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Mid-term Test 01 1 Semantics
Chủ nghĩa xã hội khoa học (Học viện Ngân hàng)
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HỌC VIỆN NGÂN HÀNG ĐỀ THI GIỮA KỲ
KHOA: NGOẠI NGỮ (Từ vựng học-Ngữ nghĩa học ENG8A)
ĐỀ THI SỐ: 01
Thời gian làm bài: …45…. phút.
Full name: …………………………. Student ID: ………………………….
I. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True and F for False.
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1. ............. Affixation is the formation of words by adding suffixes to roots.
2. ............ Word formation is the process of creating new words.
3. ............. The components of a compound may be either simple words, derived words or
even other compound words
4. ............ Morphology analyses the meaning of words.
5. ............ Lexicology and lexicography are identical
6. ……… Semantics synonyms are words having the same denotation and connotation.
7. ……….. In the radial polysemy, each of further derivational meaning is directly related to
the main meaning.
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8. ……….. Suffixes can be polysemantic
9. ………… Lexical meaning of a word varies in different grammatical forms.
II. Read the following pairs of sentences and mark the underlined words with P if they are
polysemantic and with H if they are homonymous
1. Please hand in your keys at reception on your departure from the hotel.
Revision is the key to good writing.
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2. He was head of the house - the one who made final decisions.
He shook his head and rolled his eyes.
3. She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary
She was found unconscious and bleeding.
4. The light (n) was so bright that I had to cover my eyes.
He has a very light touch, which is required in massage.
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III. Explain the meaning of the underlined words.
1. The clerk was eyeing him expectantly.
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2. An aggressive man battled his way to Stout's side.
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3. How on earth do you remember to milk the cows?
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IV. Form compound words from these words
1. having the color of earth
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2. a person who breaks or violates the law.
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3. bought (or found) in a finished form and available to use immediately.
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………………… ………………………………………………
V. Underline the metaphors in these sentences and state what type of similarities they express.
1, My friend has a heart of a lion ………………………………….
2, Japan holds the key to solving this problem. …………………………………..
3, People are flocking to the pop concert. …………………………………..
VI. Underline the cases of metonymy in the following sentences and discuss the relation.
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1. Grey hair should be respected ………………………………………
2. He knifed her in the back. ………………………………………
VII. Indicating how many morphemes (M) and how many syllables (S) in each of the
following words.
1/ city: ...................M ......................S
2/ dirty: ....................M ......................S
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3/ vaccinated …………….. M ………….. S
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the euphemisms, in italics, with more simple,
direct words or phrases.
a/ Excuse me, where's the nearest public convenience?
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b/ Sadly, my grandmother is no longer with us.
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………………… ……………………………………………………………………
c/ I'm in a family way because I'm always running to the bathroom throwing up
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End of the test
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