III. Each of the following statements has an underlined space. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression. (20%)
31. “Crossing one’s forefinger and middle finger” signifies ____________ in English speaking countries.
32. In English, “sdylh” is not a possible word and “green made he” is not an acceptable sentence. It proves that language is ____________.
33. The English speaking people say “____________” when they want to cause others’ attention so as to start to talk with them.
34. The English idiom “To pull somebody’s leg” corresponds to “____________” in Chinese.
35. A day specially looked forward to, or remembered, when something remarkable and usually pleasurable will happen, or happened is referred to as “____________”.
36. In the United States, the black people are now often referred to as ____________ in which the color of their skin that caused them troubles and sufferings is not mentioned.
37. It has been claimed that English texts develop ____________, while Chinese ones develop in a spiral way.
38. The American English equivalent for “metre” is ____________.
39. In English there are three major classes of questions: yes-no questions, wh-questions and ____________ questions.
40. English falls into two largest regional dialects: ____________, spoken in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, West Indian Isles, etc. and American English, spoken in North America.
