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The study of connotation sharpens our realization that no two

words in the English language mean exactly the same thing. __1__,

no two words are exactly synonymous when we come to the point of

actually using them. Sometimes two words will seem so nearly alike

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in meaning that we think they are interchangeable. We might find it

hard to state their differences in meaning; __2__, we find that they wil

not serve equally well in every context. Nuances, or __3__ of meaning

which have gathered about them as a result of their special history or

their associations, will inevitably give them different capabilities.

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Such nuances, we now recognize, constitute their connotations. It is

these different connotations of synonymous words which prevent

them from being completely interchangeable. There is, __4__, a

theoretically best word for every situation, and the skill of a writer is

shown by how close he/she comes to this best one in his/her search

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for the suitable word.

( ) 1. (A) At least (B) In case (C) By far (D) Even so

( ) 2. (A) furthermore (B) subsequently (C) nevertheless (D) therefore

( ) 3. (A) shades (B) contrasts (C) repetitions (D) extensions

( ) 4. (A) however (B) reversely (C) moreover (D) accordingly