A

The United States covers a large part of the North 1（） continent (洲), when this land first became a nation. After 2 （）its freedom (自由) from England, it has 13 states. Each of the states had a star on the American flag (旗子). As the nation 3（） , new states were formed and there 4（） new stars on the flag. 5（） a long time, there were forty-eight states. In 1959 two 6 （）stars were added (加) to the flag, standing for (代表) the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.

7（） were the first people of the land and great number of people came from England. It is 8（） that reason that the language of the U.S. is English and 9（） its culture and customs (文化习惯) are more 10 （）those of England than any other country in the world.

1、A．America B．America's C．American D．Americans

2、A．win B．won C．winning D．have won

3、A．grew B．grows C．growing D．have grown

4、A．are B．were C．have been D．had been

5、A．In B．From C．For D．Through

6、A．another B．many C．other D．more

7、A．India B．Indian C．Indias D．Indians

8、A．on B．for C．because D．because of

9、A．that B．why C．many D．all

10、A．as B．like C．same D．as if

B

Many of you are studying English and you may be 1（） why it is so difficult to learn. It's actually not too difficult to learn 2（） you know some 3（） about the language and culture that it reflects (反映). Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languages 4（） French, German, Latin, Greek and AngloSaxon. In addition, there are words 5（） Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese 6（） can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words 7 （） other languages is 8 （） of the key reasons 9（） some of the difficulties that people meet with (遇到) 10（） they are learning English.

1、A．knowing B．wondering C．learning D．hearing

2、A．but B．and C．if D．unless

3、A．news B．facts C．truth D．information's

4、A．such as B．the same as C．so as D．for example

5、A．in B．off C．of D．from

6、A．words B．culture C．language D．letters

7、A．for B．to C．from D．out

8、A．that B．something C．one D．this

9、A．why B．of C．what D．for

10、A．when B．before C．after D．while