1．Paras.1～2　　A．Some experts believe that the two varieties are moving

closing together.Users of English will all be able to understand each other - wherever they are.

　　2．Para.3 B．The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary.But

there are some words and expressions not so well

known.

　　3．Para.4 C．British English and American English are different in

spelling and pronunciation.

　　4．Paras.5～7 D．There are a few differences in grammar.

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　　1．From the text we know that there are ________ differences between British and American English.

　　A．two　　　　　　 B．three

　　C．four E．five

　　2．What is the writer's attitude towards the differences between British English and American English?

　　A．People can understand each other in the same nation however great the differences are.

　　B．Differences within a language are quite normal even in the same country.

　　C．George Bernard Shaw believed that English would grow better.

　　D．It is surprising that the same language has such great differences.

　　3．The paragraph Colour or color? Tells us that ________．

　　A．people on the East Coast of the US speak the most similar English to the British

　　B．differences between languages often cause international problems

　　C．American English seems better than British English

　　D．spelling and pronunciation differences no longer exist in the same language

　　4．Why do many people believe that British English will disappear in the future?

A．Because it is not easy to understand.