British and American English differ 【小题1】 many ways.The difference in the vocabulary is the most obvious. Sometimes, the same word has【小题2】 slightly different meaning, which can be 【小题3】 (confuse). There are a few differences in grammar,too.The British use prepositions (介词) while Americans sometimes omit (省略) them. The other two areas in 【小题4】 the two kinds of languages differ are spelling and pronunciation.American spelling seems simpler, and many factors(因素) have influenced American pronunciation since the first settlers 【小题5】 (arrive) there.Although there are so many differences, some experts believe that the two languages are moving closer together. Communications across the Atlantic have developed 【小题6】 (steady) for over a century. The experts think this non-stop communication has made 【小题7】 easier for British people and Americans to understand each other. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures 【小题8】 (pass) into British English, so some people now believe that British English will disappear. However, with English widely 【小题9】 (use) in the world, there are going to be many “ Englishes”, not just the two main 【小题10】 (vary). But the most important thing is that users of English will all be able to understand each other-- wherever they are.

Hunan is a region with various dialects（方言）,【小题1】（include）Xiang dialect, Gan dialect, Hakka dialect and other local dialects. Xiang dialect is the most representative and the most widely used dialect in Hunan, covering 40 cities and【小题2】（county）along Xiangjiang River and Zijang River. In Hunan, about 30.85 million people speak Xiang dialect, accounting【小题3】3.2% of the national population.

Xiang dialect,【小题4】（distribute）among most areas in Hunan, can be divided into new and old Xiang dialects. The old Xiang dialect mainly【小题5】（exist）in central Hunan such as Ningxiang County and Hengyang City while the new Xiang dialect is widely spoken in large and middle-sized cities such as Changsha and Zhuzhou.

According to the historical records, immigration（移民）【小题6】（consider）as the main reason for Hunan dialect's coming into being. Before the Five Dynasties, immigrants from North China came to Hunan. Their dialect formed the ancient "Chu dialect" and【小题7】（gradual）changed into Xiang dialect. After the Five Dynasties, immigrants were mainly from southeast China【小题8】dialects developed into the early Gan dialect, Hakka dialect and local dialects. The surrounding major dialects also have【小题9】influence on the formation and【小题10】（develop）of the dialects in Hunan's border area.

Though Chinese is 【小题1】(old) than English, English is spoken 【小题2】 many people around the world every day. English speakers are always 【小题3】(make) new words and we should be able to know where most words come from.

Sometimes, however, no one may 【小题4】(real) know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some 【小题5】(man) went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany 【小题6】(call) Hamburg.

They did not speak good English, 【小题7】 they ate good food. When some Americans saw them 【小题8】(eat) round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, ＂We came from Hamburg.＂ One of these Americans owned 【小题9】 restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of the beef like the man from Hamburg ate and 【小题10】(sell) them in many countries around the world.