The English language has always changed, but the rate of change has been uneven.A．portionB

The English language has always changed, but the rate of change has been uneven.

A．portion

B．speed

C．standard

D．measure

The English language has always changed, but the rate of change has been uneven.

A．portion

B．speed

C．standard

D．measure

Britain founded America, and the language used in America has been______ .

A．the same as British English

B．changed so much so that no British people can understand it

C．out of control

D．based on the British English, but changed to a certain extent

A) explanation

B) excuse

C) exception

D) expectation

What does the passage seem to imply？

A．The English language is always becoming larger and larger.

B．The words of the English language are always changing.

C．One can never be sure of what a word means without consulting an expert.

D．Technical terms have little chance of becoming common words.

English as a world Language

English is a victim of its own success. Newspapers in England have noticed that the incorrect use of cliches are marring the smooth flow of a great language whose ability to imbibe and absorb has been one important reason for its success. This success also stems from the language's unique position of being the only one spoken in most parts of the world. Really, English has no boundaries. Even in countries such as Japan and China, which were not colonized by Britain, English is making a determined "conquest".

Unfortunately, such a conquest is not always welcome because a language sometimes doubles as a political weapon. In fact, it has always led a troubled life. It has been disliked, even hated, largely because the people who originally spoke English conquered, colonized and terrorized half the world, or just about. The animosity to the language continues, at least in some places. The bitterness that the French, for instance, have for English is a good example of a language being given a quasi-political role in society.

Fortunately, this aversion does not run as deep as it did some years ago, and there is a growing realization that English is the lingua franca. Many nations, such as China and Japan, have been making serious efforts to promote the language.

But there might be a serious problem if every state or continent were to have its own version of English. As is pointed out by the newspapers of England, with too many variations of the language, a time may come when one group of English-speaking people may not be able to understand another. This is happening where the way Singaporeans speak English. Listen to the Australians pronouncing "e"; it sounds like "a". And very possibly, in the future nobody will try to correct school boys and girls for getting their English wrong.

In this passage, the success of English refers to the fact that ______.

A．it has become the most widely used language in the world

B．It has made a conquest in Japan and China, which were not colonized by Britain

C．it has beaten other languages such as French

D．each state or continent has its own version of English

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

What is the trend in the English language that this book emphasizes？

A．The English language is becoming assimilated with other languages.

B．Differences between languages are more and more obvious.

C．The English language is always absorbing words from other languages and turning them into its own.

D．The English language is gradually losing its linguistic vitality.