[单项选择]In order to correctly acquire the meanings of nouns in referring to "classes", a child______.


A. has to learn to identify some features while ignoring others
B. first has to be able to use proper nouns
C. must be at least six years old
D. must play with toys

[单项选择]Sometimes a dictionary designates a noun as attributive, which means that it can be used to describe another noun or name its attributes.
A. conveys
B. defines
C. indicates
D. explains

[单项选择]Gesture helps speakers（）their meanings.
A. classify
B. specify
C. qualify
D. charify

[单项选择]What of the following correctly describe Cosmos I


A. It is a 3-ft. metal pod.
B. It has eight 35-ft. metallic wings.
C. It can fly an altitude above 260 miles.
D. When it flies back to Earth, it will fall into pieces.

[单项选择]How do people address a public official correctly


A. Professor or Doctor.
B. Father or Sister.
C. Mr. Chairman.
D. His Honor or Congressman.

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To determine whether or not the employee correctly understands the message, the project manager needs to （）.

A. reduce the filtering
B. eliminate barriers
C. obtain feedback
D. use more than one medium

[单项选择]Childless couples sometimes acquire ______ pets to whom they can give parental love.

[单项选择]A) acquire C) overcome
B) require D) overlook


A. acquire
B. require
C. overcome
D. overlook

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Text 4
The meanings of "science" and "technology" have changed significantly from one generation to another. More similarities than differences, however, can be found between the terms. Both science and technology imply a thinking process, both are concerned with causal relationships in the material world, and both employ an experimental methodology that results in empirical demonstrations that can be verified by repetition. Science, at least in theory, is less concerned with the practicality of its results and more concerned with the development of general laws, but in practice science and technology are inextricably involved with each other. The varying interplay of the two can be observed in the historical development of such practitioners as chemists, engineers, physicists9 astronomers, carpenters, potters, and many other specialists. Differing educational requirements, social status, vocabulary, methodology, and types of rewards, as well as
A. Scientific activities are deeply involved with those of technology.
B. Industrial civilization is largely based on the scientific progress.
C. Science and technology move forward at a comparable speed.
D. Either of science and technology is necessary for the advance of each other.

[单项选择]______refers to words whose several meanings are related to one another. For example the verb "open" may mean unfold, expand, reveal, etc.
A. Synonymy
B. Antonymy
C. Hyponymy
D. Polysemy

[单项选择]The noun "tear" and the verb "tear" are ______.
A. homophones
B. allophones
C. complete homonyms
D. homographs

[单项选择]We can ______their body language correctly only if we have the knowledge of their customs and conventions.
A. predict
B. translate
C. convey
D. interpret

[单项选择]He couldn't answer a______ question correctly, not to mention passing the examination.


A. sophisticated
B. solitary
C. legitimate
D. gracious

[单选题]The altitude that the pilot reads directly from the altimeter when it is correctly adjusted to the local altimeter setting is _______ .
A.indicated altitude
B.true altitude
C.density altitude
D.pressure altitude