We use language primarily as a means of communication with other human beings. Each of us shares with the community in which we ive a store of words and meanings as well as agreeing conventions as __1__ to the way in which words should be arranged to convey a particular __2__ message: the English speaker has in his disposal a vocabulary and a __3__ set of grammatical rules which enables him to communicate his __4__ thoughts and feelings, in a variety of styles, to the other English __5__ speakers. His vocabulary, in particular, both that which he uses activetly and that which he recognises, increases in size as he grows old as a result of education and experience. __6__ But, whether the language store is relatively small or large, the system remains no more than a psychological reality for tike inpidual, unless he has a means of expressing it in terms able to be seen by another __7__ member of his linguistic community; he has to give the system a concrete transmission form. We take it for granted two most __8__ common forms of transmission-by means of sounds produced by our vocal organs （speech） or by visual signs （writing）. And these are __9__ among most striking of human achievements. __10__
【答案】
1. agreeing ——agreed考試大
2. ∧words——these/those words
3. in the disposal ——at the disposal
4. enables——enable
5. delete “the” before “other English speakers”
6. old—— older考試大
7. seen —— perceived, understood, comprehended
8. delete “it” before “for granted”
9. And —— Yet; However
10. ∧most —— the most striking
【答案】
1. agreeing ——agreed考試大
2. ∧words——these/those words
3. in the disposal ——at the disposal
4. enables——enable
5. delete “the” before “other English speakers”
6. old—— older考試大
7. seen —— perceived, understood, comprehended
8. delete “it” before “for granted”
9. And —— Yet; However
10. ∧most —— the most striking