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)

　　(1)

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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

　　(6)

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　　A．disappeared

　　B．weredisappeared

　　C．spoke

　　D．werespoken