Part Ⅲ CLOZE
Directions: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 your answer sheet.
How men first learned to invent words is unknown； 51 ，the origin of language is a mystery.All we really know is that men，unlike animals，somehow invented certain
52 to express thoughts and feelings，actions and things， 53 they could communicate with each other；and that later they agreed 54 certain signs，called letters，which could be 55 to represent those sounds，and which could be 56 .Those sounds，whether spoken， 57 written in letters，we call words.
The power of words，then，lies in their 58 —the things they bring up before our minds.Words become 59 with meaning for us by experience； 60 the longer we live，the more certain words 61 to us the happy and sad events of our past；and the more we 62 ，the more the number of words that mean something to us 63 .Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these
thoughts in words which appeal 64 to our minds and emotions.This 65 and
telling use of words is what we call 66 style.Above all，the real poet is a master of 67 .He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music，and which 68 their position and association can 69 men to tears.We should，therefore，learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately，or they will 70 our speech or writing silly and vulgar.
51.A.in addition B.in other words C.in a word D.in summary
52.A.sounds B.gestures C.signs D.movements
53.A.such that B.as that C.so that D.in that
54.A.in B.with C.of D.upon
55.A.spelt B.combined C.written D copied
56.A.written down B.handed down C.remembered D.observed
57.A.and B.yet C.also D.or(https://www.daowen.com)
58.A.functions B.associations C.roles D.links
59.A.filled B.full C.live D.active
60.A.but B.or C.yet D.and
61.A.reappear B.recall C.remember D.recollect
62.A.read and think B.read and recall C.read and learn D.read and recite
63.A.raises B.increases C.improves D.emerges
64.A.intensively B.extensively C.broadly D.powerfully
65.A.charming B.academic C.conventional D.common
66.A.written B.spoken C.literary D.dramatic
67.A.signs B.words C.style D.sound
68.A.in B.on C.over D.by
69.A.move B.engage C.make D.force
70.A.transform B.change C.make D.convert