2012年大学英语四级完形填空专项练习(3): i; V. L. \# ]4 _' R
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.
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1.A.at B.with C.by D.through: b* c, R1 m% Q; I
2.A.study B.imitate C.stimulate D.learn考试用书
# x' F6 K) w5 [$ D 3.A.mates B.relatives C.members D.fellows
! L) e* T' i9 h1 \9 r1 o 4.A.which B.that C.those D.ones6 s4 P& Z K6 m# ^' O% t6 ?+ e1 \! u
5.A.even B.despite C.even if D.in spite of S ~2 R/ F& k! `3 `- D: x% P
6.A.mind B.concern C.care D.involve6 h j3 D' f) L& u# c$ F! D
7.A.hire B.apply C.adopt D.use
# d% q3 J: l$ `) z) M3 _! }: D 8.A.in public B.at most C.at large D.at best1 |; [4 O! \8 m+ s: r/ {
9.A.right B.privilege C.share D.possession6 ~5 u! V9 H. @3 P, x- ^3 @8 H: l
10.A.consists B.comprises C.constitutes D.composes+ e& Q$ C$ O- T* x5 J- e7 r& ~
11.A.seldom B.much C.never D.often5 g8 L8 J! O" |1 @
12.A.prospect B.way C.reason D.necessity5 n; k4 u+ T' z+ w" r
13.A.primary B.first C.principal D.prior
! i) G- @$ f2 a- U7 O 14.A.tips B.mouth C.lips D.tongue
5 f' _5 S$ k* c, t! [ 15.A.besides B.and C.or D.but9 v8 P9 p% d: e/ T8 ^
16.A.hear of B.attend C.hear from D.listen
: [" Z! |8 M) K) ] 17.A.former B.formula C.formal D.formative
, n& o( l& U" U 18.A.theme B.topic C.idea D.point; t. _! i& ^9 D7 k$ l* b8 }& f9 |
19.A.border B.link C.degree D.extent
1 P& b* `& O/ L2 k 20.A.diversion B.distinction C.diversity D.similarity |