(   ) 1. ―Hi ， do you have any plans for the coming vacation?

       ―Oh,I_______ Hong  Kong.

A.  travel to

B.  am traveling to

C.  traveled to

D.  would travel to

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  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.

      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

 English has changed a lot over the years and is still c 1 It is not easy to say which is British English and which is A 2 English. People inJapanorKorea， for example ， may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans. English is the most widely used 1 3 in the world in the 21st century. This language belongs to (属于)a 4 in the world. So as a middle school student ， think about h 5you can use this language. After you leave school, you will certainly need it.

1.      2.______  3._______

4.______  5._______

A. British English    B. pronunciation   C. cent   

D. spelling       E. expression

1. a coin worth 1% of a dollar

2. a group of words ; the look on one's face

3. the way in which a word should be spoken

4. how a word is spelled

5. the English language as spoken in Britain
1. ______ 2.______ 3._____

4.______  5._______

 First Frenchman ： I once heard someone shout ， " Look out ，" I put my head out of a window and a basin(盆)of water fell on me. It seems that " Look out" may mean " Don't look out."

  Second Frenchman ： Once I was on a ship and heard the captain(船长)shout, "All hands on deck(甲板).，I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

  Third Frenchman ： I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid (女仆) who came to the door and said ， " He's not up yet. Come back in half an hour. " When I went again for him,she said, "He's not down yet."

  "If he's not up and he's not down. Where is he?"I asked.

  She said, " He's still in bed. When I say 'He's not up', I mean ' he has not yet got up'. When I say ' He's not down' ， I mean he has not yet come downstairs."

根据短文内容，选，正确答,。

(   ) 1. In fact, " Look out" here means

A.  Look out for the water

B.  Take care

C.  Don't look out

D.  Look everywhere

(   ) 2. The underlined word "them" in the second paragraph means______ .

A. my feet    B. my hands

C. the ship    D. the deck

(   ) 3. When the maid said,  " He's not up yet. "she meant that      

A.  he has not grown up yet

B.  he has not yet got up

C.  he has not woke up yet

D.  he has not yet come upstairs

(   ) 4. From the stories we can learn that

A.  English is very interesting if you like it and keep on using it

B.   it is impossible to learn English very well in a short time

C.   languages keeps on developing and changing all the time

D.  words and phrases may have different meanings in different situations.

(   ) 5. Which do you think is the best title for this article?

A.  Three Frenchmen inEngland

B.  The English Language

C.  Three French Stories

D.  What a Language ！

A.Both English and French.

B.What's the first language inCanada?

C.I'm going toCanadanext month.

D.That's great ！ Canada is a beautiful country. Why are you going there?

E. Because there is some business I need to do.

F. No,I'm poor in French. But I'll try my best to learn it.

G.Are you good at both of them?

H.That's right.

I. Oh,that means you won't have any trouble if you know either English or French.

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5. Families are often            (看作)the most important things in our life.

4. Children are often      (被比作)happy birds.

3. Don't be afraid of      (犯错误)when you are speaking English.