Whenyouarelearninglanguages,whatdoyouthinkisthemostinte...

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When you are learning languages, what do you think is the most interesting? One of the most interesting of all studies is the study of words and word origins．Each language is __41__ of several earlier languages and the words of a language can sometimes be traced __42_ through two or three different languages to their __43__n a word from one language may pass into other languages and __44__ a new meaning．The word “etiquette,” which is __45__ French origin and originally meant a label （标志）, __46__ a sign, passed into Spanish and kept its original meaning．So in Spanish the word “etiquette” today is used to __47__ the small tags （标签） which a store __48__ to a suit, a dress or a bottle．The word “etiquette” in French, __49__, gradually developed a different meaning．It __50__ became the custom to write directions on small cards, or “etiquette”, as to how visitors should dress themselves and __51__ during an important ceremony at the royal court．__52__ the word “etiquette” began to indicate a system of correct manners for people to follow．__53__ this meaning, the word passed into English．

Consider the word “breakfast”．“To fast” is to go for some period of time without _54__．Thus in the morning after many hours __55__ the night without food, one __56__ one’s fast．

Consider the everyday English __57 _ “Good-bye”．Many many years ago, people would say to each __58__ on parting “God be with you．” As this was __59__ over and over millions of times, it gradually became __60__ to “Good-bye”．

41．A．collected        B．made             C．composed         D．contained

42．A．to               B．on               C．in               D．back

43．A．ends             B．backgrounds      C．bases            D．origins

44．A．pick             B．develop          C．change           D．choose

45．A．of               B．with             C．on               D．by

46．A．with             B．and              C．or               D．for

47．A．show             B．design           C．hold             D．indicate

48．A．lays             B．attaches         C．binds            D．gives

49．A．however          B．moreover         C．therefore        D．furthermore

50．A．late             B．lately           C．later            D．latest

51．A．respond          B．prepare          C．act              D．follow

52．A．Thus             B．Also             C．Yet              D．Nevertheless

53．A．After            B．With             C．Of               D．For

54．A．sleeping         B．working          C．eating           D．talking

55．A．for              B．during           C．at               D．on

56．A．breaks           B．continues        C．remembers        D．forgets

57．A．statement        B．expression      C.  proverb          D．conversation

58．A．other            B．person           C．one              D．member

59．A．reproduced       B．revised          C．reviewed         D．retold

60．A．combined         B．accepted         C．reformed         D．shortened

【回答】

41-45 CDDBA  46-50 CDBAC   51-55 CABCB   56-60 ABADD

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