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  3. The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application. A word may be a fine-sounding word, of a

The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application. A word may be a fine-sounding word, of a

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问题     The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves,
but in their application. A word may be a fine-sounding word,
of an unusual long, and very imposing from its learning and【S1】________
novelty, and yet in the connection which it is introduced, may 【S2】________
be quite pointless and irrelevant. It is not pomp or pretension,
but the adaptation to the expression to the idea that clenches【S3】________
a writer’s meaning: as it is not the size or glossiness of the
materials, but their being fitted  each to their place, that gives【S4】________
strength to the arch; or as the pegs  and  nails  are necessary【S5】________
to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more
so than the mere showy, unsubstantial ornaments. I hate
anything that occupies more space than it is worthy.  I hate【S6】________
to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to
see a parcel of big words   without nothing in them. A【S7】________
person who does not deliberately dispose of all his thoughts
alike in cumbrous draperies and flimsy disguises, may strike
out twenty varieties of familiar everyday language, each
coming somewhat near to the feeling he wants to convey【S8】________
to, and at last not hit upon that particular and only one, which【S9】________
may be said to be identical with the exact impression in his
mind. This would seem to show that Mr. Cobbett is hardly
right in saying that the first word that occurred is always【S10】________
the best. It may be a very good one; and yet a better
may present itself on reflection or from time to time. It should be
suggested naturally, however, and spontaneously, from a fresh
and lively conception of the subject.
【S8】
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答案near→neaer
解析 题目所在句成分完整，未有残缺。但结合这句的语义“如果一个人不是故意都……那么他或许能想出20多种日常表达，每一种表达都会稍微接近他的想法，但仍无法找到那仅有的与他所表达完全相符的想法”可知，这里的20种表达之间应该是有一种比较关系的：一种比另一种能更接近作者的想法。但仍未能完全相符，故题目所在行的near应该用其比较级nearer，表示“更加接近”。
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