阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
    When I was 10，I went to the USA to visit some friends.I noticed something （1）

interesting

interesting

（interest）about the way everyone spoke English.
    At the beginning of the holiday，when my friend asked me （2）

if/whether

if/whether

I wanted to order "French fries"，I couldn't imagine what French fries were.She was amazed that I had never tried them （3）

so/and

so/and

she ordered a portion for us to share.When the （4）

waiter/waitress

waiter/waitress

（wait）brought us some chips，I asked her where the French fries were.She pointed to the plate of chips!That week she said， "I （5）

will buy/am going to buy

will buy/am going to buy

（buy） some 'chips' from the supermarket." Soon she came out （6）

with

with

a packet of crisps!I was very confused.
    During that holiday we （7）

were offered

were offered

（offer）"biscuits and gravy" with our lunch，too.This was （8）

a

a

very strange idea to me，because in England biscuits are sweet.Gravy is a salty，meat-based sauce. （9）

Later

Later

（late），I realized that "biscuits" in America are savory snacks.What we call "biscuits"，they call "cookies".
    There are likely to be many differences in vocabulary，spelling，grammar and （10）

pronunciation

pronunciation

（pronounce）though the same "language" may be spoken in different countries!I think part of the excitement of learning a language is learning how it is spoken in different places.