D．think of someone other than himself/herself

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第四段"Self­preservation is a good thing.You have to depend on yourself to survive."可知，自我保护的人依靠自己生存。]

　　3．We can know from the passage that ．

　　A．self­pity is a good thing to have

　　B．some expressions of self sound strange

　　C．"to get over yourself" is a kind of physical exercise

　　D．"full of yourself" means thinking of other people's needs

　　B　[细节理解题。根据倒数第二段"Some expressions using the word'self'can sound strange."和最后一段"Another unusual­sounding expression is to be'full of yourself'．"可知，一些带有self的表达是很奇怪的。]

　　4．What does the passage mainly talk about?

　　A．The real meaning of the word "self"．

　　B．Best ways to learn English expressions well.

　　C．How to express your real emotions.

　　D．Some English expressions about "self"．

　　D　[主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了与self相关的一些英语单词及短语。]

　　B

　　Towards the end of Middle English，a sudden change in pronunciation started，with vowels (元音) being pronounced shorter and shorter.From the 16th century the British had contact (接触) with many people from around the world.This meant that lots of new vocabulary entered the language.The invention of printing also meant that there was now a common language in print.Books became cheaper and more people learned to read.Spelling and grammar became fixed，and the dialect of London became the standard.In 1604 the first English dictionary came out.

Early Modern English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words.Late Modern English has many more words，mainly because of the following