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

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问题    In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together,  comprises the whole vocabulary. First, there arc 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 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 first acquaintance with these words【C13】______not from our mother’s【C14】______or from the talk of our school-mates,【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】______everyday life. Such words【C20】______"learned", and the distinction between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
【C8】

选项 A、in public
B、at most
C、at large
D、at best

答案C

解析 本题考查介词词组辩义。句意:“这样的一些词语或许可以称做大众化的词语,因为它们属于所有使用这种语言的人,而不是某一个特定阶层专有的东西。”in public“公开地,当众”;at most“至多,不超过”;at best“充其量,至多”,例;She will be backin half:year at most.“她至多半年后回来。”at large“普遍的,一般的”,例:We must pay attention to the education of the society at large.符合上
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