The story of English language is a story of change．The old English language, or old English, is quite different from Modern English．If we do not study old English, we can’t understand it．Some of the words are the same, but many are not used now．The story of the English language begins some time after the year 400 AD．At this time, some people came to England from North-west Europe．There were many groups of people．They were called Angles （盎格鲁人）, Saxons（撒克逊人）and Jutes（朱特人），whose language, old English, is like some of the modern language of North-West Europe．In old English, the ending had many meanings．They showed past time and present time and many other things．In Modern English, most of these endings are gone．This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English．
1.What does the first sentence of the passage mean?
A．The story of English language often changes．
B．English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by．
C．The old English language has changed into Modern English．
D．The story of English language is one of how people change the language．
2.Old English has a story of ______．
A．2,500 years B．more than 1,600 years
C．2,300 years D．more than 400 years
3.Old English was first used by the people from ______．
A．Old English B．English
C．North-West English D．North-West Europe
4.Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?
A．The endings of words gave different special meanings．
B．It is easy for most English-speakers today to understand the language．
C．Its words are very different from those Modern English．
D．It was spoken by many groups of the people from North-West Europe．
In the winter vocation of 2008, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) 21 at Mr Breen’s fruit shop. The fruit shop did good business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 22_ he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr Breen 23 them all by names and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 24 me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly longstanding customers, and I 25 they must have stayed faithful to him because he had promised to sell good quality fruits. He had a way with them---- I had to 26 that. He called every woman “madam” for a start, 27 those who clearly were not, but when he said it, it did not sound like flattery(恭维). It just sounded 28 in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter 29 . If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 30 about the weather, 31 he did, he would ask about their families or make 32 , always cutting his cloth 33 his customers. Whatever their bills came to, he 34 gave them back the few odd pence(零钱), and I was sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for 35 for nothing.
1. A. operator B. assistant C. waiter D. secretary
2. A. so B. when C. therefore D. but
3. A. sold B. knew C. gave D. sent
4. A. making B. letting C. getting D. keeping
5.A. wished B. insisted C. declared D. supposed
6. A. admit B. expect C. announce D. promise
7. A. yet B. only C. just D. even
8. A. serious B. strange C. polite D. familiar
9.A. as well B. as usual C. either D. also
10.A. sayings B. questions C. words D. speeches
11.A. and then B. and so C. even if D. but if
12.A. preparations B. jokes C. repairs D. friends
13.A. according to B. due to C. instead of D. up to
14. A. never B. ever C. seldom D. always
15.A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
________ in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.
A. waiting B. Having waited C. To have waited D. To wait
Who do you think is the man you are going to turn for help when you are ?
A. who; in danger B. to whom; in trouble
C. with whom; in danger D. for whom; in trouble
He was very rude to the Customs officer, _____ of course made things even worse.
|
A．who |
B．whom |
C．what |
D．which |
I was_______ about it. I thought you were responsible and that’s why I scolded you. Please forgive me.
|
A．curious |
B．worried |
C．particular |
D．mistaken |
