutch with CDs and books. When he went back to Holland， he found he could speak to people.
As for learning ways， he says that he prefers to learn in real life. He can remember what he sees or hears - the lyrics of a song， for example - more easily than words in a list.
At the moment he is in Russia， practising his Russian as part of his Oxford University course in Russian and German. After that he plans to learn Arabic because， he says， it’s beautiful and he’s always wanted to learn it.
But his favourite language will always be Greek. “I’ve spoken it since childhood. It has a sentimental value for me.”
Make your best choice：
1. Who helped Rawlings most in learning languages？
A. His father. B. His mother.
C. His grandfather.
2. How did Rawlings learn Dutch？
A. His father taught him.
B. His mother taught him.
C. He taught himself.
3. What does the underlined word “sentimental” mean in this passage？
A. 寓有情感的 B. 伤心的
C. 快乐的