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[听力原文]
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and objects, so that they could communicate with each other; we also know that 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 our own experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the happy and sad events of out past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words wh
A. The invention of words.
B. The power of words.
C. Literary styles
D. Human communication.

[单项选择]

[听力原文]
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and objects, so that they could communicate with each other; we also know that 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 our own experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the happy and sad events of out past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words wh
A. In order to communicate with each other.
B. In order to agree upon certain signs.
C. In order to combine these sounds.
D. In order to write these sounds down.

[填空题]How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words,
the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men,
unlike animals, somehow invented certain sound to express thought (1)
and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with
each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, calling letters, (2)
which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could
be written. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we (3)
call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the
things they take up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning (4)
for us by experience; and the better we live, the more certain words recall (5)
to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn,
the more the number of words t