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.