结合课文Vocabulary Change 回答下列问题:It is apparent that __________.
A. it takes time for people to accept borrowed words
B. borrowing is considered the best way to add new words to a language whenever people do not have a readily available word for something in the world
C. people would rather borrow words than exploit native resources
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结合课文Vocabulary Change 回答下列问题:Once a word is borrowed, it __________.
A. will immediately be treated according to new sound patterns
B. will have two acceptable pronunciations at the same time
C. will be pronounced in the old way for some time before it takes on new sound patterns
结合课文Vocabulary Change 回答下列问题:In the "widening" and "narrowing" processes, the __________ of a word changes.
A. pronunciation
B. spelling
C. meaning
结合课文Vocabulary Change 回答下列问题:The change in meaning of the word dog from "a specific kind of dogs" to "dogs in general" is an example of __________.
A. widening
B. narrowing
C. borrowing
If a speaker of one of these languages does not have a readily( ) (avail)word for something in the world and a speaker of the other language does, the first speaker often borrows the word from the second speaker.