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

1.Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”.However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Sound is not the only difference. Words sometimes have different meanings, too.2.Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

3. In England, if you are going to call your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them call”.

There are 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 pen?”But the British often leave out the helping verb.4..

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.5. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

A. English is widely used in China.

B. It can also happen to other languages like French.

C. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. D. They say “Have you a pen?”

E. English in these two countries is different only in sound.

F. First of all, they sound very different.

G. Many expressions are also different in the two countries.

A. English is widely used in China.

B. It can also happen to other languages like French.

C. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. D. They say “Have you a pen?”

E. English in these two countries is different only in sound.

F. First of all, they sound very different.

G. Many expressions are also different in the two countries.

I felt very sad because I was not able to get the ticket to the film Hero last Friday. I learned from the newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. Since I work from 9:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. , the only time I could go to the cinema is during my 45 minutes’ lunchtime. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town and the bus service between my company and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.

Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come round the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip, so I had to go back. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man said he had been waiting in line for over an hour. I found I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and went back across the town.

By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But I quickly found out that it was because they had already sold out all the tickets.

1.It seemed that the writer of the story works as a ____.

A. worker B. doctor C. farmer D. clerk

2.The writer tried to go to the cinema every day, but really got there ____.

A. five times B. twice C. four times D. three times

3.We can infer from the underlined sentence that the writer was ____.

A. worried B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased

4.In the end the writer got ____ ticket(s).

A. one B. two C. three D. no

5.When the writer reached the cinema, he was delighted because ____.

A. he understood his only hope was to make the trip by car

B. it was expensive, but he felt it would be worth it to see the film

C. he saw that nobody was waiting in line

D. the trip by car only took 10 minutes

Agatha Christie is possibly the world’s most famous detective(侦探的) story writer. She wrote about 80 novels, and her sales (4 billion copies of her novels) was over those of William Shakespeare. However, behind her works was a shy woman whose life was often lonely and unhappy.

She was born in 1890 in Devon, the third child of Clarissa and Frederick Miller, and grew into a beautiful and sensitive(敏感的) girl. She didn’t go to school but was educated by her parents. Her father taught her maths through stories and games, and her mother encouraged her to write by her own stories. Unfortunately her father died in 1901 when she was 11, and both she and her mother were very sad.

When World War I came in 1914, she became a nurse in a hospital, which was very useful to her later work. Many of the murders(杀人犯) in her books were carried out by a clever use of medicine, showing how much she had learnt about them as a nurse.

She wrote her first detective novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1916. And it was published in 1920. In this novel she introduced Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective who appeared in many later novels. Her other main detective was Miss Marple, who was from Agatha’s grandmother and her circle of friends. Christie’s stories keep the reader guessing who the murderer is until the very end of the story.

In 1914, at the beginning of the war, she married Archibald Christie, but the marriage was unhappy. It didn’t last and they left each other in 1926. It was a very difficult time for her, as her much-loved mother had died earlier that year. Agatha suffered a lot and one night she drove her car and disappeared.

She went missing for eleven days and was finally found in a hotel in Harrogate, in the North of England. Agatha only wanted staying alone but the newspapers had given her a hard time over her driving the car and disappearing. She decided never to let them enter her private life again

She enjoyed a very happy second marriage to Max Mallowan who she met in Baghdad and married in 1930. Her detective skills were a help to him in his work in Syria and Iraq. By successfully staying out of the newspapers, she found happiness with her husband. Her best novels were written after 1930, and she continued writing until 1973. She died peacefully in 1976.

1.What does the underlined word “her” refer to?

A. Clarissa. B. Miss Marple.

C. Agatha. D. Agatha’s grandmother.

2.Why did Agatha drive her car and disappear?

A. She felt terrible and went to hospital. B. She wanted to stay alone for some time.

C. She went to find Max Mallowan. D. She decided to stay away from the war.

3.When did Agatha write her best novels?

A. When she was very young and with her father.

B. When she got married with Archibald Christie.

C. When she stopped being shy and quiet.

D. When she had a second marriage.

4.What is the right order according to the passage?

① Agatha’s mother died. ②Agatha got married the first time.

③ Agatha helped Max Mallowan with his work. ④ Agatha’s father died.

⑤ Agatha disappeared. ⑥Agatha wrote her first detective novel.

A. ①②④③⑤ B. ④⑥②①⑤③ C. ④②⑥①⑤③ D. ④②⑥③①⑤

5.Why does the writer write the passage?

A. To make a difference on writers. B. To explain how to stop being shy.

C. To show us a history of a war. D. To introduce us a famous writer.

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