Ho Chi Minh Open University

Major: English
Semantics. Test 1 to Test 8

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1. Which of the following is not correct?
a. Semantics is the study of language meaning b. Pragmatics is the study of language use
c. Linguistics is the study of all dialects d. Linguistics is the study of language
2. Which of the following does not belong to linguistics?
a. English pronunciation b. phonology c. morphology d. pragmatics
3. Which of the following is correct about semantics?
a. Semantics is the study of the relation between language and user
b. Semantics is the study of how a speaker uses the language
c. Semantics is the study of the literal meaning of language
d. Semantics is an independent subject
4. Which of the following is not correct about pragmatics?
a. Pragmatics is the study of the speaker’s meaning
b. Pragmatics is the study of the linguistic meaning of language
c. Pragmatics is the study of how a speaker uses the language
d. Pragmatics is the study of the meaning of language in a particular situation
5. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The objective of semantics is the non-literal meaning of language
b. The objective of linguistics is the language
c. The means to convey the meaning in semantics is the sentence
d. The means to convey the meaning in pragmatics is the utterance
6. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Pragmatics studies the relationship between language and objects
b. Pragmatics studies the relationship between language and the user
c. Pragmatics studies the speaker’s meaning
d. Pragmatics studies how and what for the speaker uses the language
7. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. A sentence is a group of words linked by grammar to convey a complete meaning
b. A sentence must contain at least one finite verb
c. A sentence is a group of words out of context
d. An utterance is a group of words context dependent
8. Which of the following statements is not true about utterance?
a. The meaning of an utterance is the meanings of the constituent words
b. An utterance is context bound / dependent
c. The meaning of an utterance depends on the situation in which it is uttered
d. An utterance is a sentence said in a particular situation
9. Which of the following statements is not true?

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 a. It makes sense to talk of the time and place of a proposition.
b. It is meaningless to talk of the time and place of a sentence.
c. A proposition must be meaningful
d. It makes sense to talk of the truth of a sentence or an utterance.
10. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The pragmatic meaning is the meaning of the words in the sentence
b. The meaning of an utterance varies with the situation in which it is said
c. The semantic meaning is the meaning of the words in the sentence
d. The meaning of a sentence is the semantic meaning
11. The following pair: Dr. Findlay killed Janet
Dr. Findlay caused Janet to die consists of_____.
a. 2 utterances; 2 propositions b. 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c. 2 sentences; 2 propositions d. 2 utterances; 1 proposition
12. The following pair “Paul opened the door”
“The door was opened by Paul” consists of_____.
a. 2 utterances; 1 proposition b. 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c. 2 utterances; 2 propositions d. 2 sentences; 2 propositions
13. The following pair “Paul loves Mary”
“Paul & Mary love each other” consists of_____.
a. 2 utterances; 2 propositions b. 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c. 2 sentences; 2 propositions d. 2 utterances; 1 proposition
14. The following pair They loaded hay onto the truck
The truck was loaded with hay consists of_____.
a. 2 utterances; 1 proposition b. 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c. 2 sentences; 2 propositions d. 2 utterances; 2 propositions
15. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The pragmatic meaning cannot be defined by the sum of semantic features.
b. The semantic meaning of a word cannot be analyzed into semantic components.
c. A semantic property can exist in the meanings of different words of the same part of speech
d. Semantic features are the meaningful units of a word.
16. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. A lexical field is a group of words sharing the same part of speech.
b. A semantic field is a family of words that share the same semantic feature.
c. There are different ways to organize semantically related words into lexical fields.
d. A lexical field is a group of semantically related words.
17. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “horse”?
a. [+domestic] b. [+animal] c. [+male] d. [+having a tail]
18. Which of the following semantic properties does not belong to “mouse”?
a. [+domestic] b. [+having legs] c. [+having a tail] d. [+animal]
19. The relationship between ‘bachelor’ and ‘spinster’ is_____.
a. hyponym b. hypernym c. hyponymy d. incompatibility
20. The relationship between ‘cock’ and ‘stallion’ is_____.
a. hyponym b. hypernym c. hyponymy d. incompatibility

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Semantics. Test 2

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A C C C C C A D A B B B A B B D A B A A

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1. Which of the following is not a type of reference?

