Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary ’ , 3rd Edition (1980), is among the best-known British ______ dictionaries.
A、unabridged
B、desk
C、pocket
D、bilingual
Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words in the present-day English vocabulary?
A、Therapiddevelopmentofmodernscienceandtechnology
B、Social,economicandpoliticalchanges
C、Theinvasionofforeigncountries
D、Theinfluenceofotherculturesandlanguages
Modern English vocabulary develops through the following channels EXCEPT ______.
A、creation
B、borrowing
C、semanticchange
D、lexicalchange
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A、Grammaticalmeaningreferstothepartofspeech,tensesofverbsandstylisticfeaturesofwords
B、Unlikeconceptualmeaning,associativemeaningisunstableandindeterminate
C、Affectivemeaningindicatesthelistener’sattitudetowardsthepersonorthinginquestion
D、Collocationcannotaffectthemeaningofwords
Which of the following is partially converted?
A、Awhite
B、Adrunk
C、Thepoor
D、Finals