In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprises the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words (1) which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we (2) , that is to say, from the (3) of our own family and from our familiar associates, and (4) we should know and use (5) we could not read or write. They (6) the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who (7) the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people (8) and are not the exclusive (9) of a limited class.
On the other hand, our language (10) a multitude of words which are comparatively (11) used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little (12) to use them at home or in the market-place. Our (13) acquaintance with them comes not from our mother’s (14) or from the talk of our school-mates, (15) from books that we read, lectures that we (16) , or the more (17) conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular (18) in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual (19) of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the (20) between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
7（）
A.hire
B.apply
C.adopt
D.use
参考答案：D
解析：
本题考查的是异形近义动词的词义辨析。hire雇佣；apply运用(方法，理论等)；adopt采纳；use使用。例：can you try to apply this new theory to your work你能试着将这个新理论用于工作之中吗但使用某种语言，不用apply，而用use这个动词。