Passage Two
How men first learned to invent words is unknown. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations--the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the happy and sad events of our past; the more we read and learn, the larger the number of words that mean something to us becomes.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings. This attractive use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music, and, by their position and association, can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech dull and silly.
Which of the following did men invent first?
A.Words.
B.Sounds.
C.Signs.
D.Letters.
A.find out
B.look into
C.search for
D.base on
It can be inferred from the text that______.
A.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn' t have much time to prepare his speech
C.Lincoln' s speech was full of rich words
D.Lincoln' s speech was very long
A.We can do that by checking the total debits and the total credits to see whether they are in the state of balance.
B.We can examine all the transactions carefully and find the wrong records.
C.We can balance the total debits and the total credits by posting them again.
D.We can post all the entries again and correct the mistakes.
It can be inferred from the text that__________ .
A.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn’t have much time to prepare his speech
C.Lincoln’S speech was full of‘rich words
D.Lincoln’speech was very long
Let me know if I can do()to help the disable.
A.something
B.anything
C.nothing
Our new house is very ______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A.adaptable
B.comfortable
C.convenient
D.available