Question

English has changed and 1._____(develop) when cultures met ang 2._______with each other.From AD 450 to 1150 new 3._________(settle) to England enriched the English language ang enlarged its 4._________.In 1620,some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too,and English was spoken in both countries.By the 19th,American English spelling was given a separate 5.______ when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary.At 6.________,more people speak English as their first,second or a 7.______ language than ever before.People in South Asia such 8._____India speak 9._______English.China may have the 10._______(large) number of English learner.

Answer

1.developed

2.communicated

3.settlers

4..vocabulary

5.identity

6..present

7.Foreign

8.as

9.fluent

10.Largest

【解析】

1.

2.据前的met和文章的意思，可推断此处填communicated（沟通，交流）。

3.new是形容词，要用于修饰后面的名词，根据句意，应填settlers（定居者）。

4.文章讲的是英语，故此处的意思是要扩大英语的词汇量（vocabulary）。

5.根据课文的意思可知是填identity。

6.at present 为固定搭配，目前，现在的意思。

7.根据课文的意思可知是填foreign。

8.such as 为固定搭配，例如的意思。

9.根据课文的意思可知是填fluently。

10.由于前面有定冠词the，故用形容词的最高级。