People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the past 300 1 ,there were so many 2 in both places that now people can 3 tell an English person from an American in the 4 he or she talks.

  Many old words 5in England but were kept in America. 6 , 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they 7 either a "faucet","spigot",or a "tap". All these words are 8 heard in different parts of America, but only "tap" is still common in England. Americans often 9 up new words or change old ones. " Corn" is one kind of plant in America and  10 in England.

  Also,over the last three centuries the English language has added thousands of new words 11 things that weren't 12 before. And often, American and English people used two 13 names for them. A tine an is called "tin" for short in English,but a "can" in America. The word "radio" is used all over the world, including 14   . But many English people call it a "wireless". And almost anything 15 something to do with cars,railroads, etc. has dif?ferent 16 in British and American English.

  But now American and British English may be 17 closer together. One thing is that the 18 people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in 19   , on television, or from travelers. Because of this,Americans seem to be 20 the British more and more. So some day,English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
(   ) 1. A. years    B. months C. centuries    D. decades

(   ) 2. A. citizens    B. inventions C. changes    D. advances

(   ) 3. A. not    B. easily      C. hardly    D. completely

(   ) 4. A. expression    B. gesture    C. language    D. way

(   ) 5. A. disappeared    B. stayed    C. returned    D. formed

(   ) 6. A. Such as    B. For example    C. Like    D. As

(   ) 7. A. used    B. invented     C. spoke    D. called

(   ) 8. A. then    B. hardly     C. clearly    D. still

(   ) 9. A. set    B. think         C. make    D. take

(   ) 10. A. another  B. the other    C. two    D. one

(   ) 11. A. to    B. for         C. on    D. into

(   ) 12. A. accepted    B. known   C. introduced    D. understood

(   ) 13. A. new    B. short       C. different   D. opposite

(   ) 14. A. Australia    B. India    C. France    D. America

(   ) 15. A. having    B. bringing    C. getting    D. making

(   ) 16. A. pronunciations    B. names   C. meanings    D. spellings

(   ) 17. A. remaining    B. staying    C. living    D. growing

(   ) 18. A. British    B. American     C. Europeans    D. African

(   ) 19. A. families    B. buses      C. movies    D. newspapers

(   ) 20. A. learning    B. improving     C. influencing    D. changing

 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 1

  I worked in a 2 doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 3 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 4 home and my husband, being a 5 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still it home.

  I was heading inside to 7 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 8 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 9 a few minutes ago.

  The young man at the counter was trying to be 10 in explaining how to get there,with two other people making 11 One of them was 12 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the 13 ?"

   A look of 14 crossed the woman's face.

  "I'm going right by there," I said,which wasn't a 15since I had just made up my mind to do 16 that.

  I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 17 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 18   . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

  Later, as I arrived home,my husband 19 me, "So you aren't ever late any more."

  I said, "Sometimes it's 20 to be late.”
(  )l.vA. break    B. cold       C. fever    D. headache

(   ) 2. A. foreign  B. common     C. noisy    D. busy

(   ) 3. A. later    B. earlier   C. easier    D. simpler

(   ) 4. A. getting  B. cooking      C. calling    D. working

(   ) 5. A. tough    B. generous    C. punctual    D. rough

(   ) 6. A. get    B. take       C. arrive    D. make

(   ) 7. A. pay    B. charge       C. wait    D. search

(   ) 8. A. opinions    B. guides    C. directions    D. instructions

(   ) 9. A. reached    B. visited    C. called    D. left

(   ) 10. A. skilled    B. helpful    C. experienced    D. active

(   ) 11. A. comments    B. promises   C. jokes    D. offers

(   ) 12. A. only      B. still      C. even    D. ever

(   ) 13. A. station    B. office     C. hospital    D. hotel

(   ) 14. A. happiness    B. relief     C. sadness    D. peace

(   ) 15. A. lie          B. fact     C. reason    D. duty

(   ) 16. A. partly    B. voluntarily   C. exactly    D. perfectly

(   ) 17. A. across    B. before      C. beside    D. behind

(   ) 18. A. go up    B. die down     C. take up    D. get through

(   ) 19. A. teased    B. yelled     C. joked    D. laughed

(   ) 20. A. possible    B. special     C. good    D. safe

  Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns,not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.

  Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. Next day,this news ap?peared on Page 2 of the town's newspaper,The Beldon Post:

  Fire at Seabreeze

  Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors, " Please don't smoke cigarettes in bed. " This was Beldon's first hotel fire for five years.

  The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one: Another Beldon Hotel Catches Fire .

  Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing,bedclothes and some furni?ture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, "An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on,I heard a funny noise from the lamp. " We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of ad?venture does not happen in Canfield.

  What are the facts then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotesl last August:that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yes,we know that firemen went to the hotel.

  Now what do you think of the rest of the "news"?

(   ) 5. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this article?

A.     Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.

B.     Fire broke out one night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer.

C.     It was not easy to find out the exact truth from newspapers.

D.     Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter.

(   ) 6.The Canfield Times used the headline to make its readers think      

A.     hotels in Beldon often catch fire

B.     hotels in Beldon don't often catch fire

C.     this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

D.     Beldon was a good place except that hotels there were not quite safe

(   ) 7. The Canfield newspaper gave a report just opposite to The Beldon Post by saying that

A.     the bedroom lamps were very old at some of the Seabreeze's hotels

B.     the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place

C.     the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other things

D.     such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past five years
(   ) 8. The "angry holiday-maker"______________ •

A.     caused the fire when he turned on a lamp

B.     did not actually tell what had caused the fire

C.     was talking about the lamps in Seabreeze Hotel

D.     lived in the room which had caught fire

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