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PART III CLOZE [15 MIN] Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on ANSWER SHEET TWO. How men first learned to invent words is unknown; __31__, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain __32__ to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, _33___ they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed _34___ certain signs, called letters, which could be __35__ to represent those sounds, and which could be__ 36___. Those sounds, whether spoken, _37____ written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their _38___ – the things they bring up before our minds. Words become __39__ with meaning for us by experience; _40__ the longer we live, the more certain words __41___ to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we __42__, the more the number of words that mean something to us __43__. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal __44__ to our minds and emotions. This ___45__ and telling use of words is what we call __46__ style. Above all, the real poet is a master of __47__. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which __48___ their position and association can _49___ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will __50__ our speech or writing silly and vulgar. 31. [A] in addition [B] in other words [C] in a word [D] in summary 32. [A] sounds [B] gestures [C] signs [D] movements 33. [A] such that [B] as that [C] so that [D] in that 34. [A] in [B] with [C] of [D] upon 35. [A] spelt [B] combined [C] written [D] copied 36. [A] written down [B] handed down [C] remembered [D] obs