There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.

When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”

The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.”

1.Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?

A. He had to read a magazine.

B. He had some extra work to do.

C. He had to learn something about a map.

D. He had to stay at his office for extra work.

2. What did the man ask his son to do?

A. To read the magazine to find the map.

B. To tear the map of the world up into pieces.

C. To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.

D. To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.

3. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?

A. A few hours. B. About an hour.

C. About half an hour. D. The whole night.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?

A. It’s a report about a father’s extra work.

B. It’s a story between a father and his clever son.

C. It’s an advertisement for the map of the world.

D. It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems.

A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?

Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar(语法). For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes

different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and "honor” are American English spellings.

These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.

1. In American English, we can say, " ______________ ? "

A. Have you a new book

B. Do you have a new book

C. Are you have a new book

D. Can you to have a new book

2. Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is ______________ .

A. poor B. different

C. high D. short

3.In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt .

A. favoruite B. favurite

C. favorite D. favrite

4. Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say .

A. at the hospital B. in the hospital

C. by hospital D. to hospital

5.The main idea of the passage is that ________________ .

A. there are no differences between British English and American English

B. British English and American English are two different languages

C. speakers of British English and American English speak the same language

D. we shouldn't speak English

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