In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words ____1____ -- which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we ____2____ --, that is to say, from the ____3____ -- of our own family and from our familiar associates, and ____4____ -- we should know and use ____5____ -- we could not read or write. They ____6____ -- the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who ____7____ -- the language. Such words may be called popular, since they belong to the people ____8____ -- and are not the exclusive ____9____ -- of a limited class. On the other hand, our language ____10____ -- a multitude of words which are comparatively ____11____ -- used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little ____12____ -- to use them at home or in the market-place. Our ____13____ -- acquaintance with them comes not from our mothers ____14____ -- or from the talk of our school-mates, ____15____ -- from books that we read, lectures that we ____16____ --, or the more ____17____ -- conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular ____18____ -- in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual ____19____ -- of everyday life. Such words are called learned, and the ____20____ -- between them and the popular words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
1.A.at B. with C. by D. through
2.A.study B. imitate C. stimulate D. learn
3.A.mates B. relatives C. members D. fellows
4.A.which B. that C. those D. ones
5.A.even B. despite C. even if D. in spite of
6.A.mind B. concern C. care D. involve
7.A.hire B. apply C. adopt D. use
8.A.in public B. at most C. at large D. at best
9.A.right B. privilege C. share D. possession
10.A.consists B. comprises C. constitutes D. composes
11.A.seldom B. much C. never D. often
12.A.prospect B. way C. reason D. necessity
13.A.primary B. first C. principal D. prior
14.A.tips B. mouth C. lips D. tongue
15.A.besides B. and C. or D. but
16.A.hear of B. attend C. hear from D. listen
17.A.former B. formula C. formal D. formative
18.A.theme B. topic C. idea D. point
19.A.border B. link C. degree D. extent
20.A.diversion B. distinction C. diversity D. similarity
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