【正文】 are much more difficult than the American spellings, and this caused a lot of troubles to 41. Basque is a regional language in Spain, and the Spanish government tried to stamp it out. T 42. When the Indian government gave equal right and status to Hindi and English, there were demonstrations against the use of English. T 43 speakers have feelings about the language they use, that is called language 44. Standard English is same all over the world, which makes it a global language. F 45. The American War of Independence started in 1775 and ended in 46. 1620, English Puritan settlers left Plymouth from the New World in the Mayflower. T 47. The statue of Liberty is in Washington harbor. F 48. Thanksgiving is a family holiday celebrated to remember how the first generation of immigrants had celebrated, on the anniversary of their landing, their thankfulness that they were still safe, and had food and shelter. T 49. The differences between American and British spelling are manmade, not naturally occurred. F 50. British English and American English are mutually 51. At the height of the British Empire, there were British possessions in every continent. T52. Thomas Macaulay advised that English language universities should be set up in Hong Kong. F 53. The British settlers in Australia in the beginning were mostly 54. The world of the late 20th century needs an international language, and Englsih is ideally suited to international use. F 55 Standard English is better than nonstandard varieties. F 56. English is used internationally because it is in some sense special and better the 57. English is used internationally because it is more flexible than other languages and more adaptable. F 58. Languages are often called the tools of thought, and they are actually similar to 59. The international use of English is the result of evolution. F 60. A social variety is the sort of language which is associated with a part of society. T 61. Languages are actually not equal. It is emerged in educational contexts. T 62. False beginners refer to students who need basic instruction in the sounds, the grammar, and the vocabulary of a language before they can progress, but who do not recognize the need. TT 63. Progress in the study of English means learning and practicing English that varies with use. T 64. Code switching here refers to switching between languages. T 65. Style means choice of suitable words, and has to be consistent. T 66. Studying a subject means learning the words that go with it. This is true of whatever language \you study. T 67. Trading is a fundamental activity, necessary to all societies. T 68. Pidgin is a makeshift language, the result of human inventiveness and creativity in doing business. T 69 Pidgin is a language for a wide range of purposes, not only to do with coastal trade. T 70. Macanese was a Creole and now is for practical purpose. T 71 Creole can be learned by children as a mother tongue, but pidgin can not. T 72. Pidgins and Creoles are both mixed languages. T 73. Tok Pisin is a Creole, and is now the national language of Papua New GuineaT. 74. The creolised features of English are actually grammatical mistakes. T 75. Errors in faxed English are just not regarded as grammatical mistakes, and are ignored. T 76. Faxed English is quite easy to trite and understand, because mistakes are expected and ignored. F 77. E1L is English as a mother tongue (first language)。 ESL: is English as a second language。 EFL is English as a foreign language. 正確答案：是 78.. Intelanguae is a new term used to show respect to the language learners T 79. Creoles and New Englishes are quite different. Creoles are not well respected, while New Englishes are respected. F 80. Tok Pisin is a Creole, and can be understood by petent English users with some difficulties. F 81. It is not good for Hong Kong people to study an local standard English. T 82. The Quirk view of Emerging Englishes is a liberation view. F 83 In the Kachru view, all the deviations fom standard English are mistakes and should be corrected. F 84. In the Kachru view, people learn English mainly for national use. F 85. In the Quirk view, the local English should be taught, learned and respected. F 86. Language changes because language use is creative process. T 87. All learning is associated with an opportunity cost. T 88. The shrinking world means the world is getting smaller in size. F 89. “Around the World in Eighty Days” was written by a French writer, Jules verne. T 90. The story of “the building of the tower of Babel” was taken from “Bible”. T 91 The world only shrinks for the wealthy and privileged individuals and societies. T 92 Linguistic reasons explain the unique position of English in the contemporary world. F 93 .English is the language best suitable for international use. F 94. any language used internationally tends to spread the culture of its country of origin. T 95. Cultural imperialism is now a reality in our experience, while military Imperialism is a history96. Studying English simply means being proficient in using it F 97. Learning about English is very useful for advanced learners because it can give perspective to study and make possible informed decisions. T 98. In the worldwide munity of users of English, you stand in the Outer circle. F 99. English is at present the single most important langT Visafree policy brings Chengdu biz, tourism boost. Making national headlines several times, Chengdu39。s 72hour visafree policy has attracted wide attention from both Chinese and foreign experts and businessmen since it took effect on Sept 1 last year. The program permits citizens from 51 countries and regions including the