WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A、Grammaticalmeaningreferstothepartofspeech,tensesofverbsandstylisticfeaturesofwords
B、Unlikeconceptualmeaning,associativemeaningisunstableandindeterminate
C、Affectivemeaningindicatesthelistener’sattitudetowardsthepersonorthinginquestion
D、Collocationcannotaffectthemeaningofwords
Weareinterestedintheweatherbecauseit_______ussodirectly—whatwewear,whatwedoandevenhowwefeel.
A、benefits
B、affects
C、guides
D、effects
WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecharacteristicsofidioms?
A、Thepartofspeechofeachelementinanidiomisveryimportant
B、Theconstituentsofidiomscaneplaced’tber
C、Thewordorderinanidiomcan’tbechanged
D、Anidiomfunctionsasoneword
ThedifferencesbetweensynonymsexistinthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.
A、denotation
B、connotation
C、reference
D、application
OxfordAdvancedLearnersDictionary’,3rdEdition(1980),isamongthebest-knownBritish______dictionaries.
A、unabridged
B、desk
C、pocket
D、bilingual