众所周知，英语是由语法和词汇(vocabulary)组成的(be made up of)。英语的发展经历了三个时期--古英语、中古英语和近代英语。

　　古英语是由盎格鲁人(Angle)和撒克逊人(Saxon)语言混合(mixture)组成的(consist of)。中古英语从大约12世纪到15世纪。古法语对中古英语做出了许多贡献。近代英语出现在16世纪，英语在这期间经历了许多变化，毫无疑问(there is no doubt)，这一过程(process)将继续下去。

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　　As we all know，English is made up of grammar and vocabulary.Its development experienced three periods-Old English，Middle English and Modern English.

　　Old English consisted of a mixture of the Angles' and Saxons' language.Middle English was from around the 12th century to the 15th century.Old French made many contributions to Middle English.Modern English appeared in the 16th century.English went through many changes during this period.There is no doubt that this process will continue.

IV.阅读理解

　　English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet.One in every seven human beings can speak it.More than half of the world's books and three quarters of international mails are in English.Of all languages，English has the largest vocabulary-perhaps as many as two million words.

　　However，let's face it：English is a crazy language.There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet­meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat.

We take English for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾)，we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square，public bathrooms have no