I. 完形填空: 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the 1 300 years, there have been so many 2 in both places that now people can easily 3 an English person from an American in the 4 he or she talks.
Many old words 5 in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they 6 “aucet”, “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are 7 “tap” is still 8 in England. Americans often make 9 “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and 10 in England. new words or change old ones. heard in different parts of America, but only either a
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has 11 “tin” for short in English, but a “can”in America. The word “radio”is 14 all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything 15 something to do with cars, railroads, etc. has different 16 in British and American English. thousands of new words for things that weren’t 12 before. And often, American and English people used two 13 names for them. A tin can is called
