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

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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