The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. We need new words for inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.
Tomato was borrowed from Mexico. The word coffee came from Turkey, and tea came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too.
Strawberry, popcorn, and grandfather are words made up of two parts.
Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word. Smog was made by swing only the first two letters from the words smoke and fog.
Our sandwich was named after a man named Sandwich. Scotch Tape, Band-aid, and Jell were names made up by the companies that first made the products.
根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。
A. English can change by borrowing words from other languages. B. English is an interesting language. C. Plane was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. D. The language is always changing. E. New words are also made by adding two words together. F. The names of people and products can become new words. |
