Small meetings are less productive.（)

lish was just the language of the people living in England. The modern English language grew by about the year 1 400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings, business, science and other fields.

The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, licence, colour and travelled are spelt as center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America "cock, rubber, iii, holiday, lorry, post... "are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail..." But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily.

There are only a very small number of differences in grammar between American English and British English. The most important differences are in spoken English. For example, Americans pronounce "tomato" differently from English people.

You may wonder "Which is correct？" The answer is that it does not matter. You should speak either American English or British English. But do not try to speak both at the same time.

When was English only spoken in England？

A．About the 6th century.

B．Before the 17th century.

C．Before the 14th century.

D．Before the 15th century.

A.[r]

B.[j]

C.[w]

D.[l]

MICE represents the combination of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions(MICE) ()

A．constructed

B．instituted

C．confirmed

D．given up

ach year.

Who should pay for the expenses of the meetings and why？______

A．Council members should because they spend all the money

B．The company should because it will profit from them

C．Customers should because they reap the profit in the end

D．The organizers should because it is their responsibility

.

A．friendships formed by scholars at meetings

B．articles in learned journals

C．the work of international agencies

D．programs initiated by governments

_____

A．The length of the agenda

B．The frequency of the meetings

C．A specific objective to accomplish

D．Operational issues

Secretary to president of Silver lion Group Corporation Ltd．Responsibilities: Receiving visitors, scheduling meetings, taking and typing dictation, writing routine letters and reports.

ns on______in regular meetings held throughout each year.