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　　Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?

　　Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?”, while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honor” are British, while “color” and “honor” are American.

　　These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.

1．Are there many differences in grammar between British and American English?

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A．There are few differences between them.

B．There are many differences between them.

C．There are some differences between them.

D．There are not any differences between them.

2．Americans don't say “Have you a pen?”, do they?

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3．Who say “in hospital”? Who say “in the hospital”?

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A．Americans say “in the hospital” while Englishmen say “in hospital”.

B．Americans say “in hospital” while Englishmen say “in the hospital”.

C．Both Americans and Englishmen say “in hospital”.

D．Neither Americans nor Englishmen say “in hospital”.

4．From the article(文章) we can know ________.

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A．American English is better than British English.

B．It's not so difficult for a British English speaker to understand American English.

C．The spelling of “color” is wrong while the spelling of “colour” is right.

D．We should say “in hospital” instead of “in the hospital”.

5．What's the main idea of the article?

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A．We should learn both American English and British English.

B．British and American English are two different languages.

C．American English is more useful than British English.

D．Speakers of British and American English speak the same language.

　　Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice cream better than meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite(食欲). It’s important for us to eat our meal at regular(規(guī)律的) time each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judge often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow(吞) the bread, it meant that wasn’t telling the truth. A man who was worrying something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry, because he loses his appetite.

1．Good eating habits make us _______.

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2．It’s _______ for us to eat sweets and ice cream after meals.

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3．According to the passage, we should eat our meals _______ every day.

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4．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．Our eating habits are not very important.

B．Eating dry bread is not good for our health.

C．When you feel worried you may lose your appetite.

D．To swallow bread is difficult and unhealthy.

5．What did the writer talk about?

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　　Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by hearing the language over the radio, on TV, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.

　　Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required (要求) for study. They study their own language, maths English. Some people learn it because it is useful far their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(上大學) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers, magazines(雜志) in English.

1．People learn English ________.

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2．It is ________ to answer why so many people want to learn English.

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3．Different kinds of people want to learn English ________.

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A．together with other subject

B．for different reasons

C．for their work

D．for higher studies at colleges

4．From this passage we know that ________.

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A．we can learn English easily

B．English is very difficult to learn

C．English is learned by most people in the world

D．English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn it

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．We don't need to learn any foreign language.

B．We can do well in al our work without English.

C．English is the most important subject in schools.

D．We should learn English because we need to face the world.