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HCM ĐỀ THI KẾT THÚC HỌC PHẦN

KHOA NGOẠI NGỮ MÔN: NGỮ NGHĨA HỌC
(số câu trong đề thi: 16)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

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NỘI DUNG ĐỀ THI

PART 1
Câu 1: Identify the deictic expressions in the following utterances. If there is none, write ONE.
1. “He came in out of the rain because her supervisor told him to do so.”
2. “I found these photos while I was cleaning out my cupboards.”
Câu 2: Identify the predicates in the following sentences. Supply the degree of each predicate in
brackets. If there is none, write NONE.
e.g. The semantic test is easy.  semantic (1), test (1), easy (1)
1. Andi has broken many memory records and is currently the champion.
2. My mother has been doing yoga since the beginning of term.

PART 2
Câu 3: Identify the referring expressions in the following utterances. (Imagine normal
circumstances for the utterance.) If there is none, write NONE
1. “The new hospital was opened by the mayor of the city.”
2. “People can’t blame companies that sell fast food to them.”
Câu 4: Identify the predicators in the following sentences. (Imagine normal circumstances for the
utterances.) If there is none, write NONE
1. The new hospital was opened by the mayor of the city.
2. People can’t blame companies that sell fast food to them.

PART 3
Câu 5: Are the following sentences analytic (A), synthetic (S), or a contradiction (C)? Write A or S
or C.
1. They may accept or reject our offer.
2. This blue gas is colorless.
Câu 6: Are the following sentences generic (G), equative (S), or ambiguous (A) or none of these
kinds (N)? Write, G, S, A or N.
1. Safety is an important aspect of any type of travel.
2. A boring meeting or a long car journey can make people go to sleep.
Câu 7: Identify the relationship (hyponymy, homonymy, synonymy, binary antonymy, gradable
antonymy, converseness, multiple incompatibility, polysemy) of each pair of words. The words
given in brackets are to clarify the meaning in question of the italicized words.
1. parent company – subsidiary
2. sound (in ‘They could hear the sound.’) – sound (in ‘His body is quite sound.’)
3. heart (in ‘the heart of the matter’) – heart (in ‘heart deseases’)
4. odd – even
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PART 4
Câu 8: Write a paraphrase of the following sentence.
Victoria is the busiest underground station.
Câu 9: Write a sentence which is entailed by the following sentence.
Young people are starting new businesses at a lower age than previously.

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Câu 10: Write a contradiction of the following sentence
Young people are starting new businesses at a lower age than previously.
Câu 11: Explain the ambiguity in the following sentence by supplying two possible paraphrases.
Identify if the sentence is an example of structural or lexical ambiguity.
Is he really that kind?

PART 5
Fill in the gap with ONE missing word.
Câu 12
The prepositions from and of in different from and afraid of are _____________ particles and are not
themselves predicates.
Câu 13
No universe of discourse is a totally _____________ world.
Câu 14
It is nearly impossible to draw a line between homonymy and _____________
Câu 15
A(n) _____________ of a predicate is the most typical member of the extension of a predicate.
Câu 16
True _____________ likely does not exist, although some cases are close: sofa, couch, and davenport
seem very similar in meaning to most people

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