In the mid-seventeenth century, （ ）enabled English to absorb words from all major languages of the world.
A、the Renaissance
B、the growth of colonization
C、advances in science and technology
D、a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek classics
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：本题主要考查现代英语的发展。17世纪中期，殖民主义的发展使英语吸收了世界各大语言的词汇。
