1. The Scotsmen now speak ______.

A. English B. Scottish C. Gaelic D. all of the above

2. According to the English law, no person can get married below the age of _____.

A. 16 B. 18 C. 20 D. 21

3. The 18th century England is known as the ______ in the history.

A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment

4. The emblem of the Democratic Party is _____.

A. elephant B. donkey C. bear D. bull

5. William Wordsworth is an English _____.

A. poet B. novelist C. playwright D. critic

6. Paradise Lost is a masterpiece by _____.

A. Christopher Marlow B. John Milton C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson

7. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by _____.

A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stowe D. Mark Twain

8. Which of the following statements about language is NOT true?

A. Language is a system. B. Language is symbolic C. Animals also have languages. D. Language is arbitrary.

9. Of the following sound combinations, only _____ is permissible according to the sequential rules in English.

A. kibl B. bkil C. ilkb D. ilbk

10. Which branch of study can NOT be included in the scope of Linguistics?

A. Syntax. B. Pragmatics. C. Phonetics. D. Anthropology.

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