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I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)
1
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Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical feature of idioms?
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A
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Phonetic manipulation.
B
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Lexical manipulation.
C
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Figures of speech.
D
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Phrasal verbs.
2
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The sentence “I like Mary better than you.” is ambiguous due to ______.
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A
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extra-linguistic context
B
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lexical context
C
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grammatical context
D
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homonymy
3
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Which of the following is NOT one of the obvious characteristics of the basic word stock?
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A
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Creativity.
B
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Stability.
C
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Duality.
D
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All national character.
4
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Which of the following is NOT considered as an inflectional affix?
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A
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-es
B
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-or
C
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-est
D
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-er
5
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The following are user-friendly features of Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, except ______.
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