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British English and American English
A student is studying British English . He wonders : Can I have a talk with Americans？Can they catch me ? Learners of English often ask--- what are the differences between British English and American English ? How important are these differences ?
Certainly , there are some differences between British English . There are a few differences in grammar . For example , speakers of British English say “in hospital”and “Have you got a pen ?” while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen ?” Pronunciation is sometimes different . Americans usually sound （发音）the “r”in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r”in these words . There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example , “colour ”and “honour ”are British English spellings .“Color”and “honor”are American English spellings.
These differences are in grammar , pronunciation , spelling and vocabulary . However , they are not important . For the most part , British English and American English are the same language .
（）1.In American English , we can say ,“（）?”
A.Have you a new book
B.Do you have a new book
C.Are you have a new book
D.Can you to have a new book
（）2.Between British English and American English , sometimes pronunciation is （）
A.poor B.different C.high .D.short
()3.In American English , the word “favourite” can be spelt as “（）”
A. favoruite
B.favurite
C.favorite
D.favrite
( )4.Englishmen say “in hospital ”, while Americans say “（）”.
A.at the hospital
B.in the hospital
C.by hospital
D.to hospital
( )5.The main idea of the passage is that（）
A.there are no differences between British English and American English
B.British English and American English are two different languages
C.speakers of British English and American English speak the same language
D.we shouldn’t speak English

Answer 1

1 B
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 C