a. referent b. variable reference c. constant reference d. same reference
2. The type of reference in which the referent varies with speaker is_____.
a. constant reference b. same reference c. variable reference d. no reference
3. The type of reference in which different expressions are used to refer to the same object is_____.
a. constant reference b. variable reference c. same reference d. no reference
4. The type of reference in which the same expression always refers to the same object is_____.
a. same reference b. variable reference c. constant reference d. no reference
5. When an expression is meaningful but does not refer to anything, it is said to have_____.
a. constant reference b. variable reference c. no reference d. same reference
6. Which of the following statements is true?
a. All words in a language are used to refer but only some have sense.
b. If two expressions have the same referent, they always have the same sense.
c. Sense is the relationship between expressions of the same meaning.
d. Reference is the set of all objects which can potentially be referred to by an expression.
7. An expression used to refer to someone or something general is____.
a. not a referring expression b. variable reference c. referring expression d. same reference
8. The underlined part in ‘the boy standing at the bus stop’ has / is____.
a. variable reference b. same reference c. referring expression d. a&c
9. The underlined parts in ‘John is the boy standing at a bus stop’ is / has____.
a. same reference b. referring expression c. constant reference d. no reference
10. The underlined part in ‘He would have survived from the air crash with a parachute’ is____.
a. referring expression b. not a referring expression
11. The underlined part in ‘My friend is a math teacher’ is_____.
a. a referring expression b. not a referring expression
12. The underlined part in ‘Silk Black is a famous singer from Tay Nguyen’ is / has ____.
a. co-reference b. constant reference c. same reference d. variable reference
13. The underlined part in ‘I’ll buy a car to go to work’ is____.
a. not a referring expression b. a referring expression
14. The underlined part in ‘Yesterday, I sent my friend a gif on his birthday’ is____.
a. not a referring expression b. a referring expression
15. The underlined part in ‘The boys wandering in the street at night may be street children’ is____.
a. a referring expression b. not a referring expression
16. The underlined part in ‘He fell off the horse, wounded by an arrow’ is / has____.
a. variable reference b. same reference c. referring expression d. a&c
17. The underlined part in ‘You cannot kill a tiger with an arrow’ is_____.
a. not a referring expression b. a referring expression

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18. The underlined part in ‘You can go abroad if you have friends overseas’ is_____.
a. referring expression b. not a referring expression
19. The underlined part in ‘John is so rich. Oh, he’s just got a windfall ’ is_____.
a. referring expression b. not a referring expression
20. The underlined parts in ‘He is an English teacher at the O.U’ is / has____.
a. same reference b. referring expression c. constant reference d. no reference

Semantics. Test 3

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D A C A A A D D C B A D B D A A C

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1. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The denotative meaning of a word is the meaning that the speaker wants to convey.
b. The denotative meaning of a word cannot be described in terms of a set of semantic features.
c. The denotative meaning of a word describes the speaker’s feeling, attitudes.
d. The denotative meaning of a word is the central meaning of that word found in a dictionary.
2. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The connotative meaning of a word cannot be described in terms of a set of semantic features.
b. The connotative meaning of a word describes an object, a state of affairs….
c. The connotative meaning of a word is the semantic meaning.
d. The connotative meaning of a word is the meaning listed in the dictionary.
3. Which of the following is not a term used to describe denotative meaning?
a. literal meaning b. referential meaning c. affective meaning d. descriptive meaning
4. Which of the following is not a term used to describe connotative meaning?
a. referential meaning b. social meaning c. affective meaning d. additional meaning
5. Which of the following belongs to the connotative meaning of ‘woman’?
a. generous b. female c. human d. mature
6. Which of the following belongs to the denotative meaning of ‘woman’?
a. mature b. irrational c. talkative d. devoted
7. Which of the following does not belong to the denotative meaning of ‘pig’?
a. animal b. domestic c. hairy d. stupid
8. Which of the following belongs to the denotative meaning of ‘pig’?
a. dirty b. greedy c. stupid d. hairy
9. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The semantic role of a word is the syntactic function of that word in the sentence
b. The semantic role of a word is the role of that word towards the verb

