answer: #Person1# and #Person2# meet in the library. They talk about words' differences in British English and American English. #Person1# thinks British English and American English are different in terms of spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of words while #Person2# questions. They agree that there are differences but do not affect communication.
documents: #Person1#: Hello, glad to see you here!
  #Person2#: Me, too. How are you going these days?
  #Person1#: I'm OK. What are you doing in the library?
  #Person2#: Oh, recently I'm curious about British English and American English. So I just come here to get some information. They are really about the same, aren't they?
  #Person1#: I don't think so. It seems to me that some of the spellings are different.
  #Person2#: Such as?
  #Person1#: Words like theater and center end in 're' in England instead of 'er' like we spell them.
  #Person2#: Can you think of any more examples?
  #Person1#: The word 'color' is another case in point. In fact, many words which end in 'or' in American English are spelled 'our' in British English.
  #Person2#: I'm still not convinced. I mean, if someone comes here from England, we can all understand what he's saying. The spelling doesn't really matter that much.
  #Person1#: We're not just talking about spelling. There are differences in pronunciation and meaning too. I remember seeing an English movie where the actors kept calling their apartment a flat. Half of the movie was over before I realized what they were talking about.
  #Person2#: So there are slight differences in spelling and some vocabulary.
  #Person1#: And in pronunciation, too. You aren't going to tell me that you sound like James Simpson.
  #Person2#: James Simpson isn't English. He's Scottish.
  #Person1#: Okay. Anyway, the pronunciation is different.
  #Person2#: So British English and American English are different in many ways, right?
  #Person1#: Yes, sure.
  #Person2#: But it's not so different that it prevents us from understanding each other.
  #Person1#: That's exactly what I mean.
  #Person2#: Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.