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It was not long_____ he got to know it.

A:whe

B:before

C:after

D:until

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Canadian English is the variety of English spoken in Canada. English, instead of French, is the first language, or “mother tongue”, of approximately 24 million Canadians (77%), and more than 28 million (86%) are fluent in the language.

Canadian English contains elements of British English and American English in its vocabulary, as well as Canadian native language. In many areas, speech is influenced by French, and there are notable local variations. Canada has very little dialect diversity compared to the United States. Canadian English and American English are sometimes classified together as North American English. Canadian English spelling is largely a combination of British and American conventions(惯例).

The term “Canadian English” is first proved in a speech by the Reverend A. Constable Geikie in a speech to the Canadian Institute in 1857. Geikie, a Scottish-born Canadian, reflected the Anglocentric attitude that would be common in Canada for the next hundred years when he referred to the language as “a ruined dialect,” in comparison to what he considered the proper English spoken by immigrants from Britain.

Canadian English is the product of four waves of immigration and settlement over a period of almost two centuries. The first large wave of long English-speaking settlement in Canada, and linguistically the most important, was the arrival of Loyalists escaping from the American Revolution, chiefly from the Mid-Atlantic states—as such, Canadian English is believed by some scholars to have come from northern American English. Recent studies suggest that Canadian English has been developing features of its own since the early 19th century. The second wave from Britain and Ireland was encouraged to settle in Canada after the War of 1812 by the governors of Canada. Waves of immigration from around the globe peaking in 1910 and 1960 had a lesser influence.

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       已经客满的大巴车打了个饱嗝儿,停了一下,又上来两个青年男人,一个甩着手,一个夹着公文包。“公文包”的脚后跟还在车门外边,客车就又开动了。

       甩手青年坐在门口的马扎上,“公文包”顺手将公文包放在行李架上就直奔车后座去了,那样子好像他买了对号入座的票,最后一排正有一个空位子热情地等着他的屁股呢。事实上他奔的不是座位,而是座位上的人,最后排靠左的那个胖男人正在熟睡中,“公文包”的手灵巧地伸进胖男人的上衣衣兜里,夹出一把单据名片之类的东西,显然这类东西不是“公文包”想要的,就又放回原处,然后揪住了胖男人的衣领,甩给他左右两个嘴巴。

       胖男人抹了一把脸,把拳头捏得咯咯响,只一下就反剪了“公文包”鸡爪子一样的手,然后拨打110,将贼人绳之以法。

       事实上没有,胖男人只是活动活动肩膀,整理一下衣服,继续睡去了,发生了什么全当梦一场。

       “公文包”又瞄准了一个打瞌睡的小伙子,小伙子的手机在牛仔裤的裤兜里,清楚地凸现着它的形状,“公文包”细长的手指在这个形状外游弋了一阵子,牛仔裤绷得太紧,硬拽怕是要惊醒梦中人了。

       原来这个小伙子在假寐,他一把就抓住“公文包”的手,像扔抹布一样地将他扔出车外。

       事实上没有,小伙子的确在假装睡觉,他也抓住了“公文包”那只游弋的手,不过他悄悄地给放了。“公文包”感觉到这只手的力量,小伙子真跟自己斗等于缚鸡。对这样的主儿还是离远一点。

       这时他的目光落在一个女式皮包上,皮包被抱在女孩的怀里,由于女孩也在打瞌睡,抱包的胳膊有些松弛,但拉链的开端在女孩的胳膊下压着。“公文包”变戏法儿似的手里多出一个贼亮亮的刀片!他用食指和中指夹着,修长而白皙的手指看上去那么优美。

       “叔叔,你的手真好。”

       女孩旁边一个七八岁的男孩打破了车里黑夜一般的寂静。自从这两个人上车,大胡子司机和女售票员的说笑就戛然而止,女售票员将马扎腾给甩手青年,自己坐在大胡子身后一个袋子上,将肥硕的屁股伸给所有的乘客,然后一丝不苟盯着前方,天塌地陷与她无关了。

       “叔叔,”男孩又开始说话了,“你的手指这么长,钢琴一定弹得很棒,老师一定很喜欢你,老师也喜欢我,只是我的手还小,够不到八度。”

       男孩的一番话使那个贼亮亮的刀片离开了女孩的包,被握在有着细长手指的手里。手的主人随着车身的颠簸,身子斜歪了一下。那个甩手青年递过来一只马扎。“公文包”坐下。额头上亮亮的,是汗。

       “叔叔,我才考钢琴二级,我要是有你这么长的手就可以多考,至少四级,叔叔,今天你也去考试吗?考几级啊?”

       “公文包”看了一眼男孩,男孩也看着他,期待着他的回答。

       “叔叔的确弹过钢琴,‘六一’的时候还上台演出过,这双手曾将钢琴七级的曲子弹得流水一般,不过那是十三年以前的事情。我的钢琴老师说我是他教的学生当中资质最好的,手指上的天分最高。父母也希望我将来是最优秀的钢琴演奏家。可是后来父母离婚了。虽然他们争着要我,可是我谁也不跟,我离家出走,流浪街头,就被一个团伙看上了这双手。从此这双手在滚烫的肥皂水里接受另外一种训练。(A)看见门口那个人了吗,看见大胡子了吗,看见大屁股了吗,就是司机和卖票的,都是一伙的。我只是干活,等着分成的人不止这仨呢。小弟弟,这双手如果不给他们干活,回去就得少一截指头,这辈子就别想弹琴了。”

       “公文包”想用手去抚摸一下男孩的头,告诉他这一切。

       事实上他没有。他只是将那双手攥紧了,躲开男孩期待的目光①,也回避门口那人刀剜一样的目光②,他知道自己已经被乘客的目光③包围。

       (B)男孩等不到回答就只好盯着那双手,盯着盯着,就见一只红色的小虫子从指缝里探头探脑地钻出来,接着第二只,第三只。

       “叔叔,”男孩说,“你的手,流血了。”

       “公文包”用另一只没有流血的手轻轻抚摸了一下男孩的头,在大巴车再次打了饱嗝儿停下的时候,“公文包”夹着他的公文包和甩手青年就下车了。