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PAGE  PAGE 6 广东外语外贸大学公开学院英语词汇学试卷 （A 卷） Open University Examination for C020501 ENGLISH LEXICOLOGY 18 December 2007 Time allowed: 90 minutes PLEASE MARK YOUR ANSWERS ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. 1. There are two approaches to the study of polysemy. They are _____. A. primary and secondary B. central and peripheral C. diachronic and synchronic D. formal and functional 2. Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms? A. Colloquial B. Slang C. Negative D. Literary 3. Synonyms can be classified into two major groups, that is: A. absolute and relative B. absolute and complete C. relative and near D. complete and identical 4. In the early period of Middle English, English, _____ existed side by side. A. Celtic and Danish B. Danish and French C. Latin and Celtic D. French and Latin 5. A monomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single _____ morpheme. A. formal B. concrete C. free D. bound 6. Which of the following groups of words in NOT onomatopoeically motivated? A. croak, drum B. squeak, bleat C. buzz, neigh D. bang, trumpet 7. LDCE is distinctive for its A. clear grammar codes B. usage notes C. language notes D. all of the above 8. From the historical point of view, English is more closely related to A. German B. French C. Scottish D. Irish 9. Which of the following is NOT an acronym? A. TOEFL B. ODYSSEY C. BASIC D. CCTV 10. In the course-book, the author lists _____ types of context clues for inferring word meaning. A. eight B. six C. seven D. five 11. Sources of homonyms include A. changes in sound and spelling B. borrowing C. shortening D. all of the above 12. The written form of English is a(n) _____ representation of the spoken form. A. selective B. adequate C. imperfect D. natural 13. Structurally a _____ is the smallest meaningf