American and British people both speak English, but sometimes it doesn’t seem like the same language.

First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say all the letters in each word, especially consonants （辅音） like “t” and “d.” For example, Americans may say “I dun no” instead of “I don’t know”. However, the British usually pronounce their consonants more carefully.

Also, some letters have different sounds. For example, Americans say the “a” in “half” like the “a” in “cat,” but the British say the “a” in “half” like the “a” in “ash.”

Sound is not the only difference between British English and American English. The two languages have different words for some things. For example, the words for clothing are different. Americans use the word “sweater,” but the British say “jumper.”

Many other words and expressions are different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone a friend, you “ring her up.” In America, you “give her a call.” The British use the word “lovely” to describe something they like. Americans use the word “cool” or “great”.

There are also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans almost always use the helping verb “do” with the verb “have.” They might say “Do you have an extra pen?” The British often ask the question in a different way. They might say “Have you got an extra pen?”

These differences can be confusing（令人混淆的） if you are learning English. But there is a reason for the differences. Languages change over time. When the same language is used in different places, it changes differently in each place. This is what happened to English. It also happened to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French, but their French is different from the French spoken in France.

1．Do Americans say all the letters in each word?

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2．Who use the word “sweater”, Americans or the British?

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3．Is French the same in Canada and France?

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4．Why are there some differences in the same language?

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5．What is the main idea of the passage?

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One day Daddy and I went out    1    a walk. On the way we   2   a lot of people. We went up and   3   a look. Oh, dear!   4  did we see? There   5   a donkey(驴) in the middle of the road. It would not move. The cars and buses could not get    6  .

Then a policeman came. "   7  donkey is this?" he asked. "It' s   8   ," said a farmer, "but I   9  move it. " The policeman and the farmer did  10  best to move the donkey, but it would not move. We laughed, but the   11   of the cars and the buses were    12   . "We can't move the donkey," the farmer and the policeman said. "What shall we do?"

"Give him a carrot," my father said.

"   13  a good idea!" said the farmer.

Soon he found a    14   and showed it to the donkey. When the donkey saw a carrot, it jumped up and walked after the farmer.   15   the cars and buses could get past at last.

1.                A．for            B．from           C．at   D．on

2.                A．saw            B．looked          C．looked for     D．watched

3.                A．enjoyed        B．had            C．played    D．gave

4.                A．When          B．Where         C．What     D．Which

5.                A．is             B．was            C．has D．had

6.                A．past           B．to             C．on   D．up

7.                A．Who           B．Who's          C．Which's   D．Whose

8.                A．mine           B．me            C．you  D．my

9.                A．can            B．can't           C．could    D．couldn't

10.               A．his            B．her            C．their D．its

11.               A．drivers         B．workers        C．riders     D．teachers

12.               A．worried        B．happy          C．glad  D．pleased

13.               A．He's           B．She's           C．Which is   D．That's

14.               A．carrot          B．cat            C．dog  D．camel

15.               A．Some of        B．Little of         C．All   D．Few of

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Every country has its own way of cooking. American people have their way of cooking, don’t they?
Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that American people don’t like cooking, you are wrong. It’s true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but they also think cooking is interesting. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home cooked meals are the best.
Americans have their own way of cooking. For example, baking  (烘烤) is the most popular way of cooking in America. Most American families have ovens. American cooks pay attention to (注意) the balance of food. In planning a big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and often some sweet food. They also like to make the meal look beautiful. There are many kinds of food of different colors, so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful, too.
【小题1】Most Americans