【单选题】
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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。 |
B.when
C.though
D.for
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