The development of English vocabulary can be divided into the following particular historical period EXCEPT ______. (      )

A. Old English 

B. Middle English

C. New English 

D. Modern English

The definition of a word comprises the following points ______ . (      )

(1) a minimal free form of a language

(2) a sound unity

(3) a unit of meaning

(4) a form that can function alone in a sentence

A. (1) and (2) 

B. (1) (2) and (3)

C. (2) (3) and (4) 

D. (1) (2) (3) and (4)

Words of the basic word stock can each be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and affixes, e.g. foot is the father of football, footage and footprint. This demonstrates that one of the characteristics of the words of the basic stock is ______ . (      )

A. productivity  

B. polysemy

C. stability 

D. collocability

The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and ______ . (      )

A. India 

B. the Far East

C. the West Asia  

D. America

 In the early period of Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek and ______ classics. This is known in history as the Renaissance. (      )

A. India 

B. German

C. Roman 

D. Chinese