II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)
16．The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words is the ______________.
17．Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and ______________.
18．In the word “post-war”, “post-” is a prefix of ______________.
19．Functional words such as preparations, conjunctions, though having little lexical meaning, possess strong ______________meaning.
20．Relative synonyms also called ______________ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different degrees of a given quality.
III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) meaning of prefixes; 2) type of word formations; 3)types of meaning changes and 4) types of idioms. (10%)
A B
（ ）21．Ultr- A. backformation
（ ）22．burgle B. initialism
（ ）23．pop C. transfer of sensation
（ ）24．clear-sounding D. before
（ ）25．VOA E. brim (water’s edge —the top edge of a cup)
（ ）26．fore- F. mistress
（ ）27．degradation G. succeed
（ ）28．kick the bucket H. clipping 本新闻共 6页,当前在第 4页 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
