11. The English equivalent for “開某人的玩笑” or “捉弄某人” is “______ ”. (　　　)

A. to kid somebody’s brain                                 B. to make one’s face

C. to get one’s hand                                           D. to pull somebody’s leg

12. The colour word “______” is associated with profit in business. (　　　)

A. white                                                           B. blue

C. red                                                              D. black

13. “I’m disadvantaged，for I still don’t have a cent to my name. ” In the above sentence，the word “disadvantaged” means ______. (　　　)

A. unfavourable                                                B. disagreed

C. poor                                                            D. nameless

14. Anything that is ______ by religion，tradition or social usage is a taboo. (　　　)

A. prohibited                                                    B. allowed

C. unprohibited                                                 D. encouraged

15. Man: Would you like to see a movie with me tonight? (　　　)

 Woman: It looks like raining.

 The above sentences are linked by ______.

A. grammar                                                      B. lexical

C. phonetics                                                      D. meaning

16. John overslept this morning. Otherwise he wouldn’t have been late for school. (　　　)

 The logical relationship between the above sentences is______.

A. additive                                                       B. adversative

C. causal                                                          D. temporal

17. The word “______” is American spelling. (　　　)

A. colour                                                          B. traveller

C. metre                                                           D. defense

18. Nike is the name of ______ in Greek mythology. (　　　)

A. a heroine                                                      B. the goddess of victory

C. the goddess of fortune                                   D. a wealthy lady

19. The nonverbal messages that are consistent with accompanying verbal messages，but add to or strengthen or clarify the verbal message serve the function of ______. (　　　)

A. regulating                                                    B. repeating

C. complementing                                             D. accenting

20. “Rubbing one’s thumb against one’s forefinger and middle finger” means ______ in English body language system. (　　　)

A. victory                                                         B. dirt

C. OK                                                              D. money