C．The invasions.

　　D．All of the above.

　　2．Old English consists of different languages used by different people.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

　　A．The Angles and the Saxons.

　　B．The Vikings.

　　C．French.

　　D．Celtic.

　　3．Which language had an important effect on the English language during Middle English period?

　　A．German.　　　　　　 B．French.

　　C．Latin. D．Greek.

　　4．Which of the following is TRUE about the history of English?

　　A．The language used before the middle of the 5th century is called Old English.

　　B．Middle English started from about the 12th century and ended in the 15th century.

　　C．Only the English we are using today is Modern English.

　　D．The process of English's development will not continue any more.

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　　English has many difficult rules that/which confuse people.1.______the middle of the 5th century，people in Britain all spoke Celtic.Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland and the Vikings from Northern European 2.________(country) invaded Britain.They brought with them their languages，3.________ also mixed with Old English.By the 10th century，Old English 4.______(become)the official language of England.

In 1066 the Normans defeated England and took control 5.______the country.However，the Norman Conquest didn't affect English as 6.______(more)as the Angles and the Saxons' victory，which led to Old English 7.________(replace)