Question

   The English language started about 1, 500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language--- English. The name “ English” comes form the Angles. They lived in most of England. “ England” means “ Angle Land” or “ Country of the Angle”.

The language that we speak today-Modern English is not the same as the English that people used 1,500 years ago, including Old English(before 1150) and Middle English ( up till 1500). That language-Old English sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.

49.When did Modern English start?

A. About the year 1150.                          B. Before the year 1500

C. Between the 12^th century and the 16^th century       D. About the year 1500

50. How many languages did Old English come from?

A. One              B. Two           C. Three           D. Four

51. Which language did the name “English” come from?

A. Modern English.    B. The Angles.     C. The Jutes.       D. The Saxons.

52. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.

B. Modern English has more words than Old English.

C. Modern English has a vocabulary twice as Old English.

D. There is no difference between Old English and Middle English.

Answer 1

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