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Read the following passage, then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each off the following questions.
We only started to normalize the spelling of the seventeenth century. Before that the few people who could write spelt the words any way that they wished and still today some words can be spelt more than one way.
The famous poet and dramatist William Shakespeare spelt his own name six different ways but there are over a hundred ways that people used to spell it. When more and more books were printed, publishers decided that they should all use the same spellings.
In 1775 Dr. Samuel Johnson's dictionary appeared and people used this to check their spelling. Before Dr. Johnson some normalizations were made. For example, the word "doubt" has only one "b" in it because the removers wanted to show that the word came from Latin.
People began work on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 1879. It took five years to finish the first part - about half of all the words beginning with the letter "a". They only finished the dictionary in 1928. There were twelve volumes. A new one came out in 1989.
66. The text as a whole is about
A. how Shakespeare's name was spelt
B. the effect of Dr. Johnson's dictionary on the way we write
C. the way people standardize spelling
D. how the Oxford English Dictionary came out
67. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. We can spell Shakespeare's name in six different ways.
B. Shakespeare's own name used to be spelt in 106 different ways.
C. Although there were over a hundred ways to spell Shakespeare's name, people mainly used six ways.
D. Shakespeare himself had six different ways to spell his name.
68. Publishers decided to standardize spelling because
A. Dr. Johnson's dictionary had appeared
B. the number of books was on the increase
C. there were so many publishers
D. the few people who could write demanded this
69. When Dr.Johnson's dictionary appeared
A. the first normalizations were made
B. everyone began to spell the word "doubt" with a "b"
C. people referred to it for standard spelling
D. the reformers wanted to show that words which had letter "b" in them came from Latin.
We only started to normalize the spelling of the seventeenth century. Before that the few people who could write spelt the words any way that they wished and still today some words can be spelt more than one way.
The famous poet and dramatist William Shakespeare spelt his own name six different ways but there are over a hundred ways that people used to spell it. When more and more books were printed, publishers decided that they should all use the same spellings.
In 1775 Dr. Samuel Johnson's dictionary appeared and people used this to check their spelling. Before Dr. Johnson some normalizations were made. For example, the word "doubt" has only one "b" in it because the removers wanted to show that the word came from Latin.
People began work on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 1879. It took five years to finish the first part - about half of all the words beginning with the letter "a". They only finished the dictionary in 1928. There were twelve volumes. A new one came out in 1989.
66. The text as a whole is about
A. how Shakespeare's name was spelt
B. the effect of Dr. Johnson's dictionary on the way we write
C. the way people standardize spelling
D. how the Oxford English Dictionary came out
67. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. We can spell Shakespeare's name in six different ways.
B. Shakespeare's own name used to be spelt in 106 different ways.
C. Although there were over a hundred ways to spell Shakespeare's name, people mainly used six ways.
D. Shakespeare himself had six different ways to spell his name.
68. Publishers decided to standardize spelling because
A. Dr. Johnson's dictionary had appeared
B. the number of books was on the increase
C. there were so many publishers
D. the few people who could write demanded this
69. When Dr.Johnson's dictionary appeared
A. the first normalizations were made
B. everyone began to spell the word "doubt" with a "b"
C. people referred to it for standard spelling
D. the reformers wanted to show that words which had letter "b" in them came from Latin.
