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I. Fill in the following blanks with proper words. (20 points)/ U9 l) I) C, O$ D
1) Pause can be divided into structural pause and_____ pause.
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4) _____ is a kind of mild expression for an offensive or harsh one.
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II. Indicate what kind of figures of speech is used in the following examples. (20 points)* k- U2 e% I8 H8 z
1) My love is like a red rose. _____4 b6 |, u+ @8 [( z2 P$ H
2) If we don't hang together, we shall hang separately.______
2 D% N3 |) t$ s$ K) k3) He was a tiger in the battle field.______& K" \! I7 @7 t/ l* j! h" Q8 G
4) China won the game against Japan by 3:2. ______
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III. Explain in brief the following terms. (20 points)3 Q% M; `! k/ C7 F- O) ^
1) Mode of discourse
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3) Irony
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IV. Please decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (20 points)$ n) t% [# m% f/ j6 ^
1) Dialect is a subtype of language which may be determined by geographical locality or particular social groupings. ( ). } m3 A3 k& Z9 F
2) Lexical analysis is chiefly concerned about how the words in a text are put together to produce meaning and other kinds of message. ( )
1 |- I) H+ t2 X' c3) Contrastive conjunction is achieved by the use of conjunctive words of addition or progression, such as and, furthermore, moreover, etc. ( )4 t* Y9 a/ k( G) B
4) Field of discourse is about what is going on, the purpose and subject-matter of communication. ( )
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V. Analyze the following conversation. (Attention: please give the definition of this kind of figure of speech, and its stylistic effects) (20 points)
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Jim: No, but he used to live at the white house in Washington DC.
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