Question

I am sorry to hear that you are worried about the variety of English you have been learning.

Firstly,the differences between British and American English may surprise those1.have learned English for years.There2.(be) almost no differences in grammar and only a few differences in vocabulary.British and American people have no difficulty3.(understand) each other.They watch films and televisions from each other's countries for4.(please).

Secondly,there isn't only one British5.American English.For example,all major cities in the UK have6. (they) own dialects with different accents from each other.Sometimes these accents can be7.(hard) to understand for even a British person than some Americans.Also,there are Englishes from many other countries.People who speak these Englishes usually also manage8.(communicate) with other English speakers without any problems.

All learners need to be able to understand English spoken and written by as many people as possible and they need to be able to speak English so that as many people as possible can understand them.You should concentrate on this goal,not on9.to speak “British” or “American” English.

I hope this is10.(help).

Answer

1.who

2.are

3.understanding

4.pleasure

5.or

6.their

7.harder

8.to communicate

9.how

10.helpful

【解析】本文关于英国英语和美国英语。在学英语时所有的学习者都需要能够理解英语口语和书面语，而不是把精力集中在怎样说英国英语或美国英语上。

1.句意：英国英语和美国英语之间的区分可能会使学英语多年的人惊讶。此处ｔｈｏｓｅ是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从句中做主语，故答案为ｗｈｏ。

2.此句是ｔｈｅｒｅ ｂｅ 句型，句子主语是almost no differences，复数形式，故答案为ａｒｅ。

3.固定词组：ｈａｖｅ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ （ｉｎ） ｄｏｉｎｇ ｓｔｈ．可知答案为understanding。

4.句意：他们观看来自彼此国家的电影和电视以取乐。ｆｏｒ ｐｌｅａｕｒｅ取乐，可知答案为ｐｌｅａｕｒｅ。

5.句意：没有唯一的英国英语和美国英语。否定句中的“和”，用ｏｒ，故答案为ｏｒ。

6.形容词性物主代词修饰名词，故答案为ｔｈｅｉｒ。

7.根据后面的than，可知用形容词的比较级，故答案为ｈａｒｄｅｒ。

8.ｍａｎａｇｅ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｓｔｈ．想方设法做成某事，故答案为to communicate。

9.句意：你应该集中精力在这个目标上，而不是集中在怎样说英国英语或美国英语上。故答案为ｈｏｗ。

10.句意：我希望这是有帮助的。可知答案为helpful。