Ineverycultivatedlanguagetherearetwogreatclassesofwordswhich, takentogether, comprisethewholevocabulary.First, therearethosewords 1 whichwebecomeacquaintedindailyconversation, whichwe 2 ,thatistosay, fromthe 3 ofourownfamilyandfromourfamiliarassociates, and 4 weshouldknowanduse 5 wecouldnotreadorwrite.They 6 thecommonthingsoflife, andarethestockintradeofallwho 7 thelanguage.Suchwordsmaybecalled“popular”, sincetheybelongtothepeople 8 andarenottheexclusive 9 ofalimitedclass.Ontheotherhand, ourlanguage 10 amultitudeofwordswhicharecomparatively 11 usedinordinaryconversation.Theirmeaningsareknowntoeveryeducatedperson, butthereislittle 12 tousethemathomeorinthemarket-place.Our 13 acquaintancewiththemcomesnotfromourmother's 14 orfromthetalkofourschool-mates, 15 frombooksthatweread, lecturesthatwe 16 ,orthemore 17 conversationofhighlyeducatedspeakerswhoarediscussingsomeparticular 18 inastyleappropriatelyelevatedabovethehabitual 19 ofeverydaylife.Suchwordsarecalled“learned”, andthe 20 betweenthemandthe“popular”wordsisofgreatimportancetoarightunderstandingoflinguisticprocess.
1.A.atB.withC.byD.through
2.A.studyB.imitateC.stimulateD.learn
3.A.matesB.relativesC.membersD.fellows
4.A.whichB.thatC.thoseD.ones
5.A.evenB.despiteC.evenifD.inspiteof
6.A.mindB.concernC.careD.involve
7.A.hireB.applyC.adoptD.use
8.A.inpublicB.atmostC.atlargeD.atbest
9.A.rightB.privilegeC.shareD.possession
10.A.consistsB.comprisesC.constitutesD.composes
11.A.seldomB.muchC.neverD.often
12.A.prospectB.wayC.reasonD.necessity
13.A.primaryB.firstC.principalD.prior
14.A.tipsB.mouthC.lipsD.tongue
15.A.besidesB.andC.orD.but
16.A.hearofB.attendC.hearfromD.listen
17.A.formerB.formulaC.formalD.formative
18.A.themeB.topicC.ideaD.point
19.A.borderB.linkC.degreeD.extent
20.A.diversionB.distinctionC.diversityD.similarity