C ． I told him exactly when I would leave for Paris ．

D ． He bought tea, coffee, eggs, milk, etc ．

20 ． The difference found in answers to negative questions between English and Chinese demonstrates that _______ ．（      ）

A ． English speakers are direct and Chinese speakers are indirect

B ． English speakers are individualistic and Chinese speakers are polite

C ． English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic language

D ． Chinese speakers are strongly influenced by the environment, the way in which the question is formed, while English speakers are not

Ⅱ． Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives ． Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives can complete the statement ． There might be more than one correct answer ． (10%)

21 ． “To be all thumbs” is synonymous to “________” ． （      ）

A ． to be proud                                                  B ． to be clumsy

C ． to be good at doing something                        D ． to be bad at doing something

22 ． “ 黑面包 ” can be translated into “________” ． （      ）

A ． black bread                                                  B ． blue bread

C ． brown bread                                               D ． red bread

23 ． “_________” is an euphemism for “lavatory” ．（      ）

A ． Bathroom                                                     B