[单项选择]The history of the English language is divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and______.
A. contemporary English
B. modern English
C. later English
D. young English

[单项选择]The history of the English language is divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and ______.
A. contemporary English
B. modern English
C. later English
D. young English

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Text 3 For me, scientific knowledge is divided into mathematical sciences, natural sciences or sciences dealing with the natural world (physical and biological sciences), and sciences dealing with mankind (psychology, sociology, all the sciences of cultural achievements, every kind of historical knowledge). Apart from these sciences is philosophy, about which we will talk later. In the first place, all this is pure or .theoretical knowledge, sought only for the purpose of understanding, in order to fulfill the need to understand that is intrinsic and con-substantial to man. What distinguishes man from animals is that he knows and needs to know. If man did not know that the world existed, and that the world was of a certain kind, -that he Was in the world and that he himself was of a certain kind, he wouldn’t be man. The technical aspects or applications of knowledge are equally necessary for man and are of the greatest importance, because they also contribute to defi
A. To confirm its importance in the modern world.
B. To show the powerful influence of its inventions.
C. To verify the usefulness of theoretical knowledge.
D. To give an example of success in practical science.

[单项选择]The history of English is usually divided into ______ major periods.
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. two

[单项选择]Britain's press is unusual______ it is divided into two very different types of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.


A. in how
B. in what
C. in which
D. in that

[单项选择]English language belongs to

[单项选择]English language publications in China are growing in volume and（）.
A. circulation
B. rotation
C. circumstance
D. appreciation

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Passage Four
The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modern English language grew by about the year 1 400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings, business, science and other fields.
The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, licence, colour and travelled are spelt as center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America "cock, rubber, iii, holiday, lorry, post... "are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail..." But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily.
There are only a very small number of differences in gra
A. Rooster, eraser, color, truck , mail
B. Vacation, iii, travelled, licence, center
C. Mail, traveled, sick, color, license
D. Sick, truck, color, rooster, post