Christmas is coming! I’ve been busy filming on Corrie, _____ I haven’t had a chance to get in the festival spirit——we don’t even have our tree up yet!

Things have been so crazy that I wasn’t able to make it along to Polly’s school concert this week._____, Emilie and Polly’s dad were _____ able to go along and support her and take a picture, but I was sad to have missed out.

All these things have meant that I’ve not even had time to start _____ Christmas shopping, so I’m going to set aside some time next week to hit the toy shops. It’s easy _____a gift for Polly because she’s an _____ girl who loves things like dolls and prams, but choosing gifts for the elder kids is much _____. The only gift _____ Emilie wants is a little dog, but I’m not sure______I’m going to get her one yet. I don’t think she realizes what a big responsibility it is——there_______no time to visit her friends at weekends if she has a dog to look after.

______the evening of December 20, I ______ to take part in a charity event for Cardiac Risk in The Young to raise some money to put scanners into schools so that teenagers can be tested for potential heart problems. It’s a cause very close to my heart because my best friends Stephen ______ of a heart attack a few years ago. The night was a lot of fun and I even took a picture with the Naked Butler Boys, who were there during the reception. I sent ______ picture to my good friends. After ______it , they were all very jealous!

1.A.and B.so C.or D.but

2.A.Luck B.Lucky C.Luckily D.Luckiness

3.A.either B.neither C.all D.both

4.A.I B.me C.my D.myself

5.A.buys B.buying C.buy D.to buy

6.A.eight-year-old B.eight-years-old C.eight year old D.eight years old

7.A.hard B.harder C.hardest D.more hard

8.A.that B.who C.what D.whom

9.A.what B.why C.who D.whether

10.A.is B.are C.will be D.be

11.A.In B.On C.At D.For

12.A.invited B.will invite C.am invited D.was invited

13.A.die B.died C.dies D.dying

14.A.a B.an C.the D./

15.A.seeing B.see C.saw D.to see

American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.

First of all, they sound very different often. Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”

There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook”? But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”

Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

1.Where do people say words separately, in America or in Britain?

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2.When the British say “phone them up”, what do Americans say?

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3.How many differences between American English and British English are there in the passage?

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4.What is the main idea of the 5th paragraph?

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5.Why is American English different from British English?

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