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英语小测验 英语新词：旧词新义回收利用生活用品是一个好习惯，但你知道单词也可以“再利用”吗？随着时代的演变，很多英语单词被赋予了新和含义。你能举出几个类似的例子？你会正确地使用这些“旧词”的“新义”吗？通过本集《英语小测验》，试一试自己的英语是否与时俱进。 1. ‘Feed’ means ‘to give food to people or animals’. But these days it has taken on a different meaning. What is it? a) A slang term for a person who never seems to stop eating b) An informal word for kitchen or other eating area c) An expression meaning to charge a battery such as in a phone or car d) An area on social media where new pictures, comments and content is received 2. A ‘troll’ only used to be ‘an ugly creature in Norse mythology similar to a giant or dwarf’. These days it has taken on a different meaning. What is it? a) An extremely short or extremely tall person b) A person who deliberately acts antisocially and seeks to offend through online posts c) A person who is beautiful on the outside but extremely unkind d) A type of bread similar to a roll but made with tea 3. ‘Viral’ used to only have the meaning ‘coming from or relating to a virus’. But these days it has taken on a different meaning. What is it? | 
