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  3. American English is another variety of the English language spoken in the United States. Although all Americans do not speak the

American English is another variety of the English language spoken in the United States. Although all Americans do not speak the

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问题     American English is another variety of the English language spoken in the United States. Although all Americans do not speak the same way, their speech has enough in【S1】______that American English can be【S2】______as a variety of English distinct from British English, Australian English, and other national varieties. American English has grown up with the country. It began to diverge from British English during its colonial beginnings and【S3】______regional differences and ethnic flavor during the settlement of the continent. Today it influences other languages and other varieties of English because it is the medium by which the attractions of American culture—its literature, motion pictures, and television programs—are【S4】______to the world.
    The first settlements on the East Coast of North America in the 17th century were【S5】______mostly of British subjects.【S6】______for about 90 percent of the people, the British vastly outnumbered French and German settlers. English was therefore the only real candidate for a common American language. The settlers spoke varieties of English from various parts of England, but in the【S7】______of American English, these varieties were leveled—that is, their differences largely disappeared. Michel Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur, a French-born writer who published under the name J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur and became famous for his book Letters from an American Farmer (1782), describes the desire of settlers to "become an American," their common【S8】______to own and Work their own fanes, without prejudice toward neighbors whatever their neighbors’ religion or national【S9】______. This shared goal【S10】______development of a shared variety of the language, which came to be enriched by contributions from many cultures.

A) completed           B) composed          C) famous                  D) accounting
E) creation            F) ideal             G) transmitted             H) made
I) recognized          J) glory             K) origin                  L) common
M) encouraged          N) acquired          O) form
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答案B
解析 这句话意思是“17世纪北美东部的第一批定居者主要由英国人组成”，“be composed of”表“由……组成”，所以composed符合题意。
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