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1. Modern linguistics differs from traditional grammar for it is mostly B. A.prescriptive B.descriptive C. subjective D. Latin-based 2. A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as C.

A. abnormal B. something to be feared C.natural D. unnatural 3. Which of the following sounds is a voiced consonant? A A. [d] B.[t] C.[p] D.[t]

4. There are C morphemes in the word “disabled” A. one B. two C. three D. four 5. In English, “dis-“ is called D A. a free morpheme

Chapter 5 Review Exercises

1. TV Ratings The television show Cold Case has a 15 share, meaning that while it is

being broadcast, 15% of the TV sets in use are tuned to Cold Case (based on data from Nielsen Media Research). A special focus group consists of 10 randomly selected households (each with one TV set in use during the time of a Cold Case broadcast).

a) In such groups of 10, what is the mean number of sets tuned to Cold Case?

b) In such groups of 10, what is the standard deviation for the number of sets tuned to

Exercises II

〈Remittance 〉 Ⅰ.. True or False:

1. DD stands for a means of remittance, which makes use of a demand draft. ( ) 2. MT is a quicker method of payment than a banker’s draft. ( ) 3. Among TT, MT and DD,TT is the cheapest method of payment. ( )

4. A further advantage of TT over MT is that there is no danger of instructions being

delayed or lost in the post. ( )

5. In the case of MT, the remitting bank issues a dr

1. Please wake him up. He _____ for 4 hours.

A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. had been sleeping D. has been sleeping 2. He _____ a book, and needs a holiday.

A. has been writing B. had been writing C. will be writing D. was writing

3. It is not yet known _____ computers will one day have vision as good as human vision. A. whether B. if C. that D. how

4. Many of us visited the industrial exhibition, _____, to our disappointment, we saw very few high-tech products. A. where B. which

Exercises for unit four

1) Fill in the Blanks with Appropriate Preposition:

(1) Some customers from Africa are _ _ the market bath towels, which are available for supply by our corporation present.

(2) One of the customers is also interested thermos bottle. (3) Please quote us your lowest prices __ the following items.

(4) Please let us have your offer __ 50 metric tons ____ groundnuts.

(5) We stall be glad if you wm send us your best quotations together your latest catalogue.

(6) Will you please

Exercises for Unit 1

Part I Listening Comprehension Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single li

I The following sentences are not unified or coherent. Try to improve them: 1. She began to speak very fast at the meeting at ten o’clock. 2. Bernard Shaw was one of the best-known playwrights.

3. The houses were mere shanties, and rags were stuffed in the cracks and holes. 4. I read the novel on the train, which did not interest me at all.

5. A well-dressed man admitted us to the house, and we later learned that he was a thief. 6. I lost some important documents and found them three days later. The police had helped me.

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Unit 1 Exercises I. Paraphrase

He came across the street, finally, muffled in his ancient overcoat, shapeless felt hat pulled down over his bald head, looking more like an energetic gnome than an eminent psychiatrist.(II.11-13)

----At last he walked over from the other side of the street, wrapped in his old-fashioned overcoat, his bald head covered by a shapeless felt hat. He looked like a dwarfish old man full of energy rather than a well-known psychiatrist.

2. In the end, if you let it become a habit, it can beco

ｐａｒｔ １ Fill in the blank:

１． Language, broadly speaking, is a means of ______ communication. Answer: verbal

２． Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human ______.

A. contact B. communication C. relation D. community Answer: B. communication ３． Language is ______.

A. instinctive B. non-instinctive C. static D. genetically transmitted

Answer: B. non-instinctive

４． A linguist regards the changes in

language and language use as ______.

A. un

ｐａｒｔ １ Fill in the blank:

１． Language, broadly speaking, is a means of ______ communication. Answer: verbal

２． Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human ______.

A. contact B. communication C. relation D. community Answer: B. communication ３． Language is ______.

A. instinctive B. non-instinctive C. static D. genetically transmitted

Answer: B. non-instinctive

４． A linguist regards the changes in

language and language use as ______.

A. un