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Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, semantic change, and borrowing. What is the role of borrowing?
【正确答案】：

BORROWING HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCABULARY, PARTICULARLY IN EARLIER TIMES. THOUGH STILL AT WORK NOW, IT CAN HARDLY COMPARE WITH WHAT IT DID IN THE PAST. WITH THE CHANGE OF WORLD SITUATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY, THE ROLE OF EACH FOREIGN CONTRIBUTOR WILL CHANGE ACCORDINGLY.

【题目解析】：现代英语词汇扩展的渠道主要有三种：创词、旧词新义和借词。借词在词汇的发展中起到了重要的作用（vital role），尤其是在早期。借词虽然现在仍在进行，但与以前相比却是微乎其微了。随着世界形势的变化和经济的发展，英语借词的来源情况也有相应的变化。