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Part I Definition (15 points)
Directions: Defining the following terms with examples.
1. aliens
2. homophone
3. jargon
4. compounding
5. bilingual dictionary
Part II True or False Decision (15 points)
Directions: Decide whether the following statements are T (true) or F (false).
1.Every word has two aspects: the outer aspect —written form and the inner aspect —
sound.
2.Some affixes are free morphemes while some others are bound morphemes.
3.Old English is a language of full inflections.
4.“Popular words” mainly refer to words of French origin in the English language.
5.Strictly speaking, in the English language, there are no two words which are absolutely
identical in meaning
6.We should put our hands on the deck, when we hear “All hands on deck” on a boat.
7.In the word “modify”, the root is “mod”, the stem is “modi” and the suffix is “-fy”.
8.Most of the affixes are derived from Old English, or from Latin and Greek.
9.In the compound word “blood test”, the second part, i.e. “test”, indicates the action upon the
first part.
10.Absolute synonyms can be found in ordinary life, e.g. begin —commence.
11.Simile, metaphor and personification are figures of speech based on resemblances.
12.Phonologically, compounds can often be identified as having a main stress on the first element
and secondary stress on the second element.
13.Actual meaning refers to the meaning of an isolated word in a dictionary.
14.Most of the English words are polysemic.
15.American English is characterized by creativeness but not conservativeness in usage.
Part III Multiple Choice (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.
1. The word “question” is a word bo rrowed from .
A. Latin
B. French
C. Greek
D. Scandinavian
2. He is wise enough to see all these fine pretensions.
A. out
B. to
C. through
D. over
3. Y ou should remember that the building is a war memorial and speak more .
A. respectively
B. respectably
C. respectfully
D. respected
4. The crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.
A. valued
B. valueless
C. invaluable
D. usable
5. When the crowd saw the prize-fighter stretched out on the canvas, shouts and cheers
from it.
A. broke up
B. broke forth
C. broke through
D. break upon
6. The scientists realized it would be too to ship all people in one boat
because it was fragile.
A. bold
B. daring
C. risky
D. dangerous
7. The energy gained from the sun can then be used during the night to enable the necessary
chemical reactions to in his body.
A. precede
B. proceed
C. progress
D. practise
8. There is a of vegetables in Shanghai at the moment because of the cold
weather.
A. shortage
B. want
C. need
D. desire
9. When the V ictorians had family reunions, the hosts went their way to entertain
the guests.
A. in for
B. over
C. out of
D. back on
10. Having pushed her son, Eve gave him a dismissive towards the car.
A. push
B. pull
C. draw
D. drag
11. Which of the following usually appears in poems?
A. horse
B. steed
C. gee-gee
D. nag
12. Which of the following words is INCORROCT in word formation?
A. unhorse
B. unmanned
C. unfrost
D. unhappy
13. Which of the following is formed by blending?
A. pop
B. sightsee
C. copter
D. boatel
14. The antonym of “fresh” in “fresh bread” is ________.
A. stale
B. stuffy
C. faded
D. tired
15. I will take you to a most interesting ________ of nineteenth century.
A. wonder
B. exhibition
C. exposition
D. display
Part IV Translation (10 points)
Directions: Translating the following sentences into Chinese.
