SECTION A In this section, you will hear
a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes
on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them
to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over,
you’ll be given two minutes to check your notes, and another 10 minutes to
complete the gap-filling task. Now listen to the
mini-lecture. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps
below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is
(are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your
notes. 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.