English belongs,in a rather complicated way,to the Indo-European family __1_ includes most of the European languages and a few Asiatic ones. We don't know __2_ the orginal speakers of the parent Indo-European language lived.Guessed about their homeland __3_ all the way from northwestern Europe __4_ central Asia.According to all the early _5__ ,they were a tall,blond,and warlike people,with a good __6_ of energy and intelligence.In their native land they had developed _7__ writing nor cities,so there is not much __8_ about how they lived when they were at home.But when they __9_ home and went out in __10_ of new lands,the Indo-European seem to have been generally successful in _11__ the countries they came to.+ X# N# f+ U4 G# g! j4 d
When a wave of them _12__ a territory already crowded,they _13__ the original population._14__ they lost their distinctive appearance by intermarrying with the earlier inhabitants,and sometimes they also _15__ most of the features of their language.When a _16__ went to a more thinly-settled territory,they naturally _17__ their physical characteristics comparatively unchanged for a much longer time;and they were likely to preserve the _18__ features of their language also,though the two things did not always go together.7 g; C# u, Q5 p- V1 g- |
The Slavic and Celltic languages,__19_ Indian,Persian ,and some others,are of Indo-Euro-pean origin,but the three branchs with _20__ English is most concerned are the Greek,Latin,and Germanic,particularly the last.. t7 S1 I+ `. z4 D5 m- J
1) A which B whose C that D whom
: I j" a1 i* G, y) h! K8 J 2) A that B which C where D whose
. g" |0 p, i# O7 a 3) A is ranging B range C have ranged D have been ranged8 M+ P! w P# H. q/ s/ U
4) A into B towards C from D to& n/ |2 L8 T) s0 C
5) A records B recording C tapes D notes; L, s0 Y" F* z0 W* T' ~
6) A number B great C amount D deal
% W3 I7 C! G* i( H( e) R& B 7) A either B neither C other D both% o' g; k) u3 J# A6 l
8) A evidence B points C understanding D knowing
" ~4 A3 J1 ^; b9 R0 q: l 9) A leave B would leave C left D were leaving
7 t- h: P" j& K! s# t8 M$ ?$ {8 y 10) A search B wanting C looking D demanding
5 r2 G& A+ _6 o1 y/ C4 }! u 11) A conquer B conquering C defeat D defeating" o; Z& u3 O" k/ k; x7 z
12) A settled in B settled C settled down D settled to5 u$ R, Z0 L# K: G$ ]( S
13) A mix with B mixed together C mixed with D mix together9 K- N/ \6 W* w: a: }8 p) `
14) A on time B from time C by time D in time
; u6 Y2 p3 U& B8 \/ l, q" j7 x1 R3 { 15) A give in B gave in C gave up D give up. z: b; o& ?7 y$ ?5 Q! {1 U. w
16) A branch B wave C group D kind1 w2 b; i- n' f7 h
17) A preserve B reserve C preserved D reserved$ b' F- t' U3 h, H$ N. H% m" s
18) A special B particular C distinguished D distinctive0 O4 [ R j! ^8 |0 O- W2 X
19) A as well as B as good as C as well D as good7 W- d8 S. y8 O$ t0 F# x$ m; a6 y5 V
20) A them B which C the three branches D that |