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People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many___37__ in both places that now people can easily___38__ an English person from an American in the___39__ he or she talks.
Many old words___40__ in England but were kept in America.For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__41__either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are___42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still___43_ in England.Americans often make___44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__45__ in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has___46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t___47__ before. And often, American and English people used two__48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America.The word “radio”is__49__all over the world, including America.But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything___50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc.has different___51__ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be___52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in___54__, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans___55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
小题1:
A.pastB.recentC.oldestD.latest
小题2:
A.citizensB.inventionsC.changesD.advances
小题3:
A.pickB.tellC.takeD.judge
小题4:
A.voiceB.placeC.languageD.way
小题5:
A.disappearedB.stayedC.returnedD.formed
小题6:
A.saidB.talkedC.spokeD.called
小题7:
A.thenB.hardlyC.clearlyD.still
小题8:
A.necessary B.nativeC.commonD.lively
小题9:
A.ofB.intoC.upD.out
小题10:
A.anotherB.the otherC.noneD.something
小题11:
A.discoveredB.addedC.improvedD.learned
小题12:
A.acceptedB.knownC.introducedD.understood
小题13:
A.newB.shortC.differentD.surprising
小题14:
A.producedB.madeC.developedD.used
小题15:
A.havingB.bringingC.gettingD.making
小题16:
A.typesB.namesC.degreesD.parts
小题17:
A.puttingB.stayingC.livingD.growing
小题18:
A.BritishB.AmericanC.educatedD.ordinary
小题19:
A.families B.busesC.moviesD.newspapers
小题20:
A.needB.expectC.seemD.happen

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:C
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