1. OnebigdifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishisin...

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1.  One big difference between British and American English is in (1)                   . For example, the British use the word ‘autumn’ while the Americans use the word ‘fall’. However, about four hundred years ago, the word ‘autumn’ was (2)  with ‘fall’. Later, the British returned to ‘autumn’, while the Americans still use ‘fall’.

2.   The  Chinese language (3)                    from Western languages in  that,  instead of  an (4)

                  , it uses characters which (5)                  for ideas, objects or deeds.

3.  We attended a lecture about Pompeii. The city was founded in the 8th century BC. Near the city was a volcano. On 24 August AD 79, the volcano (6)                                                    and lava, ash and rocks (7)

                  out of it onto the surrounding countryside. Many people were (8)                  alive, and so was the city.

4.  Unfortunately for him, Socrates questioned too much, upsetting many people in Athens. Finally,

some people took him to (9)                   for questioning the existence of the Greek Gods. At his

(10)                  , he defended himself by asking his judges even more questions.

【回答】

1. vocabulary     2. replaced                    3. differs         4. alphabet                       5. stand  

6. erupted        7. poured                                    ed                         9. court             10. trial

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