| 根据首字母或中文意思完成句子 |
| 1. Though he has studied English for only two years, he can speak it f____. 2. Our baby is just starting to speak; he has a v____ of about ten words. 3. Try to learn by heart these English words and ____ (短语). 4. Many ancient ____ (文化) are only known through archaeology (考古). 5. The v____ from America to France used to take two months. 6. He looked calm, but a____ he was very nervous. 7. An ____ (官员) of the local government promised to deal with the matter. 8. An e____ is a machine for raising and lowering something. 9. So far, the police are still uncertain about the murderer's ____ (身份). 10. As can be easily seen, not everybody is satisfied with the ____ (现在的) situation. |
| 根据课文内容完成下面短文(注意括号中的提示)。 |
| At the end of the 16th century, English was only spoken by people in England. They were native English speakers. However, 1______ English language has changed quite a lot over the last four centuries. Old English sounded more 2______ less like German for it was 3______ on German, but modern English sounds more like French than German 4______ 1ater on England was once ruled by the French. Two men had great 5______ (影响) on the English changes. One was Samuel Johnson, who wrote his dictionary and the other was Noah Webster, 6______ wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language 7______ gave American English its own 8______ (身份). Today, the largest number of people 9______ (speak) English may be in China. A lot of Chinese people speak English 10______ a foreign language. |
| 用适当的介词、副词或连词完成下列句子。 |
| 1. Englishes around the world differ from each other ____ some ways. 2. All over the world many people are speaking English ____ a second or foreign language. 3. We all know that English has also changed a lot ____ time. 4. Up to now nobody can come ____ with a good answer to the question. 5. From what you told us, he sounds ____ a nice person. 6. In China, more and more people can communicate with foreigners ____ perfect English. 7. The reason ____ the changes of language is that the world is changing, too. 8. We will have learned about 3,000 English words ____ the end of this term. 9. The English of that time became closer ____ the present English. 10. With cultures communicating ____ each other, languages change little by little. |
| 用所给动词的适当形式填空。 |
| 1. Many people attended his wedding, ____ (include) two foreigners from Sydney. 2. He will have his house ____ (repair), for the rainy season is coming. 3. The English ____ (speak) at that time was quite different from the English ____ (speak) today. 4. In winter he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box ____ (keep) warm. 5. England, America, Canada and Australia are all English ____ (speak) countries. 6. Very often, people from ____ (neighbour) towns can speak a little different dialect. 7. Sometimes even children can play a very important part in ____ (make) decisions about family affairs. 8. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school and taught himself while ____ (work) in a bank |
| 将下列短语译成英语。 | ||
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| No language stays the same. All languages develop and change ____ time. |
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| A. in B. on C. behind D. over |
| My dear, let Tom play with your toy for a while. You should learn to share things ____ others. |
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| A. with B. about C. in D. about |
| Although this _____ sound like a simple task, great care is needed. |
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| A. must B. may C. shall D. should |
| As time was short, the boss requested that all the work ____ as soon as possible. |
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| A. finish B. should finish C. be finished D. must be finished |
| Not everybody knows there ____ more than one kind of English in the world. |
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| A. is B. are C. has D. have |
| — Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the post office? — Keep ____ straight for two blocks. The post office is right on your left. |
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| A. to go B. go C. to going D. going |
| — Why was it ____ you failed to attend the conference? — Because I suddenly fell ill. |
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| A. which B. how C. that D. where |
| Tom, ____ his parents, ____ gone to plant trees on Tree-planting Day. |
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| A. included; have B. including; has C. including; have D. included; has |
| It's clear that management ____ developing production in factories. |
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| A. play an important role in B. plays an important part in C. play a joke on D. plays a trick on |
| Don't worry. I'll let you know if anything comes ____. |
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| A. up B. out C. on D. in |