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How men first learnt to invent words is unknown: in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that

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问题     How men first learnt to invent words is unknown: in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could【B1】______each other: and that later they【B2】______certain signs, called letters, which could be【B3】______to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.
    The power of words, then【B4】______their associations, that is, the things they bring up before our minds. Words become【B5】______with meaning for us by experience: and the longer we live, the more we【B6】______the glad and sad events of our past by certain words: and the longer we live, the more words we read and learn, the more the number of words that means something to us increases.
    Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express those thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to what we call【B7】______style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can【B8】______his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them【B9】______, or they will make our speech silly and【B10】______.
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答案combined
解析 此空在could be之后，有可能需填过去分词或形容词，再观察后面and连接的并列从句的结构，不难推知此空应为被动语态，用动词的过去分词。combine意为“结合”。
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