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 c. The syntactic function is the grammatical function of a unit in a sentence
10. Which of the following is not a type of semantic role?
a. patient b. complement c. agent d. locative
11. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in “Covered with mud, Robert went playing
‘treat or trick’ is:
a. patient b. cause c. instrument d. stimulus
12. The semantic role performed by the underlined NP in ‘This pill can make you sleep deeply’ is____.
a. instrument b. cause c. patient d. stimulus
13. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘Water makes you feel refreshed’ is____.
a. patient b. cause c. Instrument d. stimulus
14. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The door unlocked helped the thief enter the
house easily’ is______.
a. patient b. cause c. instrument d. stimulus
15. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The door opened suddenly at the first
blow of wind’ is_____.
a. instrument b. cause c. patient d. stimulus
16. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘They loaded the truck with hay’ is____.
a. cause b. locative c. instrument d. patient
17. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘Peter regretted telling her the truth’ is____.
a. experiencer b. agent c. patient d. stimulus
18. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘My brother is proud of his results’ is_____.
a. stimulus b. experiencer c. patient d. agent
19. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The snow buried the car completely’ is____.
a. locative b. patient c. agent d. stimulus
20. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The snow melts in the afernoon’ is______.
a. cause b. temporal c. patient d. stimulus

Semantics. Test 4

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Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)

1. The figure of speech used in “She has a tongue of king” is_____.

a. metonymy b. metaphor c. synecdoche d. personification
2. The figure of speech used in “A disease has cut his breath” is_____.
a. metonymy b. metaphor c. synecdoche d. simile
3. The figure of speech used in “The audience besieged the speaker with counterarguments” is_____.
a. personification b. metonymy c. synecdoche d. metaphor
4. The figure of speech used in “Hearing the news, he rooted at place” is_____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. personification
5. The figure of speech used in “He washed his hands out of the matter” is_____.
a. personification b. metonymy c. synecdoche d. metaphor
6. The figure of speech used in “If you don’t agree, you can talk to the Department ” is_____.
a. metonymy b. euphemism c. personification d. synecdoche
7. The figure of speech used in “I have to work all day long to feed four mouths ” is_____.
a. metaphor b. metonymy c. synecdoche d. personification
8. The figure of speech used in “The stream serpents in the plain” is_____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. personification
9. The figure of speech used in “He was let down by his sweetheart” is_____.
a. synecdoche b. metonymy c. metaphor d. personification
10. The figure of speech used in “This paper proved that he was right” is_____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. synecdoche
11. The figure of speech used in “On the stage of life, everyone is an actor” is_____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. synecdoche
12. The figure of speech used in “He is trying his best to win her heart” is_____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. synecdoche
13. The figure of speech used in “His words pierced her heart” is_____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. synecdoche
14. The figure of speech used in “The Princess captured the hearts of the nation” is_____.
a. irony b. euphemism c. metaphor d. synecdoche
15. The figure of speech used in “I can’t hold your icy hands” is_____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. synecdoche
16. The figure of speech used in “The breeze caresses her long black wavy hair” is_____.
a. metonymy b. euphemism c. personification d. synecdoche
17. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Life is a dream’ may mean_____.
a. Life is fragile b. Life is vulnerable c. Life is beautiful d. Life is not true
18. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Spare the rod, spoil the child’ may mean_____.
a. You shouldn’t use the rod with children
b. You should punish children severely
c. If you don’t punish the child when he does something wrong, you’ll spoil his character.
d. You should beat children when they make mistakes
19. Figuratively, the sentence ‘He is so hardheaded that he won’t listen to anyone’ may mean_____.
a. he is very courageous b. he has a very hard head
c. he is very intelligent d. he is very obstinate
20. Figuratively, the sentence ‘It is amazing what a great mind he is’ may mean_____.
a. I’m amazed by his intellectual power b. he is open-minded

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Semantics. Test 5

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1. Which of the following is correct?

a. An anomalous sentence is grammatically correct but breaks the semantic rules
b. An anomalous sentence is semantically meaningless because it is ungrammatical
c. An anomalous sentence follows semantic rules
d. An anomalous sentence violates grammatical rules
2. Which of the following is correct?
a. An anomalous sentence may be figuratively meaningful but semantically nonsensical
b. An anomalous sentence is literally nonsensical but figuratively meaningful
c. An anomalous sentence has more than one meaning
d. An anomalous sentence is literally and figuratively nonsensical
3. A sentence that has more than one meaning is:
a. ungrammatical b. anomalous c. ambiguous d. meaningful
4. A sentence that breaks the semantic rules and creates non sense is:
a. ungrammatical b. anomalous c. ambiguous d. meaningful
5. A sentence that is semantically meaningless but may be meaningful figuratively is:
a. ungrammatical b. anomalous c. ambiguous d. meaningful
6. A sentence that contains words with contradictory semantic features and creates nonsense is:
a. ungrammatical b. anomalous c. ambiguous d. meaningful
7. Semantically, the sentence ‘Christopher is killing phonemes’ is:
a. ungrammatical b. anomalous c. ambiguous d. meaningful
8. Semantically, the sentence ‘This pen is empty’ is:
a. ironic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. metaphoric
9. Semantically, the sentence ‘Babies are teenagers’ is:
a. ironic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. metaphoric
10. Semantically, the sentence ‘My brother is a spinster’ is:
a. ironic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. metaphoric
11. Figuratively, the sentence ‘James sliced ideas’ is:
a. metaphoric b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. personified
12. Semantically, the sentence ‘My brother is a bachelor’ is:
a. anomalous b. ambiguous c. meaningful d. metaphoric
13. Semantically, the sentence ‘Puppies are human’ is:
a. ironic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. metaphoric
14. Semantically, the sentence ‘Bachelors are female’ is:
a. ironic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. metaphoric
15. Semantically, the sentence ‘That robot is shining’ is:

