So why has English changed over time? 74 all languages change and develop when cultures meet and 75 with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English 76 today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then 77 between about AD 800 and 1150, English became 78 like German because those who ruled England spoke first 79 and later French. These new settlers 80 the English language and especially its 81 . So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British 82 moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to 83 too. English began to be spoken in both countries.
七 根据句意选择单词,并用适当形式填空。(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分).
frequent |
power |
command |
fluent |
ignore |
conquer |
come up |
the latter |
northwestern |
at present |
84. Rains are_____ in this part of the country in summer.