Friday, November 9, 2012
Đề thi 27/05/2012 (150 minutes)
Đề thi 27/05/2012 (150 minutes)
Part I Semantics
1.
What
semantic feature(s) do the words in each group share ?
a. ice
cream, avocado, soup, corn, beef
b. tigress,
doe, girl, actress, debutante
c. man,
woman, mare, bull, ewe
d. poodle,
Alsatian, Labrador, collie, dachshund
2.
Finish
each of the following sentences in such a way that is an entailment of the
sentence printed before it. (=> is used to show one-way entailment and ó to show two way entailment).
a. Mama
Bear is in front of Papa Bear.
-> Papa Bear is…………………………………
b. Jim
borrowed a bike from Ted.
-> Ted ……………….
c. My
brother repaired my car.
->
My brother repaired……………..
d. Margaret
is thin.
->
Margaret is………………………..
3.
Identify
the sentence as analytic (A), synthetic (S), or contradictory (C)
People who run move their bodies.
4.
Write
down one IMPLICATURE that can be drawn from the second speaker’s response in
the following exchange.
Professor 1: Is Tom a good
student ?
Professor 2: He has beautiful
handwriting and is neatly dressed.
5.
Point
out the deictic word(s) in the following utterance and state where the speaker
is or is not.
“Mary, I’d like to invite you to come up the stage.’
6.
Identify
one sincerity condition that must be satisfied for the following utterance to
be appropriate.
“Please open your mouth.”
Part 2. Writing (4 marks)
Write an essay of 250-300 words on ONE of the following
topics
1. What
are the effects of passive smoking ?
2. Face-to-face
communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters,
emails, or telephone calls. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Use
specific reasons and details to support your answer.
KEY - Đề thi
27/05/2012 (150 minutes)
Part I Semantics
1.What semantic feature(s) do the words in each group share ?
a. ice
cream, avocado, soup, corn, beef
They
share :[- animate], [+food]
b. tigress,
doe, girl, actress, debutante
They
share :[+ animate], [+female]
c. man,
woman, mare, bull, ewe
They
share :[+ animate]
d. poodle,
Alsatian, Labrador, collie, dachshund
They
share :[+ animate], [+ kinds of dog]
2.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that is an
entailment of the sentence printed before it. (=> is used to show one-way
entailment and ó
to show two way entailment).
a. Mama
Bear is in front of Papa Bear.
-> Papa Bear is in behind Mama Bear.
b. Jim
borrowed a bike from Ted.
-> Ted lent
a bike to Jim.
c. My
brother repaired my car.
->
My brother repaired my
vehicle.
d. Margaret
is thin.
->
Margaret is a
woman/girl.
3.
Identify
the sentence as analytic (A), synthetic (S), or contradictory (C)
People who run move their bodies.
=>
This is an analytic sentence. (A)
4.
Write
down one IMPLICATURE that can be drawn from the second speaker’s response in
the following exchange.
Professor 1: Is Tom a good
student ?
Professor 2: He has beautiful
handwriting and is neatly dressed.
=>
Professor 2’s utterance implies “Yes” or The second speaker’s response may
implicate that Tom is a good student.
5.
Point
out the deictic word(s) in the following utterance and state where the speaker
is or is not.
“Mary, I’d like to invite you to come up the stage.’
=> Deictic word(s): Person: I, you
Place:
the stage
Time:
simple present (would like)
6.
Identify
one sincerity condition that must be satisfied for the following utterance to
be appropriate.
“Please open your mouth.”
->
The speaker actually
wants the hearer to open his/her mouth.
->
The speaker has ability
to do the act. It is felicitous. It is a sincerity condition.
Part 2. Writing (4 marks)
Write an essay of 250-300 words on ONE of the following
topics
7. What
are the effects of passive smoking ?
8. Face-to-face
communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters,
emails, or telephone calls. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Use
specific reasons and details to support your answer.
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