II. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternative can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)

21. In English culture people often ______. (        )

A. put the more important information before the less important one

B. put the more specific information before the less specific one

C. put the language items representing the smaller unit before those representing bigger one

D. put the language items representing the individual part before those representing the whole

22. Blue Monday conveys the meaning that ______. (        )

A. one is in his sad mood

B. one is in his gloomy mood

C. one should remember the important day          

D. one always has bad fortune on that day

23. In most English speaking countries, “intellectuals” would include ______. (        )

A. engineers                                                     B. scientists

C. college professors                                        D. medical doctors

24. American English differs from British English mainly in ______. (        )

A. grammar                                                     B. pronunciation

C. tone                                                            D. vocabulary

25. Many English words are related to Christianity, such as ______. (        )

A. Reformation                                                 B. Protestant

C. Cocktail                                                       D. Mass

26. When you respond to the compliment “You look very nice in this dress”, most probably you would say “______”. (        )

A. Thank you.

B. No, I don’t think so at all.

C. Do you really think so? I was not sure whether it suits me.   

D. No, no. That’s not true.

27. Many English proverbs are related to Christianity in one way or another, such as ______. (        )

A. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

B. God help those who help themselves.

C. Whom the Gods love dies young.                   

D. Each cross hath its own inscription.

28. The logical relationships between adjoining sentences can be classified into the following categories: ______. (        )

A. additive                                                       B. adversative

C. causal                                                         D. temporal

29. In English culture ______ are normally a taboo topics. (        )

A. age and income                                            B. clothes and artifacts

C. political beliefs                                             D. religious beliefs

30. The distance held between interlocutors in interpersonal communication can be roughly divided into the following zones: ______. (        )

A. the intimate zone                                          B. the casual-personal zone

C. the socio-consultative zone                            D. the public zone