Identify the kind and the origin (Latin, Greek, French, Scandinavian or Italian) of the following groups of words.
1) thrive, they, egg, ill, die
2) status, minimum, arena, species, alibi
3) synonym, polysemy, grammar, etymology, syntax
4) symphony,
Identify the kind and the origin (Latin, Greek, French, Scandinavian or Italian) of the following groups of words.
1) thrive, they, egg, ill, die
2) status, minimum, arena, species, alibi
3) synonym, polysemy, grammar, etymology, syntax
4) symphony, piano, trio, tenor, model
5) dress, clock, pork, mutton, fry
【正确答案】：
 THEY ARE LOAN WORDS. 1) SCANDINAVIAN, 2) LATIN, 3) GREEK, 4) ITALIAN, 5) FRENCH
【题目解析】：题干译文：确定下列单词的种类和起源(拉丁语、希腊语、法语、斯堪的纳维亚语或意大利语)。（1）thrive（繁荣）, they（他们）, egg（鸡蛋）, ill（生病）, die （死亡）——Scandinavian 斯堪的纳维亚语（2）status（地位）, minimum（最小值）, arena（竞技场）, species（物种）, alibi （辩解）—— Latin 拉丁语（3）synonym（同义词）, polysemy（一词多义）, grammar（语法）, etymology（语源）, syntax（语法） —— Greek 希腊语（4）symphony（交响乐）, piano（钢琴）, trio（三重唱）, tenor（男高音）, model（模型） —— Italian 意大利语（5）dress（连衣裙）, clock（时钟）, pork（猪肉）, mutton（羊肉）, fry（油炸）—— French 法语