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 a. ironic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. metaphoric
16. Figuratively, the sentence ‘The sorrow is chewing my bones’ is:
a. contradictory b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. personified
17. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Ly Duc is so strong that he can lif two tons’ contains a:
a. personification b. hyperbole c. metaphor d. personification
18. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Oh, my back is killing me!’ contains a:
a. personification b. ambiguous c. metaphor d. anomalous
19. The type of ambiguity in ‘Are the chickens ready to eat?’ is:
a. functional b. grouping c. lexical
20. The type of ambiguity in ‘Do you want to try on the dress in the window?’ is:
a. grouping b. lexical c. functional

Semantics. Test 6

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1. The relationship between ‘too & two’ is_____.

a. homophony b. homography c. homonymy d. polysemy
2. The relationship between ‘to flourish & to thrive’ is_____.
a. synonymy b. antonymy c. homophony d. polysemy
3. The relationship between ‘beautiful & ugly’ is _____ antonymy.
a. relational b. non-gradable c. complementary d. gradable
4. The relationship between ‘grandpa & grandchild’ is_____ antonymy.
a. gradable b. non-gradable c. complementary d. relational
5. The relationship between ‘asleep & awake’ is _____ antonymy.
a. relational b. gradable c. binary d. converse
6. The relationship between ‘buy & sell’ is _____ antonymy.
a. relational b. non-gradable c. gradable d. complementary
7. The relationship between ‘lesser & lessee’ is_____ antonymy.
a. non-gradable b. gradable c. relational d. complementary
8. The relationship between ‘to tear & a tear’ is_____.
a. homography b. homophony c. synonymy d. polysemy
9. The relationship between ‘too & too’ is_____.
a. homonymy b. homography c. homophony d. polysemy
10. The relationship between ‘the desert & to desert’ is_____.

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 a. homonymy b. homography c. homophony d. polysemy
11. The relationship between the sentences in the following pair is / has _____.
i. Paul flew to Hanoi yesterday.
ii. Paul went to Hanoi yesterday.
a. entailment b. paraphrase c. contradiction d. no relation
12. The relation between (A):”David took a pound of beef” & (B):“David bought a pound of beef” is /
has_____.
a. A entails B b. B entails A c. paraphrase d. no relation
13. The relation between (A):“I came here in a vehicle” & (B): “I came here in a small car” is / has_____.
a. B entails A b. paraphrase c. A entails B d. no relation
14. The relationship between ‘I saw a big cat & I saw a big animal’ is / has_____.
a. no relation b. entailment c. contradiction d. paraphrase
15. The relationship between ‘John is a bachelor & Peter is John’s son’ is / has_____.
a. paraphrase b. entailment c. contradiction d. no relation
16. The relation between ‘Paul teaches English for a living & Paul is an English teacher’ is / has_____.
a. entailment b. paraphrase c. contradiction d. no relation
17. The relation between (A): ‘He took all the money in my safe’ & (B): ‘He took everything in my safe’
is_____.
a. A entails B b. B entails A c. paraphrase d. no relation
18. The relationship between (A): “Paul is an English teacher” & (B): “Paul teaches English at the OU for a
living” is / has_____.
a. A entails B b. B entails A c. paraphrase d. no relation
19. The relationship between ‘Paul killed Peter’ & ‘Paul did not murder Peter’ is / has_____.
a. paraphrase b. entailment c. contradiction d. no relation
20. The relationship between ‘It is hard to kill elephants with guns’ & ‘Elephants are not easy to be killed
by guns’ is / has_____.
a. paraphrase b. entailment c. contradiction d. no relation

