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Today, English is spoken in many countries.
1 English spoken in the UK is a little different from that in
the USA in spelling, meaning, pronunciation, grammar, usage and so on. Sometimes,
2 English spoken in
the UK is very different in every region (区域)
3 the country. Differences in spelling don't
4 speakers
of British English from understanding the meanings of the words.
5 , they don't prevent speakers of
American English from understanding the meanings either.
6 in spelling are not a big problem for even
speakers of English as a
7 language.
However, when different words in British English and American English are used to
8 the same thing
9 the same word has different meanings in British English and American English, sometimes people will not
be understood if they don't know common differences between British English and American English in
meanings and usages.
Sometimes even Americans and British people do not
10 each other because of different word meanings.
11 , the British word "brolly" is an"umbrella" in America. And the British
12 potato chips "crisps". All of
these differences led British writer George Bernard Shaw to
13 that Britain and America are two countries
14 by the same language! That's the reason why confusion or misunderstanding will be caused in some
situations. Of course, such confusion will
15 happen to speakers of English as a second language.
( )1. A. T herefore
( )2. A. ever
( )3. A. within
( )4. A. force
( )5. A. However
( )6. A. Sentences
( )7. A. first
( )8. A. describe
( )9. A. as
( )10. A. understand
( )11. A. That is
( )12. A. explain
( )13. A. suggest
( )14. A. divided
( )15. A. never
B. So
B. still
B. outside
B. prevent
B. As a result
B. Letters
B. second
B. buy
B. but
B. know
B. Like
B. call
B. announce
B. separated
B. seldom | C. But
C. now
C. around
C. expect
C. Of course
C. Differences
C. new
C. punish
C. otherwise
C. meet
C. Such as
C. say
C. joke
C. joined
C. not | D. And
D. even
D. above
D. help
D. Even though
D. Orders
D. useful
D. praise
D. or
D. talk to
D. For example
D. talk
D. introduce
D. connected
D. also
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