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 are those words【C1】______which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the【C2】______of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use【C3】______we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who【C4】______the language. Such words may be called "popular" ,since they belong to the people at large and are not the exclusive possession of a limited class.
    On the other hand, our language comprises a multitude of words which are comparatively【C5】______used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little【C6】______to use them at home or .in the market place. Our first acquaintance with them comes not from our mother’ s【C7】______or from the talk of our school mates,【C8】______ from books that we read, lectures that we attend, or the more formal conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular【C9】______ in style appropriately elevated above the habitual extent of everyday life. Such words are called "learned" , and the【C10】______ between them and the "popular" words is, of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
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选项 A、mates
B、relatives
C、members
D、fellows

答案C

解析 本题考察异形近义名词的词义。根据上下文可知,句中指:我们的家庭成员。A.mates(伙伴,同事);B.relatives(亲戚);C.members(成员);D.fellow(伙伴,家伙)。family members(家庭成员),符合句意。
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