Day 10
语法填空:
Just like other__1___(language), English changes and develops when cultures meet and communicate__2___each other. At first, the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different__3___today”s English. It was based more on German than the English we speak_4__present. Then ___5__ (gradual) between about AD 800 and 1150, English became__6___(little) like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers __7___ (rich) the English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a___8__(wide) vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British settlers moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too. English began to be spoken in__9___ countries. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled and now English is also spoken ___10__a foreign or second language in South Asia and other parts of the world.