A student is studying British English. He wants to know 1 he can have a talk with Americans , and whether they can understand him. Learners of English often ask what the 2 between British English and American English are,and how important they are.

  First,there are a few differences in grammar. 3 , speakers of British English say Have you got a pen^ While speakers of American English say Do you have a 4 ? instead. Second,pronunciation is 5 different. Americans usually sound the /r/ in words like "car" and "farm". Some 6 of British English don't sound the /r/ in these words. There are also some differences in 7 and vocabulary (词汇).For example, " colour" and " favourite ,, are British English spellings , 8 " color ,, and " favorite ,, are American English spellings.

  However,these differences in grammar,pronunciation,spelling and vocabulary are not very 9 For the most part,British English and American English are the 10 language. No matter you speak British English or American English,you can make yourself well understood.

(  ) 1. A. that    B. how

      C. whether    D. where

(   ) 2. A. difficulty    B. importance

      C. differences    D. context

(   ) 3. A. After all    B. Such as

       C. In fact    D. For example

(   ) 4. A. pen    B. pencil

       C. ruler    D. book

(      ) 5. A. always    B. sometimes

        C. never    D. usually

(   ) 6. A. students    B. teachers

      C. speakers    D. tourists

(   ) 7. A. listening    B. spelling

      C. writing    D. reading

(   ) 8. A. when    B. while

       C. because    D. since

(   ) 9. A. important    B. interesting

       C. typical    D. necessary

(   ) 10. A. easy    B. same

       C. recent    D. natural

 When you wave (挥手)to a friend , you are using body languages. When you smile at someone, you mean to be 1 When you put one finger in front of your mouth, you mean " 2 “.   Yet , people in different countries may use different body languages.

  Once an Englishman was inItaly. He could speak 3 Italian. One day,while he was walking in the street,he felt4 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came,the Englishman 5 his mouth , put his fingers into it and took them out again and then moved his lips (唇).In this way , he meant to say , "Bring me 6 to eat. "But the waiter brought him a lot of things to 7 Tea,coffee,milk,but no food. The English man was 8 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry.

  He wanted to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach.
  And this sign was 9 enough for the waiter.In a few minutes,the waiter brought him a large plate of 10 At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
(   ) 1. A. cool    B. friendly

       C. fine    D. well

(   ) 2. A. Fm sorry    B. It's a secret

      C. Be quiet    D. Fm puzzled

(   ) 3. A. a little    B. few

      C. a few    D. little

(  ) 4. A. hungry    B. tired

      C. sad    D. worried

(   ) 5. A. washed    B. touched

      C. closed    D. opened

(   ) 6. A. anything    B. something

      C. everything    D. nothing

(   ) 7. A. eat    B. drink

      C. see    D. play

(   ) 8. A. happy    B. glad

       C. sorry    D. afraid

(   ) 9. A. good    B. wrong

      C. difficult    D. strange

(   ) 10. A. food    B. fruit

       C. beer    D. milk

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