6. The interrogative information is located at the ______ position in English wh-questions.

A. final                                                             B. post-verbal

C. initial                                                            D. pre-objective

7. What would you say as a secretary in the office when you answer the phone call?

A. Hello. This is Mary speaking. Who’s calling?

B. Who’s calling，please?

C. Stone Company. Can I help you?

D. Good morning.

8. What could you say when your boss compliments you on your work，but you don’t think you have done a good job?

A. Thank you.                                                   B. No.I don’t think I have done a good job.

C. No，but I should work harder.                       D. Yes，but I should work harder.

9. Waterloo is an allusion derived from ______.

A. literature                                                       B. religion

C. sports                                                          D. history

10. In English ______ is associated with jealousy and envy.

A. white                                                           B. black

C. green                                                           D. red

11. “Don’t waste your thoughts on small projects” is a metaphorical expression related to ______.

A. ideas                                                            B. love

C. life                                                               D. people

12. “An Englishman’s house is his castle” is an English proverb. What kind of cultural value does this English proverb indicate to us?

A. Aggressiveness.                                            B. Hard work.

C. Self confidence.                                            D. Individualism.

13. It is rude to say someone is fat. Instead，we may say someone is ______.

A. heavy                                                           B. hard

C. skinny                                                          D. hot

14. Anything that is prohibited by religion，tradition or social usage is a taboo. There are behavioural and ______ taboos.

A. body                                                            B. verbal

C. nonverbal                                                     D. phonetic

15. Fish and beef is my favorite food.

The components of the above sentence show ______ relations.

A. phonetic                                                       B. hypotactic

C. paratactic                                                     D. unparallel