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TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGÂN HÀNG TP.HCM
ĐỀ THI KẾT THÚC HỌC PHẦN
MÔN: NGỮ NGHĨA HỌC
(số câu trong đề thi: 16)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
KHOA NGOẠI NGỮ
Họ và tên : …………………………………….. MSSV: …………………………..
NỘI DUNG ĐỀ THI
PART 1
Câu 1: Identify the deictic expressions in the following utterances. If there is none, write ONE.
1. “He came in out of the rain because her supervisor told him to do so.”
2. “I found these photos while I was cleaning out my cupboards.”
Câu 2: Identify the predicates in the following sentences. Supply the degree of each predicate in
brackets. If there is none, write NONE.
e.g. The semantic test is easy. semantic (1), test (1), easy (1)
1. Andi has broken many memory records and is currently the champion.
2. My mother has been doing yoga since the beginning of term.
PART 2
Câu 3: Identify the referring expressions in the following utterances. (Imagine normal
circumstances for the utterance.) If there is none, write NONE
1. “The new hospital was opened by the mayor of the city.”
2. “People can’t blame companies that sell fast food to them.”
Câu 4: Identify the predicators in the following sentences. (Imagine normal circumstances for the
utterances.) If there is none, write NONE
1. The new hospital was opened by the mayor of the city.
2. People can’t blame companies that sell fast food to them.
PART 3
Câu 5: Are the following sentences analytic (A), synthetic (S), or a contradiction (C)? Write A or S
or C.
1. They may accept or reject our offer.
2. This blue gas is colorless.
Câu 6: Are the following sentences generic (G), equative (S), or ambiguous (A) or none of these
kinds (N)? Write, G, S, A or N.
1. Safety is an important aspect of any type of travel.
2. A boring meeting or a long car journey can make people go to sleep.
Câu 7: Identify the relationship (hyponymy, homonymy, synonymy, binary antonymy, gradable
antonymy, converseness, multiple incompatibility, polysemy) of each pair of words. The words
given in brackets are to clarify the meaning in question of the italicized words.
1. parent company – subsidiary
2. sound (in ‘They could hear the sound.’) – sound (in ‘His body is quite sound.’)
3. heart (in ‘the heart of the matter’) – heart (in ‘heart deseases’)
4. odd – even
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PART 4
Câu 8: Write a paraphrase of the following sentence.
Victoria is the busiest underground station.
Câu 9: Write a sentence which is entailed by the following sentence.
Young people are starting new businesses at a lower age than previously.
