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Different Countries Have Different Kinds of English

Voyages of people from England play 1． important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is 2．(frequent) spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English 3． is spoken in these countries can 4．(understand) by native English speakers well. 5．(actual), English has been gradually changing in accents, spellings, 6．(express) and the usage of vocabulary.

Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences 7．(tell) which country the foreigners are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment 8． elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of 9．(request), “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he 10．(be) British.