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( 20’) ( A ) The people in the USA speak the same language as the people in Britain. However, American English is different from British English in many ways. First, the sound of American English are different from the sounds of British English. For example, most Americans pronounce the “r” in the word “car”, but most of the British do not. Some spelling are different. People in Britain write “colour” and “centre”., but people in the USA write “color” and “center”. Finally, some words are different. People in the USA use “gasoline” in their cars, but people in Britain use “petrol”. 判斷正誤 : ( ) in the USA do not speak the same language as people in Britain. ( )2.“Gasoline” and “Petrol” are the same thing. ( ) in the USA pronounce the same as people in Britain. ( )4. From this passage, British English and American English are different in three ways. ( ) in the USA write the wrong word “color”. ( B ) Fire can help people in many ways. But it can very harmful. Fire can make water hot and house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things, too. It can make trees, houses animals and other things catch fire. If some people can’t run away from fire, it can kill them . This can be seen in every country. Sometimes big fire can burn forests and destroy many buildings. Nobody knows clearly when people began to make fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a long time ago, he went up to the sun and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches., Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. The match can burn a piece of paper and then it can burn a house. A small fire can bee a big fire. ( ) passage tells us ______________. A. how people make fire B. When people make fire C. something dangerous about fire D. how to make a fire with nmatches ( )2. Some times fires happen because____________. A. children like to play with matches , houses and other things are easy to burn C. people can’t be careful with fire D. people should learn t use matches ( )3. Matches can be very dangerous became_________. A. they might bur