13-The English Language
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Question 1 |
Old English and Modern English
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A | are like two different languages. |
B | are a little different from each other. |
C | use the same endings. |
D | are almost the same. |
Question 2 |
Because many books were written about correct English,
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A | new words entered English. |
B | people spoke better. |
C | people were afraid to write English. |
D | writing and speaking became very different. |
Question 3 |
Many of the French words in English
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A | are only used for speaking. |
B | are not used in Modern English. |
C | are only used for writing. |
D | have almost the same meaning as some other English words. |
Question 4 |
Many Latin words became a part of the English language, because
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A | many English people went to Italy. |
B | Latin was used in the church. |
C | there were many soldiers from Italy. |
D | Italy attacked England. |
Question 5 |
Before the church was important in England, Old English
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A | was like a foreign language. |
B | was the language of the church. |
C | was not written. |
D | was not used very much. |
Question 6 |
When the French were in England, the French language
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A | was not used in the schools. |
B | was not spoken by the poor. |
C | was not very important. |
D | was spoken by everybody. |
Question 7 |
When languages stop changing
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A | they are correct. |
B | they are dead. |
C | they are beautiful. |
D | they are difficult. |
Question 8 |
In Old English the ends of words
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A | were not very important. |
B | had many meanings. |
C | were not spoken. |
D | came from the French language. |
Question 9 |
After the year 1500 many new words entered the English language, because
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A | English was the school language. |
B | English sailors went to many parts of the world. |
C | many foreign people came to England. |
D | the Latin language was not important any more. |
Question 10 |
After 1066, the language used by rich people in England was
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A | Latin. |
B | French. |
C | German. |
D | English. |
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