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I ・Each of the following statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement (20%). 1 .Language is (),which means that speech is the primary medium of language. A. arbitrary B.vocal C.symbolic D.human specific 2. “A pond of flesh11 is derived from Shakespeares () A. Romeo and Juliet B.Anthony and Cleopatra C.The Merchant of Venice D.King Lear n 3. A greenhorn in English refers to () A. a horn in the color of green B. a foolish person C. a simple and inexperienced person D. a jealous person 4. Analogy is often made in English between ( ) and people who are rude or hot-tempered people with high intelligence or remarkable power of endurance. A. bears B.horses C.monkeys D.foxes 5. ( ) words emerged to classify things,for instance.direction,time,quantity and quality while function words indicate the relationship between things. A. Common B.Good C.Content D.Gesture 6. The English speaking people are direct,so() A. they reason from the particular to the general,from parts to the whole,or from the small to the big. B. they reason from the general to the particular,from the whole to the part,from the big to the small. C. they prefer the information structure in which the more important information precedes the less important information. D. they prefer the information structure in which the less information precedes the more important information. 7. () is the leader of the British government. A. Prime Minister B.Queen Coresident D.Govemor “Visitors should go up the stairs at once11 is a () style of language. A. frozen B.formal C.consultative D.casual 9. The English idiom to be all thumbs” means() A. to be clumsy B.to be important C.to be rich D.to be proud r 10. When an Englishman says I was only pulling your leg \