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In every cultivated language there are two great classes ofwords which, taken together, comprise the wholevocabulary.First, there are those words 1_ which we becomeacquainted 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 orwrite.They 6 _the common things of life, and are the stock intrade of all who 7_ the language.Such words may becalled“popular”, since they belong to the people 8_ and are not the exclusive 9 _of a limitedclass.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 islittle 12_ to use them at home or in the market-place.Our 13 _acquaintance with them comes notfrom our mother’s 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 arediscussing some particular 18 _in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual 19_ ofeveryday life.Such words are called“learned”, and the 20_ between them and the“popular”words isof 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
