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請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題:“Meh,” a word which indicates a lack of interest or enthusiasm, became the latest addition to the Collins EnglishDictionary. The word, which beats hundreds of other suggestions from members of the public, will feature in the30th-anniversary edition of the dictionary. Though the word apparently originates from North America, Collins said itwas now widely used on the Internet, and was increasingly heard in British spoken English.The dictionary entry for “meh” will say it can be used as an interjection to indicate indifference or boredom, as anadjective to describe something as boring or mediocre, or to show that an individual is apathetic or unimpressed.The word was popularized by the U.S. comedy animation series “The Simpsons,” where characters Bart and Lisause it to express indifference when their father Homer suggests a day trip. It was submitted by Erin Whyte fromNottingham, central England, and a panel of Collins language experts singled it out from the hundreds of othersubmissions because of its frequency of use in modern English.“This is a new exclamation from the U.S. that seems to have made its way into common speech over here,” saidCormac McKeown, head of content at Collins Dictionaries. “It shows people are increasingly writing in a registersomewhere in between spoken and written English.”
46 Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
(A)A New Word Added to the Dictionary.
(B)A Survey on Most Popular Words in English.
(C)How English Has Evolved Over the Years?
(D)The Language Used on the Internet.

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