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British English and American English
British English and American English are almost exactly the same. But there are minor differences between British English and American English in the following small areas.
The first difference between British English and American English is in vocabulary. Almost all of the words used in British English and American English are exactly the same. Only a very small number of words are used differently.
The second difference between British English and American English is pronunciation. Sometimes the Americans and Britishers don't understand each other's pronunciation. But most of the time, they do understand each other's pronunciation because most of the sounds of the two dialects are the same.
The third difference is very small. This is the different spelling. A few kinds of words are spelled differently in British English and American English.
(1
）British English and American English are ________.[ ]
A
．very different languagesB
．almost the sameC
．exactly the sameD
．quite different from each other(2
）According to the author, minor differences between British English and American English are found in the areas of ________.[ ]
A
．idiomatic expressions, vocabulary and pronunciationB
．pronunciation, vocabulary and spellingC
．grammar, idiomatic expressions and spellingD
．grammar, spelling and vocabulary(3
）A large number of words are used in different ways in British English and American English, aren't they?[ ]
A
．No, just the opposite.B
．You are generally correct.C
．No, only idiomatic expressions are different.D
．Yes, in three areas.(4
）Concerning pronunciation, Americans and Britishers don't understand each other ________.[ ]
|
A ．in rare cases |
B ．once in a while |
|
C ．in a few cases |
D ．in most cases |
(5
）Which of the following words have different spellings but the same pronunciation in British English and American English?[ ]
|
A ．case |
B ．colour |
C ．doctor |
D ．travel |
The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modem English language grew from about the year 1400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at International meetings, business, science and in other fields.
The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, license, color and traveled are spelt center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America, "cock, rubber, ill, holiday, lorry, and post... " are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail... ". But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily.
There are only a very small number of differences in grammar between American English and British English. The most important differences are in spoken English. Some words may have two kinds of pronunciations. You may wonder "Which is correct?" The answer is that it doesn't matter. But you should speak either American English or British English. Don't try to speak both at the same time!
1. When did the modem English language begin to grow?
2. Is English the only working language at International meetings?
3. What is the word "color" spelt in British English?
4. What is the word "ill" called in American English?
5. How many differences are there in grammar between American English and British English?
_________ people _________ walking along the beach．
A．small number of; is
B．The number of; are
C．A number of; are
D．The number of; is
Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel 1 and 2 to spend more time with them.
Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew 3 their children, but 4 had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采访) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to 5 what they wanted. They asked the children 6 they wanted their parents to stay 7 and some 8 questions．After they collected the answers, it was 9 that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. _10_, the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more 11 to them. They said that their parents were as 12 as a bee. When they were asked about what they 13 most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and 14 .
So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along 15 with them.
1. A．tired B．afraid C．unhappy D．worried
2. A．think B．let C．ask D．want
3. A．of B．at C．about D．over
4. A．every one B．someone C．anyone D．no one
5. A．try out B．find out C．take out D．put out
6. A．whether B．why C．when D．how
7. A．behind B．at home C．away D．up
8. A．other B．others C．the other D．the others
9. A．surprising B．important C．necessary D．useful
10. A．But B．Also C．However D．too
11. A．food B．care C．money D．practice
12. A．small B．young C．lazy D．busy
13. A．talked B．learned C．needed D．studied
14. A．loved B．hated C．complained D．troubled
15. A．good B．nice C．fine D．well
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