People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many__ _37__ in both places that now people can easily__ _38__ an English person from an American in the__ _39__ he or she talks. Many old words__ _40__ in England but were kept in America．For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__ 41__ either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are__ _42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still__ _43_ in England．Americans often make__ _44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__ 45__ in England． Also, over the last three centuries the English language has__ _46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t__ _47__ before. And often, American and Eng lish people used two __48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is __49__ all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything__ _50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc．has different__ _51__ in British and American English. But now American and British English may be__ _52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in__ _54__ , on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans__ _55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic． 小题1: A．past B．recent C．oldest D．latest 小题2: A．citizens B．inventions C．changes D．advances 小题3: A．pick B．tell C．take D．judge 小题4: A．voice B．place C．language D．way 小题5: A．disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．formed 小题6: A．said B．talked C．spoke D．called 小题7: A．then B．hardly C．clearly D．still 小题8: A．necessary B．native C．common D．lively 小题9: A．of B．into C．up D．out 小题10: A．another B．the other C．none D．something 小题11: A．discovered B．added C．improved D．learned 小题12: A．accepted B．known C．introduced D．understood 小题13: A．new B．short C．different D．surprising 小题14: A．produced B．made C．developed D．used 小题15: A．having B．bringing C．getting D．making 小题16: A．types B．names C．degrees D．parts 小题17: A．putting B．staying C．living D．growing 小题18: A．British B．American C．educated D．ordinary 小题19: A．families B．buses C．movies D．newspapers 小题20: A．need B．expect C．seem D．happen