Although many people speak English,they don't pronounce it or spell the word they use the same way.The United States, in __1_ ,has its own special way of pronouncing and spelling the English language.They speak American English ,and they __2_ a lot of its special character to one man:Noah Webster.
Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758.He _3__during a period of great American patriotism.He gratuated from Yale University when he was 20. The __4_ of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States,but political _5__ didn't satisfy Webster.He wanted to _6__ "the King's English" and replace it __7_ a special American Language.
In 1783,Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book.It was used by generation after __8_ of American school children .Because the book had a blue back,it become famous __9_ "the blue-backed speller".
Webster also _10__ a dictionary.It too,became very __11_ and was updated and reprinted many times.__12_ are,when you go to look up a word,you'll _13__ 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 __14_ and spell English words.He also added new American __15_ to the language.
Webster made many other changes,most of _16__ American use today.However,Webster did not go __17_ his friend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to.Franklin wanted to __18_ all the silent letters from words;he also wanted to change the spelling of many words.Had Franklin written the dictionary __19_ Webster,he would spell give[giv],and wrong[rong].Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue-but we would have _20__ it tong!
1） A particular B special C ordinary D extraordinary
2） A owing B own C owning D owe
3） A grows up B has been grown up C grew up D has grown up
4） A final B end C finish D terminal
5） A independence B dependence C independent D dependent
6） A doing away with B doing with C do away with D do with
7） A using B by C under D with
8） A a generation B generation C many years D generations
9） A for B by C with D as
10） A compiled B has compiled C was compiling D compiles
11） A popularity B population C popular D pollution
12） A opportunities B chances C opportunity D chance
13） A look up B look after C look for D look to
14） A write B learn C have pronounced D pronounce
15） A sentences B words C ways D means
16） A that B them C which D the
17） A as far as B as quick as C as long as D as good as
18） A do away with B keep C get rid of D drop
19） A instead of B instead C in the stead of D replace
20） A been spelling B read C spelled D been reading
答案：ADCBA CDBAA CBADB CADAC
