Whenyouarelearninglanguageswhatdoyouthinkisthemostinteresting?Oneofthemostinterestingofallstudiesisthestudyofwordsandwordorigins.Eachlanguageis__41__ofseveralearlierlanguagesandthewordsofalanguagecansometimesbetraced__42_throughtwoorthreedifferentlanguagestotheir__43__.Againawordfromonelanguagemaypassintootherlanguagesand__44__anewmeaning.Theword“etiquette”whichis__45__Frenchoriginandoriginallymeantalabel(标志)__46__asignpassedintoSpanishandkeptitsoriginalmeaning.SoinSpanishtheword“etiquette”todayisusedto__47__thesmalltags(标签)whichastore__48__toasuitadressorabottle.Theword“etiquette”inFrench__49__graduallydevelopedadifferentmeaning.It__50__becamethecustomtowritedirectionsonsmallcardsor“etiquette”astohowvisitorsshoulddressthemselvesand__51__duringanimportantceremonyattheroyalcourt.__52__theword“etiquette”begantoindicateasystemofcorrectmannersforpeopletofollow.__53__thismeaningthewordpassedintoEnglish.
Considertheword“breakfast”.“Tofast”istogoforsomeperiodoftimewithout_54__.Thusinthemorningaftermanyhours__55__thenightwithoutfoodone__56__one’sfast.
ConsidertheeverydayEnglish__57_“Good-bye”.Manymanyyearsagopeoplewouldsaytoeach__58__onparting“Godbewithyou.”Asthiswas__59__overandovermillionsoftimesitgraduallybecame__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
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