13.How many languages did Old English come from？

　　A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D .Four.

14.According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in_______.

　　A. grammar B .pronunciation C. words D. All of the above

15.Which of the following is TRUE？

　　A. Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.

　　B. Modern English has more words than Old English.

　　C. Modern English has a vocabulary(词汇量)twice as large as Old English.

　　D. There is no difference between Old English and Middle English.

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

One day Howard had to go to New York for a meeting. He flew to New York and called a taxi. 16. _______ Then the driver turned around to speak to him.

"Congratulations!" he said. "You 're my first passenger and this is my first day as a taxi driver, but you don't have to worry. In my old job I had lots of driving experience, and I know the city very well."

17. _______ "Thank you," said the driver. He started driving towards the hotel.

Howard looked at his watch and noticed that he was early for his meeting. He decided to ask the driver to take him to a bookstore. He leaned forward and tapped him on his shoulder.

18. _______ It almost hit a bus and another car. Then it almost hit a pedestrian（徒步的） crossing the street, who screamed and jumped out of the way.

Howard was afraid. He shouted at the taxi driver. "Be careful!"

The driver screamed again, and the taxi went suddenly to the other side of the road and almost hit a truck. The truck driver shook his fist （拳头）angrily. 19. _______ Then it crashed into a store window with glass falling over it.

The driver looked at Howard. Then slowly he began to laugh. He laughed and laughed.

20. _______"I'm sorry," said the driver when he stopped laughing. "I thought