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The English Vocabulary
Vocabulary is a complete inventory of the words in
a language. It can be divided into active vocabulary,
which refers to (1) ______ which a person use, and (1) ______
passive vocabulary.
The English vocabulary is a mixture of native
words and borrowed words:
Ⅰ . Native words--Most of them are of (2) ______ (2) ______
origin.
1) words denoting the commonest things
necessary for life
2) words denoting the most indispensable things
3) auxiliary and modal verbs, etc.
—They are (3)______ in number. (3) ______
Ⅱ. Borrowed words—Also known as (4)______. (4) ______
1) The adaptation of foreign words into the
English vocabulary began (5)______ the English (5) ______
came to England.
2) Many of the words about religious service such
as bishop, creed, and priest are from (6)______ (6) ______
3) The Norman Conquest in 1066 introduced
many (7) ______ words into English. (7) ______
4) The Renaissance introduced many (8)______ (8) ______
words into English.
5) At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries,
English made a number of (9)______from languages (9) ______
spoken outside Europe.
6) In the twentieth century, words derived from
Latin or Greek elements are learned or (10)______ (10) ______
words and they don’t seem foreign.