听力题 Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage．At the end of the passage， you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．Now， listen to the passage．

单选题 According to the passage，new words tend to come from

A、 world politics．
B、 advances in science．
C、 areas of life．
D、 all the above．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】

单选题 The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpoint．

A、 historical
B、 cultural
C、 commercial
D、 colonial

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】

单选题 According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language?

A、 It is outdated in grammar.
B、 It accepts new words from science.
C、 It has begun taking in new words.
D、 It tends to embrace new words.

【正确答案】 D

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