文档介绍：电大《变化中的英语》期末复习资料小抄
Multiple Choice
1. When we speak of languages as living or dead we mean the language _B ____.
A. are not used now.
B. have living speakers or not.
C. do not work now.
D. are actually living or dead
2. Standard English refers to the English _____A___.
A. of writing.
Bewitch British people use .
C. which American people use.
D. which British and American people use
3. RP refers to _____D____.
work English.
B. General American.
English and General American.
D. Educated Southern British English
4. When we say RP, we mean it is a(n) ___A_____.
A. variety of spoken English.
B. variety of written English.
C. regional dialect.
D. accent.
5. About some special terms, the statement that __C_____ is NOT true.
A. a language is the major means of munication.
B. a dialect is a variety of a language.
C. a variety is a language distinct from others.
D. the term accent has to do only with the sound of the language
6. In Activity 5, you were asked to listen to some regional varieties of English, but ____D__ is NOT included.
A. Cornwall.
B. London cockney.
C. Northumberland.
D. Midland
7. About language change, the statement that __B____ is NOT true.
A. change in language matches change in people’s lives.
B. language change is usually even and steady.
C. languages change over time.
D. new words enter