1、The following is the clipped words EXCEPT ________.
A、butch
B、cam
C、fridge
D、info
2、As a result of the Norman Conquest of 1066, vast quantities of ________ words were added to the English vocabulary.
A、Roman
B、Latin
C、German
D、French
3、Morphological and syntactic changes in English language including the following EXCEPT ________.
A、change in agreement rule
B、analogic change
C、process of simplification
D、loss of inflections
4、The following are the methods for the addition of new words EXCEPT ________.
A、blending
B、clipping
C、back-formation
D、meaning shift
5、The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of ________.
A、widening of meaning
B、narrowing of meaning
C、meaning elevation
D、meaning degradation
6、The word pioneer used to refer to a foot soldier who cleared the way for any army by falling trees, but now it refers to a person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as a scientist doing exploratory work. This process of change is called _
A、widening of meaning
B、narrowing of meaning
C、meaning elevation
D、meaning degradation
7、Which of the following words are formed by clipping?
A、sci-fi
B、docudrama
C、script
D、comfy
E、bookkeep
8、Only words of the same parts of speech can be combined to form compounds.
A、对
B、错
9、All the former job titles with –man have been replaced by the new job titles with –person.
A、对
B、错
10、The change of grammar is caused by economy of memory.
A、对
B、错
