11.7 days without 7-up make one weak.

In this advertisement, one can find the tactful use of _________.（       ）

A. homophones                                           B. figure of speech

C. repetition                                                 D. several adjectives

12. Nodding means “agreement” to Chinese and most Europeans. But in the Eskimo gestural

 system, head nodding means“_________”. （       ）

A. yes                                                        B. anger

C. pleasure                                                  D. no

13. _________is a construction, expression, etc., having a meaning different from the literal one or not according to the usual patterns of the language.（       ）

A. “To pull one’s leg”                               B. “To keep a straight face”

C. “To make a cat laugh”                         D. “To ride one’s high horse”

14. The proverb “without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold” is related to_________.（       ）

A. Christianity                                              B. Greco-Roman civilization

C. individualism                                            D. insular culture

15. In English culture _________ connote wisdom.（       ）

A. mice                                                      B. chickens

C. owls                                                       D. mules