We are interested in the weather because it _______ us so directly—what we wear, what we do and even how we feel.
B
affect多作为动词来用，表示影响。effect多作为名词来用，表示“作用、效果”。benefit：有利于。guide：引导。根据句意，本题应该用affect(影响)。
______ of meaning is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized.
Fromtheviewpointofwordformation,theword“smog”isa______.
ModernEnglishvocabularydevelopsthroughthefollowingchannelsEXCEPT______.
Weweretoldthatthestonefigure_______backtothe16thcenturywasofgreatvalue.