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I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life ________ so happy

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Clerk: Good morning. Can I help you?Mr. Smith: Yes, I'd like a ticket to New York 9:15 tomorrow morning.Clerk: ____________?Mr. Smith: Single, please

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The weather was fine when the plane __________

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The flu is believed __________ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat

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All the employees except the manager __________ to work online at home

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If you come across some difficulty, don't __________ to tell me

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In his composition there were no other errors __________ a few misspelled words

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The principal dwelled __________ traffic safety in his talk

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The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to __________ the point

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On the river there is __________ bridge

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He felt __________ by his lack of courage when his girlfriend suggested an adventure to the African virgin forest

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Many local people are worried that the birds may not be able to __________ the winter

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He was educated at the local high school, __________ he went on to Beijing University

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Our new house is very __________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes

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Another worry is that telecommunication systems may isolate people __________ each other

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__________ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend

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It will be quite a long time ________ she is back again, so don't be too cross with her

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In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the __________ in personality

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A: Susan, this is my boyfriend Sam.B: __________C: Nice to meet you, too

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Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, __________, of course, made the others envy him

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Parent—child and husband—wife are two pairs of converses

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Grammatical meaning or a word includes part of speech, tense meaning, and stylistic coloring

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The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words is morpheme

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A word which has a synonym naturally has an antonym

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Stem is a form to which affixes of any kind can be added

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Policeman, constable, bobby and cop are synonyms differing in intensity

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Motivation explains the connection between the linguistic form and its meaning

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"Fore-" in "forehead" and "fore-" in "foreknowledge" belong to two kinds of prefix

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Celtic language made great contributions to the expansion of the English vocabulary

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The marked term of each pair of antonyms covers the sense of the unmarked term

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"Can-opener" used as slang to mean "all-purpose key"

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Celtic language made great contributions to the expansion of the English vocabulary

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Homonyms are descendants of different sources whereas a polysemant is a word of the same source which has acquired different meanings in the course of development

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Native words enjoy the same features as the basic word stock and more

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"Radiation" shows that the derived meanings of a polysemantic word are not directly related to the primary meaning

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Borrowing has played a vital role in the development of English vocabulary, particularly in earlier times

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"Radiation" shows that the derived meanings of a polysemantic word are not directly related to the primary meaning

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Homonyms come mainly from borrowing, changes in sound and spelling, and dialects

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Borrowing is a very important source of synonyms

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Shortening includes clipping and blending

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Why are prefixes and suffixes divided according to different criteria

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How would you explain the difference between back formation and suffixation? Give examples to illustrate your point