43.Depending on the situation________the language is used, English can be formal and informal.(P26)
A.Depending; in which B.Depended;where
C.To depend;which D.Depend on;that
42.The question of________English will keep on changing in the future is easy ________.(P23)
A.if;to answer it B.whether;to answer C.that;to be answered D./;answering
41.In ________1399,Henry IV became________King of England.(P23)
A.the;the B./;/ C./;a D.the;a
40.Only a few words ________, such as man/men and child/children.(P23)
A.did their Germanic plural forms B.kept their Germanic plural forms
C.kept their Germanic plural forms D. their Germanic plural forms kept
39.However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English________Celtic.(P23)
A.taking place of B.replacing C.take the place of D.replace
38.Middle English is the name ________to the English ________from around the 12th century to the 15th century.(P22)
A.giving; using B.given; used C.giving; used D.giving; used
37.When we speak English today, we sometimes feel puzzled about which words or phrases ________.(P22)
A.we to use B.to be used C.to use D.we supposed to use
36.The English________of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.(P22)
A.consisting B.is made up C.is consisted D.made up
35.All through________history, people from many different countries and cultures ________together in Britain.(P22)
A./;are living B./;have lived C.the;live D.the; have lived
34.All creatures, ________animals and insects, can talk, for example, bees fly in circles to ________their partners about food or danger.(P21)
A.including; inform B.included;informing
C.involved; inform D.involving;be informed