INSTRUCTION: Read the following passage and answer the questions thoroughly, choosing the right options.
PASSAGE I: Musicologists and Linguists argue about the relationship between music and language. Prominent Ethno-musicologist, Bruno Net has concluded that like language, music is a series of symbols. However, music has traditionally been used for more functional, prosaic tasks. This distinction was especially evident in the Romantic era of western music, when may composers and citifies felt that music could stand by itself to connote emotions without any extra musical references. The fundamental building blocks of both language and music are quite similar, as are the manners in which these components are combined to form a cohesive whole. In the same way that an entire piece of music can be divided into phrases; and further subdivided into specific notes, language can be divided into paragraphs, sentences and words. A single note can have different meanings, depending on the piece; a lone word can have different meanings, depending on the context in the sentence. Words and notes are also similar in that they have title intrinsic meanings, but instead act as symbols to convey larger ideas. In terms of the effect they produce music and language share a lot. Some people say music is the food of the soot This emphasizing is emotional appeal. And anyone disapprove the fact that a world of fifty spoken can produce such a satisfying effect on listeners? Isn't this the reason orators are highly regarded?
The word intrinsic in the passage means
A. neutral and essential B. fundamental and cohesive C. inherent and basic D. built-in and intricate
