D．All of the above.

3．The base of Old English is .

A．Celtic

B．Anglo­Saxon

C．the languages of Denmark and Norway

D．Anglo­Saxon mixed with the languages of Denmark and Norway

4．According to the text，we can infer "the Renaissance" resulted in the changes of in English.

A．vocabulary

B．pronunciation

C．spelling

D．accent

5．The text mainly tells us .

A．when English began to change

B．when English began to come into use

C．how English will change in the future

D．how English changed throughout its history

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Time Events Before the middle of the 5th century People in Britain all spoke a language called 1. . At the end of the 2. century The Vikings invaded Britain and brought their languages. By the 10th century Old English had become the 3. language of England. In 1066 The Normans 4. England and took

5. of the country. By the 6. half of the 14th century English had been adopted by all classes in England. In 1399 Henry Ⅳ became King of 7. and used

8. for all official events. During the 9. in the 16th century 10. English appeared.