1.For a long time the language in America stayed the same, when the language in England changed．

 

 

2.Two students met the first time at the beginning of term．

 

 

3.Changing the job means leave the city．

 

 

4.It is five years since we separate．

 

 

5.We are considering sell the house at the corner of the street．

 

 

6.Rice or noodles are serving and should not be mixed with other food．

 

 

7.After that it still took seven years when they finally got married．

 

 

8.Thank you for the great trouble you’ve had help me with my work．

 

 

9.Could I speak to whomever is in charge of International Sales, please?

 

 

 

10.He doesn’t know if to stay or not．

 

 

11.Parents should set a good example to his children．

 

 

12.It’s time I get down to thinking about it．

 

 

13.That story reminds me an experience I once had．

 

 

14.These stones are really very heavy, and each weighing 50 tons．

 

 

15.The bad weather only added up to our difficulties．

 

 

16.She mustn’t have left school, for her bike is still here．

 

 

17.When do you suppose that the school sports meet will be held?

 

 

18.Look at the trouble I am in! If only I followed your advice．

 

 

19.It was not until Jane came back when her mother went to bed．

 

 

20.To his satisfy, every student passed the exam．

 

 

21.He is said to studying abroad now．

 

 

22.You should try to get a good night’s sleep whatever much work you have to do．

 

23.Most fruits are natural sweet and we can eat them just the way they are．

 

 

24.There is nothing best than to see the smiling face of a good friend．

 

 

25.I would rather you come tomorrow．

 

 

 

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We can see the 1) __________ between American English British English but they are different sometimes. Many students want to know about the 2) __________ between American English and British English.

At first the language in Britain and America was the same. In 1776 America became a (an) 3) __________ country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, while the language in England changed. For example, 300 years ago the English talked about "fall".

Today, most British people talk about "autumn", but Americans still talk abut "fall". In the same way Americans still use the expression "I guess" 4) __________ "I think", just as the British did 300 years ago.

At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages, 5) __________ with different words. For example, the British took "typhoon" from Chinese, while the Americans took "tornado" from Spanish.

In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the spelling of many words. That’s why the words "colour", "centre" and "traveller" are spelt "color", "center" and "traveler" in American English. Except for spelling, written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.

They are also different in the spoken language. For example, Americans say dance /dæns/, and in southern England they say /dɑ?ns/. In America they 6) p__________ not /nɑt/; in southern England they say /n?t/. However, most of the time people from the two countries do not have any trouble in understanding each other.