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C. likes
American and British people use different greetings. In the USA the commonest greeting is “Hi”. In Britain it is “Hello!” or “How are you?” “Hi!” is creeping(不知不觉地进入)into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, “Glad to know you. ” The British say, “How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you. ” When Americans say “Good-bye”, they nearly always add, “Have a good day. ” or “Have a good trip. ” etc. to friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day. ”
The British usually use “got” in the sense of “have”. The Americans hardly ever do. AmE: Do you have a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I do. BrE: Have you got a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I have.
There are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words, e. g. check(US)/cheque(UK). Many American words ending in “or”, e. g. honor, labor are spelt in British English with an “our,” e. g. honour, labour. Many verbs in American English with “ize” or “izing” forms, e. g. organize, realizing are spelt in BrE with “ise” or “ising”, e. g. organise, realising. In American English, “practice” is used both for the verb and noun. In BrE, the verb is spelt “practise”, and the noun “practice. ” In AmE, one writes “traveler,” while in BrE, one writes “traveller”.
It was once predicted that British and American English would become separate (各自的)languages finally. But the opposite has happened. The links(联系)between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上),and probably culturally(文化上)too, they are closer together than ever before.
AmE—— American English BrE——British English
【小题1】The Americans hardly say “_____”
| A.Good-bye. Have a good day! |
| B.Glad to know you! |
| C.Hi! |
| D.Have you got a car? |
| A.There are lots of differences in spelling between AmE and BrE. |
| B.Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings. |
| C.There are few differences in spelling between AmE and BrE. |
| D.The different usages of words in AmE and BrE. |
| A.The two languages will become separate languages. |
| B.American English will be used more and more. |
| C.The two languages will be closer and closer. |
| D.British English will be used more and more. |
| A.解释 | B.预言 | C.考虑 | D.证明 |
Kim: What do you want to do in the future, Bob?
Bob: I want to become a well-known writer. 【小题1】
Kim: I want to be a singer. I enjoy singing very much.
Bob: I always hear you sing in your classroom and in the dormitory.
Kim: You know, practicing is very important. My teacher always asks me to practice as much as possible.
Bob: 【小题2】
Kim: Three hours a day on weekdays and six hours a day on weekends.
Bob: Do you think it is boring to practice singing every day?
Kim: 【小题3】Singing is a great pleasure for me. I have entered for the “Future Star Cup” singing contest. It will be held next week.
Bob: Do you think you will win in the contest?
Kim: Yes. Before I entered for this contest, I had already taken part in many singing contests, and I had won some prizes. I’m very confident about myself. By the way, I’ve heard that our school held a composition (作文) contest last week. 【小题4】
Bob: No. I didn’t think I would win it. I don’t practice writing compositions much, you
know.
Kim: You should write more and take every chance to practice, or your wish to become a great writer will not come true.
Bob: 【小题5】
Kim: You’re welcome.
| A. No, of course not. B. Did you take part in it? C. Will you win in the contest? D. What about you, Kim? E. Thank you for your advice. F. How long do you sing every day? G. How often do you practice writing? |
Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife 16 two teenage children did something we haven’t 17 for ages. It didn’t require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries… or anything else for that matter. But we all 18 it so much we’re thinking of doing it again sometime.
We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was 19 when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the 20 of communicating face-to-face. We all know 21 young people are out on a date(约会)these days, they spend most of that time 22 their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to 23 communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 24 to them.
If we carry on like this,in the future, we’ll lose the use of our 25 . What do you think? E-mail me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!
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A:Welcome to our restaurant.
B:Thank you. 1
A:OK. Here it is.(A few minutes later) 2
B:I’d like a beef hamburger and salad.
A: 3
B:Fruit salad.And some drinks,please.What drinks do you have?
A:We have orange juice,coffee and tea. 4
B:What is it?
A:It is hot milk with sugar and chocolate.It tastes good.
B:Well,I’ll have a try.
A:OK.Wait a minute,please.
(20 minutes later)
B: 5
A:Let me see.It’s 35 yuan.
B:All right.Here’s the money.
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A. May I have your order,please? B. And we have a new kind of drink—hot chocolate. C. May I have the bill,please? D. What kind of salad would you like? E. May I have the menu,please? |