In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, t

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问题     In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words【C1】______which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 【C2】______, that is to say, from the【C3】______of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 【C4】______we should know and use【C5】______we could not read or write.
    They【C6】______the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who【C7】______the language. such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people 【C8】______and are not the exclusive【C9】______of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 【C10】______ a multitude of words which are comparatively【C11】______used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little【C12】______ to use them at home or in the market-place.
    Our【C13】______acquaintance with them comes not from our mother’s【C14】______or from the talk of our schoolmates , 【C15】______from books that we read, lectures that we【C16】______, or the more【C17】______conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular【C18】______ in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual【C19】______of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the【C20】______between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.  
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选项 A、seldom
B、much
C、never
D、often

答案A

解析 考查副词辨析。seldom意为“不经常,很少”,符合此处语义。故选A.seldom。
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