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1. The fact that different languages have different words for the same object is good proof that human language is __C___. A. logical B. non-arbitrary C. arbitrary D. non-productive 2. Chomsky uses the term ___B___to refer to the actual use of a language user’s knowledge of the rules of his language in concrete situation. A. langue B. Performance C. parole D. competence 3. What kind of function does the sentence “How do you do?” have? B A. Directive B. Phatic C. Informative D. Evocative 4. ___B__refers to the fact that the language users can understand and produce sentences they have never heard before. A. Duality B. Creativity C. Displacement D. Arbitrariness 5. ____C___ phonetics is the study of the production of speech sounds. A. Auditory B. Acoustic C. Articulatory D. Visional 6. In which way is the vowel [u] described? B tense high central rounded vowel B.lax high back rounded vowel C.lax mid back rounded vowel D.tense high central rounded vowel 7. Which of the following pairs belongs to the minimal pair? C A. tink-din B. vase-case C. tin-till D. pea-appear 8. [p] [ph] never occur at the same place of words, that is, [ph] never appears after the sound [s]. They are said to be in__A___. complementary distribution B. free variation C. contrastive distribution D. free distribution 9. In the theory of “ Semantic triangle”, Ogden and Richards argue that the relation between a word and a thing it refers to is not direct. It is mediated by__B_____. A. symbol B. Concept C. culture D. thought The utterance Were already working 25 hours a day, eight days a week. obviously violates the maxim of ___D___. A. manner B. quantity C. relation