Semantics. Test 7

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1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. the illocutionary act is out of context b. the illocutionary act is context dependent
c. the perlocutionary act depends totally on the speaker
d. the illocutionary act is the literal meaning of the speaker’s utterance
2. Which of the following is not an element of a speech event?
a. role relationships b. participants c. semantic roles d. time & place
3. Which of the following may be the illocutionary meaning of ‘I’m very thirsty.’?
a. May I have some drink? b. How about going out for a coffee?
c. Are you thirsty? d. Would you like some drink?
4. Which of the following may be the speaker’s intent of ‘Would you mind my smoking here?
a. Could you give me a cigarette? b. Would you like a cigarette?
c. May I smoke here? d. Do you want me to give up smoking?
5. Which of the following may be the illocutionary meaning of ‘Sit down please. I can’t watch
the TV?’?
a. Please, don’t stand in front of the TV; I’m watching it. b. Don’t stand to watch TV
c. Can’t you stand the TV? d. Turn off the TV, please
6. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: The final exam is coming near, Sir.
B: If you don’t try your best, you’ll see me again in the same course.
a. B advises A to try his best to pass the exam b. Many students will fail in this exam
c. A will fail even though he tries his best d. The final exam is very difficult
7. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: Dinner is almost ready. Can you set the table, dear?
B: No problem
a. B is extremely tired b. B is bored with such a thing
c. B refuses to set the table dinner d. B agrees to set the table
8. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: “Meet me at Hoa Binh Park at midnight.”
B: “It is very dangerous there at this time!”
a. Hoa Binh park is not safe at midnight.
b. B refuses to go to Hoa Binh park at midnight.
c. B asks A to call a bodyguard for her.
d. B wants A to take her there.
9. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: “Anything new in the entertainment program for today?”
B: “I haven’t read the newspaper.”
a. B informs A that he has no idea about entertainment program
b. B suggests going to the cinema
c. NH cinema always has good films
d. B wants A to buy him a ticket to the cinema
10. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: “We are very tired, Sir”
B: “You’ve just had a 20 minute break.”
a. B gives A the permission to take a 20 minute break b. B refuses to give A a break
c. Usually a break of 20 minutes is enough d. B asks A to take a break
11. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?

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 A: “Hey, let’s stop for lunch”
B: “I haven’t finished this report yet.”
a. B refuses to have lunch with A now b. the boss wants the report immediately
c. B hasn’t finished the report yet d. B promises to finish the report as soon as possible
12. The type of speech act of B’s utterance in the following conversation is:
A: The final exam is coming near
B: If you don’t try your best, you’ll fail
a. declarative b. expressive c. directive d. representative
13. The type of speech act of B’s utterance in the following conversation is:
A: Dinner is almost ready. Can you set the table, dear?
B: I’m dead tired now
a. declarative b. directive c. commissive d. representative
14. The type of speech act of B’s utterance in the following conversation is:
A: “Meet me at Hoa Binh Park at midnight.”
B: “I’ll bring a bodyguard in that case.”
a. representative b. directive c. commissive d. declarative
15. The type of speech act of B’s utterance in the following conversation is:
A: “May I talk with you for a few minutes, Sir?”
B: “Right now I’m busy.”
a. commissive b. directive c. declarative d. representative
16. - Customer in stationery shop: “Could you tell me where I could buy some felt-tip pens?”
- Shop girl (who knows she has felt-tip pens in stock): “Yes, you could get some at the shop down
the street.” This conversation violates the …….. maxim.
a. quality b. quantity c. relevance d. manner
17. - Mother: “Now tell me the truth. Who put the ferret in the bathtub?”
- Son (who knows who did it): “I have no idea.” This conversation violates the …….. maxim.
a. quality b. quantity c. relevance d. manner
18. Which cooperative maxim is violated in the following conversation?
A: ‘Would you like that dinner?’
B: ‘I’m getting overweight.’
a. quality b. quantity c. relevance d. manner
19. Which cooperative maxim is violated in the following conversation?
A: ‘Who is the boy you are playing with?’
B: ‘He is the son of my mother.’
a. quality b. quantity c. relevance d. manner
20. Which cooperative maxim is violated in the following conversation?
A: ‘We’re going to the movies tonight.’
B: ‘I’ve heard that you have an exam tomorrow!’
a. quality b. quantity c. relevance d. manner

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Semantics. Test 8

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Choose the one that is the best implicature for the following situations (0.5m x 10 = 5m).

