21．In the sentence “The old man, though poor, is a respectable gentleman.”, the word “respectable” is used in the ______ sense of transfer.（ ）
A．subjective B．objective
C．sensational D．physical
22．Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of context?（ ）
A．Elimination of ambiguity.
B．Indication of referents.
C．Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning.
D．Provision of culture background for inferring word-meaning.
23．The sentence “I lost Betty’s picture.” is ambiguous due to ______.（ ）
A．grammatical context B．polysemy
C．antonymy D．hyponymy
24．In the sentence “An east or north-east wind brings cold dry weather to England, but a sou’Wester usually brings rain.”, the meaning of “sou’wester” can be inferred from the clue of ______.（ ）
A．relevant details B．synonymy
C．antonymy D．hyponymy
25．The idiom “toss and turn” is a(n) ______ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned.
（ ）
A．alliteration B．metaphor
C．metonymy D．rhyme
26．Which of the following is NOT one of the types of idioms?（ ）
A．Sentence idioms. B．Idioms adverbial in nature.
C．Clausal idioms. D．Idioms nominal in nature.
27．The following are all variations of idioms, EXCEPT ______.（ ）
A．replacement B．addition
C．shortening D．repetition
28．Generally speaking, a dictionary will cover the following content EXCEPT ______.（ ）
A．spelling B．syntactical usage
C．pronunciation D．definition
29．As a general Chinese-English dictionary, ______ is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated one（ ）
A．A Chinese-English Dictionary (1995)
B．Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English with Chinese Translation
C．A New English-Chinese Dictionary
D．Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation
30．Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992), is a(n) ______ dictionary.（ ）
A．unabridged B．desk
C．specialized D．encyclopedic
