閱讀下面短文，在空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式，單詞的第一個字母已給出。TheBBCrecentlyreporte...

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閱讀下面短文，在空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式，單詞的第一個字母已給出。

The BBC recently reported a rise in the use of British English in the US. Words like “cheers”, meaning “thank you”, and “mate”, meaning “friend”, are becoming popular. No one knows h   51    this has happened, although the success of British films like Harry Potter may have something to do with it.

British English and American English are a little different. The two are the s   52    in grammar but different in the way they pronounce and spell some words. Americans pronounce words like car, better and sweater with an /er/ at the e   53    while British say these words with an /e/. The British way of spelling “color” is “colour” and they write “favorite” a   54    “favourite”.

English is the most spoken l   55    in the world because of the British Empire. Its colonies (殖民地)

o   56    covered 25 percent of the planet. In some parts of the US, people really like the British accent (口音). The British actor Hugh Grant, with his British accent, was very s   57    in Hollywood. His accent is very popular, and Americans often think British accents s   58    very elegant (優雅的). Maybe this has something to do with the Queen.

Don’t w   59    about the difference between British and American English. When you have exams, it is fine to use the English that you learned f   60    your textbooks. The differences are not so important.

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51. how

52. same

53. end

54. as

55. language

56. once

57. successful

58. sound

59. worry

60. from

解析

文章大意

這篇短文主語講述了在美國英式英語變得流行起來，文中講述了英式英語和美式英語的不同。

51. 句意：沒有人知道這是怎麼發生的，儘管像《哈利波特》這樣的英國電影的成功可能與此有關。根據下文although the success of British films like Harry Potter may have something to do with it.可知這裡是說沒有人知道是怎樣發生的。故填how。

52. 句意：這兩個詞在語法上是相同的，但在發音和拼寫某些單詞的方式上是不同的。根據上文British English and American English are a little different.可知下文是說相同的。根據題意，故填same。

53. 句意：美國人用“car”、“better”和“threater”用 /er/這樣的詞發音，而英國人用“/e/”來發音。end的意思是“結尾”，根據題意，故填end。

54. 句意：英國人拼寫color”是“colour，他們把“favorite”寫成“favourite”。as表示作為。根據句意，故填as。

55. 句意：由於大英帝國的存在，英語是世界上講得最多的語言。language的意思是“語言”故填language。

56. 句意：它的殖民地曾經覆蓋了地球的25%。once意思是“曾經”，根據句意，故填once。

57. 句意：英國演員休·格蘭特，帶著英國口音，在好萊塢非常成功。根據下文His accent is very popular, and Americans often think British accents s____8____ very elegant (優雅的).可知上文是說是成功的。根據題意，故填successful。

58. 句意：美國人常常認為英國口音聽起來很優雅。sound的意思是“聽起來”，這裡是一般現在時態，主語是複數，動詞用原形，根據句意，故填sound。

59. 句意：別擔心英式英語和美式英語的區別。Don’t+動詞原形，這裡是否定祈使句，worry about表示擔心。根據句意，故填worry。

60. 句意：用你從教科書中學到的英語很好。這裡是說從……學到，用介詞from。根據句意，故填from。

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