92. The wind is in the _______ direction.

91. Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, and _______ is a nurse.

90. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their_______.

89. The girl finally ________ her shyness and stood up, answering the question.

88. Mr.Wang, are you free _______? I’ve got some questions for you.

87. He speaks English as 　　　　　　　as a native English speaker.

86. He has a good ________ of German.

85. He ______ to his classmates and joined them in the heated discussion.

So why has English changed over time? 74　　 all languages change and develop when cultures meet and 　75　　 　with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English　 76　 today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then 　77 between about AD 800 and 1150, English became　 　78　 　like German because those who ruled England spoke first　 　79　 　and later French. These new settlers 　80 　the English language and especially its 　81　 . So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British 　82　 　moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to 　83　 　too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

七 根据句意选择单词，并用适当形式填空。(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)．

84. Rains are_____ in this part of the country in summer.