英语词汇学课件Chapter 2.doc

CHAPTER 2 1. It is assumed that the world has about ___________ languages. A. 3000 B. 2000 C. 1000 D.4000 2. 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. 500 B. 4000 C. 300 D.2000 3. The Indo-European Language Family accordingly fall into ___________ principle groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set and Western set. A. eight B. six C. five D. several 4. In the Eastern set, ___________ and ___________ are each the only modern language respectively. A. Italic; Germanic B. Armenian; Albanian C. Celtic; Hellenic D. Balto-Slavic; Indo-Iranian 5. The following words are derived from the dead language Sanskrit except ___________. A. Persian B. Bengali C. Hindi D. Romany 6. All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has ___________ the English vocabulary. A. borrowed words from B. enlarged words to C. decreased words to D. lent words into 7. We find the following languages in the Celtic except ___________. A. Scottish B. Irish C. Danish D. Breton 8. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and ___________. A. Greek B. Roman C. Indian D. Russian 9. Indo-Iranian comprises the modern language except ___________. A. Persian B. Bengali C. Hindi, Romany D. Polish 10. The five Romance languages, namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called ___________. A. Sanskrit B. Latin C. Celtic D. Anglo-Saxon 11. The first peoples known to inhabit England were ___________. A. Celts B. Romans C. Anglo-Saxons D. Jutes 12. Which of the following is not included in the Germanic tribes? A. Angles. B. Celtic. C.