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1、The history of English can be divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and modern English.正确English script and alphabetic system were from Greek.错误In 1588, England defeated the famous fleet Armada from _.In 1604，the first English dictionary was published by _. JohnsonThe sudden vowel

2、shift in the history of English helped to shape _ English. ModernWhich country does the loan word lychee come fromyoghurtviolinalcoholshampooSonnet refers to a poem of _ lines.C. 14 Which of the following is not a comedy of William ShakespeareOthello “To be, or not to be, thats a question.” is taken

3、 from _ of William Shakespeare.Hamlet 1William Shakespeare is a great writer in the _ language.2. Shakespeare was born in a small town in _.3. Shakespeare wrote 154 _ and some verses in his lifetime.4. Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous _ of ShakespeareAs you like it is a _.Shakespeare wrote

4、 40 plays in his lifetime. 错误2. Romeo and Juliet is one of the four most famous tragedies of Shakespeare.3. Ben Johnson described Shakespeare as “ He belonged to all time”.RP, or Received Pronunciation, is widely used as standard English in todays Britain. American English was thought to be a classl

5、ess sort of EnglishThe words “hamburger”, “seminar”, “dumb” and “poker” are from the language of black people. An American Dictionary of the English Language edited by Noah Webster was the first American dictionary. 正确_American English is represented by VOA and British English is represented by BBC.

6、 The word “ballet” is pronounced as/ble/in BrE and as/le/ in AmE.In American English, double letters were reduced to single ones, like the l in “traveller” and g in “waggon”A New York person will use the word a “lift” instead of an “elevator”.1. For something that has occurred in the recent past, Br

7、E tends to use the simple tense while AmE shows the preference for the present perfect tense.2. For the meaning of 在周末, British people prefer to use at the weekend while American people will prefer on the weekend.3. For the meaning of 全家在看电视, British English will use The family is watching TV. and A

8、merican English will prefer The family are watching TV.4.The word 颜色 is spelt in British English as color5. The word 组织 is splet in American English as organize6. The word 中心centre7. The word 许可证licence British English, 糖果 is expressed as candies.9. The American expression of 玉米 is corn.Many words f

9、rom Hindi flew back to English, such as “bungalow”, “coolie”, “cashmere”, “ pajamas” and “yoga”.2. Now, English is used as the first language and official language in Singapore.3. In 1985, the Peoples Republic of China made English the main foreign language in education. 4. Since there are many misu

10、se and mistakes of English in Chinglish, we should avoid the use of Chinglish as much as possible.The United Kingdom is an independent and single country. _Britain is made up of four parts. _The flags of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland can be found in the flag of the UK._ is the offici

11、al name of Britain. United Kingdom2. The full name of Britain is the United Kingdom of _ Britain and _.; Northern Ireland3. There are _ parts in Great Britain and _ parts in Britain. four4. British Isles include two large islands: _ and Ireland island. Britain5. The capital of the Republic of Irelan

12、d is _.The Pennies is known as the backbone of England. _In England, it is cold in winter and hot in summer. _Stonehenge is a famous monument dated from the 16th century. _The longest river in Britain is _. SevernBritain enjoys a _ climate.B.temperate maritime“If winter comes, will spring be far beh

13、ind”comes from Ode to the _ wind by Shelly.4. TheActs of Union 1707 made the kingdoms of England and _united to formGreat Britain.July is normally the best month in a year and the west wind from the Atlantic is the warmest.Jane Austen who has written “Pride and Prejudice”, “Sense and sensibility” an

14、d other novels.正确“Ladies and gentlemen” only refers to those cultured and refined men and women. Scotland takes up half of Great Britain and is the second largest country in the UK.The American movie “A water horse” is based on the tale of monster in Loch Ness.3. Kilt, tartan and Bagpipe are all cha

15、racteristic of Scotland.4. 2014 Referendum is the first time for the Scottish to pursue freedom from the United Kingdom.5. Nowadays, Scotland will still remain in the territory of the United Kingdom.1. The Scots, Welsh and Irish are descendents of _. Celts2. Wales is located in the _ of Great Britai

16、n.Wales was not conquered by the English until _.4. The Giants Causeway was located in _. Ireland5. The capital of Northern Ireland is _.1. Much of the land in Wales is pasture and only 22% of the land is arable. 2. Today, a quarter of the Welsh still speak Welsh as their first language. _3. The gre

17、atest event of the year of Northern Ireland is the National Eisteddfod. The majority of Northern Irish people wanted to be independent but was forced to remain within the United Kingdom. _The present royal family belongs to the House of _.WindsorUp until now, Queen Elizabeth has ruled in Britain for

18、 over _ decades.C.sixQueen _ was called virgin queen because she remained unmarried all her life. I During the reign of _, Britain became an empire “the sun never sets”. Victoria 1. The nickname of _ is “the grandmother of Europe”. Victoria2. The house of Windsor starts from _. V3. _ ruled Britain i

19、n Shakespeares time. Elizabeth I1. The monarchy in Britain has been passed in succession in the past 1000 years and has never been broken. _2. The age of constitutional monarchy began after the Glorious Revolution. _3. The king or the queen is the head of the UK and has no real power. _The members o

20、f the royal family have to earn money to support themselves. _How many contiguous states are there in the USAPlease choose the right letter to represent the location of Appalachian Mountains on the map.D.area of DWhich of the two states are the last two states to join the union and Hawaii 1. The Uni

21、ted States of America consists of 50 states and a federal government. Great Salt Lake is a major waterway that empty into the Gulf Mexico.3. Alaska is the largest state on the continuous continent.The Hollywood sign was created as an advertisement for the Hollywoodland housing development.The Hoover

22、 Dam was the way to provide power and water to dry regions in the west America.The Independence hall is the place where the first and the second Continent Congress was held. The heads of which Presidents are carved into Mount RushmoreWashington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, LincolnThe Statue of Li

23、berty is a gift from the people of _.White House is where Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous “I have a dream” speech. Ex-president Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Fords Theater. _New York City is in the southwestern America with the nickname of “Big Apple”. Boston is the scene of several key

24、 events of American Revolution like Boston Tea PartyDeclaration of Independence was signed in Boston. Which state does Washington . belong to stateThe official home to the US president is _ House Which of the following locations is not included in the Free Trail Hall Which of the following cities is

25、 the meeting place for the first and second Continental CongressIn 1620, the first group of puritan Pilgrims arrived in America for religious freedom. In 1806, President Lincoln signed legislation for building a road to facilitate people to move west. _Route 66 is known as the loneliest road in America. It was Carl Fisher who had the idea to build a coast-to-co