[单项选择]As large as learning to use a word processor is concerned the writer of the passage feels that Hammond ______.
A. is understating the problem
B. exaggerates one drawback
C. is too skeptical about the advantage ,
D. overestimates the danger of losing text

[单项选择]There is （）“u” and （）“s” in the word use.
A. a, a
B. a, an
C. an, an
D. an, a

[单项选择]Which word would you use to describe the author’s tone in this passage
A. Supportive
B. Objective
C. Critical
D. Indifferent

[单项选择]Church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, ______ they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, and so on.
A. be
B. being
C. were
D. are

[单项选择]We can use the word processor to （ ） your documents.
A. edit
B. compute
C. translate
D. unload

[单项选择]We can use the word processor to （） your documents.
A. edit
B. compute
C. translate
D. unload

[单项选择]The word "civilization" was just coming into use in the 18th century, in French and in English, when conservative men of letters preferred to avoid it as a newfangled------.
A. (A) orthography
B. (B) homonym
C. (C) cognomen
D. (D) misnomer
E. (E) neologism

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When we use a word in speech and writing, its most obvious purpose is to point to some thing or relation or property. This is the word’s" meaning."
Let us suppose that the one grandparent of the dog was a collie, another was an Irish terrier, another a fox terrier, and the fourth a bulldog. We can express these facts equally scientifically and objectively by-saying that he is a dog of mixed breed. We have in no way gone be yond the requirements of exact scientific description.
Suppose, however, that we had called the same animal a" mongrel". The matter is more complicated. We have used a word which objectively means the same as" dog of mixed breed", but which also arouse in our hearers an emotional attitude of disapproval toward that particular dog. A word, therefore, can not only indicate an object; but can also suggest an emotional attitude toward it. Such suggestion of an emotional attitude does go beyond exact and scientific
A. scientific subjects, emotional words are often used to make meaning clearer
B. debatable questions, objective terms are generally used to help clarify meanings
C. scientific subjects, objective terms are generally used, in groups to avoid controversy
D. debatable questions, emotional terms are used very often

[单项选择].Although many people use the word “milk” to refer cow’s milk, _______ to milk from any animal, including human milk and goat’s milk.
A. applying it also
B. applies also
C. it also applies
D. but it also applies

[单项选择]The author use the word "grassroots" (Line 1, Para. 2) to mean ______.


A. the roots of grass
B. the ordinary people
C. the leaves of grass
D. the leaders