It is sometimes said that English is English and that there are no differences between different kinds of English, but this is not the case. American English is generally quite different from UK English. The main differences are the use of certain words and spelling. American English is much more phonetic (与发音近似的) than UK English and in American English a ‘z’ or a ‘c’ is often used where an ‘s’ would be used in British English.

Words can vary in different types of English as well. British people talk of “rubbish” while the Americans call this “garbage”. The UK people have “petrol”, but the Americans have “gasoline”.

The differences between these ways of using English make translating works into English a difficult business. There are translation tools on the Internet, but these can often translate words in a very direct (直接的) way and the end result is a sentence that has lost its meaning.

The best way of translating any written piece of work into the English language is to first decide what kind of English is you want the piece to be translated into. For example, if it is for a British market, then use the UK English. For the best result, always use some kind of spelling and grammar checker so you can make sure that you are using the proper terms, spelling and vocabulary.

60. Which of the following statements will the writer most probably agree with?
　　A. UK English is much more phonetic than American English.
　　B. There are differences between different kinds of English.
　　C. American English is different from British English only in spelling.
　　D. It is easier to learn British English than to learn American English.
61. The underlined word “vary” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.

A. change                     B. organize                   C. make         D. use

62. We can infer (推断) from Paragraph 3 that __________.
　　A. works translated into English will certainly lose their meaning
　　B. we should never translate words into English in a direct way
　　C. translating works into English is not difficult
　　D. online translation tools are not so useful

63. What’s the last paragraph mainly about?
　　A. The advantages of using a spelling and grammar checker.
　　B. The differences between British English and American English.
　　C. What we should do when we translate something into English.
　　D. When we should use British English or American English

A c              is a river dug by man for travel , shipping or irrigation .

根据对话情景，选择填入恰当的句子。（每空一句，每句1分，共6分）

A: It is my sister's birthday soon. ____________________

B: How about a shirt?

A: No, that's not interesting enough. ___________________

B: Let me see. How about a MP3?

A: Oh, that's too dear. ___________________

B: Oh, it really is a problem. Let me think, I hear that your brother likes listening to pop music. __________________________________

A: _______________ I will buy him a CD with "Tell me why" on it. He likes it very much.

____________________________

B: You're welcome.

A. I want to give him a surprise.

B. That sounds great.

C. What should I get him?

D. Why don't you get him a CD?

E. Shall we go shopping?

F. Thank you very much.

G. I don't want to spend so much money.