say "in the hospital" and "Do you have a pen？" Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the r's in words like "bird" and "hurt". Speakers of British English do not sound the r's in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, "colour" and "honour" are British; "color" and "honor" are American.

　　These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.

　　文章大意：文章讲述了美国英语和英国英语之间的差别主要在四个方面，并说明了他们属于同一种语言，这两国人在相互理解方面没有什么困难。

　　1．According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that__A__.

　　A．British people cannot understand him

　　B．American people cannot understand him

　　C．the grammar is too hard for him

　　D．the spelling is too hard for him

　　解析：推理题。根据文章第一段第二、三句话He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate(交流) with Americans? Can they understand me？说明学英国英语的人会担心美国人能否听懂，而学美国英语的人也担心英国人是否能听懂。故A项正确。

　　2．American English and British English are different in __D__.

　　A．spelling　　　　　 B．pronunciation

　　C．grammar D．all of the above

解析：归纳题。根据第二段There are a few differences in grammar.