Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

The difference between British and American English are comparatively small

A. extremely 

B. relatively

C. surprisingly

D. straightly

An important development of English outside Great Britain occurred ..(1).. the colonization of North American. American English may be considered to ..(2).. the English spoken in Canada, ..(3).. the Canadian variety retains some features of British pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary. The most distinguishing differences ...(4)... American English and British English are in pronunciation and vocabulary. The slighter ..(5).. in spelling, pitch and stress as well.

...(6).. American English is also has a tendency to be more rigid in matters of grammar and syntax, but at the same ..(7) appears to be more tolerant of the use of neologisms. Despite these differences, it is often difficult to determine - apart from context - ..(8).. serious literary works ..(9).. been written in Great Britain or the U.S/ Canada or , for that matter, in Australia, New Zealand, ..(10).. Afria.

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Each line of the following passage contains one mistake. Correct the mistake and write your answers in the space provided.

It has been saying that the British and Americans are " two peoples separated by a common language ". However the differences among British and American English are comparatvely small. Despite some British irate people occasional complain about the latest American TV series of that they are unable to understand a word, it is clear that little people have serious problems. In fact, it is television, films, and pop music that have helped to bring him closer together, and that minor difficulties which might occur in comprehension are probaly many fewer than 40 or 50 years ago. Normally four or five American programs are finding in an evening on British television, and 6 or 7 of the American 20 better records are by British artist.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

The word “distinct” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________ 

A. exact 

B. new 

C. simple 

D. different 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

The word “inadequate” in the passage could be best replaced by ___________ 

A. unavailable 

B. difficult 

C. expensive 

D. unsatisfactory

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

The word “it” in the passage refers to ___________ 

A. authority 

B. usage 

C. language 

D. dictionary 

I.           Fill in the blank with a suitable word

Students of English all (1) ………….. the world are aware that (2)  ……….. are differences between British and American English. But how large are the differences really ? The varieties of English have historical roots. (3) ………….. pilgrims left England in the seventeenth century, the language has evolved, giving rise to changes (4) ……………..   vocabulary, grammar and spelling. Many of the (5) ……………………..  obvious differences are in the vocabulary used in the two countries. Many of the words that we use today (6)  …………………….. not exist in the seventeenth century. "Pavements" in Britain, and "sidewalks" in the USA, only (7) …………………….. common later, for example.

The two countries (8) …………………….. also borrowed words form different sources: courgettes were imported to Britain from France and zucchini were brought to America BY Italian immigrants.

Printing was a relatively new invention back then and the spelling (9) …………………….. most words had not yet been formalised, which accounts for many of the differences (10)……………………..  spelling.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. English has developed as a (1) ______ language for a range of reasons, many of them historical, rather (2)_______ anything intrinsic in the language itself. The enormous irregularities in the English (3)________ of spelling, for example, may often be seen by a newcomer as a disincentive. Miliions, however, are undeterred. One of the strongest incentives for learning the (4)________ is the use to which it can immediately be put, socially, economically and culturally From education and the creative economy to IT and advanced engineering, industries in the UK (5)________ hugely from using the English language. But it also helps economies overseas to prosper. English language (6)_________ provide life-changing oppotunities, and promote prosperity and security around the world. Research in countries in the Middle East (7)_______ North Africa suggests that the need to the scope of domestic industry and also attract more inward investment (8) ________ multinationals is fuelling the fast-growing (9)________ for improved English education. It is also clear that reducing unemployment as a means of securing political stability (10) ________ an imperative for many of these countries.

Cloze tests

A. Complete the passage with the words in the box

The differences (1) ............ American English and British English are not as (2)........... as the differences in Chinese dialects. Two (3).......... the differences between American English and British English are (4).......... and spelling. In American English we (5)........ elevator, truck, and apartment. The British say lift, lorry and flat. Another difference is (6).......... . In American English we (7)......... honor, meter, and realize. In British English, these (8)......... are honour, metre, and realise

B. Read the passage and choose the best answers

In other words, language is not necessarily the private property of those (1)........ use it, just as French is not the private property of (2)........ , nor English of Englishmen. English is spoken as a first (3).......... in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations of Africa, and in other areas of the (4)...... . It is unreasonable to regard any language as the (5)......... of a particular nation, and with no language is more unreasonable (6)......... with English. This is not to say that English is used by a greater number of (7)....... than any other language, for it is easily outnumnered in this respect by Chinese. But it is the most (8)......... of lamguages

1. A. Which B. Who C. Whom D. Whosr

2. A. Americans B. Dutchmen C. Englishmen D. Frenchmen

3. A. Language B. Luggage C. Baggage D. Country

4. A.Worth B. Work C. Word D. World

5. A. Possession B. Possessive C. Importance D. Necessity

6. A. That B. Than C. As D. So

7. A. Speakers B. Speaker C. Writers D. Writer

8. A. National B. International C. Conpulsory D. Official