Ⅱ. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternatives can complete the statement. There is more than one correct answer to each question. (10%)

　　21. Which of the following are the important properties of language?

　　A. Language is arbitrary.

　　B. Language is systematic.

　　C. Language is used for communication.

　　D. Language is used by both humans and animals.

　　22. Many English compounds and their equivalents in Chinese are formed differently, which can be illustrated by

　　A.greenhouse vs温室B. breastpin vs胸针

　　C. raincoat vs雨衣D. snakehead vs黑鱼

　　23. In English, morphemes can be called grammatical morphemes. A. reflective B. inflectional

　　C. derivational D.derogative

　　24. What will a person in an English speaking country say when he or she receives a vase as a birthday gift?

　　A. This is really what I want.

　　B. This vase is very nice. I'll get some flowers for it.

　　C. I've already got a vase like this.

　　D. This vase is very nice, but I don't know where to put it.

　　25. Which of the following are the features of idioms?

　　A. Most idioms are easy to learn.

　　B. Their patterns are often unusual.

　　C. Their meanings are unpredictable.

　　D. People can always tell the meaning of idioms from their forms.

　　26. In which of the following sentences is the word“black”associated with negative qualities?

　　A. Now every profession has of course got its black sheep.

　　B. Since he became manager, the company has been running in the black.

　　C. If your superiors take the same hopeless attitudes as you do, it will be a black day for your country.

　　D. This letter is from your mother saying she agrees to your coming with me. Now we have it in black and white.

　　27. Which of the following may be used as the euphemism for“poor”in official documents? 

A. needy B. penniless

　　C.disadvantaged D.underprivileged

　　28. It might be right to say that most English texts are developed linearly. And one may argue that the style is an important feature of many English texts.

　　A.plain B. spiral

　　C. flowery D. direct

　　29.In educational or academic activities is given priority.

　　A.creativeness B. routine

　　C. originality D.tradition

　　30. In English culture, touching or bodily contact between members of the opposite sex is than that between persons of the same sex.

　　A.more acceptable B. more tolerable

　　C. scarcer D.rarer