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【单选题】AlthoughEnglish is not as old asChinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day.
English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from. Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from.Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with hamAbout a hundred years ago, some men went toAmerica fromEurope. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak goodEnglish, but they ate good fooD、When someAmericans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, "We come from Hamburg." One of theseAmericans owned a restaurant, and had an ideA、He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called "hamburgers". Today, "hamburgers" are sold in many countries around the worlD、
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is very interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The explanation, for mostEnglish words, can be found in any largeEnglish dictionary.
According to the author, which of the following can often be found in any largeEnglish dictionary
A、Where all the new words come from.
B、Where those Germans came from.
C、The reason why a word has a certain meaning.
D、The reason whyEnglish is spoken around the worlD、
网考网参考答案：C
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