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I. Fill in the following blanks with proper words. (20 points)7 C9 w2 [+ P( i' T
1) Pause can be divided into structural pause and_____ pause.. g+ ]9 r# P* T' r$ j
2) Style can be defined as the ____ habit of different people or characteristic of typical social situations.
) i3 O3 B# S& p: V& b3) _____ is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.. A n2 l. q/ y7 ?2 X" v2 p; a
4) _____ is a kind of mild expression for an offensive or harsh one.- p0 Y5 b% l. b. R" \; x
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II. Indicate what kind of figures of speech is used in the following examples. (20 points)& W8 \1 Y7 Y' [ X, T1 ~2 r
1) My love is like a red rose. _____4 E" Q6 `+ [: i, q/ m D3 j
2) If we don't hang together, we shall hang separately.______
& }/ x2 ]5 p; ?" M& I3) He was a tiger in the battle field.______- V( N! {/ b9 [+ p0 n. w2 ]1 ?
4) China won the game against Japan by 3:2. ______4 D- F% \( b* I/ F2 j/ e& X6 U
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III. Explain in brief the following terms. (20 points)- P2 X! I2 v9 ~
1) Mode of discourse. e6 h9 G4 L0 i3 {0 U! {3 R0 S+ x
2) Syllable
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8 J2 p9 J% S0 o4) Rhetorical question
! u* C% ~8 ~1 c. p9 b# j6 h5 ZIV. Please decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (20 points)
- W& f; F; F @, g1) Dialect is a subtype of language which may be determined by geographical locality or particular social groupings. ( )
0 ]* p! E, d0 N2) Lexical analysis is chiefly concerned about how the words in a text are put together to produce meaning and other kinds of message. ( ). p& V+ E; d5 a g6 o, w9 P
3) Contrastive conjunction is achieved by the use of conjunctive words of addition or progression, such as and, furthermore, moreover, etc. ( )
0 g# v( n: N% H) i0 r, I l4) Field of discourse is about what is going on, the purpose and subject-matter of communication. ( )
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( t! ?/ U8 k5 H* I+ n. M2 C3 P# WV. Analyze the following conversation. (Attention: please give the definition of this kind of figure of speech, and its stylistic effects) (20 points), C/ Y, |7 Y) ^( S3 ]% W( S
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Susan: Jim, can you give me Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?
+ f& z6 v5 {) P X; T; }" QJim: No, but he used to live at the white house in Washington DC.
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