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

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