55. It’s not polite to intrude somebody when he or she is busy.
56. We should refrain our friends from smoking.
57. I had my teacher to recommend some books to me. 58. The compositions contained so few errors that the teacher got the students correct one another’s papers.
59. I never regretted not to accept his offer, for it was not where my interest lay.
60. The teacher is being confused.
V. Translate the following sentences into Chinese, paying special attention to idioms. (10 points)
61. They came up with a plan for drastic pruning of the bloated institution.
62. To Kate, calculating and cold, the most important thing was power.
63. Both were workaholics who thought nothing of being at their desks at 6:30 a.m..
64. There is nobody in our class but wishes to help you. 65. For university students, the importance of English and computer skill cannot be overestimated in modern society.
VI. Answer the following questions. Your answer should be clear and brief. (10 points)
66. List seven differences between relative synonyms. 67. In English, stative verbs usually cannot take the so-called progressive aspect. But there are some exceptions. List two cases in which stative verbs may take the progressive aspect.
VII. Analysis and comment. (20 points)
68. The following is a paragraph from a Chinese student’s essay in CET-6 entitled ―Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary? Make use of the relevant theory you have learned in this course to make a comment on the diction. Do you think this is a good paragraph? Why?
Because I think learning English is very important, especially to me. Well if you ask me why, I’ll tell you there are lots of reasons. Let’s look at something in job markets. And if you can’t speak English, you can’t get a good job. Don’t you believe? Then another is to communicate with foreigners. You know, if you can’t speak English, how can you make your ideas understood by them? Anyway, spoken English is getting more and more important. So a test of spoken English is necessary.
69. Now you have had a general knowledge of English lexicology. Which chapter do you think is especially useful to yo
u? And what are you going to do to improve your English in this aspect?