完形填空PeoplefromGreatBritainbroughttheEnglishlanguagetoNorthAmericainthe16thand17thcenturies.Andinthe__1__300yearstherewere__2__manychangesin__3__placesthatnowpeoplecan__4_
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PeoplefromGreatBritainbroughttheEnglishlanguagetoNorthAmericainthe16thand17thcenturies.Andinthe__1__300yearstherewere__2__manychangesin__3__placesthatnowpeoplecan__4__tellanEnglishperson__5__anAmericaninthewayheorshetalks.
Manyoldwords__6__inEnglandbutwerekeptinAmerica.Forexample300yearsagopeopleinGreatBritaingottheirwaterfromsomethingtheycalledeithera"faucet"a"spigot"ora"tap".Allthesewordsare__7__heardindifferentpartsofAmericabutonly"tap"isstillcommonin__8__.Americansoftenmadeupnewwordsorchangedold__9__"Corn"isonekindofplantinAmericaand__10__inEngland.
AlsooverthelastthreecenturiestheEnglishlanguage__11__thousandsofnewwordsforthingsthatweren'tknown__12__.AndoftenAmericanandEnglishpeopleusedtwo__13__namesforthem.Atincan(洋铁罐头)iscalled"tin"forshortinEnglandbuta"can"inAmerica.Theword"radio"is__14__allovertheworldincluding(包括)America.ButmanyEnglishpeoplecallita"wireless".Andalmostanythinghavingsomethingtodo__15__carsrailroadsetc.__16__differentnamesinBritishandAmerican.English.
ButnowAmericanandBritishEnglishmayhegrowingclosertogether.One__17__isthelargeamount(数量)ofAmericanspeechthatBritishpeopleheardailyinmoviesontelevisionor__18__travelers.__19__thisAmericansseemtobeinfluencing(影响)theBritishmoreandmore.SosomedayEnglishmay.evenbe__20__onbothsidesoftheAtlantic(大西洋)
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A.following
B.recent
C.oldest
D.last
(2)
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A.such
B.too
C.so
D.great
(3)
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A.either
B.both
C.neither
D.two
(4)
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A.hardly
B.difficulty
C.clearly
D.easily
(5)
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A.with
B.from
C.to
D.and
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A.disappeared
B.weredisappeared
C.spoke
D.werespoken