1. - Mary is going to give me a ride to the party.

- How could she? She doesn’t have her license yet.
a. Mary has got a car. b. Mary is not going to the party.
c. Mary is very kind. d. Mary should not drive.
2. -Would you like me to call a night escort?
- My friend is waiting for me at the gate.
a. She doesn’t need an escort. b. She will call a night escort by herself.
c. She would like the man to get a night escort for her. d. She’s afraid the man won’t help her.
3. - Do you accept credit card?
- Only if the charge is more than $15.
a. The fee for charging is more than $15. b. He can use a credit card if he spends more than $15.
c. The store does not accept credit cards. d. She cannot accept cash.
4. - I hope I can still register for the speech class.
- I heard there was a long waiting list.
a. The woman has to wait in line to register.
b. It may be too late for the woman to get into the speech class.
c. The woman needs to take another class before registering for this class.
d. The woman should go by herself to sign up for the class.
5. - Dr. John, is it possible for the exam to be an open book exam?
- Well it would be OK with me, but we have to follow the department regulations.
a. Students can bring their books to the exam.
b. The department does not allow open book exams.
c. Dr. John refuses to give an open book exam d. The students are going to have an exam
6. - Shall we sit here and talk?
- You can’t find any better place than here.
a. It’s not a suitable place for us. b. I’ll look for a better place.
c. This is the best place for a conversation. d. You’d better leave this place now.
7. - I was hoping to take this class last fall.
- Me too, but we’re lucky to get in now.
a. The school offers more classes now. b. This is a small section.
c. It’s difficult to get into this class. d. Last fall the class was better.
8. - Do you usually drink so much water?
- Only afer this much exercise.
a. He usually drinks a lot of water. b. He doesn’t usually drink so much water.
c. He is very thirsty now. d. He likes sof drinks more than water.

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9. - Hi, how’s it going?
- OK, but I can’t stand all the homework.
a. He is tired of standing up all day. b. He has finished his homework.
c. The teacher has given him a lot of school work. d. He likes doing homework.
10. - Do you carry containers for a microwave oven?
- Umm … check the grocery store next to the gas station to see if they have any.
a. This grocery store does not accept checks. b. There’s a grocery store near the gas station.
c. This store doesn’t have what he wants.
d. Check to see if the grocery store is next to the gas station.

Choose the best answer (0.5m x 10 = 5m)

11. The utterance “When did you give up teaching” presupposes:

a. the hearer gave up teaching b. the hearer doesn’t like teaching
c. the hearer is going to give up teaching d. the hearer will be dismissed
12. The utterance “I tried to finish the test” implies:
a. I didn’t take the test b. I couldn’t finish the test
c. I did my best to finish the test d. I managed to finish the test
13. The utterance “The exam is not so difficult” implies:
a. The speaker already knows what the exam is b. The speaker did well in the exam
c. The student took the exam d. the exam was scored
14. The utterance “She is not happy about the chemistry course she’s taking.” implies:
a. she’s taking a chemistry course b. she doesn’t like the chemistry course
c. she will give up the course d. she is not good at chemistry
15. The utterance “Have you heard anything from Barbara?” presupposes:
a. Barbara was kidnapped b. Barbara was lost
c. Barbara is traveling d. the hearer knows Barbara
16. The utterance “Can you stop playing with your cat?” presupposes:
a. the hearer has a cat b. the speaker doesn’t like cats
c. the hearer likes cats d. the speaker asks the hearer not to play with cats
17. The utterance “She was not aware that her son had an accident.” presupposes:
a. she didn’t know the accident b. she was very sorry for the accident
c. her son was badly injured in the accident d. her son had an accident
18. The utterance “I wish I had not booked the tickets” presupposes:
a. the speaker filed to buy the tickets b. the speaker didn’t book the tickets
c. the speaker is going to see a film d. the speaker booked the tickets
19. The utterance “Tom might find the chocolate cake in the kitchen” presupposes:
a. There is a chocolate cake in the kitchen
b. Tom is going to the kitchen to get the chocolate cake
c. Tom likes chocolate cakes very much
d. It’s not sure that Tom can find the chocolate cake
20. The utterance “I love to go to the restaurant with you, but I’m not well now” implies:
a. the speaker refuses to go to the restaurant b. the speaker has some health problem
c. the speaker is a vegetarian d. the speaker likes to go to the restaurant

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