EXERCISE 11

  Although many people speak English,they don't pronounce it or spell the word they use the  same way.The United States, in __1_ ,has its own special way of pronouncing and spelling the English language.They speak American English ,and they __2_ a lot of its special character to one man:Noah Webster.

  Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758.He _3__during a period of great American patriotism.He gratuated from Yale University when he was 20. The __4_ of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States,but political _5__ didn't satisfy Webster.He wanted to _6__ "the King's English" and replace it __7_ a special American Language.

  In 1783,Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book.It was used by generation after __8_ of American school children .Because the book had a blue back,it become famous __9_ "the blue-backed speller". 

  Webster also _10__ a dictionary.It too,became very __11_ and was updated and reprinted many times.__12_ are,when you go to look up a word,you'll _13__ the word in a new edition of Noah Webster's book.

  In his books,Webster made many changes in the English used in the United States.He suggested new ways to __14_ and spell English words.He also added new American __15_ to the language.

  Webster made many other changes,most of  _16__ American use today.However,Webster did not go __17_ his friend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to.Franklin wanted to __18_ all the silent letters from words;he also wanted to change the spelling of many words.Had Franklin written the dictionary __19_ Webster,he would spell give[giv],and wrong[rong].Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue－but we would have _20__ it tong!

1)    A  particular     B special          C ordinary        D extraordinary

2)    A  owing        B own            C owning         D owe

3)    A  grows up     B has been grown up  C grew up       D has grown up

4)    A  final         B end             C finish          D terminal

5)   A  independence  B dependence     C independent       D dependent

6)    A doing away with B doing with       C do away with    D do with

7)    A  using        B by             C under           D with

8)   A a generation    B generation       C many years        D generations

9)    A  for         B by              C with            D as

10)   A  compiled    B has compiled     C was compiling    D compiles

11)   A  popularity    B population      C popular           D pollution

12)   A  opportunities  B chances        C opportunity       D chance

13)   A  look up      B look after       C look for          D look to

14)   A  write       B learn         C have pronounced     D pronounce

15)   A  sentences   B words          C ways             D means

16)   A  that           B them          C which         D the

17)   A  as far as       B as quick as     C as long as       D as good as

18)   A  do away with   B keep          C get rid of       D drop

19)   A  instead of      B instead        C in the stead of   D replace

20)   A  been spelling   B read           C spelled        D been reading

参考答案:

1--5ADCBA 
6--10CDBAA  
11--15 CBADB 
16--20 CADAC

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