Spanish also had an influence (影响) on American English. For example, words like canyon, ranch, stampede and vigilante are from Spanish. They entered English by the people of Spain who settled in the American West. French words and West African words also influenced American English.

Today, American English has a greater influence, because of the USA's movies, television, popular music, trade and technology.

21. The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies in _____.

A. vocabulary B. pronunciation

C. spelling D. grammar

22. What helped to increase the vocabulary of Late Modern English?

a. the invention of printing

b. the Industrial Revolution

c. the colonization

d. the contact with other countries

A. a, b, c B. a, c, d C. a, b, d D. b, c, d

23. From the passage, we can learn the word "canyon" is from _____.

A. American dialect B. African dialect

C. Spanish D. French

24. The third paragraph mainly talks about _____.

A. English colonies in North America

B. the development of American English

C. other languages' influence on American English

D. the difference between American English and British English

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

　　Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can't even bring cell phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?

　　Anxious parents say that cell phones are an important tool in holding New York City's families together.

　　"I worry about it." said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. "It's necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have cell phones."

　　Many American parents think cell phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.

　　"I have her call me when she gets out of school," said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl's mother. "No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cell phone."

　　What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said cell phones were essential and the cell phone was like an extra hand or foot for them.

"I feel so empty," said May Chom, 14. There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip."