Many people believe that there is one form of their language that is more correct than others.
They may believe for example that British English is more correct than other varieties; or that written English is more correct than spoken English ； or that standard spoken forms are more correct than dialect forms. Often this belief is supported by reference books to grammars, usage guides or dictionaries: if something goes against a rule in a grammar, or if the word isn't in the dictionary, it " must be wrong”. Since the reference books are most often based on observation of the standard written language ( and not by a grammar book in the sky) , the argument is really circular: these books will naturally describe standard usage, because that is what they are for； but this does not mean that there is anything wrong with other kinds of usage that are less often described.
A better way of looking at things is to say that usage is " correct in its place". Standard American English is correct in America, British English is correct in Britain, spoken grammar is accepted in casual speech, and formal written grammar is employed in formal writing. The only forms that are wrong in all contexts （语境） are learners' errors. For example: I have forgetting the your address, or One of your chairs are broken. This means there is no answer to the question: " What kind of English should learners study?” It depends on their purposes. For many learners, the best model is one or other of the two main standard varieties : British or American English. Neither of these is "better” than the other, and they are both used and understood worldwide.
People are also worried by language change. If younger people " break" the rules that older people have learnt, or use language in new ways, older people often feel disturbed: they are concerned that younger people no longer know their grammar, and that the language is going downhill. This is a needless worry: change is natural and inevitable, it cannot be stopped, and it does not generally affect a languages efficiency as a communicative tool. A great deal of modem English grammar would have been wrong three hundred years ago, and will perhaps be wrong again three hundred years from now.
28. Why does the author think “the argument is really circular"（Pa. 1）?
A. Learners are always confused by the reference books.
B. Usages not mentioned in the reference books are not necessarily wrong.
C. Nobody can challenge the authority of the reference books.
D. Some wrong usages can be found in the reference books.
29. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. There is no "standard English”.
B. American English is better than British English.
C. A learner should master all the distinctions of different English.
D. The differences between British English and American English.
30. The underlined word （ Pa. 3 ） can be most probably replaced with .
A. unbelievable B. uncountable C. unacceptable D. unavoidable
31. What is the authors attitude towards the changes of English?
A. Disturbed. B. Cautious. C. Optimistic. D. Aggressive.

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