But people didn't like the change，even if it made life easier.So the new simpler spelling was not popular.More importantly，when the American politicians discussed the plan，they did not like it either.Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians，he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.

　　Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling.However，people do simplify some words，mainly in advertisements.For example，we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”．

　　1．Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because ______.

　　A．English words are too long to remember

　　B．there are many mistakes in English words

　　C．lots of words are spelt in many different ways

　　D．sometimes the same sounds have different spellings

　　2．What was Theodore Roosevelt's attitude towards simplified spelling?

　　A．Worried.

　　B．Supportive.

　　C．Uncertain.

　　D．Doubtful.

　　3．According to the passage，simplified spelling ______.

　　A．was welcomed by the US politicians

　　B．changed the way the words sound

　　C．has been used widely for over a century

　　D．was first used in US government letters

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