I would line up my __________ on this wi...

Don’t be too tough __________ him — he is only a child.

A.about B.with C.to D.for

I can’t thank you ____ much for the kindness, because without your help I couldn’t have succeeded in the exam.

A.so B.too C.such D.that

The coach, together with his players, __________ to the party held last Friday night, aiming to celebrate their win in the match.

A.was invited B.were invited C.has been invited D.have been invited

He was tired ___________ the urban life and hope to move to the country, expecting a change in his current lifestyle.

A.with B.to C.about D.of

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American English began in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, the English language was brought to North America by colonists (殖民者) from England. They used the language spoken in England, that is, Elizabethan English, the language used by Shakespeare.

In order to find new resources in America, British colonists settled down there and from 1607 to 1732 set up thirteen colonies, including Virginia, North Carolina, New York, and New Jersey. In these thirteen areas, English was a common language used by all people. The first colonists established the English form in America.

As time went by, the English language gradually changed on both sides of the Atlantic. Foreigners longing for wealth set foot on the coastal area to trade. Americans borrowed many words from foreign languages and invented numerous new words to meet their commercial needs.

Following American Independence, famous people like Thomas Jefferson, the President, began to consider that the country should have a language of its own. Noah Webster compiled (编撰) three elementary books on English. Later, he expressed the idea that as an independent nation, America should have a system of its own in language as well as in government.

Since the rise of the United States to a position of world importance, American English has been developing and changing. There is no doubt that American English will enrich the English language greatly. With the rapid development of modem mass media and the common needs of economic, cultural and political exchanges, American English is more widely used in the world than British English.

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