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I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)
1. Words fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.
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A. use frequency
B. notion
C. productivity
D. origin
2. Words like bear, nut, knocked out can be categorized as ______.
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A. terminology
B. jargon
C. slang
D. neologisms
3. Identify the word that is of Scandinavian origin among the following.
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A. Skirt
B. Dress
C. Model
D. Status
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A. Old English was a highly inflected language.
B. Reviving archaic or obsolete words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary
C. The word cloak is of French origin.
D. Modern English is a synthetic language.
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