C. homonymy
D. polysemy
25. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of idioms? （ ）
A. Semantic unity.
B. Lexical manipulation.
C. Phonetic unity.
D. Structural variation.
26. Which of the following is NOT one of the rhetoric characteristics of idioms in general?（ ）
A. Stylistic features.
B. Syntactical features.
C. Rhetorical features.
D. Occasional variations.
27. The idiom “bed of dust” is a ___________ as far as figures of speech are concerned. （ ）
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. metonymy
D. personification
28. Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary is a(n) _____________ dictionary. （ ）
A. unabridged
B. desk
C. pocket
D. encyclopedic
29. When we choose a dictionary, we should not pay attention to whether it is _____________. （ ）
A. monolingual or bilingual
B. general or specialized
C. early or late
D. unabridged or abridged
30. Readers will usually find in a general dictionary the following areas of information of a word EXCEPT _______________ . （ ）
A. spelling
B. definition
C. pronunciation
D. difference with its synonyms
II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. ( 15% )
31. The jargon of criminals is generally referred as _____________.
32. From the historical overview of the English vocabulary, the language spoken from 1150 to 1500 is called _____________ English.
33. The morpheme is the smallest _____________unit in the composition of words.
34. The formation of new words by joining two or more stems is called __________________.
35. Unlike conceptual meaning, __________________ meaning is open-ended and indeterminate.
36. From the _______________ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word.
37. Changing in word ______________ has never ceased since the language came into being and will continue in the future.
38. Based on the ______________________ context, we can determine the meaning of “do the flowers” as “ arrange the flowers”.
39. The stylistic features of idioms are ___________________, slang and literary expressions.
40. The user-friendly features of Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English are its clear grammar codes, ____________________ and language notes.
III. Define the following terms. ( 15% )
41. free morphemes
42. allomorphs
43. affixation
44. polysemy
45. linguistic context
IV. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. ( 20% )
46. What is the difference between root and stem?
47. What is collocative meaning of a word? Please take “pretty” and “handsome” as an example to illustrate your point.
48. By the criterion of grammatical functions, idioms may be classified into five groups. Name the five groups and match the following expressions with them as their examples respectively.
“white elephant” “look into” “beyond the pale”
“tooth and nail” “Never do things by halves. ”
49. What contextual clues do you often use to help you in guessing the meanings of new words?
Demonstrate these clues with examples.
V. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. ( 20% )
50. Analyze and comment on the following TWO sentences to illustrate the differences between blending and clipping.
The program will be telecast simultaneously to nearly 150 cities.
It sounds much better in stereo.
51. Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font.
A: “Why is Sunday the strongest day?”
B: “Because all the others are week days. ”
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