1.The pair of words “ lend ” and “ borrow ” are ___.(       )

  A.gradable opposites              B.relational opposites

  C.co-hyponyms                     D.synonyms

2.The discovery of Indo-European language family began with the work of the British scholar      .(       )

  A.Jacob Grimm       B.Rasmus Rask

  C.Franz Bopp        D.Sir William Jones

3.A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as __.(       )

  A.unusual           B.something to be feared

  C.abnormal          D.natural

4.__produce fast and fluent speech with good intonation and pronunciation but the content of their speech ranges from mildly inappropriate to complete nonsense,often as unintelligible.(       )

  A.Broca's aphasic       B.The linguistic deprivation

  C.The damage on the angular gyrus       D.Wernicke's aphasic

5.Some Southern learners of English in China tend to say “ night ” as “ light ” .This shows:     .(       )

  A.They cannot pronounce/n/      

  B.Interlangue interference because there is notthe sound /n/in their mother tongue

  C.The teachers do not have a good teaching method

  D.They do not like to pronounce nasal sounds

6.A word with several meanings is called __word.(       )

  A.a polysemous     B.a synonymous     C.an abnormal     D.a multiple

7.The function of the sentence “ A nice day, isn't it? ” is __.(       )

  A.informative      B.phatic     C.directive      D.performative

8.The most recognizable differences between American English and British English are in __ and vocabulary.(       )

  A.usage           B.grammar       C.pronunciation       D.structure