18. Complete synonyms are identical both in grammatical meaning and lexical meaning, including ______ and associative meanings. ( )

　　A. conceptual                     B. perceptual

　　C. eventual                          D. actual

　　19. Narrowing of meaning, also called ______, is the opposite of widening meaning. ( )

　　A. specialization                 B. realization

　　C. evolution                         D. creation

　　20. As far as transfer is concerned, the phrase “loud colours” falls into the category of transfer ______.( )

　　A. from concrete to abstract meanings

　　B. from abstract to concrete meanings

　　C. through association

　　D. of sensations

　　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