Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．Greek and Roman Mythology in Languag

B．Mythological Origins of English Word

C．Historical Changes in Word Meaning

D．Mythology and Common Word

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【定位】全文。
【解析】主旨题、全文=所举的例子都是说明一些英文单词的词义起源于神话传蜕，最后一句话也点明了主题，因此选B。
【点睛】文章只说英语单词的起源，A 中的Language太泛：文章后半部分提到普通词的词源，但前半部分的tantalize并非普通词，D小全面：文章没有讨沦单词词义的历史变迁，C与文章无关。

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