21.
“
______
”
is more offensive than
“
damn
”
or
“
damn it
”
.
A. Hell
B. God damn you
C. Damn you
D. Jesus Christ
22. He was the popular candidate.
______he will be elected.
A. So that
B. As such
C. Consequently
D. Accordingly
23. In the following statements,______ is true.
A. English has gone through the stage of explicit grammar, while Chinese has.
B. Modern European languages are grammatical simpler and demonstrate less grammatical explicitly than classical European language.
C. English and Chinese are at different developmental stages.
D. English and Chinese are at same developmental stages.
24. When John Smith picks up the phone, he may say ______.
A. Hello.
This is John speaking.
B. Hello.
C. Who’s calling, please?
D. Good morning.
John Smith here.
25. When English speakers respond to thanks, they normally say ______.
A.
“
Don’t mention it
”
B.
“
It’s my pleasure
”
C.
“
Not at all
”
D.
“
No. It’s my duty
”
26. The idiomatic expression
“
to put one’s foot in one’s mouth
”
means ______.
A. to just make it
B. to say something embarrassing
C. to have an angry attitude
D. to say something wrong or unsuitable
27.
“
A blue fit
”
is close in meaning to ______.
A. annoyance
B. happiness
