Before the 17th century, most of the native English speakers lived in England. After the 17th century, British people began to move to other ___66___ (country). Gradually, English was spoken there. At present ___67___ (many) people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before. ___68___ (luck), native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’ t speak the same kind of English.English ___69___ (change) and developed when cultures met and communicated with each other over the past centuries. The English ___70___ (speak) in England between about AD450 and 1150 was very different ___71___ the modern English we speak today. It was the new settlers that enriched the English language and ___72___ (especial) its vocabulary. The English language was settled by the 19th century ___73___ two big changes in English spelling happened. English now is also spoken as a foreign ___74___second language in South Asia. China may have the ___75___ (large) number of English learners.66.【答案】 countries【解析】考查名词。country 是可数名词，此处由other 修饰用复数形式，指其他的国家。故填 countries.67. 【答案】 more【解析】 考查比较级。 根据句中的than ever before 可知含有和以前比较的意思，要用比较级表示更多的人，故填more.68. 【答案】 Luckily【解析】考查副词。此处单独使用作状语要用副词形式，指“幸运的是 ”，故填 Luckily.69. 【答案】 has changed【解析】考查时态。根据句意和时间状语over the past centuries 可知与现在完成时连用，主语是单数，故填has changed.70. 【答案】 spoken【解析】考查过去分词。English 和动词speak 是被动关系，此处是过去分词作定语，故填spoken.71. 【答案】 from【解析】考查固定短语。be different from“和⋯ 不同 ”，是固定短语。故填from.72. 【答案】 especially【解析】考查副词。especial 是形容词 “特殊的，特别的”； especially 是副词 ...
