All through history，people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain．The English language （1）___ （consist） of the grammar and vocabulary （2）___ （this） people brought to Britain．That is （3）___ English has so many difficult rules that confuse people．
The development of English experienced three periods-Old English，Middle English and Modern English．From the 5th to the 9th centuries，Britain was occupied by different groups from other countries，which led to Old English （4）___ （replace） Celtic．Old English，a mixture of different languages，differs （5）___ today's English．Middle English is the name （6）___ （give） to the English used from （7）___ （approximate） the 12th to the 15th centuries．During this period，French，though it didn't replace English，still made many （8）___ （contribution） to Middle English．This resulted in more words with similar meanings．The words for the meat of these animals which （9）___ （serve） to the Normans，came from Old French．Modern English appeared in the 16th century，which went through many changes during this period．The question of （10）___ English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer．It is certain that this process will continue．
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