We are interested in the weather because it _______ us so directly—what we wear, what we do and even how we feel.

—Davidhasmadegreatprogressrecently.—_______，and_______.

“ Apple, pear, peach, orange, lemon, etc. ” make up the ______ of “ fruit ”.

Wordsthatareidenticalonlyinspellingbutdifferentinsoundandmeaningarecalled______.

Aliens are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling. Which of the following words comes from Chinese?