1、The English language belongs to the West Germanic branches of the Indo-European family of languages.
A、对
B、错
2、The history of English is often divided into ______.
A、Old English
B、Middle English
C、Early Modern English
D、Late Modern English
3、Before the Saxons, the language spoken in the present UK was a mixture of Latin and various Celtic languages which were spoken before the Romans came to Britain.
A、对
B、错
4、British pronunciation usually refers to Received Pronunciation (RP). RP is the pronunciation of the British upper class; it is sometimes called the Queen’s English.
A、对
B、错
5、The principal distinction between early and late modern English is______.
A、vocabulary
B、pronunciation
C、grammar
D、spelling
6、Words borrowed from French have different pronunciation in British and American English. In AmE, these words are pronounced with the stress falling on the final vowel.
A、对
B、错
7、Major differences between American and British English include_______ .
A、pronunciation
B、spelling
C、vocabulary
D、grammar
8、British spellings are highly influenced by French spellings; many words keep the aspects of spelling that of French origin, while Americans use more phonetic spellings.
A、对
B、错
9、Euphemistic expressions for being fat include______ .
A、plus-sized
B、full-bodied/figured
C、plump
D、portly
10、Allusion can be categorized as biblical allusion, mythological allusion, historical allusion and literary allusion.
A、对
B、错
