“Woman” becomes “Frau” in German, “femme” in French and “fùnǔ” in Chinese. This example shows that in different languages the same concept can be represented by different ______．

 A. sounds 

 B．forms

 C. unities 

 D．meanings

The following words of the basic word stock denote the most common things and phenomena of the world around us EXCEPT ______．

A. fire 

B．hot

C. photoscanning 

D．sister

Aliens are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling. Which of the following words comes from Chinese?

A. Bazaar. 

B．Kowtow.

C. Rajah. 

D．Blitzkrieg.

The Indo-European language family is made up of the languages of the following EXCEPT ______．

A. Europe 

B．the Far East

C. India 

D．the Near East

Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words in the present-day English vocabulary?

A. The rapid development of modern science and technology.

B．Social, economic and political changes.

C. The invasion of foreign countries.

D． The influence of other cultures and languages.