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     A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders, "Can I communicate with Americans? Can

they understand me?" Leaners of English often ask, "What are the differences between British English and

American English? How important are these differences?" Do you know any differences between British

English and American English?

      Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English.

     There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speaker of British English say "in hospital" and

"Have you a pen?" While Americans say "in the hospital" and "Do you have a pen?"

     Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the "r" in the words like "bird" and "hurt".

Some speakers of British English don't 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. But "color" and "honor" are American.

     These are differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important, however.

For the most part, British English and American English are the same lauguage.

1. The importance of the differences between British English and American English is _____. [ ]

A. great

B. quite great

C. fairly great

D. not great at all

2. _____ British English and American English are the same language. [ ]

A. Nearly

B. Partly

C. On the Whole

D. For the most people 

3. _____ sound the "r" in the words. [ ]

A. British English speakers

B. Americans

C. Both British English speakers and Americans

D. Most Americans

4. How many differences are there between British English and American English? [ ]

A. Grammer.

B. Pronunciation.

C. Spelling and vocabulary.

D. A, B and C

5. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of this passage?[ ]

A. Speaker of British English and American English use the same language.

B. British English and American English are two kinds of languages.

C. There are some difference between British English and American English.

D. The writer stresses (强调) the differences between British English and American English.

拉乌尔定律的数学表达式为（）.

机关、团体、企业、事业单位应当履行的消防安全职责不包括( )。

A．制定消防安全制度

B．实行防火安全责任制

C．建立防火档案

D．组织防火检查

In the United States, older people rarely live with their adult children. But in many other cultures children are expected to care (1) their aged parents. In some parts of Italy, the percentage of adult children who (2) with their parents (3) 65 to 70 percent. In Thailand, too, children are expected to take care of their elderly parents; few Thai elderly live (4) . What explains these differences in living arrangements (5) cultures Modernization theory (6) the extended family household to low levels of economic development. In traditional societies, the elderly live with their children in large extended family units for economic reasons. But with modernization, children move to urban areas, leaving old people (7) in (8) rural areas. Yet modernization theory cannot explain why extended family households were never common in the United States or England, or why families in Italy, which is fully modernized, (9) a p tradition of intergenerational living. Clearly, economic development alone cannot explain (10) living arrangements. Another theory associated intergenerational living arrangements with inheritance patterns. In some cultures, the stem family pattern of inheritance (11) . (12) this system, parents live with a married child, usually the oldest son, who then (13) their property when they die. The stem family system was once common in Japan, but changes in inheritance laws, (14) broader social changes brought (15) by industrialization and urbanization, have (16) the (17) .In 1960 about 80 percent of Japanese over 65 lived with their children; by 1990 only 60 percent did-a figure that is still high (18) U.S. standards, but which has been (19) steadily. In Korea, too, traditional living arrangements are (20) : the percentage of aged Koreans who live with a son declined from 77 percent in 1984 to 50 percent just 10 years later. Although most elderly Koreans still expect to live with a son, their adult children do not expect to live with their children when they grow old.

（16）是（）

A.undermined

B.decreased

C.diminished

D.defeated

《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》规定卖方若短交，买方（）

A.可允许卖方在规定交货期满届前补齐

B.可保留索赔权利

C.可拒绝不合理开支

D.不可索赔

E.需承担额外开支