21. In the sentence “She said with an embarrassed laugh.”, the word “embarrassed” can be classified into ______ sense of transfer. （      ）

A. subjective                                               B. objective

C. sensational                                              D. physical

22. Based on ______ context, we can determine the meaning of “do the flowers”. （      ）

A. cultural                                                   B. grammatical

C. lexical                                                     D. situational

23. Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is called ______ or non-linguistic context. （      ）

A. extra-linguistic                                         B. lexical

C. grammatical                                            D. syntactical

24. In the sentence “Many United Nations employees are polyglots. Mr. Mary, for example, speaks five languages.”, the word “polyglot” is explained by ______ clue. （      ）

A. definition                                                B. example

C. synonymy                                               D. hyponymy

25. Which of the following is NOT one of the stylistic features of idioms? （      ）

A. Frozen style.                                           B. Slang.

C. Literary style.                                          D. Colloquialisms.

26. “Chop and change” is an idiom ______ in nature. （      ）

A. verbal                                                     B. nominal

C. adjectival                                                D. adverbial

27. The change of idiom “the last straw” from the original form is ______.（      ）

A. replacement                                            B. dismembering

C. addition                                                  D. shortening

28. Encyclopedic dictionaries can be further divided into ______ and encyclopedic dictionaries. （      ）

A. linguistic                                                 B. encyclopedia

C. specialized                                              D. unabridged

29. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English is a(n) ______ dictionary. （      ）

A. specialized                                              B. desk

C. pocket                                                    D. encyclopedic

30. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDCE) was noted for the following aspects EXCEPT ______. （      ）

A. its wide coverage of new words, new meanings and new usages

B. its simple and clear definitions

C. its use of extra column

D. its meticulous and complete grammatical information