Which of the following is not the French word borrowed into English during the Middle Ages、

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• 1The art of war has undergone such changes that _______.

  A.we no longer use any French words of the Middle Ages

  B.many words once common are not used any longer and they are replaced by Italian words

  C.French military terms have disappeared from the English language

  D.many words once common are now only in historical use and their places have been taken by the newly-borrowed words

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• 2All of the following have something to do with the introduction into English of many French military terms except that _______.

  A.war played an important part in English affairs in the Middle Ages

  B.the English army and navy were controlled by those who spoke French in the war between England and France

  C.France invaded England in the Middle Ages and many battles were fought in England

  D.much of English fighting was done in France in the war between England and France

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• 3The main idea of this passage is that ______.

  A.most of today’s common English military terms dated from the sixteenth century or later

  B.a study of the English vocabulary shows the important part which war has played in the history of England

  C.many French words borrowed into English during the Middle Ages have since disappeared from the language

  D.many military terms used in English were originally borrowed from French, some as early as the Middle Ages

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• 4According to the selection more than half of a person’s body is composed of ______.

  A.voluntary muscles

  B.involuntary muscles

  C.muscle fibers

  D.sensory nerves

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• 5Under a microscope, muscle cells appear to be _______.

  A.textured like wood

  B.colored like wood

  C.smooth and red

  D.short and thick

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• 6The writer takes the words “battle” and “fight” as an example to show______.

  A.French words are needed to express something new

  B.a French and a native word for the same thing have been still in common use side by side

  C.French word or the other has been lost from the English language

  D.“battle” is the borrowed word and “fight” is the native one

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• 7The custom of eating with a fork was _______.

  A.brought to Europe from America

  B.begun when forks were invented

  C.brought to Europe from Asia

  D.invented by Italians

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• 8By the fifteenth century forks were used _______.

  A.all over Italy

  B.only in Constantinople

  C.widely in Europe

  D.In England

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• 9To English travellers in Italy, the use of forks seemed _______.

  A.clever

  B.necessary

  C.good manner

  D.ridiculous

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• 10The English thought that Italians used forks in order to ________.

  A.imitate the people of the East

  B.keep their food clean

  C.impress visitors with their good manners

  D.amuse the English

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