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Choose the best answer and then put the letter of your choice in the brackets 1. Unlike free phrases, the structure of an idiom is to a large extent _____. A. unstableB. changeableC. unfixed D. unchangeableD 2. Being phrases or sentences, Idioms each consist of more than ________ word, but each is a semantic unity. A. One B. two C. three D. fourA 3. The fixity of idioms depends on the _____. A. structure B. styleC. IdiomaticityD. grammaticalityC 4. The idiomaticity of idioms is _____ and may best be thought in terms of a scale. A. stable B. gradableC. unanalisable D. changeableB 5. According to the criterion of grammatical functions, idioms may be classified into _____ groups. A. two B. three C. four D. fiveD 6. Idioms nominal in nature usually function as _____. A. verbs B. nounsC. modifiers D. adjectivesB 7. The figures of speech of idioms include the following except _____. A. metaphorB. synecdocheC. repetition D. metonymyC 8. The idiom “tooth and nail” is _____ in nature. A. adverbial B. adjectivalC. nominal D. verbalA 9. In the idiom “from cradle to grave”, _____ is used. A. metonymy B. metaphorC. personification D. synecdocheA 10. The idiom “pick and choose” is an example of _____. A. alliteration B. juxtapositionC. reiteration D. repetition C II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions given in the course book.1. The forms and functions of idioms are not necessarily _____. identical 2. Idioms are generally felt to be _______ and some are colloquialisms and slang. informal 3. Idioms adverbial in nature contain numerous ____________ phrases. prepositional 4. In terms of __________, sentence idioms can be divided into simple, compound and complex sentences. complexity 5. The idiom “cut and dried” is ________ in nature. adjectival 6. The fixity of idioms depends on the ________. idiomaticity 7. By regular combinations we speak of the regular ___________. collocations 8. Usually, the constituents of an idiom cannot be