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　　The people in the United States speak the same language as the people in Great Britain. However, American English is different from British English in many ways. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say“in hospital”and“Have you a pen?”While Americans say“in the hospital”and“Do you have a pen?”Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sounds the“r”in these words. Some spellings are different. People in Britain write“colour”and“centre”, but people in the United States write “color”and“center”. Some words are different. People in the United States use“gasoline”but people in Britain use“petrol”.

1．American English and British English are different in ________.

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2．“Gasoline”and“petrol”are ________.

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A．the same thing

B．different in colour

C．different kinds of cars

D．different things

3．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．All the people in the United States pronounce the“r”in “bird”.

B．Not all the people in the United States pronounce the“r”in “bird”.

C．None of the British people pronounce the“r”in“bird”.

D．If a man pronounce the“r”in“bird”, he must be an American.

4．Here are four words: ①honor, ②petrol, ③theatre, ④center. ________ are American English.

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5．Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?

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A．Words are shorter in American English than in British English.

B．America and Great Britain.

C．Pronunciation is more difficult in American English than in British English.

D．There are some differences between American English and British English.

Nigel is our new next-door neighbour. He’s a pilot(飞行员). He was in the R.F.A. He will fly to New York next month. The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo. At the moment, he’s in Madrid. He flew to Spain a week ago. He’ll return to London the week after next . He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world. Nigel is a very lucky (幸运的)man. But his wife isn’t very lucky. She usually stays at home!
【小题1】 Nigel’s job is a ________.

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In 2008, an Indian film Slumdog Millionaire (贫民窟的百万富翁) won an Oscar 1. a    . It tells the story of a poor young man who wins the top prize on a TV game show. Now, in 2. r       life, there is a “slumdog millionaire” too. An Indian office worker has 3. b        the first person to win the＄one million top prize on the Indian TV game show who wants to be a millionaire.

The 4. w       is a 27-year-old young man. He works in a government office. He doesn’t earn much money, about 5. o       $120 every month. His house is almost broken. He even watched the TV game show at a neighbour’s because he was too poor to 6.a     a TV set.

People are 7. i       in how the young man will use the prize. He said that he was going to 8. r     his house and use part of the prize to study 9. f     the civil service (公务员) exams. “I love reading,” he said in an interview. “Before winning the prize, I 10. c       buy many books, but now, I will make a huge library.”