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   As we all know,there are some differences between American English and.British English. How did these differences take place? There is no quick (81) to this question.

   Actually at first the language in Britain and America was the same. After America (82) an independent country,the language gradually began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, (83) the language in Britain changed.

   Over the centuries,a number of words and expressions disappeared in British English,though they are still in (84) use in America. For example,Americans still use the (85) “I guess”(which means “I think”) , just as the British did 300 years ago.

   In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American (86) . To make American English different from British English,he (87) the spelling of many words. That’s why the words “colour”，“centre” and “traveller” are spelled “color”， “center” and “traveler” in American English. Except for these differences in spelling,written English is (88) the same in both British English and American English.

   The differences are much (89) in spoken language. However,most of the time people from the two countries have no difficulty (90)understanding each other.

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[体裁]说明文

[话题]语言学习

[大意]材料说明了英式英语和美式英语 差异的由来。

81. answer .由空格后面的to this question可知该空填answer。

82. became。由句意思是“在美国变成一 个独立的国家后，其语言逐渐开始变 化”。因为事情发生在过去，所以用动 词become的过去式形式became。

83. while。由空格前面的the same和空格 后面的changed说_前后部分在意义 上呈转折关系，所以填连词while,表 示“然而”。

84. everyday。该部分意思是它们(在英国 消失的单词和表达) 仍然在美国的“日 常”生活中使用。

85. expression。空格后面的“I guess”是一个英语表达，所以该空填动词 express 词 expression。

86. dictionary。由该句中的 published 可 知该空域dictionary。

87. Changed 。为了让美式英语不同于英 式英语，他“改变”了很多单词的拼写 形式。因为动作发生在过去，所以该 空请动词change的过去式疮式 changed。

88. nearly。除了一些单词拼写上的差异 之外，书面的英式英语和美式英语“几 乎”是一样的。

89. greater。由下一句 However,most of the time people ... no difficulty ... understanding each other'可知英式英语和美式英语在口语上的差别要“大 得多”。

much在这里修饰形容词比较 级,表示“……得多”。

90. in。have (no) difficulty in doing sth.表 示“做……(没有) 困难。”