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 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 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