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1、i 正誤判斷1. in english the spelling of words always represents the sound.2. noah webster graduated from cambridge university in 1778.3. by the 1850s, the elementary spelling book had sold one million copies altogether.4. the letters in the word island is silent.5. american dictionary of the english lan

2、guage is no.1 dictionary for the world.ffftfii 閱讀理解1.what is webster best known for?a. the elementary spelling book.b. fighting against the british.c. simplifying some english words.d. american dictionary of the english languge.2.which of the following is not mentioned in the text?a. webster was a t

3、eacher.b. he fought against the british.c. he wrote the elementary spelling book.d.he led the american independence war.3. which of the following is not true?a. british spelling seems simpler than american spelling.b. webster graduated from yale university.c. american dictionary of the english langu

4、age first appeared in 1828.d. american dictionary of the english language is still of great use.iii閱讀表達(dá)1. find three words from the text which are pronouced/rai 2. what suggestions were not adopted according to the text?right write ritesuch suggestions as removing silent letters like the s in island

5、 or the final e in examine were not adopted.3.why do you think webster wanted to simplify the spelling of english words?4.which word can replace the underlined phrase in the sentence?cambinations of letters (like ough) may be pronounced in a number of ways.because he felt written english in the newly independent un