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How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin

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问题     How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men,【B1】______ animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and【B2】______, actions and things, so that they could【B3】______ with each other, and that later they agreed upon certain【B4】______, called letters, which could be 【B5】______ to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.
    The power of words, then lies in their【B6】______, that is, the things they bring up before our minds. Words become【B7】______with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more we are 【B8】______ of the glad and sad events of our past by certain words; and the longer we live, 【B9】______.
    Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also【B10】______. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can【B11】______. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. [br] 【B10】
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答案 express those thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to what we call literary style
解析 此处要注意听清句子后面部分修饰words的which从句。appeal to意为“诉诸……”，在此可理解为“某事物以……形式表达出来”。
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