[简答题]What well-known proverb is opposite in meaning to the one below Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

[填空题]Which word in brackets is opposite in meaning to the word in capitals
SIGNIFICANT (ordinary, stupid, modest, petty, dull)

[单项选择]The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called ______.
A. derivation
B. deterioration
C. purification
D. pejoration

[填空题]______ meaning or stylistic meaning is what a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances of its use.

[简答题]What is connotative meaning

[单项选择]
In what may be bad news for bars and pubs, a European research group has found that people drinking alcohol outside of meals have a significantly higher risk of cancer in the mouth and neck than do those taking their libations with food. Luigino Dal Maso and his colleagues studied the drinking patterns of 1,500 patients from four cancer studies and another 3.500 adults who had never had cancer.
After the researchers accounted for the amount of alcohol consumed, they found that individuals who downed a significant share of their alcohol outside of meals faced at least a 50 to 80 percent risk of cancer in the oral cavity, pharynx, and esophagus, when compared with people who drank only at meals. Consuming alcohol without food also increased by at least 50 percent the likelihood of laryngeal cancer. "Roughly 95 percent of cancers at these four sites traced to smoking or drinking by the study voluntee
A. who drink alcohol outside of meals
B. who drink alcohol at meals
C. who never drink alcohol
D. who drink alcohol at bars and pubs

[单项选择]2. "Don’t Drink Alone" Gets New Meaning
In what may be bad news for bars and pubs, an European research group has found that people drinking alcohol outside of meals have a significantly higher risk of cancer in the mouth and neck than do those taking their libations (饮酒) with food. Luigino Dal Maso and his colleagues studied the drinking patterns of 1,500 patients from four cancer studies and another 3,500 adults who had never had cancer.
After the researchers accounted for the amount of alcohol consumed, they found that individuals who downed a significant share of their alcohol outside of meals faced at least a 50 to 80 percent risk of cancer in the oral cavity (口腔), pharynx (咽), and esophagus (食道), when compared with people who drank only at meals. Consuming alcohol without food also increased by at least 20 percent the likelihood of laryngeal (喉) cancer. "Roughly 95 percent of cancers at these four sites traced to smoking or drinking by study volunteers," Dal Maso says.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned

[单项选择]What is the meaning of the man
A. He would like to eat at a Chinese restaurant.
B. He has been to a Chinese restaurant.
C. He doesn’t like to eat at a Chinese restaurant.

[单项选择]What is the meaning by the woman
A. A lot of customers go to their shop.
B. No customers go to their shop.
C. She doesn’t know.

[简答题]What is the connotative meaning of the expression "a white elephant"