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B.
moves from a series of examples to generalization of patterns
C.
is not concerned with generalizations of the structural patterns
D.
moves from explanations to application of the rules
20)
The Importance of Being Earnest
is regarded as one of the best
plays by Oscar Wilde. What kind of literary work is it?
A.
It is a Victorian decadent tragedy about a good-looking young dandy
B.
It is a social play denouncing social injustice in the Victorian Age
C.
It is a Victorian society play that gently satirizes the upper-class
British society
D.
It is a humanitarian novel dealing with the life of an orphan boy in
a workhouse
21) In “Easter 1916” by W.B. Yeats the main theme is:
A.
religion
B.
love
C.
the Irish political issue
D.
Irish tradition
22) Which of the following options has the same degree of certainty
as in B’s reply?
A: Someone’s ringing at the door.
B: It has got to be the postman.
A.
That may be the postman
B.
That might be the postman
C.
That’s likely to be the postman
D.
That must be the postman
23) Fill in blank in the following sentence.
According to the latest edition of
Ethnologue,
published in 2013,
English is ………. the third most spoken language in the world, after
Chinese and Spanish.
A.
actually
B.
recently
C.
currently
D.
formerly
24) Which of the following is regarded as the Manifesto of British
Romanticism?
A.
Wordsworth’ and Coleridge’s Preface to the
Lyrical Ballads