When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man' s ambition.

　　1. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were______.

　　A. Welsh and Scottish

　　B. Nordic and Germanic

　　C. Celtic and Old English

　　D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic

　　2. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?

　　A.president, lawyer, beef

　　B.president, bread, water

　　C.bread, field, sheep

　　D.folk, field, cow

　　3. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?

　　A. Most advertisements in France appear in English.

　　B. They know little of the history of the English language.

　　C. Many French words are similar to English ones.

　　D. They know French better than German.

　　4. What is the subject discussed in the text?

　　A. The history of Great Britain.

　　B. The similarity between English and French.

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