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A:Connotative meaning
B:Social meaning
C:Reflected meaning
D:Collective meaning
Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime____.
A:stage
B:scene
C:location
D:occasion
We expected many club members would come to the tea party,_______turned up.
A:only a few
B:very few
C:but a few
D:but few
I’d like to go to the cinema, but I’m_______to.
A:enable
B:disable
C:unable
D:able
Companies are struggling to find the right____between supply and demand, but it is no easy task.
A:equation
B:formula
C:balance
D:pattern
We finished the run in less than half the time ____.
A:allowing
B:to allow
C:allowed
D:allows
In deciding_______a course of action, the candidates tried to estimate its likely impact on the voters．
A:what to pursue
B:which to pursue
C:whether to pursue
D:if to pursue
( )refers to some words or expressions which are to be avoided because tradition or social customs strongly frowns on their use and some topics which are to be avoided.
A:Honorifics
B:Terms of humility
C:Euphemisms
D:Verbal taboos
When the city was_______, everyone knew that total defeat was certain.
A:cut off
B:cut down
C:cut across
D:cut out
The doctors are_______about the guidelines under which they can carry out euthanasia.
A:at a stretch
B:at a loss
C:at random
D:at length
____is the communicative value an expression has in addition to the purely conceptual meaning.
A:Connotative meaning
B:Social meaning
C:Reflected meaning
D:Collective meaning
Hardly had he arrived at the airport_______he was told that the flight had been cancelled.
A:than
B:when
C:before
D:then
____refers to some words or expressions which are to be avoided because tradition or social customs strongly frowns on their use and some topics which are to be avoided.
A:Honorifics
B:Terms of humility
C:Euphemisms
D:Verbal taboos
Then the speaker______the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
A:went after
B:went for
C:went into
D:put up with
The decision_______how much money should go to education is of vital importance.
A:due to
B:owing to
C:as to
D:so as to
A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and____your text more easily.
A:register
B:edit
C:propose
D:discharge
Waving good-bye is an example of( ).
A:substitution
B:accenting
C:regulating
D:complementing
Many a man _______sacrificed his life for the cause of revolution.
A:has
B:have
C:is
D:are
Analogy is often made in English between____and people who are rude or hot-tempered or people with high intelligence or remarkable power of endurance.
A:bears
B:horses
C:monkeys
D:foxes
A major-party nominee has the critical advantage in the campaign for the presidential election_______he has the support from the party-faithful.
A:in that
B:in which
C:for which
D:for that
It was Allen who_______with the bright idea to have a barbecue near the lake.
A:went up
B:came along
C:went along
D:came up
Some research workers completely____all those facts as though they never existed .
A:ignore
B:leave
C:refuse
D:miss
In English culture, privacy is regarded as part of( ).
A:human nature
B:human desire
C:human rights
D:individualism
I would appreciate_______it a secret.
A:your keeping
B:you to keep
C:that you keep
D:that you will keep
When the fever eventually_______, he is likely to feel tired and weak for a while.
A:dies down
B:dies out
C:loses
D:leaves
We didn't know his telephone number;otherwise we______him.
A:would have telephoned
B:must have telephoned
C:would telephone
D:had telephoned
“Red tape” means( ).
A:a red cassette
B:the rigid unnecessary official rules and regulations
C:the necessary of official rules and regulations
D:a red string
_____ the Internet is of great help. I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A:If
B:While
C:Because
D: As
Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he stil found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only______to his confusion.
A:extended
B:amounted
C:added
D:turned
The word “workaholic” is often used to refer to( ).
A:Africans
B:Americans
C:Chinese
D:Koreans
( )relations at the sentential level refer to construction whose components are linked through the use of conjunctions.
A:Hypotactic
B:Paratactic
C:Grammatical
D:Branching
I am for your proposal that the discussion about future plans_______.
A:to be put off
B:be put off
C:should put off
D:was put off
Americans don't like being inquired about their choice of voting, because( ).
A:they don't want others to know about it
B:they are afraid to being murdered
C:they don't want others to support their choice of voting
D:they are not sure of their own choice of voting
The prisoners will work for up to 90 days _______the gang.
A:to
B:at
C:on
D:of
When you want to learn about someone's family relationship with another person, you may ask____.
A:Are you relatives?
B:Are you family members?
C:How are you called?
D:How are you related?
Stereotyping has its practical uses and limitations, because it helps us better understand what appears to be a mess and at the same time any generalization is very often an overgeneralization.
A:错误
B:正确
North Americans prefer to sit where they are side-by-side to one another.
A:错误
B:正确
In certain situations body action contradicts what is being said.
A:错误
B:正确
（ ）On your way to the school cinema, you happen to meet Professor Jones walking to the cinema, too. You can greet him by saying You're going to see the film, aren't you?
A:错误
B:正确
Whenever someone responds to the behavior or the behavior residue of another person, communication has taken place.
A:错误
B:正确
“Promises” like Why don't we get together one of these days? , though frequently made by Americans, are no commitment.
A:错误
B:正确
To initiate conversation with an Englishman , you can say It's raining today, isn't it ？
A:错误
B:正确
Some anthropologists refer to custom, rituals and, in a word, the total life way of a people as popular culture.
A:错误
B:正确
（ ）In the United States, the extended family, rather than the nuclear family, is considered the family.
A:错误
B:正确
It is a Chinese way of showing hospitality to insist on people accepting offers of drinks and cigarettes.
A:错误
B:正确
Given name or forename has recently replace Christian name in many English form, because religious beliefs are very much a matter of privacy.
A:错误
B:正确
Americans expect an invitation to a dinner or a request for a date or for any other social event to be offered reasonably far in advance.
A:错误
B:正确
Monochronic time systems are characterized by several things happening at once.
A:错误
B:正确
In the U.S., it is a compliment to tell someone that he or she has put on some weight.
A:错误
B:正确
In the United States, the extended family, rather than the nuclear family, is considered the family.
A:错误
B:正确
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