People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many___37__ in both places that now people can easily___38__ an English person from an American in the___39__ he or she talks.
Many old words___40__ in England but were kept in America．For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__41__either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are___42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still___43_ in England．Americans often make___44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__45__ in England．
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has___46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t___47__ before. And often, American and English people used two__48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is__49__all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything___50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc．has different___51__ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be___52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in___54__, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans___55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic．
1.A. past B．recent C．oldest D．latest
2.A. citizens B．inventions C．changes D．advances
3.A. pick B．tell C．take D．judge
4.A. voice B．place C．language D．way
5.A. disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．formed
6.A. said B. talked C．spoke D．called
7.A. then B．hardly C．clearly D．still
8.A. necessary B．native C．common D．lively
9.A. of B．into C．up D．out
10.A. another B．the other C．none D．something
11.A. discovered B．added C. improved D．learned
12.A. accepted B．known C．introduced D．understood
13.A. new B．short C．different D．surprising
14.A. produced B．made C．developed D．used
15.A. having B．bringing C．getting D．making
16.A. types B．names C．degrees D．parts
17.A. putting B．staying C．living D．growing
18.A. British B．American C．educated D．ordinary
19.A. families B．buses C．movies D．newspapers
20.A. need B．expect C．seem D．happen
When we reached looked like a large market, I realized that I had been transported into the future of was still my hometown.
A, where, which B, what, where C, what, what D, where, where
Eating too much fat can heart diseases.
A, result from B, contribute to C, devote to D, control of
After graduation, he his job as a doctor in the countryside.
A, set out B, took over C, took up D, set up
in the rules that you should not tell others the password of your account.
A, What is required B, What requires C, It is required D, It requires
The Group of Eight is an organization the richest countries in the world.
A, is consisted of B, consisting of C,consists of D, consisted of
