Englishmen speak British English and Americans speak American English. A student is learning to speak British English. He often wonders（想知道） “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?”Learners often ask“What're the differences between British English and American English?”

　　Certainly there are some differences between British and American English. The Englishmen say“Have you a pen?”While Americans say“Do you have a pen?”The pronunciation is sometimes different.

　　Americans often sound“r”s in words like“bird”and“hurt”. But speakers of British don't sound the“r”s in these words. There are differences in spelling. For example,“colour”and“vapour”are British, while“color”and“vapor”are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation and spelling are not important. For the most important part, British and American English are the same language. When Englishmen and Americans are talking with each other, they don't need any interpreters（翻譯）. Maybe someday, they need. But not now.

(1) Between British and American English, are there many differences in grammar, pronunciation and spelling?

[　　]

A．No, there are not any differences between them.

B．Yes, there are some differences between them.

C．Yes, there are many differences.

D．Sometimes there are, but sometimes there aren't.

(2)“Have you a pen?”

[　　]

A．is the British way to express（表達(dá)）the idea.

B．is neither the British way nor the American way to express the idea.

C．is the American way to express the idea.

D．is both the British way and the American way to express the idea.

(3) The differences between British and American English are ________.

[　　]

A．important enough to form（形成）two languages _________.

B．not so important

C．likely（可能）to be important someday

D．very important to man

(4) When the Englishmen talk with the Americans, they usually need _______ interpreters.

[　　]

A．no

B．some

C．many

D．a

(5) The last two sentences in the passage most probably（可能）implies（暗示）

[　　]

A．British and American English will be two completely different languages one day

B．Englishmen and Americans will never need any interpreters while talking

C．Englishmen and Americans will certainly need interpreters when they're talking in the future

D．British and American English may become very different some day, maybe not

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　　Mr．Williams lives in a nice house in the country with his wife．From Monday to Friday each week he works in a factory in a big town but he is free on Saturdays and Sundays．He has got a nice garden round his house, and he often works in it on Saturdays and Sundays, because he likes flowers and en-joys working with his hands．A lot of Englishmen work in their gardens on Saturdays and Sundays, and during their holidays．

　　Last Saturday, Mr．Williams put some old clothes on after his breakfast and began digging in his garden．He dug for half an hour, and then he found something on the ground neat his feet．He looked at it．It was five pence(便士)．He put it in one of his pocket and began digging again．

　　Then he found another five pence on the ground and put that in his pocket too．He was very happy now．He stopped digging for a minute and shouted to his wife,“Elizabeth, come quickly．Someone's hidden a lot of money in our garden, and I'm finding it．”

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　　Mr．Williams began looking for more money in the ground, but then he felt something cold in his trousers．It ran down one of his legs and it was like cold water．Mr．Williams put his hand down quickly and five pence fell into it．He had a hole in his pocket．

(1)

What does Mr．Williams do?He is a ________．

[　　]

A．

worker

B．

farmer

C．

doctor

D．

teacher

(2)

What do many Englishmen usually do on Saturdays, Sundays or their holidays?

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A．

Travel in the park．

B．

Work in their offices．

C．

Borrow books in the library．

D．

Work in their gardens．

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When did he find some money on the ground?

[　　]

A．

Before he dug in the garden．

B．

After he dug in the ground for half an hour．

C．

Just before he had lunch．

D．

After he had lunch．

(4)

Which of the following sentences is wrong?

[　　]

A．

Mr．Williams's garden is round his house．

B．

Mr．Williams called his wife after he found ten pence．

C．

Maybe a thief stole the money from the bank and hid it in the garden．

D．

Williams's wife stopped cooking when she heard her husband's shout．

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Why did Mr．Williams feel cold when he began looking for more money?

[　　]

A．

There is some cold water in his trousers．

B．

There is a hole in his trousers．

C．

Five pence fell down from his pocket with a hole．

D．

A cold hand was put on his leg．

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Social Customs

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(7) The Americans like coffee just as much as the British like tea.

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(9) Yet the two peoples have nothing in common.

(　　)

(10) The word “promptness” means “arriving at about the right time.”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　)

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