单选题 According to the passage, what is the relationship between our thoughts and words?

A、 Our thoughts produce the words we want to use.
B、 We first have thoughts and then find words to express them.
C、 Our thoughts and words are two things independent of each other.
D、 Our thoughts are shaped by the words we master.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据原文 the words we have at our command shape our thoughts，rather than the other way around 判断，[D]为正确答案。

A、 The ancients had few words and discriminated less than we do among the words they had.
B、 They had more words and used them more freely than us.
C、 They would not use the word "love" to describe worldly pleasures.
D、 For the ancients the word "love" had more meanings than it has today.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】文章中提到古人用词时更为慎重，不把 love 这个词用于描述衣食和世俗的快乐。

A、 their knowledge of words is very poor
B、 they fail to make distinction between words; it is just a manner of speaking
C、 they are too strict with their words
D、 they use words loosely and make mistake in defining and distinguishing

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据原文 Because we use words so loosely and indiscriminately，we are able to justify almost anything we want to do．[D]为最接近的答案。