(单选题)13: ____refers to some words or expressions which are to be avoided because tradition or social customs strongly frowns on their use and some topics which are to be avoided. A: Honorifics B: Terms of humility C: Euphemisms D: Ve...

(单选题)7: In deciding_______a course of action, the candidates tried to estimate its likely impact on the voters． A: what to pursue B: which to pursue C: whether to pursue D: if to pursue ...

(单选题)1: ( )is the communicative value an expression has in addition to the purely conceptual meaning. A: Connotative meaning B: Social meaning C: Reflected meaning D: Collective meaning ...

(单选题)45: You sang well last night. We hope you’ll sing ________. A: more better B: still better C: nicely D:  best ...

(单选题)39: We must ________ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible. A: assure B: secure C:  ensure D:  issue ...

(单选题)33: Alone in a desert house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt ________ lonely. A:  nothing but B:  anything but C:  all but D:  everything but ...

(单选题)27: Would he have seen you if you hadn’t _______ to him? A: intended B: waved C: expressed D: debt ...

(单选题)21: He gave us a good _______ of his experience. A: demonstration B: frequency C: descripton D: instruction ...

(单选题)15: He used to_________at the River Seine and the golden reflections of the setting sun to establish an atmosphere for creativity. A: gaze B: gazing C: be gazed D: being gazed ...

(单选题)9: What they are _______ about is which comes first: the chicken or the egg? A: summing B: striking C: stirring D: arguing ...