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    People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __1__ 300 years, there were __2__ many changes in __3__ places that now people can __4__ tell an English person __5__ an American in the way he or she talks.

　　Many old words __6__ in England but were kept in America． For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a "faucet ",a "spigot" or a "tap". All these words are __7__ heard in different parts of America, but only "tap" is still common in __8__. Americans often made up new words or changed old __9__　　 "Corn" is one kind of plant in America and __10__ in England．

　　Also, over the last three centuries the English language __11__ thousands of new words for things that weren't known __12__. And often, American and English people used two __13__ names for them. A tin can(洋铁罐头) is called "tin" for short in England, but a "can" in America． The word "radio" is __14__ all over the world, including (包括) America． But many English people call it a "wireless". And almost anything having something to do __15__ cars,railroads,etc．__16__ different names in British and American. English.

　　But now American and British English may he growing closer together. One __17__ is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or __18__ travelers. __19__ this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may. even be __20__ on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋)

(1)

[　　]

A．following

B．recent

C．oldest

D．last

(2)

[　　]

A．such

B．too

C．so

D．great

(3)

[　　]

A．either

B．both

C．neither

D．two

(4)

[　　]

A．hardly

B．difficulty

C．clearly

D．easily

(5)

[　　]

A．with

B．from

C．to

D．and

(6)

[　　]

A．disappeared

B．were disappeared

C．spoke

D．were spoken

(7)

[　　]

A．not

B．hardly

C．yet

D．still

(8)

[　　]

A．America

B．the two countries

C．England

D．British

(9)

[　　]

A．word

B．forms

C．ones

D．ways

(10)

[　　]

A．another

B．also planted

C．a plant

D．a kind of food

(11)

[　　]

A．added

B．had added

C．discovered

D．has discovered

(12)

[　　]

A．anywhere

B．in some countries

C．before

D．for centuries

(13)

[　　]

A．new

B．short

C．different

D．surprising

(14)

[　　]

A．produced

B．made

C．developed

D．used

(15)

[　　]

A．to

B．away

C．with

D．from

(16)

[　　]

A．has

B．have

C．has given

D．was given

(17)

[　　]

A．thing

B．cause

C．reason

D．expression

(18)

[　　]

A．from

B．through

C．on

D．by

(19)

[　　]

A．For

B．Because

C．Besides

D．Because of

(20)

[　　]

A．different

B．more different

C．the same

D．more useful

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;D;B;A;D;C;C;A;B;C;C;D;C;A;A;A;D;C