公共英语pets4级考前通关试题

第第页公共英语pets4级考前通关试题

E*ERCISE11

AlthoughmanypeoplespeakEnglish,theydontpronounceitorspellthewordtheyusethesameway.TheUnitedStates,in__1_,hasitsownspecialwayofpronouncingandspellingtheEnglishlanguage.TheyspeakAmericanEnglish,andthey__2_alotofitsspecialcharactertooneman:NoahWebster.

NoahWebsterwasborninConnecticutin1758.He_3__duringaperiodofgreatAmericanpatriotism.HegratuatedfromYaleUniversitywhenhewas20.The__4_oftheAmericanRevolutionbroughtindependencetotheUnitedStates,butpolitical_5__didntsatisfyWebster.Hewantedto_6__theKingsEnglishandreplaceit__7_aspecialAmericanLanguage.

In1783,Websterpublishedate*tbookcalledTheAmericanspellingBook.Itwasusedbygenerationafter__8_ofAmericanschoolchildren.Becausethebookhadablueback,itbecomefamous__9_theblue-backedspeller.

Websteralso_10__adictionary.Ittoo,becamevery__11_andwasupdatedandreprintedmanytimes.__12_are,whenyougotolookupaword,youll_13__thewordinaneweditionofNoahWebstersbook.

Inhisbooks,WebstermademanychangesintheEnglishusedintheUnitedStates.Hesuggestednewwaysto__14_andspellEnglishwords.HealsoaddednewAmerican__15_tothelanguage.

Webstermademanyotherchanges,mostof_16__Americanusetoday.However,Websterdidnotgo__17_hisfriendBenjaminFranklinwantedhimto.Franklinwantedto__18_allthesilentlettersfromwords;healsowantedtochangethespellingofmanywords.HadFranklinwrittenthedictionary__19_Webster,hewouldspellgive[giv],andwrong[rong].Franklinreallywantedtogiveusourownmothertongue-butwewouldhave_20__ittong!

1)AparticularBspecialCordinaryDe*traordinary

2)AowingBownCowningDowe

3)AgrowsupBhasbeengrownupCgrewupDhasgrownup

4)AfinalBendCfinishDterminal

5)AindependenceBdependenceCindependentDdependent

6)AdoingawaywithBdoingwithCdoawaywithDdowith

7)AusingBbyCunderDwith

8)AagenerationBgenerationCmanyyearsDgenerations

9)AforBbyCwithDas

10)AcompiledBhascompiledCwascompilingDcompiles

11)ApopularityBpopulationCpopularDpollution

12)AopportunitiesBchancesCopportunityDchance

13)AlookupBlookafterClookforDlookto

14)AwriteBlearnChavepronouncedDpronounce

15)AsentencesBwordsCwaysDmeans

16)AthatBthemCwhichDthe

17)AasfarasBasquickasCaslongasDasgoodas

18)AdoawaywithBkeepCgetridofDdrop

19)AinsteadofBinsteadCint