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   As we all know,there are some differences between American English and.British English. How did these differences take place? There is no quick (81) to this question.

   Actually at first the language in Britain and America was the same. After America (82) an independent country,the language gradually began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, (83) the language in Britain changed.

   Over the centuries,a number of words and expressions disappeared in British English,though they are still in (84) use in America. For example,Americans still use the (85) “I guess”(which means “I think”) , just as the British did 300 years ago.

   In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American (86) . To make American English different from British English,he (87) the spelling of many words. That’s why the words “colour”，“centre” and “traveller” are spelled “color”， “center” and “traveler” in American English. Except for these differences in spelling,written English is (88) the same in both British English and American English.

   The differences are much (89) in spoken language. However,most of the time people from the two countries have no difficulty (90)understanding each other.

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[話題]語言學習

[大意]材料說明了英式英語和美式英語 差異的由來。

81. answer .由空格后面的to this question可知該空填answer。

82. became。由句意思是“在美國變成一 個獨立的國家后，其語言逐漸開始變 化”。因為事情發(fā)生在過去，所以用動 詞become的過去式形式became。

83. while。由空格前面的the same和空格 后面的changed說_前后部分在意義 上呈轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以填連詞while,表 示“然而”。

84. everyday。該部分意思是它們(在英國 消失的單詞和表達) 仍然在美國的“日 常”生活中使用。

85. expression�？崭窈竺娴摹癐 guess”是一個英語表達，所以該空填動詞 express 詞 expression。

86. dictionary。由該句中的 published 可 知該空域dictionary。

87. Changed 。為了讓美式英語不同于英 式英語，他“改變”了很多單詞的拼寫 形式。因為動作發(fā)生在過去，所以該 空請動詞change的過去式瘡式 changed。

88. nearly。除了一些單詞拼寫上的差異 之外，書面的英式英語和美式英語“幾 乎”是一樣的。

89. greater。由下一句 However,most of the time people ... no difficulty ... understanding each other'可知英式英語和美式英語在口語上的差別要“大 得多”。

much在這里修飾形容詞比較 級,表示“……得多”。

90. in。have (no) difficulty in doing sth.表 示“做……(沒有) 困難。”