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广东省深圳实验中学（中学部）2024-2025年九年级上学期英语开学考试卷
A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans?
Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say" in hospital" and" Have you a pen?". Americans say" in the hospital" and" Do you have a pen?". Pronunciation(发音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the"r" in words like " car" and" farm". Some speakers of British English do not sound the"r" in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example," colour" and" honour" are British English spellings." Color" and" honor" are American English spellings.
These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.
YOUNG INVENTOR COMPETITION!
What you need to do is simple. Come up with an idea for a futuristic（想象未来情况的）invention that will help people in their everyday lives, and draw a picture of it. It could be anything from a robot who cleans the house to a machine that does your homework for you.
Think big and get creative! The aim（目标）is to design（设计）something that is fun as well as helpful. Think about what the future might look like and what would make life easier and more enjoyable. Why not give your invention a name too?
Who can enter? Anyone aged between 9 and 16 can join in our competition. If you enter as a team, your team should include 3 members at most. |
How to enter? Send a picture of your invention to prize@nosycrow. com between October 11 and November 1, 2023. |
WIN! You could win a book card worth $500 and your very own robot friend, a Wonder Workshop Dash Robot, worth £147! |
Got a question?
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The Swing How do you like to go upon a swing. Up in the air so ____ ? Oh. I do think it the happiest thing. Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide. Rivers and trees and sheep and all, Over the countryside. Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown. Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down! |
One way to improve your English is to learn English idioms（习语） and then use them.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. They make you sound more like a native speaker. Like other languages, English has thousands of idioms which you can use in many different situations, or to talk about your feelings and opinions. So how do you learn them?
Learn idioms in the context（上下文）
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Don't try to learn too many at one time
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Understand the feeling
We often use an idiom to express a feeling or emotion. So for example, we say that someone has a heart of gold. Because gold is a valuable metal, we can imagine that someone with a heart of gold is a good person. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.
Listen out for idioms
If you hear two words used together in an unusual way, it might be a new idiom. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. However, usually you might need to make a note of it or ask the person who has spoken it.
A. Idioms can be difficult B. Instead, learn their meanings in the context C. In fact, it does mean that a person is very kind D. Idioms can add interest to what you say or write E. Sometimes you can guess its meaning in the context |
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