11.7 days without 7-up make one weak.
In this advertisement, one can find the tactful use of _________.（ ）
A. homophones B. figure of speech
C. repetition D. several adjectives
12. Nodding means “agreement” to Chinese and most Europeans. But in the Eskimo gestural
system, head nodding means“_________”. （ ）
A. yes B. anger
C. pleasure D. no
13. _________is a construction, expression, etc., having a meaning different from the literal one or not according to the usual patterns of the language.（ ）
A. “To pull one’s leg” B. “To keep a straight face”
C. “To make a cat laugh” D. “To ride one’s high horse”
14. The proverb “without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold” is related to_________.（ ）
A. Christianity B. Greco-Roman civilization
C. individualism D. insular culture
15. In English culture _________ connote wisdom.（ ）
A. mice B. chickens
C. owls D. mules
