Nowadays English is an international language.English is made up of the grammar and vocabulary brought to Britain by people from different countries and cultures.

　　Old English consists of Celtic, and the languages of the Angles and the Saxons, which occupied Britain, and the Vikings.By the 10th century, Old English became the official language of England.

　　The Normans, who defeated England and took control of the country in 1066, made the most contributions to Middle English.Although French did not replace English as the first language, it led to the development of English.

　　Modern English appeared in the 16th century, which includes many Latin and Greek words.

　　English is changing all the time.There is no doubt this process will keep on.

　　如今，英语已成为一种国际性语言。由来自不同国家和文化的人们带到英国的语法和词汇，构成了英语。

　　古英语由凯尔特语、盎格鲁和撒克逊(统治过英国)语和维京人的语言构成的。到10世纪，古英语成为英格兰的官方语言。

　　诺曼人在1066年击败并控制了英格兰，促进了中古英语的发展。尽管法语未能取代英语成为第一语言，它却促进了英语的发展。

　　近代英语出现于16世纪，包含了许多拉丁和希腊词汇。

　　英语一直在变化着，毫无疑问这一过程将继续下去。

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　　A businessman was on a business trip to Tokyo. He was always very generous to his __1__. After all his meetings, he went to a supermarket to __2__ chocolates and gifts for his workers back home.

As he entered the supermarket, a lady gave a warm smile and __3__ him. He was very touched, felt __4__， and was not able to forget the warmth in her smile. He was __5__ her as he was shopping; she was giving the same smile to all the __6__ who walked into