Nowadays, people in many big cities are_complaining_about_the_heavy_traffic.
2．格林先生将就如何学好英语给我们作一场报告。
Mr.Green will_give_us_a_speech on how to learn English well.
3．我已经提前制订了学习计划。
I have_already_made_a_plan for my study ahead of time.
4．他经常乘公共汽车上班，而且每天晚饭后和妻子一起散步。
He often goes_to_work_by_bus,_and he takes_a_walk_with_his_wife after dinner every day.
5．在过去的几年里，中国在环保方面取得了巨大成就。
In the last few years, China has_made_great_achievements in environmental protection.
(2015·北京高考单选)
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请将下面这篇介绍“英语发展史”的短文缩写至100词左右，注意保留文中的加红词语。
The history of the English language began over 1,500 years ago. Tribes of people settled in Britain, and they spoke an early form of the English.
In the late eighth century, the Vikings attacked England. Fighting continued for years. During this time, many Latin, Danish, and Norse words entered the English language.
In 1066, the Normans conquered England. After that, many words used in English came from French or Latin, and a lot of the early words no longer existed.
From the 16th century the British had contact with many peoples from around the world. This, and the Renaissance of Classical learning, meant that many new words and phrases entered the language.
As settlers landed in North America and established the United States English found itself with two sources— American and British.
Now, the English language is spoken by 750 million people in the world as either the official language of a nation, a second language, or in a mixture with other languages. There has never been a language so widely spread or spoken by so many people as English.
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The history of the English language began over 1,500 years ago, when tribes in Britain spoke an early form of the English.
In the late eighth century, the Vikings attacked England, and many Latin, Danish, and Norse words entered the English language. Then, after the Normans conquered England in