How men first learned to i nvent words is unknown; (31)____, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain (32)____ to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, (33)____ they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (34)____ certain signs, called letters, which could be (35)____ to represent those sounds, and which could be (36)_____. Those sounds, whether spoken, (37)_____ written in letters, we call words.

     The power of words, then, lies in their (38)____ the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (39)____ with meaning for us by experience; (40)._____ the longer we live, the more certain words (41)_____ to us the happy and sad events of our past: and the more we (42)____, the more the number of words that mean something to us (43)____

     Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal (44)____ to our minds and emotions. This (45)._____ and telling use of words is what we call (46)____ style. Above all, the real poet is a master of (47)____. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which (48)_____ their position and association can (49)____ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will (50)____ our speech or writing silly and vulgar.

(31) A. in addition       B. in other words       C. in a word      D. in summary

(32) A. sounds          B. gestures             C. signs         D. movements

(33) A. such that        B. as that               C. so that    D. in that

(34) A. in      B. with      C. of      D. upon

(35) A. spelt      B. combined      C. written      D copied

(36) A. written down      B. handed down      C. remembered      D. observed

(37) A. and      B. yet      C. also      D. or

(38) A. functions     B. associations     C. roles     D. links

(39) A. filled     B. full     C. live     D. active

(40) A. but     B. or     C. yet     D. and

(41 ) A. reappear     B. recall     C. remember     D. recollect

(42) A. read and think   B. read and recall   C. read and learn  D. read and recite

(43) A. raises     B. increases     C. improves     D. emerges

(44) A. intensively     B. extensively     C. broadly     D. powerfully

(45) A. charming     B. academic     C. conventional     D. common

(46) A. written    B. spoken     C. literary      D. dramatic

(47) A. signs      B. words      C. style      D. sound

(48) A. in      B. on      C. over&n bsp;     D. by

(49) A. move      B. engage      C. make      D. force

(50) A. transform      B. change      C. make      D. convert