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
