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Read the following text.Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and markA,B,C、orD、onANSWER SHEET 1.

Many foreigners who have not visitedBritain call all the inhabitantsEnglish, for they are used to thinking of theBritish Isles asEnglanD、{{U}} (1) {{/U}}, theBritish Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people ofEngland call themselvesEnglish. The others{{U}} (2) {{/U}}to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish,{{U}} (3) {{/U}}the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed{{U}} (4) {{/U}}being classified as "English".
Even inEngland there are many{{U}} (5) {{/U}}in regional character and speech. The chief{{U}} (6) {{/U}}is between southernEngland and northernEnglanD、South of a{{U}} (7) {{/U}}going fromBristol to London, people speak the type ofEnglish usually learnt by foreign students,{{U}} (8) {{/U}}there are local variations.
Further north regional speech is usually "{{U}} (9) {{/U}}" than that of southernBritain. Northerners are{{U}} (10) {{/U}}to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more{{U}} (11) {{/U}}They are open-hearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them{{U}} (12) {{/U}}Northerners generally have hearty{{U}} (13) {{/U}}: the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous{{U}} (14) {{/U}}at meal times.
In accent and character the people of the Midlands{{U}} (15) {{/U}}a gradual change from the southern to the northern type ofEnglishman.
In Scotland the sound{{U}} (16) {{/U}}by the letter "R" is generally a strong sound, and "R" is often pronounced in words in which it would be{{U}} (17) {{/U}}in southernEnglish. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people,{{U}} (18) {{/U}}inventive and somewhat mystical.All theCeltic peoples ofBritain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently{{U}} (19) {{/U}}as being more "fiery" than theEnglish. They are{{U}} (20) {{/U}}a race that is quite distinct from theEnglish. (289 words)

{{B}}Notes:{{/B}} fiery 暴躁的，易怒的。
A．line
B．row
C．border
D．scale

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[注释] 词义搭配。row(横)排；border边界；scale尺度，规模。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>

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