A: China because it has a long history
B: England because Germans don't speak good English
C: the round pieces of beef those people from Hamburger brought to America
D: English speakers because they always create new words
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- The vocabulary of the English is large because （） . A: the English do not like to speak other languages B: it came from different other languages C: many English words come from Latin D: Britain has a long history
- 2. Good language learners don't speak English because people may laugh at their mistakes.
- 中国大学MOOC: Task 4 Reading Comprehension (Passage 2) Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from. Sometimes, however, no one may really 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 men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world. Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.Question: According to the writer, English is ______.
- After reading this story, we know the word “hamburger” comes from
- 30. What can you learn from the passage? A: Most Americans eat simple foods because they don't like cooking. B: It is difficult to cater to all tastes. C: The hamburger is a kind of sandwich. D: The hamburger will always be popular in the United States.
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The meaning of the word “hamburger” comes from the combination of the meanings of the words ham and burger.
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According to the passage, some people don’t like to learn English because they think English is__________. A: full of jargon words B: spoken very slowly C: hard to spell correctly D: grammatically complex
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Why is the English breakfast also popular in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa? A: Because English cooking is famous all over the world. B: Because these countries don’t have their own cooking traditions. C: Because these countries share a lot of history and culture with the UK.
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The word "kowtow" in English is called an alien word because ______. A: it is a newly-created word from another language B: it has been assimilated into the English language C: it has undergone a semantic change D: it has retained its original pronunciation
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The great speakers of English use words from Old English to arouse people`s emotions.