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结合课文Vocabulary Change 回答下列问题：Once a word is borrowed, it __________.

A. will immediately be treated according to new sound patterns
B. will have two acceptable pronunciations at the same time
C. will be pronounced in the old way for some time before it takes on new sound patterns

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结合课文Vocabulary Change 回答下列问题：In the "widening" and "narrowing" processes, the __________ of a word changes.

A. pronunciation
B. spelling
C. meaning

结合课文Vocabulary Change 回答下列问题：The change in meaning of the word dog from "a specific kind of dogs" to "dogs in general" is an example of __________.

A. widening
B. narrowing
C. borrowing

If a speaker of one of these languages does not have a readily( ) (avail)word for something in the world and a speaker of the other language does, the first speaker often borrows the word from the second speaker.

Another large group of words came into English as a result of contact through invasion, in this case the Norman( ) (conquer)of England in 1066.