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1、CHAPTER 21. It is assumed that the world has about _ languages.A. 3000 B. 2000C. 1000 D.40002. It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000 (some put it 5000) languages, which can be grouped into roughly _ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A.
2、 500 B. 4000C. 300 D.20003. The Indo-European Language Family accordingly fall into _ principle groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set and Western set.A. eight B. sixC. five D. several4. In the Eastern set, _ and _ are each the only modern language respectively.A. Italic; Germanic B. Armen
3、ian; AlbanianC. Celtic; Hellenic D. Balto-Slavic; Indo-Iranian5. The following words are derived from the dead language Sanskrit except _.A. Persian B. BengaliC. Hindi D. Romany6. All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has _ the English vocabula
4、ry.A. borrowed words from B. enlarged words toC. decreased words to D. lent words into7. We find the following languages in the Celtic except _.A. Scottish B. IrishC. Danish D. Breton8. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and
5、_.A. Greek B. RomanC. Indian D. Russian 9. Indo-Iranian comprises the modern language except _.A. Persian B. BengaliC. Hindi, Romany D. Polish10. The five Romance languages, namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called _.A. S
6、anskrit B. LatinC. Celtic D. Anglo-Saxon11. The first peoples known to inhabit England were _.A. Celts B. RomansC. Anglo-Saxons D. Jutes12. Which of the following is not included in the Germanic tribes?A. Angles. B. Celtic.C. Saxons. D. Jutes.13. Some foreign languages have impact on old English exc
7、ept _.A. French B. LatinC. Norwegian D. Danish14. After the _, the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. Greeks B. IndiansC. Romans D. French15. As a result, Celtic made only a _ contribution to the English vocabulary.A. small B. bigC. great D. smaller16. The intr
8、oduction of _ at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. printing B. ChristianityC. French words D. all the above17. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out the _.A. Old English B. Middle EnglishC. Anglo
9、-Saxon D. Celtic18. Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words.A. 30000 to 40000 B. 40000 to 50000C. 50000 to 60000 D. 60000 to 7000019. It is estimated that at least _ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English.A. 1200 B. 800C. 900 D. 100020. Which of the following is not Scand
10、inavian origin?A. Skirt. B. Alter.C. Their. D. Birth.21. The _ family consists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish, which are generally known as Scandinavian languages.A. Germanic B. Indo-EuropeanC. Albanian D. Hellenic22. Old English vocabulary was esse
11、ntially _ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian.A. Italic B. GermanicC. Celtic D. Hellenic23. The Norman Conquest in 1066 introduced a large number of words into the English vocabulary.A. French B. GreekC. Danish D. Latin24. In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegia
12、n and Danish Vikings. With the invaders, many _ words came into the English language.A. Greek B. RomanC. Celtic D. Scandinavian25. Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?A. Users of Old English borrowed heavily from Latin and other languages.B. Old English has a vocabulary of about 500
13、00 to 60000.C. Old English refers to the English language used from 450 to 1150.D. Old English was a highly inflected language.26. Identify the word that _ is of Scandinavian origin among the following.A. skirt B. dressC. model D. status27. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of French word
14、s into English _ of them are still in use today.A. Eighty-five percent B. Fifty-six percentC. Seventy-two percent D. Seventy-five percent28. By the end of the _ century, virtually all of the people who held political or social power and many of those in powerful Church positions were of Norman French origin.A. 10th B. 11thC. 12th D. 13th29. Modern English began with the establishment of _ in England.A. printing B. Bourgeois RevolutionC. Industrial Revolution D. the Renaissance30. Considering the changes in _, we regard the year of
