【练习】
1. Where is Edinburgh?
A. In Wales B. In Scotland
C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland
2. Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?
A. ABC B. cnn
C. CBS D. BBC
3. The Capital of Australia is __.
A. Sydney B. Melbourne
C. Canberra D. Perth
4. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?
A. Master's degree B. Doctor's degree
C. Bachelor's degree D. Associate's degree
5. George Bernard Shaw was a(n) __.
A. playwright B. poet
C. novelist D. essayist
6. John Galsworthy was most famous for__.
A. Heart of Darkness B. Ulysses
C. The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India
7. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by__.
A. Henry James B. O. Henry
C. Harriet Beccher Stower D. Mark Twain
8. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition is__.
A. morphology B. general linguistics
C. phonology D. semantics
9. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?
A. Landlady B. Greenhouse
C. Uplift D. Unacceptable
10. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we don’t have to work. This is an example of __.
A. meaning shift B. widening of meaning
C. narrowing of meaning D. loss of meaning