A．He graduated from Yale University in 1788.

B．He once worked as a lawyer.

C．He fought against the British in the American War of Independence.

D．He was popular among the British.

答案　C

4．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．All the suggestions for word spelling made by Webster were adopted.

B．Webster thought the spelling of English words should be simplified.

C．Today，Webster's dictionary isn't popular among American students.

D．In Webster's dictionary the word "island" is spelled as "iland"．

答案　B

重点词汇

Now add some more ideas in favour of your chosen variety. 现在再增加一些观点来支持你选择的英语变体。

(add vt.增加；补充说

※add to增加；增添

add...to...把......加到......上/里

add up加起来

add up to...加起来总共......

※addition n．增加，附加

in addition另外，此外

in addition to...＝besides...＝apart from...除......之外

(1)Firecrackers ring out in the air，which adds to the atmosphere of the festival.鞭炮在空中发出清脆的响声，这增加了节日的气氛。

(2)Please add up the numbers and I'm sure they will add up to more than 1,000.请把这些数字加起来，我相信总数将会超过1 000。

(3)The dictionary is out of date: many words have been added(add) to the language since it was published.(2016·天津)

这本字典过时了：自它出版以来，该语言中已经增加了许多新词。