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Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text V, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The expression ““on a par” (l. 20 and 21) means competing.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text IV, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The expression “hold their tongue with” (l.54 and 55) could be replaced by uphold their dialect against without altering the meaning of the sentence.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text IV, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The adjective “compelling” (l.25) could be replaced by
thorough in this particular context.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text IV, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “assimilated” (l.52) could be correctly replaced by blended, without altering the meaning of the passage.
In text IV, without altering the general meaning of the sentence, “pinpoint” (l.10) could be replaced by (mark right — C — or wrong — E)
convey.
In text IV, without altering the general meaning of the sentence, “pinpoint” (l.10) could be replaced by (mark right — C — or wrong — E)
compare.
In text IV, without altering the general meaning of the sentence, “pinpoint” (l.10) could be replaced by (mark right — C — or wrong — E)
determine.
In text IV, without altering the general meaning of the sentence,
“pinpoint” (l.10) could be replaced by (mark right — C —
or wrong — E)
ascertain.
Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text IV.
The author asserts that the early dialect of colonial Americans
was not influenced and shaped by large waves of immigrants
from many origins.
Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text IV.
The author criticizes Krapp’s argument that exemplars
of transplanted languages or dialects such as Acadian French
are more archaic than the original ones, which continued
evolving in their home countries.
Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text IV.
It can be said from the text that to British ears, contemporary
American accents belie declining grammar standards in
America as compared to Colonial times.
Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text IV.
According to the text, the fact that social origin was not as
easy to identify based on the koine of eighteenth-century
Americans as was the case with contemporary Britons reflected
the early American colonies’ egalitarian ethos.
Decide whether the statements below, concerning the ideas and the vocabulary of text III, are right (C) or wrong (E).
The contrast between the images created by the expressions
“monochrome, middle-aged and male” and “silk scarves and
coloured jackets” functions as a rhetorical resource which
reinforces the idea that French diplomacy is becoming a more
feminine realm.
Decide whether the statements below, concerning the ideas and the vocabulary of text III, are right (C) or wrong (E).
The mentioning of “fine cuisine” (l.3) suggests that the French ambassadors were in Paris also to learn about French gastronomy, due to its relevance in French culture.
Decide whether the statements below, concerning the ideas and the vocabulary of text III, are right (C) or wrong (E).
According to the text, the foreign minister Laurent Fabius was appointed immediately after Mrs. Alliot-Marie’s term.
Decide whether the statements below, concerning the ideas and the vocabulary of text III, are right (C) or wrong (E).
In spite of some passages which might be taken as ironic, it is
correct to conclude that the text considers the changes in
French diplomacy to be positive.
Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “unsparingly” (l.13) can be correctly replaced by
unmercifully, without this changing the meaning of the text.
Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).
From the author’s account, it can be correctly inferred that he
was expected to be able to translate from French to English and
vice versa, as part of his job as a diplomat.
Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E)
The passage “a wet-behind-the-ears but fully functioning
British diplomat” (l.12) indicates that the author’s inexperience
didn’t prevent him from getting a position of responsibility in
the Foreign Office.
Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).
The fact that the author didn’t know the meaning of the word
“roselle” and translated it as “jute” was prejudicial to the
British Minister.
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