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What is standard English? Is it   1   in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand?   2  , there is no such thing   3   standard English. Many people believe   4   English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English. This is   5  in the early days of radio, those   6   reported the news   7   to speak excellent English.   8  , on TV and the radio you will hear differences   9   the way people speak.     When people use words and expressions different from the "standard language", it is called a dialect. American English has many dialects,  10  the Midwestern, southern, African American and Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from  11  towns speak a little differently. American English has   12  dialects because people have  13  all over the world.     Geography also  14  a part in making dialects. Some people who live in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect.  15  Americans moved from one place to  16 , they took their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with  17  the same dialect as people in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in  18  many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still  19  and understand  20  dialects.

(     )1. A. spoken    (     )2. A. That is    (     )3. A. like      (     )4. A. the      (     )5. A. because of   (     )6. A. what      (     )7. A. is expected  (     )8. A. Still     (     )9. A. in       (     )10. A. specially   (     )11. A. neighboured  (     )12. A. so much   (     )13. A. come about  (     )14. A. play      (     )15. A. While     (     )16. A. the other   (     )17. A. nearly     (     )18. A. that      (     )19. A. know      (     )20. A. each other   B. speak      B. What's more   B. so          B. a         B. because     B. which      B. was expected    B. However     B. by          B. especially    B. neighbouring   B. too many     B. come from    B. played      B. When        B. other      B. hardly      B. which      B. learn      B. each's other  C. to speak     C. What's worse  C. as          C. an          C. owing to     C. who        C. were expected   C. Thus        C. with        C. special     C. neighbour     C. too much     C. come into   C. playing     C. Once        C. another     C. almost      C. where      C. recognize    C. each other's  D. speaking               D. Believe it or not  D. to                   D. /                    D. due to               D. whom                 D. are expected         D. But                  D. on                   D. especial             D. neighbourhood        D. so many        D. come across    D. plays          D. Since          D. others         D. mostly         D. /              D. realize        D. each others'

Answer 1

1-5: A D C A A   6-10: C C B A B
11-15: B D B D B   11-15: C C B C D