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1.Do you know the differences between _________（英国的）English and American English?

2.Sandy’s drawing is the best in the drawing ____________ (比赛).

3.You can’t take this              (杂志) out of the reading room.

4.He can speak two foreign _____________ （语言）.

American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.

First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of (代替)“I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary(词汇) for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks(卡车), but in England people drive lorries.

Many expressions（短语） are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”

There’re also some differences in grammar(语法). For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”

Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

1.What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”.

A. 含糊地   B. 快速地   C. 分开地   D. 简略地

2.The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.

A. an example of British English

B. an example of American English

C. the same in America and England

D. not the same in America and England

3.Languages _____.

A. are always changing as time passes

B. keep unchanged even if time changes

C. are the same in all places

D. are easy to learn

4.Which of the following is right?

A.American people usually say “ I don’t know” instead of “ I dunno ”.

B.There are four differences between American and British English.

C.Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.

D.When people live in different places, the language is in the same way.

5.This passage is mainly about _____.

A. English vocabulary

B. how American sounds are different from British sounds

C. the way the British say words

D. some differences between American and British English

In the United States，boys and girls start school when they are five years old．In some states(州)they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate(毕业)from secondary school．another name for high school．Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools(公立小学和中学)．The parents of public pupils do not have to pay for their children’s education(付学费)because taxes(税收)support the public schools．If a child goes to a private school(私立学校)，his parents have to pay for the child’s education．Today about half of the high school students go on to colleges and universities(大学)．Some colleges and universities receive money support from the government(政府)．A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．Private schools are expensive，however．Almost half of the college students in the USA work while studying．If a student’s family is not rich，he has to make money for part of his college expenses(费用)．

1.In American children_______ at the age of five．

A．begin to study

B．start school

C．graduate from elementary schools

D．must stay in school all the day．

2.High school is another way of saying______．

A．elementary school               B．secondary school

C．Public school                   D．colleges and universities

3.Children who go to public school________．

A．must pay for their education

B．must study hard

C．don’t have to pay

D．must study for ten years

4._________support(s) some colleges and university．

A．Some children’s parents          B．Many teachers

C．A few secondary schools           D．The government

5.In the USA almost half of the college students work while studying．This is because________．

A．their families aren’t rich enough

B．they don’t want to depend on their parents

C．they are interested in work

D．their parents don’t live in that state

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          We are in Australia for three days. We’re having a good time here. Australia is the sixth     country in the world. There is so much to see that it is impossible（不可能） for me to tell you      . Sydney is one of the most beautiful        in Australia. There are many big    and beautiful flowers around the houses and they look really beautiful. There are also some special      in Australia , such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.

In the past three days we’ve  visited many       places around Sydney. I’d like    more time here , but we will fly to     city , Cairns , to see coral beds（珊瑚礁）tomorrow. It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colorful corals. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are busy      our bags so that we will not lose time  before we leave. We can enjoy ourselves in Cairns this time tomorrow. I’m looking forward to    there！

1.A. large     B. larger            C. largest           D. most large

2.A. nothing    B. something        C. everything        D. anything

3.A. countries  B. towns            C. villages          D. cities

4.A. trees     B. buildings        C. cars              D. people

5.A. animals   B. plants            C. buildings         D. places

6.A. interest B. interesting       C. interested        D. interests

7.A. taking     B. to take          C. to spend          D. spending

8.A. one       B. another         C. a                D. other

9.A. pack      B. to pack         C. packing          D. packs

10.A. going   B. go                C. going to         D. go to

---_________ your maths teacher _______________?

---She is friendly and helpful.

A. How is; like      B. What is; like

C. How does; like     D. What does; like

I feel ______ because my job is too ______.

A. bored, boring   B. bored, bored

C. boring, boring    D. boring, bored

Nancy spent half an hour ________ the piano every day.

A. to practice playing    B. practising playing

C. practising  to play   D. to practise to play

Suzhou is becoming         these years.

A. beautifuler and beautifuler      B. more and more beautiful

C. the most and most beautiful      D. beautifulest

________ all the stars, the sun is _________ to the earth.

A. In; the nearest      B. among; the nearer

C. In; the most near     D. Of; the nearest

--- Can I have __________ pieces of bread?   --- Sorry, there’s __________ left.

A. two more; else nothing

B. another two; nothing else

C. another two;else nothing

D. more two;nothing else