I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _____ on the phone all the time!
A.was talking
B.has been talking
C.has talked
D.talked
本题答案：
A
() refers to some words or expressions which are to be avoided because tradition or social customs strongly frowns on their use and some topics which are to be avoided.
A.Honorifics
B.Terms of humility
C.Euphemisms
D.Verbal taboos
本题答案：
D
寒舍 is equivalent to () in English.
A.my home
B.my humble home
C.my cold house
D.my shabby hut
本题答案：
A
--I think you’d better type this letter again before Mr. Smith see it. --Oh, dear! ()
A.Who cares?
B.No problem.
C.I don’t mind at all.
D.Is it as bad as that?
本题答案：
D
I have no doubt ________ he will overcome all his difficulties.
A.if
B.that
C.as to
D.whether
本题答案：
B
While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that television ______ the newspaper completely.
A.replaced
B.have replaced
C.replace
D.will replace
本题答案：
D
His wife had only her husband’s interests _________.
A.on her heart
B.on heart
C.at her heart
D.at heart
本题答案：
D
() relations at the sentential level refer to construction whose components are linked through the use of conjunctions.
A.Hypotactic
B.Paratactic
C.Grammatical
D.Branching
本题答案：
A
Then the speaker ______ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
A.went after
B.went for
C.went into
D.put up with
本题答案：
C
--Do you have any problems if you ______ this job? --Well, I’m thinking about the salary ….
A.offer
B.will offer
C.are offered
D.will be offered
本题答案：
C
A major-party nominee has the critical advantage in the campaign for the presidential election _______ he has the support from the party-faithful.
A.in that
B.in which
C.for which
D.for that
本题答案：
B
Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _____ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.
A.living
B.to live
C.to be living
D.having lived
本题答案：
A
A completely new situation will ______ when the examination system comes into existence.
A.arise
B.rise
C.raise
D.arouse
本题答案：
A
When you see an American friend having dinner, you can greet him by saying ().
A.Hello. Have a nice dinner.
B.So, you’re having dinner.
C.How much do you have for dinner?
D.How do you enjoy it?
本题答案：
A
He made a request _______ immediate help.
A.at
B.for
C.on
D.by
本题答案：
B
Mass advertising helped to ____ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption.
A.vary
B.shift
C.lay
D.moderate
____ refers to some words or expressions which are to be avoided because tradition or social customs strongly frowns on their use and some topics which are to be avoided.
A.Honorifics
B.Terms of humility
C.Euphemisms
D.Verbal taboos
() thinking refers to thinking in which images are particularly attended to.
A.Abstract
B.Logical
C.Artistic
D.Dialectic
“Red tape ” means____.
A.a red cassette
B.the rigid unnecessary official rules and regulations
C.the necessary of official rules and regulations
D.a red string
You are responsible for the work _______.
A.for a whole
B.on the whole
C.as a whole
D.on a whole
The house is very _____, and furthermore, it’s too far from the town.
A.neat
B.spacious
C.expensive
D.fashionable
The word “workaholic ” is often used to refer to ().
A.Africans
B.Americans
C.Chinese
D.Koreans
No matter how frequently ______, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences.
A.performing
B.performed
C.to be performed
D.being performed
A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ____ your text more easily.
A.register
B.edit
C.propose
D.discharge
_______ that this small town was exposed to various kinds of dangers.
A.In 2003
B.The year of 2003
C.It was 2003
D.It was in 2003
We didn’t know his telephone number; otherwise we ______ him.
A.would have telephoned
B.must have telephoned
C.would telephone
D.had telephoned
Man’s greatest energy comes not from his physical strength _______ his dreams.
A.except from
B.yet from
C.however from
D.but from
It is recommended that the project ______ until all the preparations have been made.
A.is not started
B.will not be started
C.not be started
D.is not to be started
When someone compliments you on the watch you are wearing, you should, in the United States, ().
A.say Oh, this cheap thing? It’s not worth much.
B.give it to him.
C.say Would you like to have it?
D.say Thanks and smile.
English is often referred to as a () language because it uses frequently connectives to indicate the relation between linguistic elements.
A.paratactic
B.hypotactic
C.branching
D.linear
To her disappointment, her best friend did not _______ at her birthday party.
A.turn over
B.turn around
C.turn up
D.turn in
It is only recently _________ astronomers have begun specific research into black holes.
A.when
B.so that
C.that
D.which
He is fond of jazz, rock _________.
A.and so like
B.and the like
C.and like
D.such likes
It took him several months to ______ the wild horse.
A.tend
B.cultivate
C.breed
D.tame
____ is the name given to a young man or young woman who rejects authority, existing institution and conventional attitudes towards morality, style. of dress, etc.
A.Duke
B.Cowboy
C.Hippie
D.Knight
On your way to the school cinema, you happen to meet Professor Jones walking to the cinema, too. You can greet him by saying You’re going to see the film, aren’t you? ()
A.错误
B.正确
To initiate conversation with an Englishman, you can say It’s raining today, isn’t it? ()
A.错误
B.正确
In the U.S., it is a compliment to tell someone that he or she has put on some weight. ()
A.错误
B.正确
In English-speaking countries you usually first introduce a man of higher social status to one of low social status, not the other way round. ()
A.错误
B.正确
Whenever someone responds to the behavior. or the behavior. residue of another person, communication has taken place. ()
A.错误
B.正确
Monochronic time systems are characterized by several things happening at once. ()
A.错误
B.正确
Instructors of intercultural communication believe that the process of communication under conditions of cultural differences can be analyzed and the knowledge about the process of IC and related skills can be taught. ()
A.错误
B.正确
Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Saturday of November. ()
A.错误
B.正确
It is a Chinese way of showing hospitality to insist on people accepting offers of drinks and cigarettes. ()
A.错误
B.正确
Stereotyping has its practical uses and limitations, because it helps us better understand what appears to be a mess and at the same time any generalization is very often an overgeneralization. ()
A.错误
B.正确
On your way to the school cinema, you happen to meet Professor Jones walking to the cinema, too. You can greet him by saying You’re going to see the film, aren’t you? ()
A.错误
B.正确
In the United States, the extended family, rather than the nuclear family, is considered the family. ()
A.错误
B.正确
When an Americans says I thought it was quite reasonable in response to your inquiry about the price of something he has just bought, you can rightly assume that he is willing to tell you its exact price. ()
A.错误
B.正确
In certain situations body action contradicts what is being said. ()
A.错误
B.正确
Given name or forename has recently replace Christian name in many English form, because religious beliefs are very much a matter of privacy. ()
A.错误
B.正确
