C．encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever and wherever they want

　　D．give a friendly nod in answer to an act of politeness

　　Ⅳ．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　（2016辽宁鞍山一中二模）

　　Linguistic（语言学的）Puzzles

　　How did language begin？What was the world's first language？Do all languages come from one original language？__1__

　　In the 4th century BC，the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account: Psamtik Ⅰ，an Egyptian King，wanted to find out what the oldest language in the world was.__2__ He told his servant to find two newborn babies.When the servant had found them，the king gave them to a shepherd（牧羊人）and said，“Keep these babies with the goats.Take care of them，but do not talk to them.Listen to any words that they say.”The king wanted to find out what language the children would speak if they were left alone.He said，“The first words they speak will come from the original language of the world.”

　　__3__ He told the king，who asked his scholars about this word.They told him that the Phrygians，who lived in an area which is now Turkey，called bread “becos.” The king said，“Then Phrygian is the oldest language.” Today we know that the king's conclusion was wrong.We don't know why the children said “becos”．

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