21. A. time B. power C. chance D. dream

22. A. help B. playing C. accompany D. living

23. A. praise B. punishment C. pleas D. freedom

第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

　　British and American English differ in many different ways. The difference in vocabulary is most obvious. Sometimes 41____________ same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be 42__________(confuse). There are a few differences in grammar, too. The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes omit them. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are 43___________(spell) and pronunciation. American spelling seems simpler, and many factors 44_____________ (influence)American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived there.45___________ there are so many differences, some experts believe that the two varieties are moving together. Communications across the Atlantic have developed

46 _____________ (steady) for over a century. The experts think this non-stop communication has made 47___________ easier for British people and Americans to understand each other. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures 48____________(pass)into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear. There are going to be many "Englishes" with the international dimension. But the most important thing is that 49_________(user) of English will all be able 50___________ (understand) each other-wherever they are.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）

第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每题 l 分，满分 10 分）

请你修改以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1．每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

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