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(中国矿业大学2013年试题) Although many people speak English, they don’t pronounce it or spell the word they use the same way. The Unit
(中国矿业大学2013年试题) Although many people speak English, they don’t pronounce it or spell the word they use the same way. The Unit
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2018-09-18
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(中国矿业大学2013年试题)
Although many people speak English, they don’t pronounce it or spell the word they use the same way. The United States, in【C1】______, has its own special way of pronouncing and spelling the English language. They speak American English, and they【C2】______a lot of its special character to one man: Noah Webster.
Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758. He【C3】______during a period of great American patriotism. He graduated from Yale University when he was 20. The【C4】______of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States, but political【C5】______didn’t satisfy Webster. He wanted to【C6】______"the King’s English" and replace it【C7】______a special American Language.
In 1783, Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book. It was used by generation after【C8】______of American school children. Because the book had a blue back, it becomes famous【C9】______"the blue-backed speller" .
Webster also【C10】______a dictionary. It too, became very【C11】______and was updated and reprinted many times.【C12】______are, when you are confused with a word, you’ll【C13】______the word in a new edition of Noah Webster’s book.
In his books, Webster made many changes in the English used in the United States. He suggested new ways to【C14】______and spell English words. He also added new American words【C15】______the language.
Webster made many other changes, most of【C16】______American use today. However, Webster did not go【C17】______his friend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to. Franklin wanted to drop all the silent letters from words; he also wanted to change the spelling of many words. Had Franklin written the dictionary【C18】______Webster, he【C19】______spell give [giv], and wrong [rong] . Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue, but we would have【C20】______it wrong!
【C14】
选项
A、be pronounced
B、being pronounced
C、have pronounced
D、pronounce
答案
D
解析
根据空格前面的to以及空格后的and spell可推知,此处填动词原形。因此,D选项正确。
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