[单项选择]The word "girl" originally meant "young person of either sex", but now it means "young people of female sex". This is an example of
A. meaning-shift.
B. loss of meaning.
C. widening of meaning.
D. narrow of meaning.

[单项选择]In Old English the word girl can refer to a young person of either sex. Today it is restricted to "a young woman". This is an instance of （　）.
A. meaning shift
B. narrowing
C. broadening
D. class shift

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YOUNG Italian girl, student, speaks English and French, seeks post in a school or family, giving lessons or looking after children. — Write Box L. 1367, The Daily —, London, E.C. 4. YOUNG man, once an officer, tired of uninteresting office work, is willing to go to any part of the world and to do anything legal; speaks several languages; drives all makes of ears; exciting work more important than salary. — Write Box F. 238, The Daily —, London, E. C.
MARRIED couple wanted Gardener; country house 2 miles from Oxford, good bus service; family three adults, five children; wages ￡ 9; comfortable rooms with central heating. — Write Box S, 754. The Daily —, London, E. C.

What kind of work is suitable for the Italian girl
Teaching classes or ______.

[填空题]As a young girl, Golda had an extraordinary speaking ability and the dedication to a homeland for Jews.

[单项选择]How does the man think of the young girl（）
A. She is too selfish.
B. She doesn’t seem to be active.
C. She lacks the basic knowledge for the job.
D. She is too sure of herself.

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