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There are some differences between British English and American English. In grammar, for example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?”. Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. For example, when a learner speaks British pronunciation[da:ns] (dance), he may not understand the American pronunciation[dæns]. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling. For example, “travelled” and “honour” are British spelling, “traveled” and “honor” are American spelling. However, in most situations(情况), British English and American English are not different languages.

between British English and American English
	British English	American English
In grammar	In	In the hospital
In	travelled	traveled
is sometimes different	[da:ns]	[dæns]
Usually, British English and American English are the language.

Peter is eight years old, and he goes to a school near his house. He always goes there and comes home on foot. He usually gets back on time, but last Friday he came home from school late. His mother saw him and said to him, “Why are you late today, Peter?” “My teacher was angry and told me to see the headmaster after class,” Peter answered. “To see the headmaster?” his mother asked. “Why did she tell you to see him?” “Because she asked a question in class,” Peter said, “And nobody could answer it except me.” His mother became angry. “But why did your teacher tell you to see the headmaster then?” she asked. “Because her question was ‘Who put the glue (胶水) on my chair?’” Peter said.
How does Peter often go to school?

A．By bus.

B．On foot.

C．By car.

D．By water.

—Why was Peter late last Friday? —Because _________.

A．he had to do his homework at school

B．his mother wasn’t at home

C．his teacher told him to see the headmaster

D．his mother went to school

What question did his teacher ask?

A．Who wanted to go home early?

B．Who put the glue on my chair?

C．Who was late this morning?

D．Who saw my book?

—Why was Peter’s mother angry?
—Because she thought _________at first.

A．the question had no answer

B．the question was too hard

C．the teacher did something wrong

D．the headmaster shouldn’t do that

Peter is _________.

A．a naughty boy	B．good at English
C．a good boy	D．a clever boy

Once there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.
“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).
The thief was trying to get .

A．his neighbour	B．his neighbour’s doorbell
C．some cotton	D．a door with a bell on it

The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.

A．safe	B．difficult
C．dangerous	D．easy

The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .

A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B．he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him

C．he realized(意识到)something strange happened

D．all the above

The neighbour hit the thief to .

A．give him lessons

B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing

C．help him with the bell

D．be his teacher

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don t want anyone to go shopping on that day.
Buy Nothing Day is on November 29th. It is 25 days before Christmas. At that time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy，buy, buy!“
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, USA, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don t need many toys. Last year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico，high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighbours to donate the food. They put up posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, many students liked the idea of this new tradition. This year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.
When is Buy Nothing Day?

A．On December 25th.	B．On November 29th.
C．On November 25th.	D．On December 29th.

Buy Nothing Day started in .

A．Vancouver

B．Albuquerque

C．California

D．Manchester

In California, children usually enjoy on Buy Nothing Day.

A．going shopping for Christmas

B．buying some toys with their parents

C．organizing a dinner for other students

D．reading stories, singing songs and painting pictures

In Albuquerque，high school students organized a dinner to .

A．help poor people

B．make money on Buy Nothing Day

C．make advertisements for the restaurants

D．let other people learn about Buy Nothing Day

What's the best title for this passage?

A．A Free Dinner	B．A Big Success
C．Buy Nothing Day	D．A New Christmas Day

Mr Brown is one of my friends. He can run very fast and likes to show people how fast he can run. One day, a thief（小偷）got into his house, took some of his things and ran out of the house fast. Mr Brown found it and ran after him, and shouted, “Hey! Don’t you know you can’t get away from me.”But the thief ran much faster, Mr Brown got angry and ran faster, too. He was soon a few kilometers away from his house, he was running hard when he met me. “Why are you running so fast?” I asked. “I want to catch a thief,” said Mr Brown. “But where is the thief?” I asked. “Kilometers and kilometers behind,” said Mr Brownproudly, “He thought he could run faster than me, but you see he is wrong.”
Did the thief steal（偷）anything from Brown’s house?

A．Yes, he has.	B．No, he wasn’t.
C．Yes, he did.	D．No, he didn’t.

Who ran faster, Mr Brown or the thief?

A．No one.

B．The writer.

C．Mr Brown.

D．The thief.

Did Mr Brown catch the thief?

A．Yes, he did.	B．No, he didn’t.
C．Yes, but he let him go away.	D．No, but his friend did.

What did Mr Brown do when he found the thief?

A．He ran after him.	B．He was angry with him.
C．He caught him.	D．He stayed far behind him.

What does the underlined word “proudly” mean? It means __________.

A．自豪地

B．难过地

C．兴奋地

D．不慌不忙地