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　　Languages change with time and the world, and so does English. New words are borrowed from other languages. About 900 years ago there are great changes in England. A great many words were borrowed into English from French. About 500 years ago there was another great change. This time it was a change in pronunciation, but the spelling was not much changed. English words are spelled quite the same as they were in those days. The spelling shows how words were spoken at that time. It does not tell us much about the pronunciation of words today. For example, the letters “gh” in the word “night” show us nothing about how it is spoken now. That’s why students of English find English spelling so confusing(容易弄錯的).��

　　QUESTIONS��

　　1.Through the history of English, we know English ____.��

　　A.had a change in spelling��

　　B.did not have any change��

　　C.has slowly changed��

　　D.changed greatly twice in the past��

　　2.How do languages change?��

　　A.They change in the same way.��

　　B.They lead to the change of things.��

　　C.They change when time and the world change.��

　　D.They are the same all the time.��

　　3.What happened in the great change about 900 years ago?��

　　A.There was a great change in pronunciation.��

　　B.Hundreds of French words began to become English ones.��

　　C.The world changed because languages change.��

　　D.The change was very slow.��

　　4.What happened in the great change about 500 years ago?��

　　A.There was a great change in pronunciation.��

　　B.Spelling was changed greatly.��

　　C.Many French words were borrowed into English.��

　　D.English words were spelled quite the same as French ones. ��

　　5.English spelling seems confusing because ____.��

　　A.the pronunciation changed greatly but the spelling didn’t��

　　B.the spelling changed greatly��

　　C.all things are changing��

　　D.it is not easy to find a correct answer��